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LoisB

(7,072 posts)
42. Amen. Similar experience growing up. I can't fathom the mentality of anyone wanting to
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 09:15 PM
Jan 2022

PREVENT a child from reading everything they can or want to read. The parents, teachers, politicians,
school boards should encourage children to read. I always told my grandkids that you can learn something from everything you read, even if it's no more than a new word.

K&R! SheltieLover Jan 2022 #1
Thank you! niyad Jan 2022 #3
Well said. Thank you. nt Atticus Jan 2022 #2
Thank you. niyad Jan 2022 #4
Right you are - the act of banning any book or particular subject FakeNoose Jan 2022 #5
Thank you. niyad Jan 2022 #7
I think I was 12 or 13 when I read "To Kill A Mockingbird" for the first time FakeNoose Jan 2022 #11
Banning books from a local school or library is utterly pointless now that the internet exists. RockRaven Jan 2022 #6
A most excellent point about the internet. I find all sorts of interesting books niyad Jan 2022 #9
But it will hurt the authors whose books aren't available in thousands of libraries. n/t pnwmom Jan 2022 #35
Same childhood reading history and feelings. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #8
They never quite seem to understand that part. niyad Jan 2022 #10
Yep. Banning books means more people will read them. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #15
I'm still like that with banned books MotorCityBeard Jan 2022 #55
I know, tell me I can't read something, I will read it in a flash. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #58
Exactly... if I were still in school today MotorCityBeard Jan 2022 #60
When I was in 6th grade I got scarlet fever and had to stay home for quite awhile - Ocelot II Jan 2022 #12
Without a doubt. niyad Jan 2022 #13
K & R! Same here! 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2022 #14
We used to look at the "Condemned" movie list kskiska Jan 2022 #16
Same here. And the day that list had a Bob Hope movie on it, I knew it was niyad Jan 2022 #18
It was ridiculous. kskiska Jan 2022 #68
repukes want their kids to have guns but worry about books Skittles Jan 2022 #17
Indeed it is. niyad Jan 2022 #19
Teens appear in the newly created Kutztown Banned Book Club FSogol Jan 2022 #20
Brava!!! niyad Jan 2022 #22
it is insanity Demovictory9 Jan 2022 #21
To say the least. niyad Jan 2022 #23
Parents have always determined what their kids can read ripcord Jan 2022 #24
I was always fortunate that my parents did not control what I read. We were niyad Jan 2022 #26
Great post malaise Jan 2022 #25
The speed of its spread is what astounds me. Reminds me of the Delta variant. niyad Jan 2022 #28
My mother was terrific about reading Leith Jan 2022 #27
Brava for your Mom! And absolute truth about denying children books is child abuse. niyad Jan 2022 #29
Growing up the Catholic Church published a banned book and movie list. twodogsbarking Jan 2022 #30
I certainly checked the lists regularly. niyad Jan 2022 #32
I remember those lists as a kid peggysue2 Jan 2022 #69
I'm thinking I should read some of the books they are banning. twodogsbarking Jan 2022 #72
Denying them books is denying them knowledge. It is as bad... TreasonousBastard Jan 2022 #31
Amazing concept, is it not? niyad Jan 2022 #33
And after over10, 000 years of recorded history we still don't get it TreasonousBastard Jan 2022 #36
Some are REALLLLLLY slow learners. niyad Jan 2022 #37
That's the point inthewind21 Jan 2022 #67
Had an occurrence in 3rd grade JT45242 Jan 2022 #34
Good for your 8- year old self. A ND good for your current self. niyad Jan 2022 #39
Back when I had little kids and needed to hire babysitters, PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2022 #56
That was very kind and thoughtful. niyad Jan 2022 #70
To me it says they must be really terrible parents... CaptainTruth Jan 2022 #38
A most excellent point, and never made. niyad Jan 2022 #44
Very well said. Evolve Dammit Jan 2022 #40
Thank you. niyad Jan 2022 #45
they're so ignorant about it. barbtries Jan 2022 #41
I think that you are quite correct about the parents not reading the books. niyad Jan 2022 #48
Amen. Similar experience growing up. I can't fathom the mentality of anyone wanting to LoisB Jan 2022 #42
Agreed. One would THINK that adults would be on their knees in gratitude niyad Jan 2022 #52
Wonder what % of these "concerned parents" are atheists?? NoMoreRepugs Jan 2022 #43
Hmmmm. You may be quite correct. niyad Jan 2022 #50
K. AND. R!!! nt pazzyanne Jan 2022 #46
Thank you. niyad Jan 2022 #53
The Nazis Banned/Burned Books, Too. GB_RN Jan 2022 #47
But these assholes are doing such a superb imitation. niyad Jan 2022 #49
Oh, No Doubt. GB_RN Jan 2022 #51
Colleges and universities will have to create new admissions standards. Lonestarblue Jan 2022 #54
They already have to do remedial courses in many instances. This is going niyad Jan 2022 #62
"Modern Americans behave as if intelligence were some sort of hideous deformity." Frank Zappa HUAJIAO Jan 2022 #57
Exactly. niyad Jan 2022 #63
You cannot build character on only happy talk books. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #59
See, that is the problem. These cretins do not want such characteristics in niyad Jan 2022 #64
VISIONS of Fahrenheit 451 vapor2 Jan 2022 #61
That is what keeps running through my mind. niyad Jan 2022 #65
. . . niyad Jan 2022 #66
I wonder if the TN school board realized Maus is a graphic novel CrispyQ Jan 2022 #71
You are under the impression that any actual thought was involved? niyad Jan 2022 #74
From the looks of it Meowmee Jan 2022 #73
Absolutely agree. niyad Jan 2022 #75
I am glad I am not alone feeling this Meowmee Jan 2022 #76
It is indeed. I have thought for years that it would be wise to be elsewhere. But niyad Jan 2022 #77
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