Why Banning Books Should Be Banned

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To Ban Or Not To Ban? “If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” (Haruki Murakami) I spent my time reading books the majority of my growing years. I used books as a way to enter into a new world of my own, full of all kinds of imaginations. And I know many others did as well. Around 1982, books began to be challenged in the U.S due to the content they had. Some of the reasons included: violence, sexual content, race/racism,religious reasons, depressing tragic outcomes, bad language and the list goes on. Due to books being challenged, many organizations came together, like the American Library Association (ALA) to form Banned Books Week. Banned Books Week is an annual event …show more content…

Of course there is an age and a time for when a kid should learn about these things. And school and library should not be allowing kids to read books with this sort of information because they don’t have the right to teach certain types of material. Parents have the right to say when and what material can be exposed to their children. On ProCon.org, the article “Banned Books- Top 3 Pro and Cons” explains why books need to be banned due to the harm it can cause on young children. “ According to Jenni White, a former public school science teacher, "Numerous studies on the use of graphic material by students indicate negative psychological effects," including having "more casual sex partners and [beginning] having sex at younger ages."(ProCon), they explain how being exposed to certain material can have a negative effect on the children. If that being the case, it could possibly mean that they are influenced by the material in the books and it can have a negative impact. “It is not a matter of 'sheltering' kids. It is a matter of guiding them toward what is best.” (ProCon), parents only want what is best for their kids. So they will do whatever it takes to give them the world, even if it means going above and beyond. Even if it means that they have to ban books in schools and

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