Early main vid: The Books Banned in 2026
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I swear Ellen Hopkins cannot get a break just because she writes about REAL experiences that young people ACTUALLY face daily. I know she’s had some pusback for other reasons too, but her material is real and I myself and people I know can really relate to her writing because of that. Her writing brings awareness to the parts of our world we like to pretend aren’t reality-how we treat children matters, religious institutions/systems faults, trafficking happens to anyone, drug addictions aren’t malicious or lazy in nature. People are too uncomfortable with the reality that the topics she writes about are not only happening, but horribly common. Do I think it should be in school libraries for K-5? No. Just because you don’t want a child picking it up and reading it without understanding it but taking it out of high schools and public libraries like some states are doing/wanting to do with banned books is way too far. Taking it our of middle school libraries is on the line for me, I can see arguments for both ways for that l group because some middle schoolers are still very innocent and can be traumatized by the material if they read it without knowing what it is about (many kids just pick up books out of pressure for school and start reading) while others, especially those who have experienced these things in their lives, may find it comforting or cathartic to read and others may read it to gain a better perspective of life outside their bubble. It builds empathy for those kids who can handle it. So yeah, K-5, I’d say no. 6-8 probably, and high school definitely.
Honestly there are legit issues with 13 Reasons Why, especially the show. Some argued that it kinda promotes suicide, and the scene where Hannah kills herself in the tub in the season 1 finale was actually removed by Netflix after a few years of being up on there after some accusations that people had actually committed suicide after watching the show. I actually tracked down the original version of that episode out of morbid curiosity and holy shit that scene was disturbing, that made me wince more then any horror film i've ever seen, like goddamn I don't think any scene in a TV show or film will ever disturb me as much as that scene did.
I agree that there's certain things I would personally never depict in film or television. I gave alot of flack to family guy in the past for giving clear instructions on suicide. I haven't seen the show, but suicide is a subject that needs to be treated with respect and care.
If kids can't watch certain movies without parental consent, certain books should receive the same treatment. It will (hopefully) create open dialogue between them and their parents about why they can or can't read it. When I finally get married and have kids, I intend to never use "because I said so" as a reason.
9:31 Joke's on the list makers: I've already read Part-Time Indian
They didn't bat an eye about the fact that the book had gun violence in it. Look at the society we're in
There are certain books that I don't mind being forbidden. Like, you know, mein Kampf or something like that. But most banned books just feel like parents didn't like it because it shows gay things or whatever.