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Parents can want only appropriate books. But parents getting to decide what is and what is not appropriate for all children isn't something we should strive for

Parents can want only appropriate books. But parents getting to decide what is and what is not appropriate for all children isn't something we should strive for. Some parents think books on sexual health are not appropriate, others think books on race relations are not appropriate, some think books speaking badly about Trump's presidency are not appropriate while books that speak positively on his presidency are. Why should one parent's opinions affect another parent's children? It is rather concerning to many people that some people want to decide what children can and can not be taught or allowed to find out about.

Dalewyn 4y ago
>Why should one parent's opinions affect another parent's children? When you start dealing with public institutions, aka Other Peoples' Monies(tm), you don't get to say your way or the highway, one way or another. Anyone is welcome to make their own private school and library as they see fit with their own private money and time. But if you are going to peruse public schools and libraries, opinions from various people (namely the taxpayers, aka voters) have to be gathered and reconciled into a final consensus which may or may not be to your liking.
- that_guy_iain 4y ago
  At which point, it should be something governed by elected officals and not random people who have opinions. And what we're often seeing is random people at various levels of non-elected roles deciding what is and what is not acceptable speech within a school system.
- nobody9999 4y ago
  >When you start dealing with public institutions, aka Other Peoples' Monies(tm), you don't get to say your way or the highway, one way or another. Right, so why are you defending folks who are saying "my way or the highway" by denying access to books? If they don't want their children to read such books, then they should, you know, parent and know what their kids are up to, not force their beliefs on everyone else.

Dalewyn 4y ago

>Why should one parent's opinions affect another parent's children? When you start dealing with public institutions, aka Other Peoples' Monies(tm), you don't get to say your way or the highway, one way or another. Anyone is welcome to make their own private school and library as they see fit with their own private money and time. But if you are going to peruse public schools and libraries, opinions from various people (namely the taxpayers, aka voters) have to be gathered and reconciled into a final consensus which may or may not be to your liking.

that_guy_iain 4y ago
At which point, it should be something governed by elected officals and not random people who have opinions. And what we're often seeing is random people at various levels of non-elected roles deciding what is and what is not acceptable speech within a school system.
nobody9999 4y ago
>When you start dealing with public institutions, aka Other Peoples' Monies(tm), you don't get to say your way or the highway, one way or another. Right, so why are you defending folks who are saying "my way or the highway" by denying access to books? If they don't want their children to read such books, then they should, you know, parent and know what their kids are up to, not force their beliefs on everyone else.