Last year 72% of demands to censor books were initiated by pressure groups and government entities; with just 16% of ban attempts made by parents
Majority of attempts to ban books in US come from organised groups, not parents
Tag: Book censorship in the United States
Dems Demand Pete Hegseth Halt ‘Orwellian Book Purges’ In Military Schools
Dems Demand Pete Hegseth Halt ‘Orwellian Book Purges’ In Military Schools
After DoDEA last month directed its schools to pull lessons from its curriculum related to immigration, gender and sexuality, the schools responded with things like book bans, a portrait of former first lady Michelle Obama being removed, a Harriet Tubman poster being pulled down, rainbows being taken down in kindergarten classrooms and bans on school clubs for LGBTQ+ students and girls in STEM.
Ironically, Vice President JD Vance’s memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” was also banned. 😹😹😹
‘Judy Blume Forever’ directors say the beloved author is ‘furious’ about book banning
Judy Blume threw the gauntlet down earlier this year when she declared Kelly Fremon Craig’s upcoming film version of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret to be better than her seminal 1970 novel that’s been a must-read for multiple generations of teenagers. And filmmakers Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok can confirm that the author’s reaction is 100% genuine. Speaking with Yahoo Entertainment from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival — where their new documentary, Judy Blume Forever, had its world premiere — the directors reveal that they were in the audience the first time Craig screened the film for Blume, now 84.
‘Judy Blume Forever’ directors say the beloved author is ‘furious’ about book banning
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 