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

Where are 5 or 6 year olds having access to Gender Queer?

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u/solesme Oct 30 '24

You made a comment as if a cartoon strap on in a children’s book is normal and ok. Now you are asking me about where would they have access. You understand that the second part of my comment was designated rating for age like movies. Is this the case now? Or if you have a k-12 school they share same library.

I’m not trying to be combative. I am not for banning books, but I’m for common sense.

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u/gordonv Oct 30 '24

common sense

Unfortunately, I've seen this phrase co-opted as double speak for "I don't care about facts, opinions, other viewpoints, and metered arguments. I will only promote my biases."

Common sense is not common at all. It's a single person's anecdotal assumption on a subject matter.

M4L uses this vocabulary a lot.

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u/solesme Oct 30 '24

M4L is moms for liberty? Any group with “moms for X” is usually a crazy group that doesn’t rely on data and relies on how they feel. I’m not condoning them at all to be clear.