Ok, I have to backtrack on this post, I haven't been entirely fair about the bible and you made it whatabout the bible, so I will defend the bible. The bible is an ancient text that is sacred to billions of people worldwide. It is the most historically significant book in the world by a longshot (I will leave it to experts to debate its historical accuracy). It has some blunt, but unembellished, descriptions of sexual and violent events, in addition, to some culturally insensitive events. However, it's not gratuitous or explicit. It was also written 3500 to 2000 years ago, so you can't hold it up to today's standards and norms. The current "banned" books that the Dems are whining about are mostly recently minted publications that reflect the opinions of one, or just a few people, and don't come remotely close to the cultural and historical significance of the bible. My whataboutism...Remember that liberals have attempted to "ban" classics like To Kill a Mockingbird and Huck Finn. Again we can't judge older works by todays standards, we need to consider them within the context of times and appreciate the progress we have made.
Anecdotal story. I had relatives that saved the publications from the week or days around when I was born. I was born during a time of significant racial unrest, despite, or maybe as a result of, the passing of the Civil Rights Act (ironically with 74% of the no vote coming from Dems, and after a 74 day filibuster by Southern Dems). The prominent magazines of the time, like Life and Time, would refer to a black individual in their reporting as Negro and then their name, for example, Negro John Smith. Judging by today's standards, that's shameful, but they shouldn't be banned from student use because they're a valuable record of history. When we consider what's age appropriate, we should not just consider content, but consider content of a publication in context of its literary and historical value. I believe both sides fail to do this.
