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There is a part of me seriously considering making a bookshelf dedicated to all of these banned books. I don't understand the logic of banning these books, do

by nerdjon 10mo ago

There is a part of me seriously considering making a bookshelf dedicated to all of these banned books. I don't understand the logic of banning these books, do they act like the internet doesn't exist? Kids will find this information, I found plenty of information about being gay 20ish years ago in high school. Then again being short sited is one of their strong suits. (Not downplaying banned books, I just can't understand thinking it is a good idea)

jfindper 10mo ago
>There is a part of me seriously considering making a bookshelf dedicated to all of these banned books. My local bookstore proudly features a table of "banned books" right at the entrance. It's a pretty good advertisement!
seg_lol 10mo ago
The reason to ban books is so that people that wouldn't normally cross paths with that book will never be affected by it. Book bans are not designed to stop people that know about these books and the ideas they contain. They know that those people will still find them and read them. > I found plenty of information about being gay 20ish years ago in high school. Lots of kids didn't and they don't know they didn't and that is the point.
- nerdjon 10mo ago
  I mean I get that point and I get what they think they are doing. But (well until the last couple of years) you would have still seen "different" people on tv and in movies. And I get that the point is to make it so the kids are not being exposed to different ideas and beliefs. I am just struggling to understand how that is actually a realistic idea in todays world.
  - UncleMeat 10mo ago
    Because they aren't stopping here. Project 2025's discussion of age restriction for pornographic websites spends all of its time talking about websites with LGBT content, not actual porn. This is a movement to hide all queerness from young people. School libraries are just a foothold.
rdtsc 10mo ago
> There is a part of me seriously considering making a bookshelf dedicated to all of these banned books. That's great idea, many stores have them! This is not about bookstores but about school. So then, would you put that bookshelf in a second grade class. How early do kids need to hear about "Five troubled teenagers fall into prostitution as they search for freedom, safety, community, family, and love". I mean, a lot of those kids still believe in Santa maybe telling them about teenage prostitutes is a bit early.
negzero7 10mo ago
You don't need to as they aren't banned and your local bookstore likely already has a shelf right up front of all of these books for purchase. I am against the banning of books from purchase or from public libraries, however banning books in schools is not that. It is gatekeeping this information from young and impressionable minds, just like we do with movies, games, drugs, all sorts of things. Things that may have negative consequences on developing minds. You may disagree with what books are banned or why, but allowing unsupervised exposure of elementary aged children to sexually explicit and graphically depicted books such as Gender Queer is not appropriate. If a child wants access to this, their parent or adult can buy it for them or rent it from the public library.
_zagj 10mo ago
You should do that, and afterward, add some Funkos to accentuate it, especially for the #1 title on the list, Looking for Alaska, by John Green. His multi-talented brother Hank made this, BTW (the music, specifically, not the animation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItBDepGyfK0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItBDepGyfK0

by nerdjon 10mo ago

jfindper 10mo ago

>There is a part of me seriously considering making a bookshelf dedicated to all of these banned books. My local bookstore proudly features a table of "banned books" right at the entrance. It's a pretty good advertisement!

seg_lol 10mo ago

The reason to ban books is so that people that wouldn't normally cross paths with that book will never be affected by it. Book bans are not designed to stop people that know about these books and the ideas they contain. They know that those people will still find them and read them. > I found plenty of information about being gay 20ish years ago in high school. Lots of kids didn't and they don't know they didn't and that is the point.

nerdjon 10mo ago
I mean I get that point and I get what they think they are doing. But (well until the last couple of years) you would have still seen "different" people on tv and in movies. And I get that the point is to make it so the kids are not being exposed to different ideas and beliefs. I am just struggling to understand how that is actually a realistic idea in todays world.
- UncleMeat 10mo ago
  Because they aren't stopping here. Project 2025's discussion of age restriction for pornographic websites spends all of its time talking about websites with LGBT content, not actual porn. This is a movement to hide all queerness from young people. School libraries are just a foothold.

rdtsc 10mo ago

> There is a part of me seriously considering making a bookshelf dedicated to all of these banned books. That's great idea, many stores have them! This is not about bookstores but about school. So then, would you put that bookshelf in a second grade class. How early do kids need to hear about "Five troubled teenagers fall into prostitution as they search for freedom, safety, community, family, and love". I mean, a lot of those kids still believe in Santa maybe telling them about teenage prostitutes is a bit early.

negzero7 10mo ago

You don't need to as they aren't banned and your local bookstore likely already has a shelf right up front of all of these books for purchase. I am against the banning of books from purchase or from public libraries, however banning books in schools is not that. It is gatekeeping this information from young and impressionable minds, just like we do with movies, games, drugs, all sorts of things. Things that may have negative consequences on developing minds. You may disagree with what books are banned or why, but allowing unsupervised exposure of elementary aged children to sexually explicit and graphically depicted books such as Gender Queer is not appropriate. If a child wants access to this, their parent or adult can buy it for them or rent it from the public library.

_zagj 10mo ago

You should do that, and afterward, add some Funkos to accentuate it, especially for the #1 title on the list, Looking for Alaska, by John Green. His multi-talented brother Hank made this, BTW (the music, specifically, not the animation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItBDepGyfK0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItBDepGyfK0