The association, founded in 1876, condemned legislation that would threaten librarians and other educators with criminal prosecution for possessing “obscene” material.

The association, founded in 1876, condemned legislation that would threaten librarians and other educators with criminal prosecution for possessing “obscene” material.

    • Kalkaline @leminal.space
      45·
      9 months ago

      Let’s not pretend censorship is new. People who are old enough remember Tipper Gore and Frank Zappa arguing over music censorship.

    • TakiMinase@slrpnk.net
      51·
      9 months ago

      Authoritarians want to watch us poop and have intercourse. They also want to count how many times we masturbate. That is the authoritarian sickness.

    • TakiMinase@slrpnk.net
      11·
      9 months ago

      Authoritarians want to watch us poop and have intercourse. They also want to count how many times we masturbate. That is the authoritarian sickness.

      • iquanyin@lemmy.world
        71·
        9 months ago

        i expect them to trust their kids and not try to micromanage the entire country because the don’t.

          • iquanyin@lemmy.world
            21·
            9 months ago

            are those mutually exclusive? i didn’t find them to be. as with every single thing, you have to be attentive and responsive to the actual kids and situation. those change as time goes on…

              • bane_killgrind@lemmy.mlEnglish
                12·
                9 months ago

                If hustler releases a text only version of their magazines, that should be allowed.

                There is no reason to restrict information.

                There is a reason to restrict nude pinups, as there is not an educational purpose to them, they are entertainment.

                There is no reason to restrict non-sexual depictions of nudity.

                There is no reason to restrict sexual depictions of nudity, if the depiction supports a narrative of conflict resolution, safety, or another educational purpose.

                  • bane_killgrind@lemmy.mlEnglish
                    12·
                    9 months ago

                    I said

                    if the depiction supports a narrative of conflict resolution, safety, or another educational purpose.

                    The article says

                    “We’re seeing attempts by advocacy groups to file criminal charges against librarians and educators for books that they would like to see out of the library, and over and over again, these prosecutors decline to prosecute because there is absolutely no evidence that the books meet the most minimal standards for obscenity under the Miller Test,” she said.

                    The Miller Test is the U.S. Supreme Court’s legal test to determine what works are obscene. A book, a picture or a film is classified as obscene if it “describes or shows sexual conduct in a patently offensive way” or “lacks serious literary, artistic, political, educational, or scientific value.”

                    Libraries also serve highschools.

                    This article is completely age appropriate for a teenager even if it’s above your reading level.