In response to new rules issued by the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis, teachers are being ordered to remove all books from libraries and classrooms until they can be approved by a state-trained “certified media specialist.” The following books are currently banned from schools in Florida.
DeSantis has repeatedly criticized Dr. Seuss’ famous character the Grinch for not being overtly Jewish enough.
According to DeSantis, this book promotes harmful socialist ideology by creating in children the expectation that everyone will, in fact, get dim sum.
Wrongly encourages Black people to travel by car.
DeSantis famously rejects Albert Camus’ existentialist embrace of the absurd and instead favors a more Sartrean realism, as explored in the governor favorite philosophical work, Being And Nothingness.
Holden should’ve been meaner to the prostitute.
DeSantis deemed the book’s depiction of Humbert Humbert to be disrespectful to the state’s many pedophiles.
No characters named Ron.
A gateway book that leads some Floridians to a lifetime love of reading.
The removal of pornography from classrooms includes the obscene story of James and his presumably fat ass.
Too scary.
He feels threatened by Kristy’s work ethic.
Children could be tempted by circles and their devious curves.
Briefly mentions Robert Todd Lincoln had a buddy who was Black.
He thought this one dragged in the middle.
DeSantis banned this, in addition to several other pregnancy books, out of concern that learning about the process of childbirth would lead women to seek abortions.
Shoves news literacy down children’s throats.
The State of Florida bans all books that depict or even acknowledge the existence of Seattle.
Incorrectly introduces the idea that children may be able to hide from a fascist state.