book bans
Forbidden reading lists
Book bans are official prohibitions on specific books, typically in schools or public libraries.
The term usually refers to removing books from curricula or shelves based on content deemed inappropriate—often involving sex, race, gender identity, or political themes.
The school board voted on several book bans at last night's meeting.
Critics argue book bans amount to censorship; supporters frame them as protecting children or community standards.
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- forbiddenNot allowed
- thought policeSuppressors of forbidden beliefs
- libraryBook collection or building
- library cardDocument for borrowing books
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- controversiescontroversy, dispute, scandal, outcry, outrage
- LGBTQ discriminationhomophobia, transphobia, biphobia, hate crimes, prejudice
- media regulationcensorship, content moderation, press censorship, film censorship, art censorship
- School Debatesschool choice, school funding, school reform, curriculum reform, standardized testing
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Free public scholarly content
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Unrestricted access to ideas
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