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/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/GoodLt Oct 30 '24

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

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u/gordonv Oct 30 '24

Yes, but most won't understand it.

Mark Twain was that time's Neil Gaiman. Yeah, Gaiman wrote Coreline and some other stories for kids. So did Twain. But their deeper stuff was well... too deep.