Banning Books

Is book banning censorship? Why or why not?

First of all, the word "banning" is being used while talking about schools when we're basically talking about setting age limits. Nobody says majority of movies and games are "banned" from children, much less calling that censorship.

As for actually banning books, that is definitive censorship.
But that doesn't absolutely mean it's wrong, there are issues like slander, hate speech, dangerous misinformation/propaganda...

Kaunisto wrote:

First of all, the word "banning" is being used while talking about schools when we're basically talking about setting age limits. Nobody says majority of movies and games are "banned" from children, much less calling that censorship.

As for actually banning books, that is definitive censorship.
But that doesn't absolutely mean it's wrong, there are issues like slander, hate speech, dangerous misinformation/propaganda...

Exactly! The media decided to make some hype about things when it was basic age appropriate book pulling.

I still remember back when I was in grade school when they were banning the Harry Potter books when they first came out.