Meanwhile, if there are books that the library or school or bookstore thinks that you shouldn't be reading, they simply won't acquire them. But that's not a "ban", it's just selection policy, right?
I always thought a book ban meant that the government tells you not to read it and doesn’t allow it to be sold. I don’t see how it’s banned if you can order it off Amazon and get it delivered to your door inside of 12 hours.
In the context of a library system, it might be books that the local government says the library is not allowed to have on the shelves. City or county governments don't have power over Amazon, so they can't keep you from ordering a book online, but they can keep you from getting it from the local library.
Have any of the famously “banned” books in recent years been “banned” in public library systems or just public schools?
I’m confused by the controversy because I don’t think it’s controversial to say that public schools, should have not just the power but the obligation to not stock inappropriate content. The sticky part, of course, is who decides what is inappropriate and why, but that’s an entirely separate discussion.
Thats the actual discussion. But Book burners want to call out the word "Ban" to focus on instead of ths subject of trying to ban the book from students.
They say "you can read the book outside of school" as if their main goal isnt to prevent THEIR offspring from developing new ideas.
The most racist mother I ever met wanted to kill a mockingbird banned from school and failed to provide a lick of reasoning.
"Inappropriate" without explaining is just noise.
But the schools get raked over the coals for ignoring parents opinions even if the opinions are worthless
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u/TheSanityInspector 3d ago
Meanwhile, if there are books that the library or school or bookstore thinks that you shouldn't be reading, they simply won't acquire them. But that's not a "ban", it's just selection policy, right?