This is one of the most censored books in America #shorts

This week’s weekend reading rec is one of the most censored books in America: Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe.

[reddcube]

I wish we could stop banning books, and start banning child beauty pageants

[emilysmith]

If you’re more afraid of a book than a gun, ask yourself why.

[kioloup]

I take banned book lists as book recommendations

[Dr_kok]

Meanwhile the entire trilogy of 50 shades of gray sitting in my school library shelf 🗿

[richardreinertson]

When I was a kid, I could read ANY book in my dad's library, and there was a LOT of sexually explicit content in those books. And therefore: I learned a LOT. And I drew my own conclusions and made my own decisions. Parents who try to "protect" their children are just raising ignorant kids who are not allowed to form their own opinions about anything.

[SireRose]

Book: *Writen for mid teenageers*
Banners: Omg think of the under 10 year olds! We dont wamt to have deep and complex conversations with oue children.

[affentat]

I'm german and I find it very disturbing that the US government starts to rigorously ban books. If you know german history, you know what's coming next 😬

[jayjayjay]

Don't know why they want their kids to be protected from books and not from guns ong America is weird frr💀

[AmyDentata]

Banning books is a great way to guarantee they'll become bestsellers

[TheNoerdy]

What does "supposed sexually explicit images" mean? Are they explicit or not?

[gouldiloof]

It’s funny how conservative Americans will call gen z kids easily offended but they’re doing this

[ragnkja]

Just put it in the correct section of the library rather than outright banning it from school libraries. At a glance, this would be classified as either “mu” (13+) or “voksne” (adults) in Norway, and should be shelved accordingly.

[acrilyxz]

why though, lgbtqia teens are already told they aren't normal we need this

[moana_nui]

Banning these books just gives you more incentive to read them 💀

[uwabamiJohnny]

The censorship of books by conservative Americans is distressing. Fahrenheit 451 was required reading in my High School and it’s becoming more and more relevant.

Let people decide what they want to read for themselves, they just need to put content warnings instead of altering or banning the books.

[tabithal]

My english 12 class had me read 1984. This one, single required reading gave me more respect for my school than any other event in my life attending that school. It is a wonderful, thought-provoking novel. If your school doesnt make you read this book, or even worse **bans** it, I would be cautious of what the school and it's related staff say, and take it all with a grain of salt. Seriously, do yourself a favor and read 1984 before its message is banned.

[johannkriegesmann]

As a German the idea of banning books, keeping the history of banning books in the German history in mind, such a shocking act. I can't really understand how its so easy to do such horrible things

[jujufeirrieo]

This book and a few others was challenged in a town near where I grew up. People came to the meeting to oppose the book with guns and threatening to use them against the school if the book was allowed on the shelves. Luckily nobody got harmed and the book is available for the kids to check out.

[MS-wegn]

I loved that book. If I’d had access to books like that in high school, I would’ve realized I was a trans man a lot sooner and it could’ve spared me years of pain, denial and addiction

[stuartblittley]

the US is a dystopia. wow. i hope everyone is ok genuinely