Thread by @ZhiZhuWeb

The Krause List being used to ban books across the USA was created by Texas Republican State Rep Matt Krause.

The @BookRiot associate editor went through the 850 books on the list and "found some interesting and unsettling things."

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"Perhaps the most disturbing trend I saw in this list is the challenging of books that teach students their rights.

Of all the things to teach in school or for kids to have access to, this is one of the most important."

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"Not only is every book on human sexuality disallowed, from The Baby Tree to teen books about STIs, but also anything that mentions teen pregnancy, including YA novels. About 5% of the books banned have to do with pregnancy."

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"Teens are going to be curious about sex whether books on sex ed are in the library or not.

Withholding information makes them less safe, not more."

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"Based on Bill 3979 and Krause’s letter, you might expect this list to be mainly books about racism...

But in terms of sheer numbers, it’s LGBTQ books that make up more than half of the 850 books listed."

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"I tracked 3 data points for each book: fiction or nonfiction, age category, & presumed reason for the book being challenged. By far the most common combination was YA LGBTQ Fiction...

What justification does Matt Krause have for libraries not being able to stock these books?"

"I’ve already shared some of the mistakes, omissions, and strange inclusions (like sex ed books from the ’70s) on this list, but that’s only scratching the surface.

Almost one in five of the books listed, I have no idea why they’re included."

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"I have to give the irony award to the inclusion of the title The Year They Burned the Books by Nancy Garden."

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"Presumed Reasons for Book Challenge:

-LGBTQ: 509 (59.95%), including Trans: 118 (13.95% of total)

-Race and Racism: 68 (8.01%)

-Sex Education: 115 (13.55%)

-Misc: 124 (14.61%), including Pregnancy: 49 (5.77%), Abortion (not Sex Ed): 43 (5.06%), and Unknown 163 (19.20%)"

"Antiracist books, sex ed books, and LGBTQ books are exactly the kinds of topics that should be in school libraries.

They’re subjects that kids & teens are curious about, and they may not be things they feel comfortably speaking to their parents about."

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"This house bill is supposed to prevent “discomfort,” but what about the discomfort of kids who experience racism, or who never see themselves represented in the curriculum or the books on the shelves?"

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