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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone on dcum know someone personally impacted by all of this crazy book banning? [/quote]

I’d like to hear from someone who supports these bans to share a story of someone they know who was personally harmed by one of the books banned. [/quote]

Interesting that no one could give specific example of this. [/quote]

Why does someone have to be “personally harmed” for it to be wrong?  Would you like *your* young children exposed to, say, a religion you don’t practice or political opinions you don’t agree with - while in school??  You’d be the first to be outraged about that.  Such hypocrisy.  Read all the sexual books you want with your kids.  Leave mine out of it.[/quote]

We’re talking about high school. Do you think high schoolers have to be sheltered fromm”sexual content” in the form of a comic book?

I have no problem with my teenagers reading this book.

I have no problem with children learning about different religions at any age. What a weird fear.  [/quote]

NP. Yes, I want my high schooler to be sheltered from sexual content.  That's a parenting decision. You can make a different parenting decision. We can both have what we want by not placing highly sexual content in schools.  [/quote]

So, I'm curious, for parents who don't want Gender Queer in their high school library, how do you monitor your child's media exposure in general?  Do they have phones?  Internet access?  Social media?  Do you monitor their internet use?  There is so much sexual content everywhere - how do you shelter your teen from our society?

I handle it mostly by talking to them about what they're reading / watching / viewing, and making sure they know our values around that.  We live in a society with constant exposure to things I find objectionable, and at some point, it's on me to make sure they know what's right and to trust that I've taught them to make good decisions.[/quote]

It's immaterial.  Sexually explicit material doesnt have a place in school, particularly because schooling is compulsary. If you want your children to read it, then get it for them. It has no redeeming educational value.  Its a cultural thing, and many find it morally objectionable. Surely you can understand why similar themes, like "the joy of traditional family structures" would not be acceptable. [/quote]

Just because you think this particular book has no redeeming value doesn’t mean others don’t see the value.

You seem to be suggesting that all school libraries get emptied because there is bound to be one parent who finds no redeeming educational value in every single book. [/quote]

More than one parent thinks sexually explicit material does not belong in a public school. If you think it's a topic for study, buy such books for your own kids with your own money.[/quote]

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