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It's relevant because the question is not about what type of books are being "banned" but whether "freedom of speech" preserves the right to stock whatever books you want in a public school library.
If hustler releases a text only version of their magazines, that should be allowed.
There is no reason to restrict information.
There is a reason to restrict nude pinups, as there is not an educational purpose to them, they are entertainment.
There is no reason to restrict non-sexual depictions of nudity.
There is no reason to restrict sexual depictions of nudity, if the depiction supports a narrative of conflict resolution, safety, or another educational purpose.
In elementary schools? With children. Well that's certainly an interesting take.
Strange, all sorts of other information is restricted from children by law...
Some of these books have graphical depictions of sexual acts. I'm not sure why anyone would think that's something important to have in a school library or programme.
I said
The article says
Libraries also serve highschools.
This article is completely age appropriate for a teenager even if it's above your reading level.
Yes because courts and judges never cater to the demands of their political friends. And politicians never do things for no reason other than to spite "the other side".
THAT IS LITERAL PORNOGRAPHY. I FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING CRAZY PILLS.
This text is pornography? It's candid, and it's opinionated in that it's pointedly describing how women's rights are being eroded.
This text is fine.
The images around the text are absolutely pornography, if you can't make the distinction between words and pictures you do need help.
I can read just fine, thank you.
I can make the distinction just fine but it's completely irrelevant, considering they're on the same page...
Like I said earlier...
How are you not following, you bring up hustler, I say the text in the magazine could be fine, and then provide a link to an example of text in hustler magazine that is fine.... Do you click on every link without looking at the URL?
You're intentionally avoiding my point. If you don't intend to engage in good faith you can just stop replying to me, thank you.
What's your point? The current laws allow for hustler magazine to be curated in a library? It doesn't.
What books have graphic depictions? Do these books “lack serious literary, artistic, political, educational, or scientific value.”?
Is your point that even if a book has serious literary or educational value, it should still be banned? Wanting to ban things of educational or literary value is censorship. It's a free speech issue because these books are forms of expression. Banning things with value deprives other people of that value.
Yes.
If the content is otherwise pornographic in nature, it has no place in public libraries.
Also people need to stop using the word "banned". It's not Fahrenheit 451 to have a discussion about what does or doesn't belong in children's libraries.
What books? Give an example, if they really have no value it should be unanimous.
No example of a "pornographic" book? Not even the gay penguin one or the other book authored by Mrs Gay?
Spineless shit, prove you aren't a bigot.
Ah yeah now I'm really motivated to return to this 🙄
Right, your hallucination of pornography in libraries isn't actually happening, and this law is designed to harass educators.
Get bent.