Used by those wanting to sell and profit from outrage about "banned" books to be precise.
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replySee also: normal people who aren't afraid of books and think that banning them is silly.
replyBanning books on a country level may be silly but curating what is allowed in a school library is not. Which is exactly why people with an agenda want to conflate these two.
replyThe librarians should curate, not the parents. The parents are welcome to decide for their own children what is permissible and not, but should have no authority to prevent others' children from accessing materials they do not find objectionable.
replyWhy is it about "parental rights" when it comes to anti-vaccination, but authoritarian control mechanisms when it comes to someone else's kid reading a fucking book?