sarahmae writes “After removing Harry Potter, Artemis Fowl and bilingual Clifford books from a list recommended by a parent-teacher committee for the Board’s approval, the Board drafted a new selection policy which states in part:
“Books now cannot depict drinking alcohol, smoking, drugs, sex, including “negative sexuality,” implied or explicit nudity, cursing, violent crime or weapons, gambling, foul humor and “dark content.”
Read the rest of the article here.
Found via the Blog of a Bookslut.”
So nothing for children of alcoholics?
I wonder if the creators of this policy understand that they’re knocking out a lot of age appropriate helpful books for children.
I’m thinking about books that portray drinking in families so that a child can understand that living in an alcoholic home *isn’t* normal and can learn things to protect him or herself from this difficult situation.
Or books like “It’s my body” that teach children not to accept inappropriate touches. Surely that would fall under “dark matter.”
Sad to see people go so far. Especially when their idea of “protecting children” may wind up harming children instead.
Re:So nothing for children of alcoholics?
Of course not. I’d bet five bucks (American, even), that if you asked them they wouldn’t even call this action censorship. In fact, odds are that they would deny it vociferously and accuse you of being a wrong-wing nut who is trying to deny them their right of “We Must Protect The Children” ™(r)(c).