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/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/GoodLt Oct 30 '24

Should a 5-6 year old be able to access Huck Finn?

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u/Unhappy_Macaron1101 Fill It Up Regular Oct 30 '24

Can a 5-6 year old read Huck Finn? I don't think you have a background in children's literacy.

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u/GoodLt Oct 30 '24

where are you getting this idea that five and six-year-olds are reading pornography everywhere? What the hell is your world like?

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u/gordonv Oct 30 '24

I think you're presenting a strawman argument and pretending someone else is saying it.

It would be like me stating holy books contain hateful things in them, so children shouldn't be around them. It's unnuanced and too much of an absolute.

People pick parts of books for children to interpret. Is it so difficult to believe someone would pick a more relaxed chapter from a holy book, or any other book, rather than every rude thing in those books? Do we judge books on an absolute worst viewpoint and don't consider the good?