Out 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 e

Out 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".