A Word on Censorship
Readers, listen up! There's going to be at least one book that offends you. As a reader, you have the right to shut that book. You have the right to tell others what you thought of the book. You have the right, as parents, to tell your child that they shouldn't read the book because A., B., and C. But you DO NOT have the right to demand that that book gets pulled from libraries, schools, bookstores, and other people's homes. You especially do not have the above right if you have never read the "offensive" book that you're targeting. (I'm lookin' at you, Mr. Scroggins.) You don't go into battle with an empty gun--don't call for a book banning if you've never cracked open said book.
As a reader, the rights you do have are protected by the First Amendment. Guess what? Writers are also protected by the First Amendment. We might write things that you do not agree with/do not want to hear. But it is within our right to write about the "taboo" topics people are afraid to acknowledge. And it is within other people's rights to read whatever book they want to--even if their parent/teacher/friend/stranger on the internet says it's "offensive."
Readers, make that judgment for yourself--and only yourself. Never let someone else make that judgment for you.
As a reader, the rights you do have are protected by the First Amendment. Guess what? Writers are also protected by the First Amendment. We might write things that you do not agree with/do not want to hear. But it is within our right to write about the "taboo" topics people are afraid to acknowledge. And it is within other people's rights to read whatever book they want to--even if their parent/teacher/friend/stranger on the internet says it's "offensive."
Readers, make that judgment for yourself--and only yourself. Never let someone else make that judgment for you.