'These trends raise grave concerns, not only for young readers, but for all citizens. This is a multifaceted movement to control the free flow of ideas—especially ideas about race, gender, sexuality, and history,' writes jzfriedman
, bills recently introduced would require new age ratings for books, which would be used to strictly police their public availability. Unlike rating systems for movies or music which are industry-driven, the Texas proposal would give the state new authority to set and enforce these ratings. Publishers that don’t comply would lose access to the state’s public school market entirely.
These trends raise grave concerns, not only for young readers, but for all citizens. This is a multifaceted movement to control the free flow of ideas—especially ideas about race, gender, sexuality, and history. As this movement spreads, it is becoming more extreme and eroding public trust in teachers and librarians. It is lessening students’ educational and literary horizons, and having a detrimental impact on authors.
Advocates for diverse literature and the freedom to read must continue to fight these censorship tactics, alert to the ways in which they are likely to metastasize in 2023. Jonathan Friedman is director of free expression and education programs at PEN America. He is lead author on PEN America’s latest report, “
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