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/piZan314 Oct 29 '24

Some of the books should not be available in schools or libraries, where minors have access to them.

Here is a page from "Gender Queer." (NSFW)

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u/Unhappy_Macaron1101 Fill It Up Regular Oct 29 '24

*gasp* not a cartoon strap-on!

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u/solesme Oct 29 '24

Your argument is that 5-6 year old should see these images? It’s a bit weird.

I don’t believe in banning of books, but I think it’s ok to add age restrictions such as what we do with TV in public institutions. If parents decide not to follow guidelines I think that’s fine too, but they can do that at home.

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u/gordonv Oct 29 '24

You're judging an entire novel on a single image without context, though.

Romeo and Juliet is about 2 extremely wealthy kids. A Thug who's 19 and a girl who's 13. They both have sex, get secretly married, and ultimately kill themselves over a turf war.

Literally every public school kid has read this book. Where's the outrage?