BOOK BANS ARE FOR IDIOTS… And Here’s Why
Book bans are back, and apparently some people have decided the greatest threat facing America is… children reading things.
In this episode, we’re taking a look at the modern book-banning movement, the arguments used to justify it, and the enormous problem nobody seems able to answer:
Who gets to decide what everyone else is allowed to read?
Because once we start removing books for being “offensive,” “inappropriate,” “controversial,” or simply uncomfortable, those definitions can expand very quickly.
We’ll talk about books challenged because they discuss racism, discrimination, LGBTQ+ people, sexuality, history, and other subjects some politicians and activist groups would rather children never encounter. We’ll also look at some truly ridiculous examples of books that have been challenged over the years and why the people banning books have historically had a pretty terrible batting average when it comes to being remembered as the good guys.
And yes, we’re tackling the inevitable arguments:
📚 “But what about inappropriate books?”
📚 “Parents should decide what children read!”
📚 “Schools shouldn’t expose children to controversial subjects!”
Fine.
Let’s talk about all of it.
Because protecting children and controlling what everybody else’s children are allowed to learn are not the same thing.
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