three topics sexuality or gender, sexua identity, race, and bodily autonomy including sexual an physical violence. removing books that deal wit these three are real topic sent a clear message to reader that those groups matter less, those experiences should b explored, less they certainl should not be discussed in costumes parents have stood at they have made his books entirely out of conference and these so-called activist typically do not read th books. in their entirety. instead require on list of hundreds of titles - from conservative lawmakers, guests, or organized conservative pressure groups these plants are not actin alone, or many would have you concerne parents. preserving in the, since gettinga backwards, robbin their children, and disservice picking up a copy of the books speak, could help a woma recovering from sexual assault on her voice reading her martin could help bird of racism feel a little less alone what erased could help a student with their own
grown into something larger an more fruitful than we uppe match and. the velshi banned book club wa created in response to the targeting a removal of so many important books from libraries and school curricula across th country. according to p.e.n. america, and nonprofit organization the champions the freedom to rea and write in the united states from july 2021 to june 2022, there were 2532 instances of individual books been banned that s a shocking number what the figure doesn t make clear is the types of book that have been fans. as we begin to compile our own list of banned literature, or feature for you, with author from margaret atwood to a clear pattern emerged. it became apparent that th most frequently targeted boo shared at least one of the sam three topics sexuality or gender, and sexua identity, race, and bodily autonomy including sexual and physica violence we re moving books that deal with these three very real topics sends a clear message t readers that those
this almost feels like a cal to arms. tell me about this, and it role in the book the idea that we are still doing things that seem lik they would ve been wrong in th past it s what, is a current events that we re playing ou in this country that inspire media to turn to the subject matter, at this point in time. i was very struck by the quote that is the sort of graph of m book if you don t remember the past to condemn to relive it. i just thought, this might b the appropriate time to draw the parallels between what happened then, and things that were happening now in our ow country, in the stage. so i just thought, this is truly why decided to turn my head to the subject matter a this moment. i thought it was a very topical, unfortunately, topical time. it s a topical news event that seems to be playing out again. concentration camps aren t the beginning of agenda
being on a list of things that are banned in her own countr to having to flee from nazis and her mother gets taken to a concentration camp this is all based on historica fiction. we - were french resistance, th whole thing is based in bu french resistance and soldiers that were either for or agains nazis in france. i want to talk about the en without giving anything away sara s story concludes, and we are back in modern-day america where the book starts. there is struck by a immigration story we covered extensively on velshi, the separation of children fro their parents of the border. she remarks quote, how can thi be happening, have we learne nothing? this almost feels like a cal to arms. tell me about this and its rol in the book, this idea that we are still toing things tha seem like they would have been
including president trump for using language that they though provoked things in this country how are we so set a standard fo they being careful with the words they use. all parties need to be incredibly careful with the language that the use, especially something like a cal to arms. that is incredibly could be considered violent rhetoric. we have seen especially when it comes to judges where they coul be targeting and potentially deadly outcomes because of that targeting with the judge in new jersey whose son was murdered when she was the target of a potential homicide because of her work as a judge. there is no place for this in this country. we need to be better as a nation , protect ourselves, and not try to intimidate justices when we know that will not change in outcome and that is the reason why there is a lot o the books to make sure it is illegal to try to intimidate a judge, jury, the prosecutor.