Book Ban, Censorship Or Parental Guidance? (Video)
In this episode, I’m joined by the Common Core Diva Lynne Taylor and father/activist Bruce Friedman in an eye-opening interview regarding how parents can take back control of what children are being subjected to in public libraries and in schools. The information is very practical and deals with not only pornographic material but politically driven material that younger children are being presented with. You’ll see Bruce’s method for dealing with these items and how you can too!
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Questions supplied by Lynne and responded to by Bruce.
1) The question has been asked before, ‘should parents or other adults be able to ban books? What do you say to this?
[I DISPENSE WITH CALLING IT A “BAN.” DISCERNMENT IS NOT HATRED. NOTHING HAS BEEN BANNED. BEER IS NOT SERVED IN SCHOOL. BEER STILL EXISTS. BEER IS STILL AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE. BEER HAS NOT BEEN BANNED. BEER HAS BEEN PLACED IN MORE AGE APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS.]
2) What spurred you into action? It’s been a while since you’ve been on the show, so folks may not remember you moved from NY to FL. What’s happened since then, as far as parent activism?
[MY LOVE OF MY FAMILY AND MY NATION SPURRED ACTION. MY STUBBORN NATURE GIRDS ME IN THIS BATTLE WITH COMPLACENCY AND IGNORANCE AND EVIL. MY ULTIMATE GOAL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PORN. I AIM TO REMOVE BOOKS THAT ARE INFUSED WITH DIVISIVE CRITICAL RACE THEORY.
CRT IS THE WORST THING WE HAVE EVER ALLOWED TO TOUCH OUR CHILDREN. I AM SOMETHING OF AN EXPERT. CRT CAN BE DEFINED BY ITS CONTENT
WATCH FOR KEYWORDS LIKE THESE
3) According to ratedbooks.org, No Left Turn in Education is listed as a partner. The Content Based System of 0-5; did you help create that?
[NO, AND I DETEST IT]
What examples can you share with us for each of the numbers? How are books determined to fit each number?
[DETERMINATIONS BY OTHERS YIELD MIXED RESULTS. IF USED IN MY OWN DISTRICT FOR A BOOK CHALLENGE, I USUALLY CROSS OUT THE RATINGS FROM BOOKLOOKS REPORTS, AND SIMPLY ANALYZE BOOK CONTENT.]
(Please remember if the book is too explicit, we’ll need a parental warning for the show)
[WILL BE HANDLED AS TASTEFULLY AS POSSIBLE
SEE HORRIBLE SAMPLE – https://drive.google.com/
Where would some of our classic books which have been banned previously go?(Ex. Catcher in the Rye, Uncle Wriggly, 1984 and Huckleberry Finn)
[I CHALLENGED A GRAPHIC NOVEL BASED ON ORWELL’S 1984 (PORN) NOT ANY OF THE OTHERS – NEVER HEARD OF UNCLE WRIGGLY – WHAT IS IT?
FYI – REMOVED BOOKS HAVE BEEN SHREDDED TO AVOID LIABILITY FOR THEM EVER REACHING A CHILD AGAIN – I AM HAPPY AND SAD ABOUT THIS]
Other classics which are considered banned:
https://comlib.org/2022/banned-book-classics/
[I DON’T CARE – WHO DID THE “CONSIDERING?” WERE THEY COMMUNISTS?]
4) Book banning dates back throughout history, however, is it more appropriate to call it ‘censorship’?
[IF YOU CALL IT A BAN – THAT’S A LIE. ALMOST EVERY BOOK I EVER CHALLENGED IS FREE ONLINE – EVEN THE WORST! – CENSORSHIP IS ALSO A STRETCH.
CALL IT WHAT IT IS – MORAL DISCERNMENT BASED ON COMMUNITY STANDARDS. GENERALLY SOMETHING WE SHOULD ALL SUPPORT.]
Right now we are seeing parents lead this latest effort. Fl has used its state level gov’t to turn banning/censorship into law.
[I RELY ON A MUCH OLDER FLORIDA STATUTE TO ACCOMPLISH MY GOALS – SEE FS847.
ALMOST EVERY LAW WRITTEN BY DESANTIS HAS BEEN COMPLETELY USELESS TO ME IN THIS BATTLE TO PROTECT INNOCENT CHILDREN!
PAUL BURNS AT FDOE ISSUED A CLARIFYING MEMORANDUM THAT MADE ALMOST ALL DESANTIS’ LAWS TOOTHLESS.]
Other states are considering similar, or already have. Other countries have passed legislation that puts this type of activity at a truly top-down system of control; However, censorship is a violation of the First Amendment. (See: https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/censorship/, we’ll look at the portion of this website on how obscene material is classified) What good points and what bad points about what you’ve seen and experienced as a parent activist can you share with the audience?[EVEN THOUGH I’M IN FIRST PLACE IN HUMAN HISTORY FOR HAVING BOOKS MOVED/REMOVED, I HAVE NOT YET CHALLENGED EVEN ONE PERCENT OF MY DISTRICT’S BOOKS. THE GOOD NEWS IS – SOME PARENTS SAW MY EFFORTS AND CHOSE TO HOME SCHOOL.]
Congress (118th’s session, which just expired) had introduced in both Chambers, bills toaddress the US Dept of Education and books:(NOTE: The Senate version was introduced in October 2024, the House version was introduced in December 2024. Since the 119th Session has officially begun, these two bills will have to be reintroduced at some point in time. No leftover bills survive in Congress. They can be recycled, but the bills must contain the 119th’s Session, not the 118th’s)
[I EXPECT BOTH ARE DEAD. – THEY (CONGRESS) DON’T MATTER UNLESS CONGRESS FIRST BEGINS TO BETTER DEFINE “HARMFUL TO MINORS.”]
Other parents who’ve weighed in on the issue:
2014: https://thefederalist.com/2014/03/11/in-defense-of-book- banning/
2016: https://thefederalist.com/2016/03/15/parents-shouldnt- let-schools-force-kids-to- read-smut/
[YES, THEY WERE BRAVE AND PAID A SOCIAL PRICE. I PAY THAT PRICE DAILY]
Being open to a mature discussion about when to omit books and when to not;
https://katemessner.com/an-important-conversation-about- elementary-library-book- selection-omission/ (From 2016)
[LOCAL CONTROL AND COMMUNITY STANDARDS ARE KING. IF YOU LIVE IN SODOM OR GOMOMORAH, EXPECT THESE AWFUL BOOKS TO REMAIN. I WILL DEFEND THE RIGHT OF THE SODOMITE COMMUNITY TO SPEND THEIR TAX REVENUE IN A WAY CONSISTENT WITH THEIR COMMUNITY STANDARDS. IN CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, WE WANT BETTER BOOKS FOR OUR KIDS!]
For context, the US is pretty far down the list of which countries ban the most books:
https://wordsrated.com/global-book-banning-statistics/
[DATA COMPILED WITH ZERO KNOWN CRITERIA – IS NOT DATA – I DISMISS THIS LINK ENTIRELY]
So this is not seen as a R vs L (meaning Republicans vs Democrats) issue,
[I DISAGREE. HARD RIGHT ENTITIES WANT HONOR AND ACCOUNTABILITY. HARD LEFT ENTITIES (ALA; PEN AMERICA; NEA; SBA…) WANT TO GROOM OUR KIDS.
how many of the books that you see include political leanings?
[A SUBJECTIVE ISSUE – EX. YESTERDAY TRUMP SAID THERE ARE ONLY TWO GENDERS. G-D SAID IT FIRST. IS IT A RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL STATEMENT?
UNTIL YESTERDAY IT WAS NEITHER IF YOU ASKED COMMON PEOPLE ON THE STREET. TODAY IT’S BOTH!]
HERE’S MY FAILED CHALLENGE ON AN ITEM BY RACHEL MADDOW (PROPAGANDA): IT WAS RETAINED IN HS ONLY – AN EXPECTED RESULT.]
If any, why are some political leanings accepted and others not?
[BOOK VENDORS AND PUBLISHERS AND PROMOTERS AND PURCHASERS AND ADMIN/SCHOOL BOARDS ALL HAVE AN AGENDA THAT’S FORMAL AND ANOTHER THAT’S SUBTLE OR PERSONAL OR EVEN WICKED. A WELL DEFINED COMMUNITY STANDARD/PURCHASE RUBRIC/GUIDELINES WILL LEAD THE WAY. I AM LEADING THIS SCHOOL BOARD TO CREATE SAME. IN THE END, THEIR AGENDA IS TRIVIAL. WE THE PEOPLE ARE TAKING THE POWER BACK FROM THESE ENTITIES AND DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY. CURRENTLY, IT’S MUCH EASIER TO FIND FAR LEFT AS OPPOSED TO FAR RIGHT BOOKS IN A SCHOOL HERE, DESPITE OUR CONSERVATIVE NATURE.]
How can this lead to informed discussions or critical thinking?
[MOST AMERICANS DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. UNTIL THEY NOTICE THEY’VE BEEN GROOMED AND INDOCTRINATED, INFORMED DISCUSSIONS ARE IMPOSSIBLE. I’M HERE TO EXPEDITE THE AWAKENING.]
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