Utah Bans 13 books from state schools

[DiapDealer]

The phrase "basically pornographic" is just another way of saying "not actually porn pornographic".

[cfrizz]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

"pornographic crap" is in the eye of the beholder.

Parents have the right to dictate what their children can access. They do NOT have the right to dictate what other children can access.

Thank you Tubemonkey! Rcentros, I was almost agreeing with you until you posted the "pornographic crap" label. What you consider crap, I consider Mature reading material.

It is absolutely fine if what this author writes is something that you are not interested in reading, but others might be very interested in reading it and they don't regard it as crap.

But it might not necessarily belong in a childrens library.

The problem is that "Children" grow up, mature and get curious and hormonal when puberty strikes. Removing these books will NOT stop this process, and the now teenagers will find another way to explore the world they are living in and the urges that they are getting. They always have and they always will.

Parents do and should have the right to decide what their children have access to, but it won't stop the "children" from getting what they want

This is simply an all or nothing scheme that is trying to excuse the parents from actually being parents and sitting down and explaining to their kids what they want and expect from said kids.

What these fools don't realize is that it won't work. Kids will be kids and do what they want outside of their parents view and the parents won't be any the wiser.

I'm sure all of us did the same thing when we were kids!

[mrscoach]

School libraries have limited funds, so I think those funds need to be funneled to less controversial books for the most part. I'm torn on a statewide ban on books, I'm for a more locally controlled collection.

I didn't buy the whole 'they grow up and need exposure or they'll get it on their own' because I've heard the same argument for both alcohol and drugs.