Sorry that this video became so american focused to my non-american friends. please feel free to share your thoughts + opinions based on your experiences! I'd love to hear from you and learn more 💗
This is a frightening time here in the United States. Considering the material I was reading (as required reading) in middle school, it is truly shocking that books with such innocuous content are being banned. Shocking in one way but not in another; the aim seems to be to weaken children's empathy and remove their ability to recognize oppression. It is disgusting.
@@JennyFernBooks That’s exactly what I think the goal is. So heartbreaking to see and feel like there’s nothing we can do about it. Trying to keep the conversation going and learning more about it myself. The HB 710 law in Idaho is actually bonkers.
This is such an important topic and I'm glad that you spoke up about it, booktube needs videos like this right now. I've been struggling to form succinct thoughts that truly cover everything I feel about banned books, so I really commend you for making this. Thank you for not watering this down and speaking up about specific groups and policies. These books are vital!!!
No need to apologize to us Non-Americans. We also want you to resist and protest and fight for democracy and human rights. I also think it’s important to remember that even if you don’t consider yourself to be part of a marginalized group, that doesn’t mean they’re not coming for you next. If one group can be “erased”, so can the rest. In case anyone needs extra motivation… Well done Marisa.
Such an important video!!! 👏 Seems more relevant now than it ever has been, unfortunately, lots of scary stuff happening... Loved The Hate U Give and To Kill A Mockingbird! I need to read the other ones you mentioned here, thanks for sharing ❤️
I read Fahrenheit 451 as a high schooler ages ago and was like, 'sure okay censorhsip is bad. Gotcha''. On my re-read last year though I was able to really appreciate the style and themes much more and appreciate that Bradbury is showing us the effects of prolonged indifference, the anti-intellectualism that censorship is used for in the long run. In 451, as Montag reads stolen banned books and begins questioning things and asking more, he alienates himself. Not only do people not know how to talk about topics outside of work and entertainment, they don't have the emotional intelligence to process anything beyond entertainment or numbness. Trying to understand how a whistful poem made her feel makes a character have a minor breakdown. When no one knows the terms for anything, when they're all distressed and can't sift these conflicting emotions or tell anything apart from fear/anger... dystopia entrenches itself that much easier.
We love a serious video 👏🏻 I can’t even begin to describe how valuable I think a video like this is and for EVERYONE to be exposed to it. I’m going to date myself here.. but as a child of the late 80s early 90s I specifically remember being told that certain books were NOT appropriate for me to read but somehow on weekends when we would visit certain family members it was fine for me to sit in the man cave basement with the other kids where posters of almost naked women surrounded me. And hey I say it’s a persons right to pose and display what they like 🥰 but tell me how that was acceptable but reading lord of the rings freaked out my religious family members… sorry that was a random rant but I would hate to see any young person growing up in a world where literature is pushed as the bad guy 🥺
@@ImLoriBeth Thank you for sharing, Lori Beth! Yes, it really breaks my heart. Because of HB 710 law in Idaho, some libraries have been forced to ban minors because they aren’t able to separate the “adult” books. It’s really terrifying that some think it’s worth cutting off youth from libraries (access to books but ALSO a community safe space) just because they might pick up a book they don’t think is appropriate.
This is incredibly important. Banning books in schools is like banning yeast in bakeries. MJ at ReadingThisLife put together a book club where we read a new banned book a month. Some of the books we’ve read so far are Beloved and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian. Banning Fahrenheit 451. Talk about no sense of irony. I mean, you couldn’t make it up. Great video. Keep fighting the good fight ✊
Thanks for a great video! Democracy means that people are allowed to say what they think and express their ideas and experiences, be it through books or through a video like this one, so thank you for protecting that!!! (fun fact, my 9th grade English teacher here in Sweden chose The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian for us to read a couple years ago and we had a great time reading and discussing it and learned a lot of the english language and about life in native american reserves, never thougth the government would be so terrified of it as to ban it though)
@@marcusknutsson2118 That’s actually one I haven’t read yet, but it’s bumped to the top of my tbr now. It’s wonderful to hear people in Sweden are taking the time to learn about Native American history, and it’s so so sad to see that the United States government wants to sweep it under the rug.
Their is a conversation to be had about age appropriate material in school libraries, however MOST of the bans/restrictions are absolutely idioogically driven censorship and it genuinely disgusts me thay its happening on such a large scale.. Amazing, powerful and sadly needed video hun
@@vens_corner it gets really hard because… who gets to decide what should be appropriate from kids? Some will say any sexual content but some will say books that they think are “satanic” like Lord of the Rings. My school library didn’t keep Harry Potter in stock because they thought it promoted witchcraft. It’s just really sad and heartbreaking that kids are being denied the right of literature and, more generally, information.
@marginsofmarisa the thing that annoys me is people have been given jobs to vet the books that go in, and then those same people get overruled due to outrage, makes you wonder what the point is in having the selectors in the first place. It feels like guidelines for content is too vague and inconsistent, but then not sure how much i trust the government to write 'fair' guidelines. Age guidelines on book in theory works like other media, but in practice, it's impossible. It is all such a mess
The Diary of a Part-Time Indian is so important for kids to understand the systemic segregation and wealth gap Indigenous people suffer all throughout the Americas (not only the US). It bothers me how they want to hide what the government does.
Sorry that this video became so american focused to my non-american friends. please feel free to share your thoughts + opinions based on your experiences! I'd love to hear from you and learn more 💗
This is a frightening time here in the United States. Considering the material I was reading (as required reading) in middle school, it is truly shocking that books with such innocuous content are being banned. Shocking in one way but not in another; the aim seems to be to weaken children's empathy and remove their ability to recognize oppression. It is disgusting.
@@JennyFernBooks That’s exactly what I think the goal is. So heartbreaking to see and feel like there’s nothing we can do about it. Trying to keep the conversation going and learning more about it myself. The HB 710 law in Idaho is actually bonkers.
This is such an important topic and I'm glad that you spoke up about it, booktube needs videos like this right now. I've been struggling to form succinct thoughts that truly cover everything I feel about banned books, so I really commend you for making this. Thank you for not watering this down and speaking up about specific groups and policies. These books are vital!!!
No need to apologize to us Non-Americans. We also want you to resist and protest and fight for democracy and human rights. I also think it’s important to remember that even if you don’t consider yourself to be part of a marginalized group, that doesn’t mean they’re not coming for you next. If one group can be “erased”, so can the rest. In case anyone needs extra motivation…
Well done Marisa.
Such an important video!!! 👏 Seems more relevant now than it ever has been, unfortunately, lots of scary stuff happening... Loved The Hate U Give and To Kill A Mockingbird! I need to read the other ones you mentioned here, thanks for sharing ❤️
@@LibrariesandLattes those 2 are both excellent! I’m trying to bump up the ones I haven’t read yet on my tbr. Scary times indeed 😕❤️
I read Fahrenheit 451 as a high schooler ages ago and was like, 'sure okay censorhsip is bad. Gotcha''. On my re-read last year though I was able to really appreciate the style and themes much more and appreciate that Bradbury is showing us the effects of prolonged indifference, the anti-intellectualism that censorship is used for in the long run. In 451, as Montag reads stolen banned books and begins questioning things and asking more, he alienates himself. Not only do people not know how to talk about topics outside of work and entertainment, they don't have the emotional intelligence to process anything beyond entertainment or numbness. Trying to understand how a whistful poem made her feel makes a character have a minor breakdown.
When no one knows the terms for anything, when they're all distressed and can't sift these conflicting emotions or tell anything apart from fear/anger... dystopia entrenches itself that much easier.
We love a serious video 👏🏻 I can’t even begin to describe how valuable I think a video like this is and for EVERYONE to be exposed to it. I’m going to date myself here.. but as a child of the late 80s early 90s I specifically remember being told that certain books were NOT appropriate for me to read but somehow on weekends when we would visit certain family members it was fine for me to sit in the man cave basement with the other kids where posters of almost naked women surrounded me. And hey I say it’s a persons right to pose and display what they like 🥰 but tell me how that was acceptable but reading lord of the rings freaked out my religious family members… sorry that was a random rant but I would hate to see any young person growing up in a world where literature is pushed as the bad guy 🥺
@@ImLoriBeth Thank you for sharing, Lori Beth! Yes, it really breaks my heart. Because of HB 710 law in Idaho, some libraries have been forced to ban minors because they aren’t able to separate the “adult” books. It’s really terrifying that some think it’s worth cutting off youth from libraries (access to books but ALSO a community safe space) just because they might pick up a book they don’t think is appropriate.
Thank you for doing this! 😤
This is incredibly important. Banning books in schools is like banning yeast in bakeries. MJ at ReadingThisLife put together a book club where we read a new banned book a month. Some of the books we’ve read so far are Beloved and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian.
Banning Fahrenheit 451. Talk about no sense of irony. I mean, you couldn’t make it up.
Great video. Keep fighting the good fight ✊
@@TheBookThing Thank you for sharing! I’ll have to look into that book club. I really want to bring more banned books into my monthly reading goals.
Thanks for a great video! Democracy means that people are allowed to say what they think and express their ideas and experiences, be it through books or through a video like this one, so thank you for protecting that!!!
(fun fact, my 9th grade English teacher here in Sweden chose The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian for us to read a couple years ago and we had a great time reading and discussing it and learned a lot of the english language and about life in native american reserves, never thougth the government would be so terrified of it as to ban it though)
@@marcusknutsson2118 That’s actually one I haven’t read yet, but it’s bumped to the top of my tbr now.
It’s wonderful to hear people in Sweden are taking the time to learn about Native American history, and it’s so so sad to see that the United States government wants to sweep it under the rug.
Their is a conversation to be had about age appropriate material in school libraries, however MOST of the bans/restrictions are absolutely idioogically driven censorship and it genuinely disgusts me thay its happening on such a large scale.. Amazing, powerful and sadly needed video hun
@@vens_corner it gets really hard because… who gets to decide what should be appropriate from kids? Some will say any sexual content but some will say books that they think are “satanic” like Lord of the Rings. My school library didn’t keep Harry Potter in stock because they thought it promoted witchcraft. It’s just really sad and heartbreaking that kids are being denied the right of literature and, more generally, information.
@marginsofmarisa the thing that annoys me is people have been given jobs to vet the books that go in, and then those same people get overruled due to outrage, makes you wonder what the point is in having the selectors in the first place. It feels like guidelines for content is too vague and inconsistent, but then not sure how much i trust the government to write 'fair' guidelines. Age guidelines on book in theory works like other media, but in practice, it's impossible. It is all such a mess
Censorship is always a slippery slope
The Diary of a Part-Time Indian is so important for kids to understand the systemic segregation and wealth gap Indigenous people suffer all throughout the Americas (not only the US). It bothers me how they want to hide what the government does.
@@Corndawwgg_. That’s one that I haven’t read but it’s at the top of my tbr now! Thank you for sharing
so informative AND infuriating ugh!! i added all of the books i haven’t read yet to my tbr 🫶
@@johanna_st_john feeling so fired up about this now I think I might try to read one banned book a month
@ that’s such a good idea, maybe you could make it into a series! 💪