tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post780956634453523714..comments2023-10-24T05:07:00.888-05:00Comments on Tales from a Loud Librarian: Students Weigh in on Banned Books and the Freedom to ReadElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15028678787164951183noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-9594882790089771502016-11-18T12:04:24.365-06:002016-11-18T12:04:24.365-06:00I believe that books should not be banned for
Sch...I believe that books should not be banned for<br /><br />School libarys. In the article, You Have a Duty To<br /><br />“Ban” Books by Mark Hemingway he says, ”Huck<br /><br />Fin is sometimes removed from school libraries<br /><br />because of it’s constant use of the word “nigger”. I<br /><br />don’t think they should have did this because, they<br /><br />could easily not read that book instead of banning<br /><br />the book. In the video, The latest “banned books”<br /><br />by CBS This Morning they discuss a book about a<br /><br />transgender teen that was banned. While the<br /><br />author of the banned book is getting interviewed<br /><br />she says, “ I think what were learning is the<br /><br />country’s is more frightening than we thought it<br /><br />was. Were afraid of going forward”. I agree<br /><br />because at this age you and your child should have<br /><br />a talk about transgender and bisexual people already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-54019368516663920742016-11-03T14:01:40.093-05:002016-11-03T14:01:40.093-05:00I believe that books should not be banned because ... I believe that books should not be banned because parents can restrict their own children from certain books while allowing other people to freely read them. The author of Captain Underpants, Dav Pilkey, made a video about how to show concern without undermining the freedoms of others around you, all you would have to do is “make a simple change.” Instead of completely banning a book for everyone, just ban it for who you really don't want to,for example your children or family members. Laurie Anderson’s book, Speak, has faced difficulties as other banned books have. Anderson had a tough childhood living with a father who had PTSD and was an alcoholic. She said it would have been easier if she had someone to talk to, and her writing has allowed “[her] to become a pillar of support for her readers.” These banned books can help readers through tough times and aren't just harmful. These books shouldn't be banned because they can be blocked by parents or guardians from their children, and if the children do read them, it could help them instead of harm them.<br /><br /><br />QQ Bordelon 3rdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-80553937896737182732016-10-27T16:18:39.766-05:002016-10-27T16:18:39.766-05:00
Banned books are a good part of society because ...<br /> Banned books are a good part of society because it shelters children from content they should not be seeing at that age. In the article written by BUSTLE about Laurie Halse Anderson, she is on a tour promoting her new book speak. When Anderson was speaking to a little girl she told her she had been raped, and the little girl,’ burst into tears, confessing to Anderson that her sister had been raped, and as a result of the trauma, was suffering from depression and drug use.” This book should be kept off the shelves of elementary school library because there could be more kids who could get upset by this book, and even are emotionally affected by it. In the video by local news outlet talking about the new captain underpants book Captain Underpants And The Sensational Saga Of Sir Stinks A-Lot. The news outlet talks about how the book was pulled off the shelves of a local school in Monroe’s book fair because of LGBT content. This was a good thing because, “kids from kindergarten on up shopped and read books without parental involvement.” Kids could be exposed to this content before they are even of the age to comprehend it this book could change the whole course of their lives. This why banned books are a good part of our society, and why banned books should stay a part of it. Daniel C VianaBordelon 1st<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-19471058529512521592016-10-27T10:08:48.343-05:002016-10-27T10:08:48.343-05:00I do not think that it is fair to ban books. Books... I do not think that it is fair to ban books. Books hold knowledge and people should not have that taken away from them. Most books on the banned list either have topics some people may thing is ‘too far’ or they just may not like it. Either way it is censorship and it is wrong to ban books just for these simple reasons. People don’t have to ruin everybody’s fun, they can simply just not purchase the book or not care; however it is uncalled for when they make it so that it’s not accessible in some ways. Pizzo even explains that, “Typically, banned books fall into four categories of offense: political, religious, sexual, or social” (Pizzo Banned books). It’s not right to complain to the point of a book being taken out of a book fair just because it has some controversial topics, again there is a simple solution, and that is not to buy the book. Another concern is that the violence is a big problem, but the author of the General OneFile post feels “as someone who thrived on reading banned books in high school, I can proudly say I have no desire to become an assassin, psychopath, revolutionary or Satanist after reading books like Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" or John Steinbeck's ‘The Grapes of Wrath’” (General OneFile BookBanning). Nothing should prohibit somebody from getting a book because the good should not have to suffer for the bad. It is just a matter a principle because it isn’t fair or right.<br />F.M. Bordelon 2ndAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-34133372836750990362016-10-27T09:47:13.850-05:002016-10-27T09:47:13.850-05:00I think that books should not be banned. I say thi...I think that books should not be banned. I say this because kids are going to learn about adult content later in their life, so why not learn now. According to Laurie Halse Anderson on 'Speak,' Censorship, and The Impossible Knife of Memory she also thinks that parents should “ have to kind of suck it up, and to start being honest with kids about what is the reality of the world.” Anderson doesn’t like the fact that parents aren’t telling their kids about certain content and that is restricting what they can read, I also think this. Furthermore in Censoring The Imagination by Judith Saltman also thinks “children should be given nothing but the unvarnished truth.“ I agree with this because the earlier you learn things the more you will learn about it. To wrap things up I support the idea that kids should have the freedom to read whatever they want because they are going to learn about it regardless, and it will teach kids about the content.<br /><br /><br />L.D.S 2nd Bordelon<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-78916727468482317492016-10-24T11:15:27.075-05:002016-10-24T11:15:27.075-05:00I believe that books should not be banned from a l...I believe that books should not be banned from a library or a book fair.When I read the article "Laurie Halse Anderson on speak, censorship,and The Impossible Knife of Memory," I noticed that Anderson gets a lot of challenges on her book Speak. She said that "adults have to kind of suck it up, and to start being honest with kids about what is the reality of the world." She is basically saying that parents need to stop trying to protect their children from actual events that happen in society today. There was a book that was banned from a school book fair because it has a gay character in its. The book was “Captain Underpants.” Now I don't know about you, but I loved reading these books when I was younger.In the video, Kids Book with “Gay” Character Banned from School Book Fair, the author of the book said that “letting children choose their own books is crucial to helping them learn to love reading.” I agree with this author because children need to learn what type of books they like and what they don't like, their parents shouldn't decide for them. Just because one parent doesn't like the book doesn't mean they have to take it from other kids.<br />A.J Bordelon 1st <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-15381803303400194182016-10-20T19:49:42.595-05:002016-10-20T19:49:42.595-05:00I strongly agree with your opinion. I believe that...I strongly agree with your opinion. I believe that books shouldn't be banned because of just one element, that wasn't even causing problems, and in Harry Potter's case the topic is witchcraft. I believe that the adults should have put more time towards actually reading the book because if they did they would know that kids weren't actually going to take up the hobby of witchcraft if they read Harry Potter.<br />K.F. Bordelon 3rdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-4765944147787893492016-10-20T10:04:41.700-05:002016-10-20T10:04:41.700-05:00I agree with you that children should learn rather...I agree with you that children should learn rather than not to learn at all. Children should learn and prepare for different situations that people think are "inappropriate". The "inappropriate" situations are happening in the real world, so children should not be hidden from them.<br />N.T.L. Bordelon 3rd PeriodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-8843000292263502882016-10-19T12:03:05.776-05:002016-10-19T12:03:05.776-05:00Banned Books Reply
CMC 3rd Bordelon
I think that y...Banned Books Reply<br />CMC 3rd Bordelon<br />I think that you did a great job! You had exquisite word choice, and I feel as if you could easily persuade someone to support your side of the argument. Your act of defending not only yourself, but everyone else’s rights was a great justification for your opinion. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-5129671944789082002016-10-19T11:12:16.136-05:002016-10-19T11:12:16.136-05:00I think books should not be banned from school or ...I think books should not be banned from school or libraries. Parents should have a choice whether or not their kids can read it,because “while books may occasionally be banned from all readers, young and old alike—particularly when governments feel threatened by texts—most book bans are partial, intended to protect children specifically.” Parents should be able to prevent their child from reading a certain book because they don’t like the content, but other parents might have a different opinion. Students should be able to read whatever they want to freely as long as their parents agree with it. Because, “The school alone has the final say in what books are appropriate for the children under its care to read, and if a child reads at school a book or books which his parents absolutely forbid at home--well, then, perhaps the parents' values are too narrow and restrictive to begin with.” then I think the books should be not to ban. Parents should have the final say in what their kid reads, but also they can’t limi what their chi8ld does at school. This can be controlled by writing a note to the teacher or the librarian. Although some students or parents don’t agree with some content their kids are reading, some parents do, therefore books should be not to ban. <br />K.H. Bordelon 3rdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-91730190732062122492016-10-19T08:26:55.676-05:002016-10-19T08:26:55.676-05:00Though books can be harmless, there are different ...Though books can be harmless, there are different books that parents seem to think shouldn’t be in reach of children. I disagree. Parents should be responsible for what their children read. The idea of banning books is unnecessary because children must know how to face reality. Books like “Captain Underpants” are one of ALA’s most banned books due to the fact that, according to Emily Knox, “-the behavior of the kids who read it—that little boys will read it and then they start doing diaper jokes, fart jokes, that sort of thing” (Gale), though the book is mainly for entertainment purposes, not to influence children to do such behavior. I think that “Captain Underpants” should not be banned because the parent has the right to allow or not allow the child to read the content. The book causes no harm for it is meant to entertain children, not influence them. However, there are readers who do not like the idea or moral of the book itself. This quote, “-there’s people who would be very very happy to have books and ideas removed” stated by Neil Gaiman, shows that there are people who honestly do not like the idea of reading. Reading is a way to learn about the world in your hands. Reading allows the reader to express their creativity and not captivate it. Books should not be banned. Although there are books that may be extreme, the reader will soon have to realize that that’s the part of growing up and gaining knowledge.<br /><br />L.T. Bordelon, 1st<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-47643189097539516282016-10-18T20:10:37.399-05:002016-10-18T20:10:37.399-05:00 I think that they should not ban book from any... I think that they should not ban book from anyplace for any reason. If someone doesn't like a book then they simply do not have to read it; but if someone does enjoy that book then they should be able to get it from a library or public place. Parents did not like the “Captain Underpants” and they didn’t want it in the book fair. “Authors typically have intended meanings for their work, but there will always be those who misunderstand a book's message.” (Book banning: Learning from our past mistakes) I believe this is what happened with the book “Captain Underpants”; parents focused on something that wasn't the message and protested the book’s availability at the book fair. Fenice B. Boyd and Nancy M. Bailey's "Censorship in Three Metaphors," a section of the article was named "Censorship as a Barbed Wire Fence." which made me think of people being restricted from what they want to read. I strongly disagree with banning books because if people want to read a certain book then they should be able to do so. If someone doesn't like a book then they don’t have to read it.<br />JHS - Bordelon 2nd Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-66551306870196791512016-10-18T19:36:49.486-05:002016-10-18T19:36:49.486-05:00I don’t think that these books deserved to be bann...I don’t think that these books deserved to be banned. In the video about Captain Under pants they say that it was banned from the scholastic book fair. I think that it doesn’t need to be banned because the kids are eventually going to learn it later in their lives. Then with the video about the book Beyond Magenta they say that this was one of the top ten books challenged. Kids are going to know about this sooner or later and if the want to change genders then they should be aloud to.<br /><br />C.C. BordelonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-5847641509797117612016-10-18T19:32:04.524-05:002016-10-18T19:32:04.524-05:00I agree with you. People are afraid of what they d...I agree with you. People are afraid of what they don't understand, and try to ban the books that introduce it.I also agree with you on that banning books completely is absurd. Books allow people to express their ideas and opinions, and banning books you don't agree with is too extreme.<br />JAR Bordelon 2ndAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-14377862362141997052016-10-18T19:23:01.055-05:002016-10-18T19:23:01.055-05:00I don’t think that these books deserved to be bann...I don’t think that these books deserved to be banned. In the video about Captain Under pants they say that it was banned from the scholastic book fair. I think that it doesn’t need to be banned because the kids are eventually going to learn it later in their lives. Then with the video about the book Beyond Magenta they say that this was one of the top ten books challenged. Kids are going to know about this sooner or later and if the want to change genders then they should be aloud to.<br /><br />C.C. BordelonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-22136389405355504492016-10-18T11:32:22.459-05:002016-10-18T11:32:22.459-05:00 I believe that we should not ban books from schoo... I believe that we should not ban books from schools and libraries. One of the arguments defending the right to ban books is that they don’t “abide community standards of morality and decency” as said in the article It’s not censorship, its parenting! I believe that this is unfair and should not be a factor because children should have the right to have their brain challenged by things that are deemed mature. Also, in the video Dav Pilkey on Reading Choice, Pilkey states how parents shouldn’t ban books all together in a library; but in their household or family. I agree that parents and families should do this because banning books from a library refuses anyone from doing this when there are other parents who think that it’s okay if their children read the book being banned since the parents banning books speak for everyone, which is not fair. So, I believe that banning books is unfair to everyone and should not happen.<br />TJR Bordelon 2nd <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-84146771059525273642016-10-18T10:22:01.493-05:002016-10-18T10:22:01.493-05:00Ban or Don’t Ban Books
I believe that we should ...Ban or Don’t Ban Books<br /><br /> I believe that we should not ban books from schools and libraries. One of the arguments defending the right to ban books is that they don’t “abide community standards of morality and decency” as said in the article It’s not censorship, its parenting! I believe that this is unfair and should not be a factor because children should have the right to have their brain challenged by things that are deemed mature. Also, in the video Dav Pilkey on Reading Choice, Pilkey states how parents shouldn’t ban books all together in a library; but in their household or family. I agree that parents and families should do this because banning books from a library refuses anyone from doing this when there are other parents who think that it’s okay if their children read the book being banned since the parents banning books speak for everyone, which is not fair. So, I believe that banning books is unfair to everyone and should not happen.<br /><br />TJR 2nd Bordelon<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-18162915034935681702016-10-18T08:23:05.036-05:002016-10-18T08:23:05.036-05:00
I believe that we should not ban books from scho...<br /> I believe that we should not ban books from schools and libraries. One of the arguments defending the right to ban books is that they don’t “abide community standards of morality and decency” as said in the article It’s not censorship, its parenting! I believe that this is unfair and should not be a factor because children should have the right to have their brain challenged by things that are deemed mature. Also, in the video Dav Pilkey on Reading Choice, Pilkey states how parents shouldn’t ban books all together in a library; but in their household or family. I agree that parents and families should do this because banning books from a library refuses anyone from doing this when there are other parents who think that it’s okay if their children read the book being banned since the parents banning books speak for everyone, which is not fair. So, I believe that banning books is unfair to everyone and should not happen.<br />TJR Bordelon 2nd <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-12833144672513132782016-10-17T20:10:37.293-05:002016-10-17T20:10:37.293-05:00I’m opposed the idea of banning books in schools a...I’m opposed the idea of banning books in schools and school libraries.Reading books can allow children to be exposed to diversity, unique perspectives, and real world problems. I agree with Laurie Halse Anderson when she says “Adults have to suck it up, about what is the reality of the world” in the Bustle article “Laurie Halse Anderson on ‘speak’ censorship, and ‘The impossible Knife of Memory”. Even though some books may not seem school appropriate, they shouldn’t be banned entirely so that no one can pick it up off the shelf. For example, “Beyond Magenta” by Susan Kuklin is on the banned books list, because it features something related to LGBT. Personally, I don’t see a problem with letting kids read about this, but other people might try to get it banned because they do. It seems very absurd to me, to limit variety and diversity in a library of all places. I think it’s important to encourage kids to read the books that interest them, and to not be limited to what the general public, teachers, or parents want them to. “Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-a-lot” by Dav Pilkey was banned from a book fair at a school in monroe, because the main character grew up to be gay.<br /> In my opinion, it isn’t right to ban books having to do with LGBT, mental illness,or real world issues, because it might be affect kids who are dealing with it in their everyday lives. I don’t like the idea of banning books.<br />JAR- Bordelon 2ndAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-14091316173592018032016-10-17T19:21:57.117-05:002016-10-17T19:21:57.117-05:00I believe that censorship against books is morally...I believe that censorship against books is morally unjust. Censorship is a practice that China, Russia, Nazi Germany, and Fascist Italy. I think we all can agree we don't want to be under the influence of tyrants. Cencorship is "the practice of officially examining books, movies, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts". However, we must ask ourselves, what is exactly unacceptable. Is it the drugs, rape, sex, alcohol, and smoking that are "poisoning the minds of young readers"? To pro-censorship people, it is a school's responsibility to keep readers from witnessing certain materials that parents, faculty, or others do not approve of in school libraries. First, shouldn't the parents just tell the librarian that they do not want their child to read that material, instead of ruining a learning experience for all? This should be the way things were formed in the beginning of the United States, with freedom of information for all(don't think about the women and minorities). In conclusion, censorship is an unconstitutional act and should not be in activity in the United States.<br /><br />KP Bordelon 2ndAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-67117383049677580612016-10-17T18:52:55.092-05:002016-10-17T18:52:55.092-05:00 Whether books should be banned and the criteria f... Whether books should be banned and the criteria for their banning has conflict more often than one may think. Most of the time, people want a book to be banned because of: sexual content, violence, sensitive information, and strong language, or in the case of Harry Potter, witchcraft. In my opinion, no book should be banned, unless it causes real actual damage to people, like a propaganda book calling for genocide. One video from Local 4 News that my class watched talked on how a Captain Underpants book was pulled off the shelves of a book fair because a character happened to be homosexual. Although some may argue that a gay character may disturb a child, one woman in the video said that pulling the book off would be unwise, that “this is the real world” and that keeping children away from this would be unrealistic. I think that this is true because keeping sensitive or political media away from children would be coddling them from the real world, which is full of such things. Another instance would be a video from CBS of a book called Beyond Magenta: Transgender Kids Speak Out, written by Susan Kuklin, which was very challenged after it was published. It was believed that this was the case because humans are naturally afraid, more than people would think that they are and that this possibly “dangerous knowledge” would receive less belligerence over time. I believe that this is also true, as is the case of the heliocentric theory, people were scared of it as it greatly contradicted the Bible’s literal sayings, but people began to believe and build upon this theory as it was turned out to be true. Over several hundred years, people now accept this theory and are no longer afraid of it. In order for this to happen, books like these should not be banned. Again, banning books for sensitive or uncomfortable content is unreasonable and illogical, those who want to ban them may slowly appease. Even more, banning books just because someone does not like it intrudes on our natural human rights, and not banning them helps our hard won first amendment to be fulfilled.<br /><br />PAY Bordelon 2nd<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-81394536998062821432016-10-17T18:35:42.478-05:002016-10-17T18:35:42.478-05:00 Banning books seems like a wrong action to me. Th... Banning books seems like a wrong action to me. The reader shouldn’t be shielded from the adult world. Instead, they should be able to learn the knowledge they want to learn. Banning books may also separate the reader from major issues in the world, such as various crimes involving sexually explicit content. An example of this roots from the book Speak, where the author, Laurie Halse Anderson, has a presentation to an audience and then promptly causes a member of the audience, a small child, to speak out to Anderson, telling Anderson that her “sister had been raped” and then breaks into tears. If the book was banned, this child wouldn’t have spoken out; the issue would have stayed hidden from the reader’s eyes, which is why I do not support book banning as it censors the reader’s mind and body from the outside world.<br /><br />A.T. English I Bordelon 3rd<br /><br />10/8/16.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16764853130907091658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-73519823487369241002016-10-17T17:19:54.041-05:002016-10-17T17:19:54.041-05:00I think that you are right about banning books, be...I think that you are right about banning books, because it does restrict knowledge from people, but you did have some grammer issues.<br />J.B. 2nd BordelonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-11386377514258806832016-10-17T17:16:17.189-05:002016-10-17T17:16:17.189-05:00 Whether books should be banned and the criteria f... Whether books should be banned and the criteria for their banning has conflict more often than one may think. Most of the time, people want a book to be banned because of: sexual content, violence, sensitive information, and strong language, or in the case of Harry Potter, witchcraft. In my opinion, no book should be banned, unless it causes real actual damage to people, like a propaganda book calling for genocide. One video from Local 4 News that my class watched talked on how a Captain Underpants book was pulled off the shelves of a book fair because a character happened to be homosexual. Although some may argue that a gay character may disturb a child, one woman in the video said that pulling the book off would be unwise, that “this is the real world” and that keeping children away from this would be unrealistic. I think that this is true because keeping sensitive or political media away from children would be coddling them from the real world, which is full of such things. Another instance would be a video from CBS of a book called Beyond Magenta: Transgender Kids Speak Out, written by Susan Kuklin, which was very challenged after it was published. It was believed that this was the case because humans are naturally afraid, more than people would think that they are and that this possibly “dangerous knowledge” would receive less belligerence over time. I believe that this is also true, as is the case of the heliocentric theory, people were scared of it as it greatly contradicted the Bible’s literal sayings, but people began to believe and build upon this theory as it was turned out to be true. Over several hundred years, people now accept this theory and are no longer afraid of it. In order for this to happen, books like these should not be banned. Again, banning books for sensitive or uncomfortable content is unreasonable and illogical, those who want to ban them may slowly appease. Even more, banning books just because someone does not like it intrudes on our natural human rights, and not banning them helps our hard won first amendment to be fulfilled.<br /><br />PAY Bordelon 2nd<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166386504207012802.post-1973686988138277882016-10-16T23:17:02.549-05:002016-10-16T23:17:02.549-05:00I believe that no book should be banned from libra...I believe that no book should be banned from libraries because no matter what anyone says, they cannot stop you from reading something you want to read. To deny a child the ability to read any book he/she wishes to read, is like denying that child their rights as a citizen of the United States. I could not live in a world where I could not read what I wanted nor should anyone else which is why there should not be a ban on any book in public libraries. Now, age is an issue when it comes to books. Some books are much to graphic and vulgar for younger readers; this is why I believe that with the explicit permission from a parent or guardian, a child may check out or buy any book from public libraries. This is my view on the banning of books from public libraries.<br /> R C-L Ritter 3rdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com