The homepage of the magazine's website.
You know, I don't object to this sort of thing being in a library. But I would be mighty upset if I found out that my kid was allowed to check it out without my knowledge.
Posted on 11/22/2009 1:35:43 PM PST by Steelfish
The great irony of this sort of thing is that almost invariably, this becomes an issue when a child brings home such material, and their parent sees it. Yet the vast majority of concerned parents kids would never be interested in this kind of subject matter.
So the problem lies with a single child, and other children whose parents don’t care. This means the emphasis should not be on all children, but on that one child, and *why* that child got the controversial material in the first place.
An excellent example was in a different case, when a child checked out a book that was about child molestation. This should have been a major warning sign for the school counselor, who would have been tipped off by the librarian, and would arrange a “random” meeting with the child in their office. Hopefully discreetly video recorded.
No doubt many parents would object to a book about child molestation being in the school library, not realizing it was a trigger that might catch a child sex offender.
So case in point. This magazine is about “...sexuality issues, substance abuse and eating disorders.” So if a child picks up a copy, they need to be interviewed, because if they do have a problem, it is unlikely it can be solved by an article in a magazine.
It sounds intrusive, but such intrusion might be for very good reasons, and might save a troubled child in the process.
Okay, so if .02% of the population objects to a book it should be removed from the library?
If that is the case, you will need to remove all the books from libraries.
Good Thinking!
We, the People, who support these librarians, should just steal the copies. Each month.
No, parents have the Responsibility to make sure their kids are educated.
With that Responsibility comes the obligation to control what your kids read and not depend on the Nanny State to control what your children as well as other people's children can and cannot read.
There's no need to have this on the shelf other than poke a finger in the eye of conservative parents. Hardly any libraries are comprehensive in their print collections any more as they transition more and more to video and Internet.
Sex, Ect.? Really? I didn’t know teens were that interested in electroconvulsive therapy and I certainly don’t understand how that relates to sex.
The definition of ect. - http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ECT-
Nobody is forced to borrow a book. Its just like TV, if you don’t like it, change the channel. If you don’t like your kids accessing it, monitor them. We don’t live in an Islamic state run by Mullahs. We are not in a theocracy.
And that said, there is NO WAY I would let my kid see that junk. But that’s my job as a parent. That magazine and site is just a front for the pro-abortion groups.
a national sexuality organization ???
Very good point.
Good thing it wasn’t, say a Christian magazine, or something...
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So, according to you all texts that you believe are poison should be removed from the public library?
That being the case, can I remove all the books I think are poison from the library?
Can my lesbian neighbors remove all the books they think are poison from the library?
Can my Liberal Jewish wife remove all the books she thinks are poison from the library?
Can the Atheist around the corner remove all the books she thinks are poison from the library?
Can the Christian Conservative that I work with remove all the books he thinks are poison from the library?
Can the Latino activist on the other side of town remove all the books he thinks are poison from the library?
Can the Radical Muslims remove all the books they think are poison from the library?
All of those parents need to remember this the next time the library wants another tax levy passed. It won’t hurt them to have to lay off a few of the rude employees who think they know better than you do for your child!
The parents should use guerilla warfare. Start sticking gum between the pages of the mag whenever they go to the library.
Ect?
What the hell is "Ect"?
Are they maybe trying to abbreviate "etcetera" which is done thusly: Etc.
Durn illiterates. Worse than sex mags if you ask me.
No, not really. It's just a case for NEVER publicly funding things such as art, libraries, etc. Then people can vote with their own wallet and not have that vote taken for them by the public.
The homepage of the magazine's website.
You know, I don't object to this sort of thing being in a library. But I would be mighty upset if I found out that my kid was allowed to check it out without my knowledge.
So what’s wrong with reading it to the school board then?
Okay, I can agree with that.
No libraries are better than having libraries where Nanny State Do Gooders can dictate what people can and cannot read.
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