{"id":2216487,"date":"2024-04-09T13:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T17:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wall-street-journal-embraces-book-ban-hoax\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T13:13:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T17:13:24","slug":"wall-street-journal-embraces-book-ban-hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wall-street-journal-embraces-book-ban-hoax\/","title":{"rendered":"Wall Street Journal Falls for &#8216;Book Ban&#8217; Hoax"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwall-street-journal-embraces-book-ban-hoax%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2216487&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the false narrative of conservatives banning books, citing examples of controversial works flagged by the American Library Association for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graphic-sexual-content-assigned-to-texas-students-dissenting-parents-harassed-with-anti-christiandks\/\" title=\"Graphic Sexual Content Assigned To Texas Students; Dissenting Parents Harassed With Anti-Christian\u2026\u2018D**ks\u2019\u00a0\">graphic sexual content<\/a>.\u200d Authors defend their books against censorship claims. Examples include &#8216;Gender Queer: A Memoir&#8217; and &#8216;Let\u2019s \u200dTalk \u2063About It: The Teen\u2019s Guide\u2062 to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human&#8217;. The article\u2063 delves into\u200c the misconception of conservatives banning books, highlighting controversial works\u2062 identified by the American Library \u2063Association for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-k-ad-campaign-features-young-boy-wearing-dress-makeup-jewelry-and-womens-shoes\/\" title=\"U.K. Ad Campaign Features Young Boy Wearing Dress, Makeup, Jewelry, And Women\u2019s Shoes\">explicit sexual content<\/a>. Authors are defending their books\u2064 amid accusations of censorship. Notable examples are &#8216;Gender Queer: A Memoir&#8217; and &#8216;Let\u2019s Talk\u2062 About It: The \u200dTeen\u2019s Guide to Sex, Relationships, \u200band Being a Human&#8217;.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>                         <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Warning: This article contains a book excerpt with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/promoting-porn-in-school-libraries-is-the-real-problem-not-banned-books\/\" title=\"Porn in school libraries is the real issue, not banned books.\">graphic sexual descriptions<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s news to no one that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-debate-disaster-demonstrates-how-far-media-will-go-to-keep-dems-in-power\/\" title=\"Fetterman Debate Disaster Demonstrates How Far Media Will Go to Keep Dems in Power\">legacy media love<\/a> to publish Democrats\u2019 unsubstantiated narratives \u2014 but the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/education\/book-ban-campaigns-hit-4-240-titles-last-year-here-are-the-top-10-targets-bf785117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">doozy from The Wall Street Journal<\/a> is no exception. <\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the outlet hopped on the Democrat conspiracy train by pushing the baseless claim that conservatives are \u201cbanning\u201d books from schools and public libraries. In its article, \u201cBook-Ban Campaigns Hit 4,240 Titles Last Year: Here Are the Top 10 Targets,\u201d the Journal cited figures from the neo-Marxist <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/american-library-association\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Library Association<\/a> (ALA), which created a list of the top 10 books \u201ctargeted\u201d by parents concerned about their children being exposed to these works\u2019 pornographic and otherwise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nebraska-department-of-educations-new-health-standards-would-teach-kindergarteners-about-gender-identity\/\" title=\"Nebraska Department of Education\u2019s New Health Standards Would Teach Kindergarteners About Gender Identity\">age-inappropriate content<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The newspaper regurgitated and legitimized the false, leftist-manufactured \u201cbook ban\u201d phrase numerous times throughout the piece and gave some of the objectionable authors and ALA president space to mischaracterize conservatives concerned about what their children are consuming. For instance, here\u2019s the author (whom the Post legitimizes as \u201cnonbinary\u201d) of <em>All Boys Aren\u2019t Blue<\/em>, which includes descriptions of anal sex and sexual abuse:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEvery book that I write will probably be challenged because all of my books are going to live in the wheelhouse of queerness and Blackness, and those two things have been deemed unacceptable by those who are banning books,\u201d said Johnson, who is nonbinary.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said book challenges were attempts to \u201cdumb down the nation\u201d by denying people the opportunity to read about the lived experience of marginalized communities.  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The works the ALA flagged as the \u201cmost targeted\u201d in 2023 by conservatives include pornographic content unsuitable for minors. According to the ALA report, the most contested was Maia Kobabe\u2019s <em>Gender Queer: A Memoir,<\/em> which contains graphic depictions of sexual acts and, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/08\/desantis-plays-graphic-video-of-pornographic-books-found-in-florida-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, glorifies trans surgeries such as double mastectomies.<\/p>\n<p>One of the lines <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/10\/02\/promoting-porn-in-school-libraries-is-the-real-problem-not-banned-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">included<\/a> in the book reads: \u201cI can\u2019t wait to have your c-ck in my mouth. I\u2019m going to give you the blowjob of your life. Then I want you inside of me.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The book is so sexually graphic that local Florida news stations <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/08\/desantis-plays-graphic-video-of-pornographic-books-found-in-florida-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/florida-tv-cuts-feed-ron-desantis-shows-explicit-content-books-1786589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cut<\/a> their livestream when Gov. Ron DeSantis played a video highlighting its contents during a press conference last year.<\/p>\n<p>Also included in ALA\u2019s list of \u201ctargeted\u201d works is Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan\u2019s <em>Let\u2019s Talk About It: The Teen\u2019s Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human<\/em>. That book <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/08\/desantis-plays-graphic-video-of-pornographic-books-found-in-florida-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">features<\/a> \u201cdrawings and descriptions of masturbation, instructions for anal sex, and a guide on how to send sexually explicit text messages and images to others \u2014 with tips that include hiding birthmarks, piercings and other identifiable features,\u201d according to the Post. <\/p>\n<p><em>Flamer<\/em> by Mike Curato \u2014 which contains depictions of underage boys \u201cperforming sex acts with each other at a summer camp\u201d \u2014 was also included on the ALA\u2019s top 10 list. <\/p>\n<p>As my colleague David Harsanyi previously <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/03\/29\/there-are-no-banned-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explained<\/a>, contrary to Democrats\u2019 hyperbolic rhetoric, there is no conservative-backed effort to \u201cban\u201d books. There is nothing authoritarian about libraries curating their literary offerings. Moreover, books not available at public or school libraries can be purchased online with the click of a button or at retail bookstores. <\/p>\n<p>What many parents and groups like Moms for Liberty are advocating for is the removal of books containing sexually explicit and other inappropriate content from libraries accessible to small children. There is no defensible reason why minors should be exposed to the aforementioned materials \u2014 especially without parental consent. <\/p>\n<p>But according to so-called \u201cnews\u201d organizations like the Journal, maintaining the innocence of children is no different than an angry mob burning books in a public square.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caution: This article includes a book excerpt with explicit sexual content. The media&#8217;s penchant for airing unverified Democratic stories is evident, with The Wall Street Journal joining in. 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