Period 1: What I learned from the video about banning books: by Gentle Tassione McGaughey

Ms. Gentle (in subject)

gentletmcg — 2025-10-06 01:53:15 UTC

Something I learned from this video is...

This matters because...

Daauud

2025-10-07 16:30:08 UTC

Something I learned from this video is that people in marginalized communities are having books that relate to them be taken out of libraries and schools. this matters because this might make them feel like their own experiences are invalid, and if you don't have representation in the media that might be damaging for you because you might feel like your not "normal" or you're "lesser" and its wrong to be who you are.

Colin

2025-10-07 16:30:33 UTC

I learned that conservative parties are attempting to keep information from the youth in order to keep those faith clung red neck children close to home (keep them conservative.) This is important because it's clearly dividing America as we know it, but to be completely honest it's always been this way we've just never been so close together as a society until now with social media.

kaliyah dagdag

2025-10-07 16:31:11 UTC

Something I learned from this video was that banning books have been happening for a long time. Also, how classic books are now being banned for it's content it has and for what it's trying to teach people/kids.

This matters because it's not allowing the rights for kids to see and read a book that they can connect with and basically saying that their experiences are invalid.

Roan LaFlamme

2025-10-07 16:31:19 UTC

Something I learned from this video is that many of the books being banned are by marginalized authors and one possible aim people have for banning these books is to stop the spread of marginalized stories. This matters because everyone should be able to read books about who they are, and if there are no books like that people will start to feel shunned because of their identity. It also seems unconstitutional to be preventing free speech by banning books with marginalized stories.

emmett

2025-10-07 16:31:41 UTC

Something i learned from this video is, that the reason the books are being banned is because there are parents that see something that they think is unfit to read and force their own beliefs on their kid just because they think its right. The kids should be able to have their own experiences .

Elena Phillips :-))))

2025-10-07 16:31:48 UTC

The video about banning books was more of a summary of everything that I already knew, where books written by marginalized authors with controversial topics are often taken down. Some of the ones suggested were kind of ridiculous, ex. Students rights? That is a red flag, and then classics like 1984 and the giver being taken down are also confusing. Having people grow up believing that they are alone in there experiences is not a way the next generation-or this one-should be raised

Rainier

2025-10-07 16:31:56 UTC

One thing I learned from this video is books are banned to try and stop movements. This matters because banning them can take away our right to freedom of speech and banning them can stop important movements.

Phoebe

2025-10-07 16:32:03 UTC

Something I learned from this video was that many if the banned books have to do with people lived experiences and struggles. Banning them is not protecting freedom of speech. The books being banned don't have any real harmful material.

David Ohta

2025-10-07 16:32:44 UTC

Something I learned from this video is that since forever, a certain group of people are always trying to "conserve" child innocence, when in reality the children are dealing with the issues that the books are addressing.

Yusuf

2025-10-07 16:32:55 UTC

Something I learned from this video is that, books that people deeply connect to because of past experience, culture, and more are being banned and the people can't do much about it. This matters because now some people will feel like books cant be something they can relate to or that they might feel offended and that their experiences are not normal.

Emma

2025-10-07 16:34:21 UTC

Something I learned from this video is that a lot of parents think that these books should be banned I feel like they would want their children to have awareness.

This matters because most of these books are comfort books for people who relate to them.

Ari

2025-10-07 16:34:34 UTC

I learned that most banned books are banned because of parents. In my opinion, it's petty to get angry over what is written in a book. Anybody can find something 100 times worse with one google search. Books are art and no art should be illegal no matter how disturbing or graphic it is.

Stella Weiss

1srweiss — 2025-10-07 16:34:52 UTC

Something i learned from this video is many books were banned for having violent content in them, and often times that "violent content" included things like racism and rape, very real issues many people experience. This is important because by banning these topics, it invalidates people who have experienced these things, making them think it is something to be ashamed of instead of something that deserves coverage in order to educate others.

Mario

2025-10-07 16:35:29 UTC

Something I learned from this video is that people that identify themselves as such can be sad if a book that describes their lifestyle gets banned. Books can get banned based on what other people think about the books but in reality if those books get banned it doesn't mean that if those books represent a community then that community isn't normal. And you should do whatever you feel like doing and not have books impact your identity because that's what you get to decide.

Alayah

2025-10-07 16:35:39 UTC

Something I learned from this video is that a large majority of the books being challenged and banned are either written with the purpose of educating people about their identities (such as LGBTQ+) or about the history or experiences of colored people and minorities.

This matters because these books are a very good source of education about these topics that should be accessible for everyone to learn and in my opinion it's wrong for people to try and silence these voices.

Seth

2025-10-07 16:36:54 UTC

I learned that a lot of the challenged books were because they were claimed to be sexually explicit. I believe there is absolutely no good reason for a book to be banned; it should be the reader's choice of material. I think the real reason that a person would want to ban a book would because they think the younger readers are have not matured, or they strongly disagree with what the author has written and they are afraid that maybe their child for example, will then have certain beliefs because they were convinced by this book.

Felix M

2025-10-07 16:37:14 UTC

Something I learned from this video is that the history behind burning books usually involved Religion, Morality, Politics or LGBTQ. This has been going on for centuries and even books that got turned into movies are being banned. This matters because people should be allowed to read what they would like, if one person says they don't like an apple, do you cut down the apple tree you've had in your garden since you were a kid? no, because these books aren't life threatening in any way, they're only educational and banning them is unethical especially since the majority of these books are lgbtq or race related.

Mario

2025-10-07 16:38:50 UTC

Something I learned is that people can get books banned by simply just asking. But whether a book represents your lifestyle doesn't mean that if a book gets banned that would impact your identity because that's your decision and what you decide.

David Ohta

2025-10-07 16:40:08 UTC

Something I learned from the video was , since forever, certain groups of people have been obsessed with preserving child innocence, even though the kids probably hear worse things from their parents and the people around them. "Preserving" meaning to avoid topics involving any real issue that children also face and not just adults. Kids experience racism and sexism too, why shouldn't they be able find places where their experiences are validated?

Fabio

2025-10-07 16:40:50 UTC

Something i learned was that they banned books that Adults think are not suitable for children. And this matters because what if a different parent wants to raise their kid a different way and wants to encourage them to read those books but cant because they're getting banned.

Yusuf

2025-10-07 16:41:35 UTC

Something I learned from this video is that, books that people have connections with are being banned and most of the time it may not be for the best. This matters because its taking away a personal connection for some and it could make them feel like they aren't "regular" people and that they're outliers.

Stella Weiss

1srweiss — 2025-10-07 16:42:21 UTC

Something i learned from this video is that books are often banned for violent content like racism and rape, things that many people experience in their lifetime. This matters because banning topics like those instills a sense of shame or pushes the idea that you do not deserve coverage if you have experienced rape or racism, which is untrue.

Ari

2025-10-07 16:42:22 UTC

You can find things on the internet that are 100 times worse then any book. Books are art and no art should be illegal no matter how disturbing or graphic it is.

Aliana

2025-10-07 16:42:47 UTC

Something i learned from this video was the reason for banning books are if they are teaching people weird stuff people or young children shouldn't know about even tho these people should read what they wanna read, and that some parents read these books and dont want they're kids reading such type of book and making they're kids believe what they wanna believe.

Mario

2025-10-07 16:43:03 UTC

Something that I learned from this video is that mainly people who think a book describes a persons lifestyle as weird is usually going to get banned. But whether a book gets banned it doesn't mean that it would impact your identity because that's whatever you choose to do.

2025-10-07 16:43:20 UTC

Something i have learned from this video is how books were made for students to read but the parents and or simple civilians ended up banning it because they didn't want the kids to have that kind of resource of learning.

Alejandra

2025-10-07 16:43:23 UTC

Something I learned from this video is that people just ban books just because they don't like them and don't want their kids to read them. This matters because most of the books that are getting banned are books that teens/kids relate to

2025-10-07 16:43:53 UTC

Something that I've learnt from this video was that banning books have been going on for a while now.

This matters because its not allowing kids to have the freedom of reading books that they relate to, which is completely unacceptable because we need a wider diversity range in all book industries.