Book Ban Banality

Tony Yao discusses another book ban on his website Drop-In to Manga. This time, Florida has banned Sasaki and Miyano by Sho Harusono because of its LGBTQAI material. Book bans happen frequently for many different reasons, usually under the guise of “protecting the children.” Most of the time, the parents who want to ban books haven’t read the books themselves, and they are afraid to do so. They fear the influence these narratives will have on their children, especially when the narratives cut a...