Whether it gets said or not, the vast majority of the time people talking about “age appropriateness” in books are against books that include critical discussion of racism/slavery/homophobia/transphobia/misogyny, or take an inclusive perspective on gender identity, unorthodox gender presentation, non-heterosexual sexuality, non-heterosexual families, and women’s rights.
Man this argument gets so old it’s always the parents fault like parents are some omnipotent omniscient force able to curate a child’s life like clipping a bonsai.
No; it’s not blame. It’s expecting parents to be parents. If you’re not responsible enough to monitor what your kids are reading/watching, then you’re not responsible enough to be a parent.
Man this argument gets so old it’s always the parents fault like parents are some omnipotent omniscient force able to curate a child’s life like clipping a bonsai.
It’s not difficult to keep an eye on what your child is reading. You’re running them back and forth to the library already; take 5 fucking seconds and look at what they’re choosing.
But heaven forbid a parent actually be a parent and show any interest in their childs lives.
I am against book banning bu6 I don’t want a 10 year old access to a ton of damaging content.
The internet is bad enough, this is a hard nut to Crack but worthy of conversation.
The question is what constitutes “damaging content”?
Whether it gets said or not, the vast majority of the time people talking about “age appropriateness” in books are against books that include critical discussion of racism/slavery/homophobia/transphobia/misogyny, or take an inclusive perspective on gender identity, unorthodox gender presentation, non-heterosexual sexuality, non-heterosexual families, and women’s rights.
That is the question there are absolutely vile things that have been put into print.
No, it really isn’t. There’s quite a simple solution that has been known for centuries.
Be an actual parent to your children.
You don’t want your kid reading a book? Fine; don’t let them. Don’t force your bullshit on others.
Ahh yes the common refrain blame the parents.
Man this argument gets so old it’s always the parents fault like parents are some omnipotent omniscient force able to curate a child’s life like clipping a bonsai.
No; it’s not blame. It’s expecting parents to be parents. If you’re not responsible enough to monitor what your kids are reading/watching, then you’re not responsible enough to be a parent.
It’s not difficult to keep an eye on what your child is reading. You’re running them back and forth to the library already; take 5 fucking seconds and look at what they’re choosing.
But heaven forbid a parent actually be a parent and show any interest in their childs lives.