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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone from the right please explain why conservative parents think they get to ban books for all kids and not just their own?

I get it - you don't want your kids to read certain books. So tell the school they can't check them out or read them.

Why do you think you can tell MY kid what not to read when she is at school? That is not your jurisdiction. Stay out of my parenting.

These parents in Michigan were trying to get this book banned from the district all together. They complain about the government interfering with their parental decisions. But then they try to intervene in mine. Fascists is what they are.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/book-ban-vote-unleashes-mayhem-at-spring-lake-michigan-school-board-meeting?mc_cid=4060cf6815&mc_eid=088700555d

[quote]A Michigan school board meeting over the fate of a controversial library book went off-the-rails Monday evening, with impassioned speakers airing their outrage and pushing political agendas.

The raucous crowd became so wild that board members were forced to abruptly end the discussion—after voting to severely restrict students’ access to the book, Gender Queer: A Memoir.
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Have you seen the content in that book?  It contains images of sexual acts.  That is something many parents don’t consider appropriate in a school environment.  They’re not stopping you from buying it for your kids, they just don’t think pictures of sexual activities belong in schools.  If I had that book on my desk at work I’d be in trouble with HR.  [/quote]

I've been a high schooler and I can tell you that high schoolers know about sex. Sorry to burst your bubble about hiding things from your kids. Feel free to tell the school your kid is banned from checking that out.

And really. Sexual acts take place in many many pieces of literature that students are exposed to. Maybe you think that because in this book it's a sexual reference, albeit a comic/drawing, that makes it really inappropriate. As opposed to the sex that is implied in The Scarlet Letter.  That is your call as a parent.

It's naive to think that a 16 or 17 year old is going to be corrupted by seeing a comic drawing. I bet the majority of kids that age have seen way more explicit things than that drawing. Again, you want to ban your kid from seeing that, fine. That is your choice. I am not worried my kids are going to become "loose" or whatever it is you're fearing by seeing such things and reading about them. I know I saw things in my teens more explicit than this book and it didn't make me go out and start sleeping around.

By the way, how do you think sex ed should be taught? Without any imagery whatsoever? Sorry, keeping kids in the dark about sex is not a good idea. Your choice as a parent, sure. But not a great thing for society in general and leads to more unintended pregnancies. That is a proven fact.[/quote]

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