In both of the articles there are very good points. Should kids or anyone be putting into their heads graphic depictions of humanity’s worst atrocities? At the same time while these things should not be around, they are. Not only that but they are prevalent in kids and teens at an alarming rate. So how much is too much, how graphic is too graphic or should we even draw a line for all of society to follow?
Meghan Gurdan’s article said it best, “The book business exists to sell books; parents exist to rear children, and oughtn't be daunted by cries of censorship.” Parents need to be able to distinguish for their own kids what is appropriate and what is not. They need to be able to tell them no based on the child’s best interest. The censorship should come from more parents like Amy Freeman, who choose not buy a book for her 13-year old, instead of forcing censorship kids and authors like Sherman Alexie. When books stop selling that are too graphic or too explicit is when the topics of the books themselves will change and no censorship will be needed.
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