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In the battle over books, who gets to decide what's age-appropriate at libraries? (www.npr.org)

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Interesting article from NPR.

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[–] No_decent_usernames@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Ahh yes the common refrain blame the parents.

No; it's not blame. It's expecting parents to be parents. If you're not responsible enough to monitor what your kids are reading/watching, then you're not responsible enough to be a parent.

Man this argument gets so old it's always the parents fault like parents are some omnipotent omniscient force able to curate a child's life like clipping a bonsai.

It's not difficult to keep an eye on what your child is reading. You're running them back and forth to the library already; take 5 fucking seconds and look at what they're choosing.

But heaven forbid a parent actually be a parent and show any interest in their childs lives.