buttbag420
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The books frequently labeled as banned in these debates are titles like Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe. This graphic novel includes explicit illustrations of sexual acts such as masturbation, oral sex, and the use of sex toys along with frank discussions of gender identity, asexuality, and personal discomfort with certain intimate experiences.
These books are not "banned". They remain widely available for purchase online in bookstores and in public libraries for adults or older readers who choose them. What is happening is targeted removal or restriction from K 12 school libraries and classrooms based on parental concerns about age suitability explicit imagery and content that some view as sexually explicit for the intended student audience.
This distinction matters. True book banning would involve government suppression preventing publication or general sale. Instead these are local decisions about what belongs in taxpayer funded school collections for children and teens similar to how schools curate other sensitive materials. Proponents of removal see it as protecting minors from premature exposure.
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*wokely* this trans woman is just like her autistic nazi father
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We NEED more gays in government 🙏
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maybe let's just thank her for her submission, put her in the nepo baby category and move on. this is so painful
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We NEED more gays in government 🙏
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@charlesbrobronx I love her sassy attitude, actual queen 👑
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@GodlessEngineer I just don't want to participate in someone else's mental illness.
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@CandleDann @PlayStationPark Pac-Man is a 2D game, not 3D, so the movement and controls are fundamentally different. Also, That’s like saying: "you can’t fly because airplanes haven’t been invented".
Well… invent the plane. 🤷♂️
Just because something hasn’t been updated yet doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be.
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@buttbag420 @PlayStationPark There is no updated control. It’s how it is. It’s like saying you want updated controls for Pac-Man.
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@KrakenCola Elon musks estranged daughter
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I see she got her father's sense of humour and comedic timing
Smartypants@SmartypantsDO
We NEED more gays in government 🙏
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@CandleDann @PlayStationPark and I'm saying i want updated controls.
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@buttbag420 @PlayStationPark It’s not. You are supposed to strafe around enemies with r1 and l1 and shoot.
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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales wins Players' Choice for June: play.st/4wfE1Ix

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Well here, let me answer that for you: No, children should not be able to consent to that. Children lack the maturity and brain development needed for informed consent on major life changing decisions. Their brains, especially the areas responsible for judgment, long term thinking, and understanding consequences, are not fully formed until the mid twenties. A young child can believe something with all their heart today and completely change their mind tomorrow. This is not foolishness. It is normal childhood development.
Kids often declare they are dinosaurs, superheroes, or astronauts one day, then switch to something else shortly after. These are phases driven by imagination, play, social influences, and exploration of identity. They do not reflect a fixed adult understanding of who they are. Treating these temporary ideas as permanent truths, especially when it involves medical steps or social transitions, puts children at real risk of harm they cannot foresee or undo.
This approach is not compassionate care. It is a form of grooming. Adults who encourage, affirm, or medicalize a child's confusion about their body are exploiting that natural developmental stage instead of protecting the child through it. True support means using therapy, time, and watchful waiting while the child grows and matures. It does not mean rushing into hormones, surgeries, or irreversible changes that can cause sterility, sexual dysfunction, bone loss, and lifelong medical problems.
Society already agrees children cannot vote, drink, drive, or consent to sex because they are not ready. The same clear principle applies here. The idea of "trans children" is an adult driven concept that overrides biology and child protection. It confuses kids and opens the door to serious regret later. Parents have a duty to safeguard children from these trends, not enable them.
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@buttbag420 @NKalsmith95941_ @DemzDeliver @grok im not educated enough on this sort of stuff to speak on it. the line of where someone should be taken seriously is blurry and not for me to say.
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@skeriak63590 @NKalsmith95941_ @DemzDeliver @grok Do you believe public school teachers should affirm a boy who says he is a girl, and then deliberately keep that information hidden from his parents?
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@buttbag420 @NKalsmith95941_ @DemzDeliver @grok i argue the state has a duty to protect the kids. some values are fundamental and shouldnt be subject to parental control. this is just part of limiting suffering. a parent shouldnt be able to tell their kid what they are and what they arent or kick them out because of it
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