Rightwing groups across US push new bans to limit ‘obscene’ books in libraries
Rightwing groups across US push new bans to limit ‘obscene’ books in libraries
Critics say bans would hinder rights as proponents would impose their beliefs on others who don’t share their views
Summary
Rightwing groups across the US are driving a wave of legislation to restrict books in school and public libraries, targeting content deemed “sexually explicit” or “obscene,” often affecting LGBTQ+ and race-related titles.
Texas leads with 31 bills and 538 book bans in the 2023–24 school year.
Proposed laws, like Texas Senate Bill 13, shift book selection power from librarians to parent-led advisory boards.
Critics, including librarians and legal scholars, warn these efforts amount to censorship, risk violating First Amendment rights, and reduce access in underserved communities.
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I’m over 50 and they tried to ban Diary of Anne Frank when I was a kid. Sometimes they even succeeded.
Fucking idiots. Name one reason why kids shouldn’t read that book. They never could. Not a real reason anyway.
Over and over they try to ban books. The only thing that really changes is that they add books to the list.
Hurr durr she masturbates
They don't like Diary of Anne Frank over guilt by association. They realize there are too many similarities between the way they "think" and nazism. Never fun to have a moment of reflection and realize you're a horrible human being so they lash out at it, incapable of deeper introspection or betterment.
I was groomed by nazis, then was a conservative for a short while. The latter group tries to claim the historical nazis did their evil deeds for the sake of evil, with no moral justifications, because their little fabricated crime statistics would look bad. The former group exploits this spread of naive theories about evil.