“No one is advocating for sexually explicit content to be available in an elementary school library or in [the] children’s section of the library,” Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said. “That’s a distraction from the real challenge. I understand and respect that parents may choose to limit what their children read, especially at younger ages. My wife and I did. Others do, too. But no parent should have the right to tell another parent’s child what they can and cannot read in school or at home. Every student deserves access to books that reflect their experiences and help them better understand who they are.”

I have a now 6th grader and it’s called parenting. I decide what is appropriate and not appropriate for my child. Not someone else.

I find it impressive how you managed to quote the article while clearly not having read it

Yes and yes

You didn’t argue against him. You shamed him.

You shamed him for arguing an objective truth. Your children will grow in a land without freedom because you shamed people who tried to defend it.

I have a kid of my own. I want her to have access to all kinds of book content, sexual or not.

Sexual content in books is not going to ruin children. The vast majority are mature enough to handle it and it will more often than not help teach them to navigate the real world with more nuance than they would otherwise.

It can give words to the actions and feelings they come across, say for example, when a child is sexually assaulted and isn’t aware that it’s wrong, so they don’t speak up about it.

The books are not the problem. Books are never the problem and banning them is a huge infringement of the government on people’s freedom.

I WANT MORAL OUTRAGE ABOUT TOPICS THAT DON’T MATTER!

This is Lemmy. Of course they don’t have kids. Most of these people are severely emotionally stunted teenagers going through a Che Guevara phase.