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Anonymous wrote:So the book of poems was moved into a middle school library from an elementary school library. And the media make a big deal about more book banning or poem banning. Media looks like fools.

So it was banned from the middle school library. That absolutely is a big deal. Why in the universe shouldn't a 9 or 10 or 11 year old (all elementary school ages) not have access to the book.

This isn't like at your local public library where the books may be shelved by target audience but any kid can go anywhere. The 10 year old at the elementary school can not go into the library on her library day and discover this wonderful poem any more. That's a travesty.

Anonymous wrote:So the book of poems was moved into a middle school library from an elementary school library. And the media make a big deal about more book banning or poem banning. Media looks like fools.

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The school looks even more foolish with that statement. And yes, it's still a ban and censorship.

In order for an elementary school student to access this poem, they would need to request this from the middle school library and demonstrate that they read at a middle school level. Otherwise, they are prohibited from reading this. That is a ban.

Moreover, what is so controversial about this poem that such action was even necessary in the first place? The book that had Gorman's poem was challenged along with the ABC's of Black History. The parent who complained about the poem, incorrectly identified Oprah Winfrey as a the author and the complained that the poem and book contained "hateful" language.

Let's be clear. This was a parent who is upset that books on black people exist. That fact that such action was even investigated in the first place is embarrassing for this school, the Miami-Dade school district, and the whole state of Florida.

NP. I think Gorman’s poem should be available to all students and I agree that the parent’s motivation was grotesque.

That said, this is not a “ban” in the commonly understood meaning of the term, nor is it “censorship”.

It’s an age-based restriction, one which parents are free to ignore.

NBD.

It is a big deal when the books targeted for “restriction” are primarily ones that are by or about Black people.

Anonymous wrote:So the book of poems was moved into a middle school library from an elementary school library. And the media make a big deal about more book banning or poem banning. Media looks like fools.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The school looks even more foolish with that statement. And yes, it's still a ban and censorship.

In order for an elementary school student to access this poem, they would need to request this from the middle school library and demonstrate that they read at a middle school level. Otherwise, they are prohibited from reading this. That is a ban.

Moreover, what is so controversial about this poem that such action was even necessary in the first place? The book that had Gorman's poem was challenged along with the ABC's of Black History. The parent who complained about the poem, incorrectly identified Oprah Winfrey as a the author and the complained that the poem and book contained "hateful" language.

Let's be clear. This was a parent who is upset that books on black people exist. That fact that such action was even investigated in the first place is embarrassing for this school, the Miami-Dade school district, and the whole state of Florida.

NP. I think Gorman’s poem should be available to all students and I agree that the parent’s motivation was grotesque.

That said, this is not a “ban” in the commonly understood meaning of the term, nor is it “censorship”.

It’s an age-based restriction, one which parents are free to ignore.

NBD.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The school looks even more foolish with that statement. And yes, it's still a ban and censorship.

In order for an elementary school student to access this poem, they would need to request this from the middle school library and demonstrate that they read at a middle school level. Otherwise, they are prohibited from reading this. That is a ban.

Moreover, what is so controversial about this poem that such action was even necessary in the first place? The book that had Gorman's poem was challenged along with the ABC's of Black History. The parent who complained about the poem, incorrectly identified Oprah Winfrey as a the author and the complained that the poem and book contained "hateful" language.

Let's be clear. This was a parent who is upset that books on black people exist. That fact that such action was even investigated in the first place is embarrassing for this school, the Miami-Dade school district, and the whole state of Florida.

NP. I think Gorman’s poem should be available to all students and I agree that the parent’s motivation was grotesque.

That said, this is not a “ban” in the commonly understood meaning of the term, nor is it “censorship”.

It’s an age-based restriction, one which parents are free to ignore.

NBD.

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Anonymous wrote:

The school looks even more foolish with that statement. And yes, it's still a ban and censorship.

In order for an elementary school student to access this poem, they would need to request this from the middle school library and demonstrate that they read at a middle school level. Otherwise, they are prohibited from reading this. That is a ban.

Moreover, what is so controversial about this poem that such action was even necessary in the first place? The book that had Gorman's poem was challenged along with the ABC's of Black History. The parent who complained about the poem, incorrectly identified Oprah Winfrey as a the author and the complained that the poem and book contained "hateful" language.

Let's be clear. This was a parent who is upset that books on black people exist. That fact that such action was even investigated in the first place is embarrassing for this school, the Miami-Dade school district, and the whole state of Florida.

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Repeated again since you have difficulty absorbing meaning from the written word: it was banned from the curriculum. So whatever you’re bleating about is irrelevant.

Can’t have White kids learning about how Black kids experienced things. Gotta ban it. Gotta make sure those future white supremacists don’t get a clue.

Get off your high horse making this about black and white kids.

During the school's review, an eight-person committee clarified that point, noting Gorman's place in history as the first National Youth Poet Laureate and the youngest poet to read at a presidential inauguration. Her book has educational value, the committee said — but it added that the "vocabulary used in the poem was determined to be of value for middle school students."

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/24/1177877340/amanda-gorman-poem-restricted-miami-school

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Anonymous wrote:[moronic tweet from someone named AG]

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Repeated again since you have difficulty absorbing meaning from the written word: it was banned from the curriculum. So whatever you’re bleating about is irrelevant.

Can’t have White kids learning about how Black kids experienced things. Gotta ban it. Gotta make sure those future white supremacists don’t get a clue.

During the school's review, an eight-person committee clarified that point, noting Gorman's place in history as the first National Youth Poet Laureate and the youngest poet to read at a presidential inauguration. Her book has educational value, the committee said — but it added that the "vocabulary used in the poem was determined to be of value for middle school students."

Anonymous wrote:[moronic tweet from someone named AG]

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