To the editor: Rule No. 1 within the handbook for would-be dictators — harangue the inhabitants till folks hand over. (“As children’s book bans soar, sales are down and librarians are afraid. Even in California,” Dec. 12)
Educators are giving as much as the fixed noise round books which have something that may be thought of controversial. This leaves a far-right, spiritual section of the inhabitants to find out simply what topics needs to be banned.
One such e book talked about in your article is a few Black father who teaches his little one to like her hair — actually!
Please, educators, publishers, dad and mom, libraries, e book shops and the overall involved inhabitants: Proceed the combat to maintain essential books in your cabinets. Hold training various.
Susan Straughn Harris, Woodland Hills
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To the editor: I can perceive why sure dad and mom wouldn’t need their younger youngsters to be uncovered to books with themes that run counter to their very own spiritual beliefs. I don’t agree with the impulse, however I perceive.
What I can’t perceive is how “I don’t need my little one to learn this e book” can translate into “I refuse to permit any little one to learn this e book.”
As for Madison Minor and her crusading mates at Mothers for Liberty — an ironic identify for a bunch whose function is repression — in terms of what my youngsters ought to learn, I defer to the knowledge of Mrs. Singer in “Annie Corridor”: “What’s that what you are promoting?”
Bart Braverman, Indio
