Banning Books

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Censorship is to conceal certain things from people, whether or not it is to learn and educate, including news, films, and books. Some will say that it is to prevent children from reading things inappropriate for their age, and if they are the guardians of the children, the parents or guardians should have a say in what their children are taught and what they read in school. People want their children to be raised with specific values, and the school has no right to change them or say they are incorrect. Some materials in schools and libraries go against religious beliefs and cultures. It should be maintained in and outside their homes, so they can do that by banning books. Others just want their children to focus purely on school and should …show more content…

But, when it leads to children not learning our history accurately and preventing them from seeing things from different perspectives, it leads to them being sheltered and uneducated. It will prevent the promotion of critical thinking and show that even though some people are different, whether it is their race, religion, gender, or sexuality, they should be treated like everybody else. Banning books is something that can damage children academically. If you only let students read things their parents want them to read, it will lead them to be close-minded and not have a range of thinking. Alex Hodges stated, “All learners need to develop and evolve their critical thinking abilities over time. These abilities are what enable learners to be information and critically literate,”. Without books, children would be unable to see things from a broader perspective. It allows the youth to grow up knowing only “appropriate” parts of history. It also holds people back from exploring different types of writing and learning new words and how to use …show more content…

Bigotry is the main driver for taking books out of schools and libraries. In the modern age, people in the LGBTQ+ community and the black community are being seen more. That is included in books, which is the main problem for people who want to ban books. Taking from the article “Banned in the USA: The Growing Movement to Censor Books.” Among the 1,648 unique banned book titles in the Index, 674 banned book titles (41 percent) explicitly address LGBTQ+ themes or have protagonists or prominent secondary characters who are LGBTQ+. 659 banned book titles (40 percent) contain protagonists or prominent secondary characters of color; The statistics highlight that most of the bans attack books that are written for marginalized groups in America. For many years, white male youth have been the main ones who see themselves in books (Alex Eble). Thankfully, now we have representation and discussion of racism and homophobia, but with book bans becoming more of a problem, society may be going backward. Black girls and boys should be able to see themselves in books without being radicalized; as we have seen for years, the black community was given close to nothing. More laws are being made against the queer community, and they are

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