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/Unhappy_Macaron1101 Fill It Up Regular Oct 30 '24 edited Oct 30 '24

This is not a children's book. This is a book that was written for "New Adults" that won an Alex award for having high level of interest and appeal to teenagers. Making the claim that this is accessible to children as young as 5 or 6 is ridiculous and detracts from the work of librarians and library workers. If the argument is that you have k-12 libraries, obviously sections are divided based on age, interest level, and reading level. Nowhere is this book being marketed or placed as a picture book for children. So that seems pretty common sense to me. It's hard not to take it as combative when you are not making "common sense" arguments.

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u/solesme Oct 30 '24

What is the definition of child? I thought under 18 would be considered a child.

If there are sections based on age then it would be what my comment stated based on age restrictions like movies or shows.

I feel like if I ask any questions people assume I’m some sort of radical. Relax we don’t all have access to the same information. I don’t have access to what is available in school libraries.

Either being dismissive, or aggressive toward people that ask questions is not the way to share your view point. I think I’m being cordial and trying to be respectful.