Book Banning and Book Burning to Limit Access by High-School Students

[Fenixgoon]

I read this with a friend in Hebrew school back in the 90s. These racist dipshits reminded me I needed to finally own the two books, so I ordered them last week. Amazon was sold out, had to go elsewhere (which is probably a good thing actually).

streisand effect?

 

[jman19]

streisand effect?

Seems that way.

 

[HomerJS]

Book banned on Anne Frank because one parental complaint.

Version of 'Anne Frank' removed from Vero Beach High School library after complaint

The school district has created a procedure for reviewing books that receive complaints. The School Board has the final say on whether a book stays or goes.

www.yahoo.com

 

[fskimospy]

Book banned on Anne Frank because one parental complaint.

Version of 'Anne Frank' removed from Vero Beach High School library after complaint

The school district has created a procedure for reviewing books that receive complaints. The School Board has the final say on whether a book stays or goes.

www.yahoo.com

It’s funny/sad how these morons did not recognize that this will create an endless stream of bad press for them.

 

[HomerJS]

Come on parents. One of you has to live in a book banning state where you can lodge a complaint against the Bible because it advocates for slavery. Step up and file that complaint. What an ironic firestorm that would create.

Exodus 21:7

 

[A///]

It’s funny/sad how these morons did not recognize that this will create an endless stream of bad press for them.

That would require squishy matter between their ears.

Come on parents. One of you has to live in a book banning state where you can lodge a complaint against the Bible because it advocates for slavery. Step up and file that complaint. What an ironic firestorm that would create.

Exodus 21:7

one did but for the sex in the bible. at its core the bible reads like one of those trashy 80s romance novels girls you knew would read and it was mostly sex and not so much romance.

 

[shortylickens]

This is all part of the master plan to control what kids know. You limit their information, fill their heads with your propaganda, and you will control society for generations. And the fact they wanna ban Anne Franks diary should tell you everything you want to know. They are clearly using the Nazi system of propaganda, which works extremely well.

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Accusation in a mirror - Wikipedia

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[Lanyap]

[conservatives] Hey, why don't we just ban public libraries then we don't have to worry about banning all those evil books they put in there.

Amid the national uproar about whether to allow students access to a wide variety of books, the superintendent of a Virginia school district this week proposed a sweeping solution: Get rid of school libraries altogether.

Mark Taylor, who leads the district in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, suggested at a recent school board meeting that eliminating libraries would be a cost-reduction measure, saving $4.2 million in anticipation of $18 million in budget cuts.

As Book Banning Becomes More Popular, Experts Say Some Libraries Will Just Close

Amid the national uproar about whether to allow students access to a wide variety of books, the superintendent of a Virginia school district this week proposed a sweeping solution: Get rid of school libraries altogether. Mark Taylor, who leads the district in Spotsylvania County, Virginia...

www.yahoo.com

Background on Taylor.

The Spotsylvania School Board has finalized their choice for the district’s new superintendent, a controversial candidate with no educational background and a history of inflammatory social media posts.

Mark Taylor previously served as county administrator in nearby Greene County, and prior to that served as counsel for Spotsylvania. He has no background in education.
...
The school board’s new conservative majority abruptly fired the previous superintendent without cause in January, and nominated Taylor to replace him after a brief search marred by accusations of cronyism.

Virginia county hires superintendent with no education experience

 

[MrSquished]

Book banning, banning history for being taught, banning teenage girls even rape victims from getting an abortion, banning grown women from controlling their bodies, being racist, being bigoted, constantly talking about grooming children, expelling people from office for peaceful protest, supporting a guy who tried to overthrow democracy in multiple ways, Happy to punish corporations for free speech, Happy to ban medications while ignoring current law, supreme Court justices getting millions in free gifts, being complicit in the gun violence that we see every day here in this country, being completely against making life more livable for the average folks with health care housing prices and living wages and wealth inequality, being the least environmentally friendly party in the first world, always on the side of corporations against people, protofascist with the police.

And that's not even a full list.

I don't know some people think the Republicans aren't that terrible or even evil at all and we should just talk to them.

Maybe they have something, actually wait, no they are fucking clueless

 

[HomerJS]

[conservatives] Hey, why don't we just ban public libraries then we don't have to worry about banning all those evil books they put in there.

As Book Banning Becomes More Popular, Experts Say Some Libraries Will Just Close

Amid the national uproar about whether to allow students access to a wide variety of books, the superintendent of a Virginia school district this week proposed a sweeping solution: Get rid of school libraries altogether. Mark Taylor, who leads the district in Spotsylvania County, Virginia...

www.yahoo.com

Background on Taylor.


Virginia county hires superintendent with no education experience

I'm still amazed when Glen Younkin was running for Governor VA schools ranked #4 in the country. Younkin managed to trick suburban housewives these same schools were failing their kids.

Now they are hiring people for critical positions in school systems with zero educational experience.

 

[sdifox]

Welp get the kerosene ready cuz this is next.

 

[brycejones]

[conservatives] Hey, why don't we just ban public libraries then we don't have to worry about banning all those evil books they put in there.

As Book Banning Becomes More Popular, Experts Say Some Libraries Will Just Close

Amid the national uproar about whether to allow students access to a wide variety of books, the superintendent of a Virginia school district this week proposed a sweeping solution: Get rid of school libraries altogether. Mark Taylor, who leads the district in Spotsylvania County, Virginia...

www.yahoo.com

Background on Taylor.


Virginia county hires superintendent with no education experience

We just recently learned the school district we moved to doesn’t have a high school library. In fact the school board uses the library space for their meetings.

 

[Vic]

Who could have possibly predicted that conservatives would go from demanding "Free speech on campus" to banning books, legislating cirriculum, and firing teachers for their speech in just a few short years?

 

[Captante]

Come on parents. One of you has to live in a book banning state where you can lodge a complaint against the Bible because it advocates for slavery. Step up and file that complaint. What an ironic firestorm that would create.

Exodus 21:7

If I can figure out how to do this I'd seriously consider it .... fortunately despite all of New Haven's failings that crap has yet to surface locally.

 

[HomerJS]

That would require squishy matter between their ears.


one did but for the sex in the bible. at its core the bible reads like one of those trashy 80s romance novels girls you knew would read and it was mostly sex and not so much romance.

Gonna check back on this in 30 days. Come on Florida, step up.

Utah parent demands school library remove Bible, cites Jesus' words as 'pornographic'

With a list citing verses from Genesis to Revelation, a Utah parent is calling for the Word of God to be removed from a high school library for being pornographic

www.christianpost.com

 

[tweaker2]

Gonna check back on this in 30 days. Come on Florida, step up.

Utah parent demands school library remove Bible, cites Jesus' words as 'pornographic'

With a list citing verses from Genesis to Revelation, a Utah parent is calling for the Word of God to be removed from a high school library for being pornographic

www.christianpost.com

But if I follow the logic of these book banners of America, ultimately the bible and books about how its teachings are saving the world from damnation is going to be the only books allowed in libraries across the nation if things go the way they want it to. The evangelicals of the nation want Our Constitution to be replaced with the King James version of what they believe is Their Constitution of which would allow them to demand the rest of the nation bow down to their masters in Heaven and in their churches, much like what ISIS is doing in the Middle East, with a corporate twist to it of course.

 

[Pens1566]

But if I follow the logic of these book banners of America, ultimately the bible and books about how its teachings are saving the world from damnation is going to be the only books allowed in libraries across the nation if things go the way they want it to. The evangelicals of the nation want Our Constitution to be replaced with the King James version of what they believe is Their Constitution of which would allow them to demand the rest of the nation bow down to their masters in Heaven and in their churches, much like what ISIS is doing in the Middle East, with a corporate twist to it of course.

Well, that and "Art of the Deal".

 

[Amused]

This is what conservatives have brought to their so called hate of cancel culture


In reality this made up bullshit about getting rid of CRT in schools has allowed them to do something they've wanted for a long time. Remove any black influences from American history. CRT just gives them cover to cancel what they want removed.

This is their comeback for confederate statues coming down. "You darkies think you get the last word? We'll remove you from the history of this country"

So I did a deep dive (and by "deep dive" I mean I read the fscking article) on this story and discovered this was 75% black parents asking for the books to be removed because of how they depict black people.
I don't think it is accurate to describe the Burbank case as a conservative effort. Although I'm pretty sure conservative book banners are cheering them on...

In Burbank schools, a book-banning debate over how to teach antiracism

Some argue the books under review — including "To Kill a Mockingbird" and two YA classics — instigated racist incidents; defenders believe they're antiracist.

www.latimes.com

Paywall buster link:

https://archive.is/3W3SZ

Five novels had been challenged in Burbank: Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men,” Theodore Taylor’s “The Cay” and Mildred D. Taylor’s Newbery Medal-winning young-adult classic “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.”​

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The challenges came from four parents (three of them Black) for alleged potential harm to the public-school district’s roughly 400 Black students. All but “Huckleberry Finn” have been required reading in the BUSD.​

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The ongoing case has drawn the attention of free-speech organizations across the country, which are decrying it as the latest act of school censorship. The charge against these books — racism — has been invoked in the past, but in contrast to earlier fights across the country, this one is heavily inflected by an atmosphere of urgent reckoning, as both opponents and defenders of the novels claim the mantle of antiracism.​

And at its root, it stems from a painful personal story. Destiny Helligar, now 15 and in high school, recently told her mom about an incident that took place when she was a student at David Starr Jordan Middle School. According to Destiny’s mother, Carmenita Helligar, a white student approached Destiny in math class using a racial taunt including the N-word, which he’d learned from reading “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.”​

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Another time, Helligar added, a different boy went up to Destiny and other students and said: “My family used to own your family and now I want a dollar from each of you for the week.” When the principal was notified, the boy’s excuse was that he had read it in class — also in “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.” Helligar believed the principal was dismissive of the incident.​

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“My daughter was literally traumatized,” said Helligar. “These books are problematic … you feel helpless because you can’t even protect your child from the hurt that she’s going through.”​

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Helligar is one of the parents who filed complaints. But as the books were put on hold and the review process inched forward, a diverse group of teachers and students came out against the novels’ removal, arguing that their teaching was essential. A report to the superintendent is due from a 15-member review committee on Nov. 13, but that will only be the beginning of a long debate — in Burbank and beyond.​

 

[HomerJS]

Republicans continue to minimize works of black authors because...

On April 18, Joseph shared a video of the school board’s debate on Twitter and wrote, “They have To Kill a Mockingbird, thus they don’t need to hear about race from Black authors…”

School Removes Black Author’s Memoir Because They Have Other Books on Race—From White People

 

[akugami]

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are two of my favorite books. They're great books. I've read each probably a dozen times. It does contain the N word, but it was more a sign of the times than any overt racism. Considering what Huckleberry does with his money, I'd say the books themselves were not about oppression and racism.

 

[Captante]

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn were literally two of the stories that helped to shape my childhood AND my entire life by inspiring my love of reading.

My preference would be that books like that be required reading for every American child not censored by illiterate morons who almost certainly never read them aside from a few out-of-context sentences/paragraphs.

 

[hal2kilo]

[conservatives] Hey, why don't we just ban public libraries then we don't have to worry about banning all those evil books they put in there.

As Book Banning Becomes More Popular, Experts Say Some Libraries Will Just Close

Amid the national uproar about whether to allow students access to a wide variety of books, the superintendent of a Virginia school district this week proposed a sweeping solution: Get rid of school libraries altogether. Mark Taylor, who leads the district in Spotsylvania County, Virginia...

www.yahoo.com

Background on Taylor.


Virginia county hires superintendent with no education experience

Hillbilly county VA.

 

[HomerJS]

Come on parents. One of you has to live in a book banning state where you can lodge a complaint against the Bible because it advocates for slavery. Step up and file that complaint. What an ironic firestorm that would create.

Exodus 21:7

Utah in play.

School district bans Bible after "indecent" materials complaint

 

[HomerJS]

The 100 year old woman didn't think she would live to see Republicans banning books in schools.

 

[fskimospy]

The 100 year old woman didn't think she would live to see Republicans banning books in schools.

I guess I don’t understand that - Republicans have been banning books in schools my whole life, it’s just more now.