I don’t agree with banning books. I don’t think it’s a healthy way to object to ideas. That said, I don’t see any large movement successfully banning anything you mentioned in the 2020’s. Bans and Challenges are two different things. I don’t know a single current high school kid who hasn’t heard of or read Toni Morrison. The two books yo…
I don’t agree with banning books. I don’t think it’s a healthy way to object to ideas. That said, I don’t see any large movement successfully banning anything you mentioned in the 2020’s. Bans and Challenges are two different things. I don’t know a single current high school kid who hasn’t heard of or read Toni Morrison. The two books you mention are intended for high school aged teens & older (depending which source you read). Parents of middle school kids who object /question material that is not age appropriate being in a middle school library is not censorship. The Public libraries are a free resource for any kid/teen where they can find the books/ authors you mention, save for a few exceptions. Most high schools no longer have libraries; they have become “media centers” with few actual books available (which is sad, but a different topic), so though I disagree with bans for that age group, any in effect in public high-schools do not have much impact. If we hope to change hearts & minds so that people don’t reflexively reach for book banning when they become frightened, the ABA & ACLU would do well to refrain from the behavior they claim to be against.
I don’t agree with banning books. I don’t think it’s a healthy way to object to ideas. That said, I don’t see any large movement successfully banning anything you mentioned in the 2020’s. Bans and Challenges are two different things. I don’t know a single current high school kid who hasn’t heard of or read Toni Morrison. The two books you mention are intended for high school aged teens & older (depending which source you read). Parents of middle school kids who object /question material that is not age appropriate being in a middle school library is not censorship. The Public libraries are a free resource for any kid/teen where they can find the books/ authors you mention, save for a few exceptions. Most high schools no longer have libraries; they have become “media centers” with few actual books available (which is sad, but a different topic), so though I disagree with bans for that age group, any in effect in public high-schools do not have much impact. If we hope to change hearts & minds so that people don’t reflexively reach for book banning when they become frightened, the ABA & ACLU would do well to refrain from the behavior they claim to be against.