Booksology Pen America has released a new analysis of the cover to ban books, covering them. It really reveals the purpose of the book ban. This is a surprise surprise and not what the book banner says.
One is over 10,000 book banned instances seen by Pen America, including books featuring people of fictional or real colours, spanning genres, fictional and non-fiction books, and even picture books, with 36% of them feature people of fictional or real colours. They also found that of the banned history and biographies titles, 44% are concentrated on people of color, and 26% of banned books within the same category are about black people. This, in addition to other facts, has led to the conclusion that the current flood of book bans we have seen over the past few years is based on the ideology of white supremacy.
Books focused on the LGBTQ+ community are also targeted. Of course, we’ve known this for a while, but this new analysis will provide new data that works. Last year, 29% of all banned titles included LGBTQ+ characters or themes, and of those books, 28% were particularly focused on trans and/or genderkia characters. Additionally, over 50% of the prohibited books with queer people included people of color that pointed to the intersectionality of the prohibition of these books.
Sabrina Baeta, senior manager of Penn America’s Reading Program, said, “This targeted censorship is a harmful attack on historically marginalized and underrepresented groups.
The book banner appears to be about destroying a child’s confidence that doesn’t suit the view of what a child should be. Approximately 10% of books banned character features of functionally sensitive or physical, learning, and/or developmental disorders. Furthermore, books are usually about building self-confidence and self-esteem, and show how to deal with meritocracy.
In addition to all this, Penn America found that although the book on banners labeled “explicit” does not mention gender, there is little detail and not only 13% had sexual activity “on the page.” Penn America highlighted how books (including sex) with various aspects, including human experience, explore specific topics in a safe environment. Interestingly, books on other human experiences, such as death and sadness, violence, abuse, and mental health issues, were also targeted by the book’s flag.
As you gain more statistics and data on the book ban, including through the latest analysis of Pen America, you’ll get a clearer, clearer picture of how book banners want this country.
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