This is usually done to protect others- mostly children- from reading difficult ideas and information. Sex, racism, religion and language are the main reasons why books are banned. Banned Books Week states that “Many books have been banned or censored in one or more of these categories due to a misjudgment or misunderstanding about the book's contents and message.” People are looking past the true meaning and, instead, are misunderstanding that these books are teaching people a lot more than just racism, sex, religion and language. Which can also lead to people banning books that they haven’t even read. In a video posted by Arizona State University, James Blasingame states that “I have been to many book challenges where parents or a parent group or someone who was on a campaign across the nation stopped in to say “We’ve got to get this book out of the curriculum” only to find out they hadn’t even read
This is usually done to protect others- mostly children- from reading difficult ideas and information. Sex, racism, religion and language are the main reasons why books are banned. Banned Books Week states that “Many books have been banned or censored in one or more of these categories due to a misjudgment or misunderstanding about the book's contents and message.” People are looking past the true meaning and, instead, are misunderstanding that these books are teaching people a lot more than just racism, sex, religion and language. Which can also lead to people banning books that they haven’t even read. In a video posted by Arizona State University, James Blasingame states that “I have been to many book challenges where parents or a parent group or someone who was on a campaign across the nation stopped in to say “We’ve got to get this book out of the curriculum” only to find out they hadn’t even read