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> No one would bat an eye at banning films or websites from schools that have the content that some of these books have. Only some of these books? It's already
by chmod775 2y ago
> No one would bat an eye at banning films or websites from schools that have the content that some of these books have.
Only some of these books? It's already hard to defend censorship with saying "it deserved to be censored", but it's even harder if you walk it back to "well, at least some of it deserved to be censored".
- AnimalMuppet 2y agoOut of 10,000 books, I expect that there is at least one that can fairly be labeled as "no really, that's inappropriate for children". Out of 10,000 books, I expect that there is at least one that can fairly be labeled as "what reactionary weirdo wanted that banned?" Not everything is appropriate for children. That's just the reality of what children are. Not everything that someone protests (or even a bunch of people protest) is inappropriate. That's just the reality of what grownups are. So, yes, it's really easy to defend (some) censorship for children. It's hard to defend all censorship that claims to be "for children".