No no no no no no no no no

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this right here makes me want to sit in a corner and rock.

THIS IS WHY I HAVE KIDS ASKING ME IF SYPHILIS COMES FROM GIRLS GIVING YOU BLOWJOBS, OKAY? This is why there are so many teenage pregnancies, why STDs are on the rise, why kids are ignorant about the diversity that ought to be acceptable when it comes to sexual identity.

UGH.

(I so need an angry icon for my DW.)

Comments

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

America is going straight down the toilet, seriously.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Banning the dictionary?

The dictionary?

I'd be furious if it weren't so absurd.

[mattp.livejournal.com]

It's as though the thought process was: "I don't like this word, so I'll pretend it doesn't exist".
I don't really know where to begin for how to change such broken thinking.

If the playground talk contains topics of this nature then they're old enough to be taught about the material, or to have it available to them.

What are they going to do next - remove the entry for Darwin or Evolution?

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

As if knowing about oral sex weren't one of the best defenses against teen pregnancy.

Besides knowing about masturbation. I'm sure the school district's against that too.

[crysothemis.livejournal.com]

*bangs head against wall*

I just don't get why it's fine to expose your kids to violence, but sex is somehow taboo.

[winkingstar.livejournal.com]

I know it's enraging. *hugs* But we do have groups who will be all over that. Whether or not they're successful depends on the area the book challenge/ban comes from (and I'm not familiar with that part of California), but either way these groups get the word out.

The American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom sponsors Banned Books Week every year and it's my favourite part of the library year. The reasons for challenging or banning books are ridiculous and/or enraging, but having a week where we go to extra lengths to bring them to people's attention in public libraries is a wonderful thing. It's especially great for kids and young folks, because they get a kick out of reading stuff that's been banned. Banning books makes people curious. Not all of them, but enough.