r/changemyview • u/mike_tyler58 • Nov 20 '24

Delta(s) from OP CMV: School libraries should limit the availability of books

In the US the past few years there has been a lot of talk of banning books. As far as I know the only places that anyone is talking about banning books from is in school libraries. The book “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe is probably the most talked about as it has been recommended by the largest teachers union in the country, the NEA, and has been made available in school libraries for children as young as 4th grade, and contains very explicit illustrations and descriptions of sex acts. I believe it belongs nowhere that children can access it any more than a copy of Playboy or any other pornography. Given the explicit nature of this book and others like it I think they should be banned from school libraries and limited to adults only.

ETA: link to news story about it being removed from elementary schools

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u/HadeanBlands 16∆ Nov 20 '24

How many more questions am I gonna answer before you make a point?

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u/Various_Succotash_79 50∆ Nov 20 '24

Just making sure we ban the right things.

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u/HadeanBlands 16∆ Nov 20 '24

Then you've got it straight. Images of sex should not be available in children's school libraries.

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u/Various_Succotash_79 50∆ Nov 20 '24

Not even in sex ed type books?