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Originally Posted by jwoody
As an outsider, it appears to me that in 23 years 'Banned Books Week' has achieved the grand sum of.... fuck all.
Are they still protesting to get the same books forced into public and school libraries, or is the top 100 banned books list updated annually?
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The protest is not to get books "forced into public and school libraries", it's to advocate for the freedom to choose books without outside censorship. The books are already in school and public libraries, and part of school curricula, which is why they are attacked.
It isn't about forcing them in where they aren't wanted, it's about not allowing a vocal minority to prevent everyone from having access to them.
The fact that the same books keep getting challenged seems to indicate some success to me. If the books weren't in the libraries, there would be no or little need for protest.
The top ten list is updated yearly. The top 100 list goes by decade, like the census.
Gilda