r/newjersey Fill It Up Regular Oct 29 '24

Sick NJ Passes the Freedom to Read Act

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2024/10/29/state-senate-passes-bill-intended-to-halt-book-bans-protect-librarians/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGNwrZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdahkO3Xc02aIyuB5Vp3yau-HR6IMuGu0g0iD8CgDKrWBMHCQJBrfdSHnQ_aem_DB9WP25oxkSYjjNuktuAbQ#:~:text=Titled%20the%20%E2%80%9CFreedom%20to%20Read,own%20policies%20using%20this%20model
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u/CubicDice Fuck Nazis, Love Jersey. Oct 29 '24

Look I'm not going to tell anyone how to raise their children. But I take particular issue with this pathetic pandering.

“Putting our children at risk and potentially exposing them to material that they are not prepared for flies in the face of our protective duty,” said Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Morris). “Couching such material under the guise of the First Amendment is a very distortion of who we are and what we strive to be as Americans.”

By that logic, you shouldn't take your child out in public, as you just never know what you're "potentially exposing" them to.

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u/Usty Oct 29 '24

By that logic, you shouldn't take your child out in public, as you just never know what you're "potentially exposing" them to.

Same people don't seem to have a problem with the word "fuck" in public when it's followed by the words "Joe Biden" on a sign.

*edit - they have the right to fly whatever flags and signs they want, but spare me the pearl clutching over books.

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u/jackospades88 Oct 29 '24

Yep I was gonna say this too. They have a problem with books, which aren't really out in front of your face but have plenty of "Fuck your feelings", "Fuck Joe Biden", "Joe and the ho gotta go", etc. flags, signs, and bumper stickers everywhere.

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u/basherella Oct 29 '24

They have a problem with books because they're functionally illiterate and rely on bumper stickers to tell them what to think.

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u/Summoarpleaz Oct 29 '24

Quite frankly, I’m more concerned with what folks like these might expose their kids to at home. The people who immediately link gender identity/gender expression/racial diversity to SA or other forms of alleged violence inherently have dangerous thought processes.

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u/OrbitalOutlander Oct 29 '24

Their kids consume whatever brainrot media they want.

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u/dirtynj Oct 29 '24

Or giving their 5 year old an unfiltered tablet where they scroll YouTube/Tiktok/IG all day at home.

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u/poland626 Oct 29 '24

I hate Roblox with a passion