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> darn progressive > you're mad Ok, I think we should all keep cool around here. There are many examples of people who call themselves progressives "banning"

> darn progressive > you're mad Ok, I think we should all keep cool around here. There are many examples of people who call themselves progressives "banning" books. In the sense of school boards removing books from the curriculum (which is part of what's happening in Texas), here's a recent example: [1]. Some go as far as literally burning books [2]. [1]: https://www.newsweek.com/schools-drop-kill-mockingbird-required-reading-list-1672563 https://www.newsweek.com/schools-drop-kill-mockingbird-requi... [2]: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/book-burning-at-ontario-francophone-schools-as-gesture-of-reconciliation-denounced https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/book-burning-at-ontario...

rootusrootus 5y ago
For context, here is the relevant information from that first link: "The Mukilteo School Board voted unanimously to remove the book from the required reading list on Monday evening, The Everett Herald reported. The board's move does not ban the book from being taught, and it remains on the district-approved novel list." Removing a book from a required reading list isn't even a little bit like banning it.
- cato_the_elder 5y ago
  Right, and I don't think I misrepresented what they are doing: > In the sense of school boards removing books from the curriculum The word "banned" is used in many different senses, this sense is used a lot about part of what's happening in Texas. That's not the only thing they are doing though. I know about at least two school libraries, and one rural public library (Llano County) removing books from the shelves (some supposedly "temporarily"). There's so much propaganda around this that figuring out the exact extent of what's happening is beyond my patience.