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0 points0x3444ac5311mo ago0 comments

Does it really matter? If a parent is so intent on restricting their child's access to certain text, then maybe they should accompany their child to the library.

This feels less and less like you're interested in discussing this and more like you're grasping for some kind of "gotcha" argument. I'm probably not going to respond again unless it feels productive.

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apparent11mo ago· 1 in thread

I guess I feel like you're not engaging in good faith when you use ambiguous terms like "access" in order to make it seem like books are inaccessible to kids, when in fact they aren't.

If you think that asking to clarify that is a "gotcha" question, so be it. I view the original statement as intentionally misleading, and aimed to be kind in asking for a clarification instead of just calling out your misleading statement.

pseudalopex11mo ago

Access is a common term although ambiguous.

Libraries were not expected to confine children to the children's section in my childhood.

I saw a few restricted sections like they described in recent years. Policy prohibited children without permission entering. None had full time guards however. Deterrence seemed to rely on what would happen if caught. Like many rules and laws.

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