Florida classroom bookshelves left empty as education reform law goes into effect

Re #139 - the difficulty with things like this is defining "obscenity".

Think about a typical young adult "coming of age novel". Kids growing up, navigating their transition to high school. First crushes. That sort of thing. No sex (not even implications of such - just the sort of thing you might find in a Harlequin romance. Shouldn't be an issue. BUT if the teenagers in question are gay? Or even non-white?
 
We KNOW it's at least in part cultural, because a female sunbathing topless on a California beach may be subject to arrest, but the identical behavior at a beach in Australia is widely accepted.

We embrace, we support insult by tolerating the notion of vulgar vocabulary. Would a more egalitarian view of the lexicon diminish the issue of vulgarity?

There are several cliches our culture embodies directly from court rulings. The characterization of pornography by Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart (pictured): "I know it when I see it" (Jacobellis v. Ohio, 1964) comes to mind.
Shiftless2 said:
"Re #139 - the difficulty with things like this is defining "obscenity"." #141
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Looks like you and Stewart share that view (along with many others).

The cliche' that comes to mind is: idle hands are the Devil's workshop. These busy-bodies have nothing better to do than worry about what others read?
They fuss about that, but the [former] president of the United States can outright lie about an election outcome, and they're silent about it ?!

Thank gosh they have their priorities, N O T ! ! ! !
 
Free Speech???

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Tweet link : https://x.com/DerekWBlack/status/1741083053077012923?s=20

Article : https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iowa-law-banned-school-books-lgbtq-issues-blocked/

Source of pics - worth reading some of the comments

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Not trying to tinkle on a noble parade here, but my reaction is akin to my reaction to recreational marijuana decriminalization in one State after another, despite the continuing federal prohibition.

The problem is Drug War. Culling out special favor for a popular drug like marijuana seems mainly destined to extend the broader Drug War policy.

In similar way:
Shiftless2 said:
"Judge found its unconstitutional breadth banned books on AP exams & "even books designed to help students avoid being victimized by sexual assault."" DWB #143
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The risk here seems to be addressing the merit of book banning on a book by book basis, which doesn't address the broader issue of book banning in toto.
 
"Books and all forms of writing have always been objects of terror to those who seek to suppress truth." Wole Soyinka
"The remedy for bad speech is good speech." U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis

"Sunlight is the best disinfectant". Louis D. Brandeis
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This from New Hampshire

New Hampshire's limits on teaching on race and gender are unconstitutional, judge says​

A federal judge has struck down New Hampshire’s nearly 3-year-old law limiting what teachers can say about race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and other topics
By KATHY MCCORMACK Associated Press

A federal judge has struck down New Hampshire’s nearly 3-year-old law limiting what teachers can say about race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and other topics in public schools as unconstitutionally vague. The ruling could revive the topic as an election year campaign issue.

Republicans pitched the 2021 law as an anti-discrimination measure after the Trump administration sought to ban discussion of “divisive concepts.” It prohibits teaching public school children that they’re inferior, racist, sexist or oppressive by virtue of their race, gender or other characteristics.

Teachers found to have violated the law could face discipline including the possible loss of their licenses, and could also face lawsuits.

Educators and administrators who sued the state said they were confused about what they could legally teach. They said the law violates ....

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Shiftless2 said:
"unconstitutional" #148
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No accusation here, merely historic context:
Sadly it's a mistake to consider this a lasting victory against the unrelenting antagonistic barrage against civilization. It's a success in a skirmish, not a victory in a war. They'll be back.

They'll all ways be back.
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. - John Philpot Curran (1750-1817)
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Yes J.P.
It never stops, because they never stop.

parabellum can cepic .... : to insure peace, prepare for war
& have a nice weekend
 
Shiftless2 said:
"The parent argued that the Bible contained topics such as incest, bestiality, genital mutilation, and infanticide, making it pornographic under the new definition set forth in Utah Code Ann.§76-10-1227." CtA #150
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"As they say - be careful what you ask for" S2 #150

Indeed.
I confess, I'm baffled.
- They do this because they believe intruding on the rights of others is an improvement?
- They know it's wrong, but they think they can get away with it anyway?
They disgrace their own parents, and themselves. And the meager joy we gain from this? Hoist by their own petard ! - chumps -
 
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