#but there is nuance there that very often gets drowned out by outraged cries of 'censorship' or pithy little slogans that obfuscate

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The thing that almost never gets brought up in "banned books" conversations but that I think is essential to address, is the distinction between "students shouldn't be allowed to read this" and "students shouldn't be required to read this".

There is a wide gulf between removing a book from a curriculum list and removing a book from a library but I almost never hear that acknowledged.

#i have a lot more thoughts on this with examples but im supposed to be working right now #and this isnt to suggest a black and white mentality of 'removing a book from curriculum is always fine' #its not #but there is nuance there that very often gets drowned out by outraged cries of 'censorship' or pithy little slogans that obfuscate #the issue rather than actually engaging and figuring out where the lines should be drawn