Why do Republicans insist on “protecting” children from stuff?
It’s as if they think that if it’s not publicly available, then kids won’t have access to it. But so many parents are technically challenged and don’t even use their parental filters on their home routers. Just because they can’t protect their children with their own property does not give them the right to extend their façade of moral purity into the public sphere.
Also, what kids do you think are going to the libraries looking for this content? I, for one, would have never stumbled across any of these books. But if a person think they’re kid would, then what do you hope to accomplish by removing this source of vicarious experience? We know damn sure they ain’t coming to you as their parents to talk about their sexual orientation. The harm of removing sucks books is that the kids seek it elsewhere.
You can ban a book all you want, and you should be shamed to hell and back for even trying. But if the real intent is to “protect” children from stuff, then banning the book only ups the ante for acquiring the knowledge they seek. And that could quite literally kill them if they approach the wrong person or get involved with the wrong group in order to sate their curiosity.
I would trust the discretion of the librarian to filter out books that are low quality or not appropriate. But if enough kids and parents request a book that book should be added to the library because ultimately the librarian/district works for the parents.
The call should be made at the local level, not by politicians who don’t even live in the district.
Why do Republicans insist on “protecting” children from stuff?
It’s as if they think that if it’s not publicly available, then kids won’t have access to it. But so many parents are technically challenged and don’t even use their parental filters on their home routers. Just because they can’t protect their children with their own property does not give them the right to extend their façade of moral purity into the public sphere.
Also, what kids do you think are going to the libraries looking for this content? I, for one, would have never stumbled across any of these books. But if a person think they’re kid would, then what do you hope to accomplish by removing this source of vicarious experience? We know damn sure they ain’t coming to you as their parents to talk about their sexual orientation. The harm of removing sucks books is that the kids seek it elsewhere.
You can ban a book all you want, and you should be shamed to hell and back for even trying. But if the real intent is to “protect” children from stuff, then banning the book only ups the ante for acquiring the knowledge they seek. And that could quite literally kill them if they approach the wrong person or get involved with the wrong group in order to sate their curiosity.
Also banning books tends to have this Streisand effect where they end up being noticed more than they would have if the books were left alone.
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I would trust the discretion of the librarian to filter out books that are low quality or not appropriate. But if enough kids and parents request a book that book should be added to the library because ultimately the librarian/district works for the parents.
The call should be made at the local level, not by politicians who don’t even live in the district.