Promoting Porn In School Libraries Is The Real Problem, Not ‘Banned Books’The American Library Association illogically complains about the injustice of banning explicit materials, while simultaneously advocating for censoring conservatives.BY: STEPHANIE LUNDQUIST-ARORA
OCTOBER 02, 2023
Warning: This article contains a book excerpt with graphic sexual descriptions.
In response to parents objecting to the state-sponsored sexualization of our children in public schools, the American Library Association (ALA) is hosting “Banned Books Week” from Oct. 1-7. The event is likely meant to distract Americans from an unfortunate reality: The taxpayer-funded ALA is trying to place pornographic books in the hands of children, while it tries to ban books and story hours with patriotic themes.
Few are soon to forget story hour with Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. On Sept. 12, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Book Bans: Examining How Censorship Limits Liberty and Literature,” Kennedy read excerpts from books currently in middle-school libraries across the country. From the pornographic book containing graphic pictures, Gender Queer, the 71-year-old read, “I can’t wait to have your c-ck in my mouth. I’m going to give you the blowjob of your life. Then I want you inside of me.”
Kennedy’s display made an incisive point: Books like Gender Queer and All Boys Aren’t Blue meet the legal definition of pornography, and they do not belong in K-12 public school libraries. Even Maia Kobabe, the author of Gender Queer, agrees. She said, “I don’t recommend this book for kids.”
Others feel that 11-year-olds in middle school need access to these books to feel seen. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., for example, stated, “Every student deserves access to books that reflect their experiences and help them better understand who they are.” It is unclear the children to whom the senator is referring, but if these passages reflect their experiences, they are victims in need of serious help.
Other leftist activists criticized the senator for reading the explicit books. A witness in favor of the books argued that the passages were “disturbing — especially coming out of your mouth.” To some, the issue is that an adult would dare read this pornographic material publicly, not that it is available to our children in their public schools.
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Source:
https://thefederalist.com/2023/10/02/promoting-porn-in-school-libraries-is-the-real-problem-not-banned-books/
