The association, founded in 1876, condemned legislation that would threaten librarians and other educators with criminal prosecution for possessing “obscene” material.

The association, founded in 1876, condemned legislation that would threaten librarians and other educators with criminal prosecution for possessing “obscene” material.

  • FenrirIII
    84•11 months ago

    What happened to freedom of speech? Personal accountability? Basic fucking parenting?

    • Kalkaline
      45•11 months ago

      Let’s not pretend censorship is new. People who are old enough remember Tipper Gore and Frank Zappa arguing over music censorship.

      • synae[he/him]English
        17•11 months ago

        This is even dumber, since we have the internet now. Whatever these folks think kids are being exposed to by books, well uh, there’s some more stuff on the internet they might be worried about.

        • Kalkaline
          12•11 months ago

          Censorship is ridiculous on all forms of communication. Kids will find it if they want to.

          • synae[he/him]English
            4•11 months ago

            Of course, I’m pointing out the additional level of absurdity performed by the censors in this case

      • @[email protected]
        2•11 months ago

        yeah Frank Zappa released an instrumental album with “Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics” on it in response.

    • iquanyin
      8•11 months ago

      the oligarchs who run the country don’t want those things…

      • @afraid_of_zombies
        1•11 months ago

        They don’t give a shit. No one with any money cares if a 15 year old is jerking it. This is Christianity plain and simple.

    • @[email protected]
      4•11 months ago

      Authoritarians want to watch us poop and have intercourse. They also want to count how many times we masturbate. That is the authoritarian sickness.

    • @[email protected]
      0•11 months ago

      Authoritarians want to watch us poop and have intercourse. They also want to count how many times we masturbate. That is the authoritarian sickness.

      • iquanyin
        6•11 months ago

        i expect them to trust their kids and not try to micromanage the entire country because the don’t.

          • iquanyin
            1•11 months ago

            are those mutually exclusive? i didn’t find them to be. as with every single thing, you have to be attentive and responsive to the actual kids and situation. those change as time goes on…

      • @kofeEnglish
        5•11 months ago

        Tf school are you seeing do that? Honestly.

          • @kofeEnglish
            1•11 months ago

            How is it relevant if it isn’t happening???

              • @[email protected]English
                -1•11 months ago

                If hustler releases a text only version of their magazines, that should be allowed.

                There is no reason to restrict information.

                There is a reason to restrict nude pinups, as there is not an educational purpose to them, they are entertainment.

                There is no reason to restrict non-sexual depictions of nudity.

                There is no reason to restrict sexual depictions of nudity, if the depiction supports a narrative of conflict resolution, safety, or another educational purpose.

                  • @[email protected]English
                    -1•11 months ago

                    I said

                    if the depiction supports a narrative of conflict resolution, safety, or another educational purpose.

                    The article says

                    “We’re seeing attempts by advocacy groups to file criminal charges against librarians and educators for books that they would like to see out of the library, and over and over again, these prosecutors decline to prosecute because there is absolutely no evidence that the books meet the most minimal standards for obscenity under the Miller Test,” she said.

                    The Miller Test is the U.S. Supreme Court’s legal test to determine what works are obscene. A book, a picture or a film is classified as obscene if it “describes or shows sexual conduct in a patently offensive way” or “lacks serious literary, artistic, political, educational, or scientific value.”

                    Libraries also serve highschools.

                    This article is completely age appropriate for a teenager even if it’s above your reading level.

      • @afraid_of_zombies
        1•11 months ago

        Pornography is not the same as books that acknowledge that the LGBT exist.