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Re:Unapproved books now a felony in Manatee County schools by jeffbee on Monday January 23, 2023 @11:09AM (#34490595)
If there was really widespread agreement that the book did not belong in the library, then it wouldn't have been there in the first place. What these laws do is enable tiny vocal minorities to wield censorship powers.
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Re:Unapproved books now a felony in Manatee County schools by mfer on Monday January 23, 2023 @11:34AM (#34491031)
> widespread agreement

There isn't widespread agreement. That's how we got here. Parents are disagreeing with teachers as to what material they want in front of their kids.

The book I referred to earlier described using sex toys and had an add to get them. This is in a library for kids aged 5-10ish. People were arguing in support of the book being in that library.

Who gets to choose what's appropriate?

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Re:Unapproved books now a felony in Manatee County schools by GordonS on Monday January 23, 2023 @11:40AM (#34491133)
If you're going to keep making such claims, you really need to name the book.
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