Poetry will soon be lost for good - "Wilfred Owen’s ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ has been struck from the prescribed GCSE anthology, Conflict. No Owen, no Sassoon, no Brooke. Elsewhere, Philip Larkin’s ‘An Arundel Tomb’ has also been exhumed and walled up. One cannot help but feel it is the kids that have been robbed. Education minister Nadhim Zahawi has denounced the decision by the OCR exam board as ‘cultural vandalism’. But the board remains unapologetic. It heralds the 14 ‘poets of colour’ it has brought in to replace the previous, presumably transparent (or simply washed-out?) incumbents. ‘Our anthology… will feature many poets that have never been on a GCSE syllabus before… Six are black women, one is of South Asian heritage. Our new poets also include disabled and LGBTQ+ voices.’"
Book bans are good when the left push them
Toronto school board's N-word ban targets white authors like Steinbeck, Twain : canada - "They don't want kids seeing what real racism looked like in the past because once they might see how hypocritical society has become."
It's only a "book ban" if the left doesn't support it
I guess they need to use the one drop of blood theory to determine who is black. Also good luck adjudicating what's "amiable". The end result will be black students get a free pass, of course
Some clueless left wingers still hate them because there's the word "Catholic" in it
Meme - The Meme Policeman: "There is ~ a 0% chance that any of these books are banned from your local library, and today, if anyone was banning most of these, it would come from the left. But the whole “banned book” hoopla is a sham to begin with, here’s the truth behind it.
These aren’t “the most banned books.” Some of them appear on the American Library Association’s (ALA) list of classics that have been banned or challenged. But most examples they give are from decades ago, often in other countries. For example, the most recent “banning” of To Kill a Mockingbird they cite is from 2007 in a NJ school, where a resident “feared the book would upset black children reading it.” But it was retained, no ban. In fact, they cite no instance of it being banned in any US library. The examples the ALA give of Animal Farm being banned were in Moscow and The United Arab Emirates. It turns out when you dig into the ALA’s “banned book lists” they almost exclusively mean books that are *challenged*, not banned in the US. Which is why their list is called “most challenged books,” not most banned. They take any instances of people challenging a book to their local school board or city council (usually calls to move them to age appropriate areas or sections) as challenging. The ALA doesn’t have any real examples of books being banned, otherwise they would have an actual banned book list! Instead, they dishonestly call it “banned book week” and when you click on their “book ban data” it brings up “banned and challenged books” and if you read carefully you notice it’s all challenges and no actual bans. Hidden in their own methodology the ALA thankfully admits: “ALA does not consider weeding of an item based on criteria defined in a library or school district's policy to be a ban, nor do we characterize a temporary reduction in access resulting from the need to review materials to be a ban.” Thus, since the vast majority of “bans” in the news are simply schools removing or moving books due to school policies on explicit content and age appropriateness, there are no real bans they can cite. But they call it “banned book week” anyway, and get millions to go along with it."
The Other 98%: "Happy Banned Books Week. These are the most banned books from public libraries and schools in the U.S"
Meme Soyjak: "CHECK OUT THESE BANNED BOOKS!"
Typical High School Reading List READ BANNED BOOKS HERE
Normal person: *1984* "THIS BOOK SAYS THAT WE SHOULDN'T ALTER OLD BOOKS TO FIT THE CURRENT THING."
Soyjak: "HOW DID THIS FAR RIGHT PROPAGANDA GET INTO MY BANNED BOOKS?! I MUST TWEET ALL MAJOR RETAILERS UNTIL THEY REMOVE THIS BOOK!!"
Surrey schools pull To Kill a Mockingbird over racist concerns - "Surrey public school educators have pulled four classic books from the recommended reading curriculum over concerns about racist content. The Surrey school district quietly decided to remove Harper Lee’s 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill A Mockingbird, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, John Ball’s In the Heat of the Night, and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck from the list of books recommended for students Grade 10 and older... “We did a comprehensive review of these resources that determined that the merits of these novels do not outweigh the potential trauma and harm they may cause to some students,” she said. Under the school’s policy, any teacher who wants to continue using the books will have to seek approval. The decision was not publicly announced. Matthew said the decision was made in November by a panel of 12 teachers. If a teacher wants to use one of these books, they can but they need to ensure their practice is consistent with policy and ensure the safety and wellbeing of students, Matthew said... In 2022, a school district in Seattle voted unanimously to remove To Kill A Mockingbird as required reading for Grade 9 students while still allowing teachers to choose whether to teach the classic novel, first published in 1960, according to the Seattle Times. Two years before that a school district in Burbank, Calif., also directed teachers to stop using To Kill A Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men and three other books as teaching material in classrooms, according to the Los Angeles Times. A school district in Nova Scotia moved to ban To Kill A Mockingbird along with in the Heat of the Night over objections to the depictions of Black people, however the school board rejected the request... Postmedia contacted the B.C. Community Alliance for comment, but did not hear back by deadline. Jamila Douhaibi, executive-director of B.C. Black History Awareness Society, said they were busy with requests because February is Black History Month and wouldn’t have anyone available to speak about the decision. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation also said there was no one available to comment."
Liberals love "book bans" when it helps their agenda
GOP state lawmakers eye criminally charging librarians over "obscene" books
Left wingers keep admitting the truth. But if you notice, you're a bigot
Meme - Teacher: "HERE'S WHERE WE KEEP ALL THE BANNED BOOKS. iF THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO READ IT, IT'S IMPORTANT"
Kid: "WHAT'S BEHIND THAT DOOR?" *Authorized Personnel*
Teacher: "IT IS FORBIDDEN"
*The Trannifesto*
Amazon Bowed to White House Pressure to Conceal COVID Books - "Amazon yielded to pressure from President Joe Biden’s White House to suppress books that opposed COVID-19 vaccines... The House Judiciary Committee obtained the emails, which demonstrate the White House’s pressure on Amazon to suppress “anti-vax books” and the company’s decision to take action against the books... Andrew Slavitt, then a senior adviser on Biden’s COVID-19 response team, had previously asked, “Who can we talk to about the high levels of propaganda and misinformation and disinformation [on] Amazon?” Slavitt became notorious when Elon Musk released the internal files of Twitter in 2022 and 2023 after he purchased the company in October 2022. Slavitt appears to have repeatedly pressured social media companies into suppressing opposition to COVID-19 vaccines. The House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed Slavitt on Nov. 30. The committee told Slavitt that it “obtained documents that demonstrate the central role you played in communicating the Biden White House’s censorship efforts to social media companies, including the White House’s demands to censor true information, memes, satire, and other constitutionally protected forms of expression.” The White House instructed Slavitt not to appear... Slavitt had also been involved in discussions with Facebook. That social media company admitted to suppressing “often-true content” because it contradicted the White House’s narrative on COVID-19 vaccines."
The people who claim to be against "book banning" support this, because "book bans" are good when they support the liberal / left wing agenda
Of course, this is a nothingburger to the same people who dismissed the Twitter files
Moms for Liberty Banned Book List—The Novels They Want Taken Out of Schools - ""We're not looking to ban any books," Moms of Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice told Newsweek. Referencing recent calls for an upcoming book by Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to be canceled, Justice said: "There were people that don't want the book to be published. That's banning books. Our moms are saying write the book, publish the book, print the book, sell the book wherever you'd like to sell it, but don't put it in a public school library if it has explicit sexual content in it.""
'Another one bites the dust': How a 'monstrous' far-right group’s local chapter met its demise - "When Moms for Liberty held its annual convention in Philadelphia in June 2023, they encountered angry protests from activists who slammed them as a racist, anti-gay, anti-transgender hate group."
Left wing interest groups are brave and stunning. Right wing interest groups are monstrous
Meme - Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist @DeAngelisCorey: "BREAKING: This meme was just posted in the California teachers union's private Facebook group. Wake up, parents."
CTA - California Teachers Association: *Books we want banned*
*This year's reading list*
"It appears they know we have insiders in their group. "It is not a safe space for us any longer." Someone replied: "A safe space to mock parents?"
If the California teachers union doesn't mandate my new book they're literally BOOK BANNERS! I didn't make the rules. "The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools" 20% OFF here today 🚨"
Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Whistleblowing is only good when it helps the left wing agenda
Left wingers boast that they defy school policy and that teachers are trying to indoctrinate students. But of course, if you defy a left wing policy you should be fired
Meme - "Idaho high school grad refuses to shake superintendent's hand, drops banned book at his feet during ceremony"
"How did she get it if it's banned?"
Meme - Eric Alper: "Stephen King: Hey, kids! It's your old buddy Steve King telling you that if they ban a book in your school, haul your ass to the nearest bookstore or library ASAP and find out what they don't want you to read."
Discussing Politics Civilly: "This always seemed a pretty ironic quote to use as an example, given that Steven King wrote a child orgy into one of his books that most definitely would get it banned in schools for a very good reason. So telling children to go out and read it tracks pretty well with the accusations from people who are saying the goal is really just to groom children"
Meme - "Stephen King: Hey, kids! It's your old buddy Steve King telling you that if they ban a book in your school, haul your ass to the nearest bookstore or library ASAP and find out what they don't want you to read." *And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street. Dr. Seuss*
The Meme Policeman on X - "Once again, they mixup “banned books” with showing pornography in schools. They’re referring to the foreword of Project 2025, which calls for listing educators who purvey pornography as sex offenders. This is not what most people would consider “teaching banned books.”"
Lauren Boyd on X - "I don’t know who needs to hear this, but keeping school libraries age-appropriate is not the same thing as book banning."
DonkeyHoatie on X - "Truth. But they can't fundraise or demagogue over age-appropriate-ing."
Waterstones apologises after ‘terrifying’ antisemitic book found in shop - "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which inspired Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels, was discovered in Waterstones subsidiary Hodges Figgis in Dublin, before a customer complained and the book was removed... The Nazi party published at least 23 editions of the text between 1919 and 1939. Following the Nazis’ seizure of power in 1933, some schools used the book to indoctrinate students. Oliver Sears, of Holocaust Awareness Ireland, said: “This book has made a terrifying contribution to the persecution and murder of Jews. “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion has no place in a post-Holocaust world. It is beyond belief a copy was found in the section of Jewish interest in Hodges Figgis... A Waterstones spokesperson told The Independent: “We do not stock and make every possible effort not to make available online The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, and other antisemitic books of this sort."
Read banned books!
'Gender Queer' author: 'I don't recommend this book for kids!' - "The author of "Gender Queer" is asserting that the controversial book is not intended for children. "Gender Queer" has topped the American Library Association's list of most challenged books in recent years. The memoir, which accounts author Maia Kobabe's own exploration of gender identity, has sparked concerns in parents nationwide due to its sexually explicit content. It has been removed from schools in several states, including Texas, Pennsylvania and Michigan. The New York State Education Department retracted its support of the book after becoming "aware" of its "graphic nature." Last week, "Gender Queer" was used on the Senate floor as an example to support school book bans. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., read a passage discussing a character trying on a "strap-on harness" to prove that the book's contents are inappropriate for young students... "I originally wrote it for my parents and then for older teens who were already asking these questions about themselves. I don't recommend this book for kids!"... The National Education Association (NEA), the country's largest teachers union, faced backlash this summer for including "Gender Queer" on its recommendreading list for educators. NEA did not explain why it considers the book important for teachers to read."
Damn book bans! Why is she a far right extremist?!
Thread by @michaeljknowles on Thread Reader App – Thread Reader App - "Kamala tells liberals to fight back against conservative "book bans." That might be why a public school in Kent, OH, has apparently created a list of "banned" books & instructed 14-year-olds to read them. The books are…disturbing. 🧵
One of the books, This Book Is Gay, was written by James “Juno” Dawson, a man who says he’s a woman. James’s book primarily targets sexually confused adolescents and contains graphic sexual instructions. James writes about what he calls “girl-on-girl-sex,” telling teenage girls they may like to have “stuff poked up” their derrières and that the bodies of “trans women”—i.e., men—may only be “slightly different” from female bodies. (Redacted for decency.) He instructs girls as young as 14 that fingers “can do the job of five” phalluses as well as how to perform other unnatural acts. James doesn’t stop with girls. He instructs teen boys on “blowies,” which he describes as “popping another dude’s” appendage “in your mouth.” His “one hard and fast rule” is to “watch the teeth.”
Other books the school library recommends the teens read include the infamous Gender Queer book, which contains cartoon porn, and All Boys Aren’t Blue which contains themes of rape and incest.
We reached out to the school for comment, but they transferred two of my team members to unmanned voicemail boxes and then ignored all future calls. Eventually, the principal responded via email, referring us to the district superintendent. Our team tried calling the district superintendent multiple times to no avail. Email tracking suggests that he opened our email yesterday but has yet to respond.
We aren’t talking about San Francisco or New York. This is happening in Kent, Ohio, in a Trump-voting county and a Republican state-congressional district. We’re going to figure out how this happened and how to prevent it from ever happening again."
Why do left wingers want to sexualise kids so much?
Sexually Explicit Book Found in Fort Worth School District’s Library - "As communities throughout Texas condemn public schools for keeping inappropriate books in their libraries, Fort Worth ISD came under fire this week for giving students access to the sexually explicit book “Flamer.” In a series of Twitter posts sharing images from the obscene book, Fort Worth grassroots activist Carlos Turcios reported that “Flamer” was available at Amon Carter-Riverside High School, Morningside Middle School, and the Young Men’s Learning Academy. Turcios condemned the district for allowing students to check out inappropriate materials... Written by Mike Curato, “Flamer” is categorized as a young adult graphic novel and chronicles the experiences of main character Aiden Navarro as he attends summer camp before starting ninth grade. According to the book’s description, as Navarro “navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can’t stop thinking about), he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and acceptance.” The graphic novel features scenes depicting discussions of sexually explicit topics, partial nudity, and allusions to masturbation. However, according to the district’s online catalog, “Flamer” is not the only library book promoting radical gender ideology and inappropriate content to minors attending Fort Worth ISD schools. At Amon Carter-Riverside High School, students can check out “Two Boys Kissing,” “Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights,” and “Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out.” Students also have access to more than 135 other books tagged as “LGBTQIA+.” The high school’s library also provides students with more than 200 books categorized as “mature content,” which includes works containing violence and sexually explicit themes. This is not Fort Worth ISD’s first time facing controversy. Local parents have previously sounded the alarm over radical ideologies in the district, including training for English as a Second Language teachers that featured children’s books with scenes of cross-dressing, “coming out,” and illegal immigration. The district’s new superintendent, Dr. Angélica Ramsey, called for the system to be “reinvented” because “the truth is that black, brown, and poor kids in this country do not get the education they deserve because we’re in a system that wasn’t built for us.” Ramsey also dismissed parents concerned with these radical ideologies as “haters.” As Fort Worth ISD’s students deliver declining test scores—only 38 percent of students can read at grade level—the district and its school board will have to decide if focusing on radical ideologies instead of reading and mathematics is the right strategy for students."
D. Scott @eclipsethis2003 on X - "What is the educational benefit of talking about a 4th grader that gave a blow job to another boy?"
Pamela 🇺🇸 🌟🌟🌟 on X - "Let's take the LGBTQ out of the equation. How many parents would be okay with teaching 4th graders how "mommy does daddy" or vice versa? It's not homophobic. It's about sexualizing children. And it needs to STOP. This tweet is not directed at you D, just my rant."
How Bloomsbury dropped books on gender ideology and British colonialism - "One of Britain’s biggest publishers dropped a book about malpractice at the Tavistock gender identity clinic, cancelled another contracted manuscript on the complex legacy of British Empire, and later sacked the editor who had supported both projects, reports the Times in an article that is now the subject of a legal complaint from Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. Senior figures at Bloomsbury, which publishes JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series, were initially enthusiastic about Time to Think – an exhaustive investigation into the NHS clinic – but the publisher is now facing claims that it decided not to proceed amid political advocacy from younger members of staff. Details of what happened to the book have emerged following Bloomsbury’s decision to dismiss Robin Baird-Smith, the experienced editor who championed the title. Baird-Smith also invited Nigel Biggar, the FSU’s Chair and Emeritus Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford, to write Colonialism – A Moral Reckoning, which argues the British Empire was not all bad, but that Bloomsbury then cancelled, choosing to pay off the author instead of going ahead. Despite Colonialism – A Moral Reckoning and Time to Think both becoming bestsellers elsewhere, Bloomsbury sacked Baird-Smith in March, with a source saying the company offered the eminent editor no explanation for why he was no longer wanted, something the company denies. A source told the Times that during Baird-Smith’s time at Bloomsbury, the group’s Chief Executive, Nigel Newton, became tired of receiving “so many complaints” from junior employees about the books the editor wanted to publish that challenged left-wing political orthodoxy. “I think it was very annoying for him to have emails from junior members of staff all the time saying, ‘you’ve got to stop this man [Baird-Smith] publishing these books’”, the source said... After being dropped by Bloomsbury, Time to Think was picked up by the small, independent publisher, Swift Press, and became a bestseller. It was also shortlisted for the highly regarded Baillie Gifford and Orwell prizes... Commenting on his book’s cancellation, Biggar said: “If every publisher behaved like Bloomsbury did with me, then important books that challenge received ideas that may be deeply mistaken won’t get published. And fallacious ideas will dominate our public discourse, as indeed they have been for some time on our history.”"
Baratunde on X - "When we ban books in schools before we ban guns, we admit we are more afraid of our children learning than we are of them dying."
Left wing logic: If one book is "banned" it means books are banned. But guns are only banned if all guns are banned
And as usual left wingers are lying about what's in those books
Meme - "Having a banned books list in schools is harmful. Kids should be able to read anything they desire because reading is inherently a good thing.
Why are you asking if I'd let my daughter read 50 Shades of Grey? Of course I wouldn't, that's inappropriate."
Libs of TikTok on X - "MUST WATCH: A mom calls out Penfield Central School District in NY board after her daughter was allowed to take out a booked from the school library called “The Rainbow Parade” which includes graphic sexual messaging including an image of a naked man. We have a serious grooming problem in our schools."
Meme - "r/banned books
Nomagiciansallowed
Anti-Semitic requests are not welcome here.
Announcement
We have noticed an uptick in requests to find online PDFs of anti-Semitic texts. These "books" do not meet our qualifications for banned books. While we do not have rules against distributing banned books in PDF, we will not allow this subreddit to become a cesspool of misinformation and bigoted PDFs. If you see these requests, please report them."
It turns out, when left wingers shout that everyone should read banned books, they don't really mean it
