I have a friend who is a librarian. You wouldn’t believe how threatening and vulgar the people who want to ban books can be, per his experience. There is nothing civil, thoughtful, or logical about their behavior or reasoning. Plus the fact they haven’t read the books they want to ban. he says that intimidation is their primary strategy. One of his colleagues had enough and countered that the bible should be banned because of the sex and violence in it. That apparently shut up one fascist.
Ain’t it strange that the people who claim that ensuring that school libraries are age appropriate is “book banning” but forcing editors to stop publishing certain books and edit out “offensive parts” is not book banning.
Protecting children from age-inappropriate books is not dumb. There’s a reason that video stores used to have a restricted little room out the back for people who wanted “adult” content.
Some books now promote adult content to those too young to understand.
There was not a drive to ban books until the GQP determined they didn’t have any real proposals on their platform. This is similar when the Tea baggers would go to Democrat politician’s meetings shouting “Keep the government out of my medicare.”
It’s a distraction so the public won’t demand to make the rich and corps pay their fair share in taxes.
The Bible has been banned countless times because it ended up falling under the category of ‘not for children because I don’t want literature to contain X’
Erse IS better about 1 year ago
Good one!
Imagine about 1 year ago
Would it make sense to ban books on how to ban nooks?
The Reader Premium Member about 1 year ago
Ban everything that leads to moral outrage.
FreyjaRN Premium Member about 1 year ago
Ever notice that the ones wanting book bans don’t read?
PoochFan about 1 year ago
Porn doesn’t belong in a library.
dflak about 1 year ago
Too true, this cartoon be.
nosirrom about 1 year ago
Banning books will just make kids want to read them.
Totalloser Premium Member about 1 year ago
I like that someone Utah got the Bible banned from schools based on bible quotes
rhpii about 1 year ago
Ban no, restrict for age appropriateness yes.
garcoa about 1 year ago
No fair, the librarian is a cat lady, all dog books got banned first.
BDY about 1 year ago
Meanwhile, down in Florida.
Lotus about 1 year ago
I have a friend who is a librarian. You wouldn’t believe how threatening and vulgar the people who want to ban books can be, per his experience. There is nothing civil, thoughtful, or logical about their behavior or reasoning. Plus the fact they haven’t read the books they want to ban. he says that intimidation is their primary strategy. One of his colleagues had enough and countered that the bible should be banned because of the sex and violence in it. That apparently shut up one fascist.
Zebrastripes about 1 year ago
Banning books is taking away the freedom of speech, opinion, artistic expression, etc.
Spacetech about 1 year ago
I like Books on Nooks…
Daltongang Premium Member about 1 year ago
Today’s comic offering has been Banned in Texas and Florida.
Cerabooge about 1 year ago
The cartoon was complete with the first sentence. Then it was more than doubled with the second. Nice!
David_the_CAD about 1 year ago
Show me a library is filled with books that do not offend anyone, and I will show you and empty building.
DM2860 about 1 year ago
Ain’t it strange that the people who claim that ensuring that school libraries are age appropriate is “book banning” but forcing editors to stop publishing certain books and edit out “offensive parts” is not book banning.
dpatrickryan Premium Member about 1 year ago
You just know someone’s offended by this.
raybarb44 about 1 year ago
No doubt…..
drds2 about 1 year ago
Protecting children from age-inappropriate books is not dumb. There’s a reason that video stores used to have a restricted little room out the back for people who wanted “adult” content.
Some books now promote adult content to those too young to understand.
chief tommy about 1 year ago
the operative word being dumb
coffeeturtle about 1 year ago
@PoochFan – a very effective trap, I must say
wolf wilk about 1 year ago
So true…
jldewane about 1 year ago
porn is decided by the reader, if you think it’s porn what’s wrong with your filthy mind
JoeStoppinghem Premium Member about 1 year ago
There was not a drive to ban books until the GQP determined they didn’t have any real proposals on their platform. This is similar when the Tea baggers would go to Democrat politician’s meetings shouting “Keep the government out of my medicare.”
It’s a distraction so the public won’t demand to make the rich and corps pay their fair share in taxes.
Phoenix83 about 1 year ago
The Bible has been banned countless times because it ended up falling under the category of ‘not for children because I don’t want literature to contain X’
kapral about 1 year ago
Asking a library to not carry a book is not banning books. Any book you want is still availabl,
leopoldenoch about 1 year ago
Comic created by a pedophile?