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kitchinsink t1_jcfd1iv wrote

Give me a goddamn break.

This is ridiculous. Get this book banning-esque shit out of NH. Clutch your pearls somewhere else.

Educators don't make enough money to deal with this garbage. It erodes the confidence in the school systems, which, if we're looking at Florida, seems to be the goal.

Also, while it's "only a framework" you KNOW that people will abuse the shit out of this to get what they want, and wear down already exhausted educators. That appears to be the point.

The real world exists, and your kids might learn about it. If you don't want your kid reading something figure out your shit. That's your problem. Quit wasting my tax dollars on this garbage.

Edit: Thanks for the gold.

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_borT t1_jch4ps4 wrote

There is a concerted effort to demolish education in the country. An educated populace is a dangerous one, so we can’t have that.

Using your reference of Florida, that’s a case study and weird, fucked up Petri dish for what you get when you actively sabotage an already ailing education system.

But votes are what matter to these people, and we all know who the uneducated (and/or willfully ignorant) like to vote for.

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AMC4x4 t1_jci1xdf wrote

I'm old enough to remember when Republicans were complaining about liberals and their "safe spaces."

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DataTouch12 t1_jctuh8w wrote

Book bans means you can no longer actually get that book. You can still buy the book if you wish to teach your child such. What being voted on here is stricter regulations on what is and isn't allowed in a publicly funded space and education system.

1[b]Complaints shall provide a reasonably detailed description of the material that is alleged to be harmful to minors.

Honestly this reaction you have is pretty over the top, however I'm sorta not surprised by it.

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kitchinsink t1_jcufgrh wrote

Conversely, you're taking the book you don't like away from everyone based on your personal opinions.

I don't see why some people can't just parent their children when they see objectionable content. That is how parenting works: you're supposed to prepare them for the real world, when they'll see things that hurt their feelings all the time that they can't just roll up and ban.

Additionally, there is already a process for this. Your duly elected school board will hear book ban requests.

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DataTouch12 t1_je7kb6v wrote

No, I'm talking about purely based upon fact. These books are not banned, if they were you wouldn't be able to buy them, so if you still want to buy them and teach it to your child you totally can.

Two: Parents and in turn tax payers have every right to provide objections to teaching practices and lessons that they find objectionable. Welcome to the public system, I think the issue people freaking out about pulling these books from libraries is that we are seeing a demonstration of what happens when you have people who are normally not involved in political or heated subjects now getting involved because it directly affects something they love and care about.

Three: Honestly, if you can't read it in a town board meeting, or a school board meeting, it likely shouldn't be in libraries targeting middle schoolers and kindergarten

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