Once upon a time in a land not so far away, the Comics Code Authority regulated and censored the content that comic books produced. There was what the industry considered “The War on Comics” and it resulted in books being canceled, and a seal of approval being required for anything that went to print. We then move to a time of book burnings, something that could be dated back to any point in societal conscious memory. Whether it be the actual content created or what society deems appropriate, censorship has always existed. Unfortunately we are returning to a time where censorship is a problem.
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Access to information = Safety. Places like public libraries should be a safe place for everyone and by banning comics or books with LGBTQ characters you are telling all these young queer kids that they shouldn’t exist. You are telling them that they are wrong, that who they are is inappropriate. We aren’t banning religious books but how many priests have raped little boys? This mindset is ridiculous and harmful. Censorship will never be something that is okay. If you don’t want to read something then don’t. You should be reading everything your child reads as a parent anyway. Oh yeah….STOP TELLING OTHER PEOPLE WHAT THEY CAN AND CAN’T DO. It’s unamerican to sit there and say “well we have to ban this because it’s inappropriate for my little Timmy”. Your personal rights are YOURS, they are personal and you don’t have a right to infringe upon other people’s personal freedoms.
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