The gift of reading: Idaho high school grad gives banned book at graduation

2024 grad Annabelle Jenkins tried to give the superintendent a banned book called "The Hand Maid's Tale." After he didn't take it, she left it at his feet and left.

[@Alun49]

We need more like her. Banning books in order to prevent young people from having access to challenging and controversial ideas is authoritarian and leads ultimately to totalitarianism.

[@isaiahmarquez9717]

Except it’s available EVERYWHERE except in SCHOOLS.

[@kathyraine3384]

​@isaiahmarquez9717 However, these books WERE available.

[@rodster811]

​​@@michaelcitrak9977 Except it's not banned in libraries. Just not supplied in some school libraries.

[@shawnm8232]

@@isaiahmarquez9717 If schools are getting fined for carrying that book, then it means it's banned.

[@rodster811]

​@@shawnm8232 That's not at all what banned means. 😂😂

[@mfetto]

I'm from egypt.. The middle east The worst of the worst when it comes to things like freedom and access of information How we reached there? It all started with someone forbidding a “bad book” Then another book.. And another Few years later.. We only read what a single man wants us to read The rest is history .. Don't let anyone tells you what information you should have access to

[@isaiahmarquez9717]

Unless you’re underage, you aren’t restricted. Don’t be dense.

[@mfetto]

@@isaiahmarquez9717 your mama is dense

[@InspectorIV]

@@isaiahmarquez9717The impediments enacted by political elites upon the intellectual stimulation of children is the basis of most of this nation’s issues. Don’t act so virtuous.

[@InspectorIV]

@@isaiahmarquez9717 The impediments enacted by political elites upon the intellectual journeys of adolescents are the bases of most of this country's issues. Don't act so virtuous.

[@shawnm8232]

@@isaiahmarquez9717 High school kids underage to read a novel that has bad words lol.

[@CASPER101]

I'm a proud conservative... I think its clear that this girl is passionate about her convictions and beliefs and wanted to peacefully shine a light on something very important to her. I have no issues with this.

[@snakers716]

No you don't want people to protest if you still are voting republican. If you vote conservatives into power, they are going to keep banning these books and taking away the freedoms and the right to silently protest. They already took down a video, next year maybe the ceremony will be censored or the students will be checked before entering. If you are voting for conservative in this current climate then you don't want peaceful protests or people to shine light on things that are important to him. You may be fine with this action and still call yourself a "conservative", but those conservatives getting elected into power are NOT OK with this. That's very clear.

[@InspectorIV]

I really like this comment because, really, this isn’t an issue of right or left. This is an issue of what we the people will tolerate from an overseeing power. Though the right tends to lean more into the idea of taking these books off of shelves, it isn’t a characteristic mutual to all who adhere to more conservative ideologies. You have my respect.

[@speaktruth9631]

You're no Conservative, Casper.

[@ShonnaMagee]

@@speaktruth9631Are you saying that conservatives don’t support the constitutional right to peaceful protest? Hmmm.

[@nlabanok]

A grown a$$ man afraid of a little book. The book isn't little though, Derek Bub is. Last name of "Bub" ? God must have a sense of humor and of the truth.

[@abalka]

Annabelle! You are a patriot and a soldier for the good! Thank you for your service!

[@speaktruth9631]

She's a disrespectful adolescent. The jokes on her.

[@jodiewilcox6772]

Information = empowerment. Just like other "sensitive" topics, if you don't like the book, don't check it out. There is no need to have a blanket ban on books, especially classic novels such as this one mentioned.

[@Upppp9]

You're lucky they didn't pull the same tactics that your side uses, which is to call information they don't like 'misinformation' or 'hate speech' and make it a crime to possess or share.

[@talonsilverhawk5763]

It's not a blanket ban it's only in school.

[@dpmanleyarrieta]

That girl has more guts than most people finding themselves face to face with hypocrites and ignoramuses. Proud of her!

[@palebright]

This young person is so articulate and she has a great point. America is going backwards socially.

[@kimallman8794]

I am a professional librarian and activist. I am sharing this video with my fellow librarians and all those who understand how much we need to fight against these elements of our society who are seeking to turn us into an authoritarian nation through rampant censorship and trying to prevent the dissemination of information and knowledge. This young lady showed incredible courage. Pity the superintendent chose cowardice. Perhaps he is afraid that if he read "The Handmaid's Tale" he would realize he is no better than the main antagonist "The Commander."

[@Azrael1486]

This is a ridiculous take... Not allowing a book in a school library doesn't warrant the panic you're talking about... Big difference in banning a book as a society and limiting what is in a public school. The world is NOTHING like the Handmaiden's Tale either. So the overall message is ridiculous to any mature adult.

[@shawnm8232]

Their first excuse when they started banning books was to protect young children. Now they're banning books in high schools because of naughty words.

[@nwadoug]

Annabelle, I applaud you! 👏

[@prividinc]

Brilliant. It’s time for students to stand up to censorship like this.

[@Its_the_Whole_Everything]

Like the saying goes, it’s the quiet ones you have to be watching out for. Good for you.

[@boozie5886]

Good for her! She makes me proud!

[@jmh7075]

May todays teenagers continue to boldly state what they feel about banning of books. I hope that she keeps that inner fire to speak for what she believes!

[@rodster811]

If she can get it. It's not banned 😂

[@amblueblue49596]

Yeah I want playboy magasines in my school library then

[@ShonnaMagee]

@@amblueblue49596The dystopian novel is a warning about how power can lead to awful things like rape. Why do you think this is the same as a playboy, you might need to read more.

[@MyWingsAreMyDream]

Annabelle overshadowed? The superintendent overshadowed the students with his ridiculous attitude.

[@audreyledgerwood8774]

What an inspiring young lady standing up for what is everyone's right to read and learn

[@isaiahmarquez9717]

Go to a public library or get it online. Underage kids don’t need access to pornography IN A SCHOOL.

[@QueenJezebel76]

@@isaiahmarquez9717 it's not pornography

[@rodster811]

She's not 😂😂😂

[@ShonnaMagee]

@@isaiahmarquez9717It’s not pornography. It’s about rape. There’s a big difference between those two words.

[@lindab7384]

When we read, we learn and this includes illustrations that are in books............Annabelle, thank you, for taking a stand for all of us, who want to be daily learners of the past, the present, and what may be our future. We should never be afraid to open a book. It allows us to be engaged, see other people's points of view, creates dialog, brings us on adventures, allows us to learn that we want to learn more, it allows us to walk along people like us and not like us at all, we learn about the complexities of life and of our world, helps to see circumstances that we may never have before, and allows us to be better decision makers. We are allowed to feel and learn, about others, and ourselves. Reading even keeps your brain healthy. Be eager to hold a book in your hand and open it. Your world will open up. Congratulations on your graduation from high school Annabelle. Interesting that your Superintendent and others tried to stifle your by keeping books from you, but it was your opening many, many books, with and without illustrations, and learning from them, that allows you that High School Diploma. Congratulations Annabelle. Have no fear of learning, open a book and read.

[@JoeRussellProductions]

What a great quote at the end.

[@thebiscuitrose]

Thank you Anabelle

[@kemmerevans6703]

What a legend.

[@JenniferLeeTacy]

Love her and her energy! Good for her! READ BANNED BOOKS!

[@Upppp9]

As someone who has spent far too long in bookstores, I can safely say that the Handmaid's Tale is one of the easiest books to find in the entire history of books. This lady didn't seem to have much trouble finding a new copy of a banned book, did she? Besides, I'm sure you wouldn't want people reading the genuinely banned books, assuming there was some way to access them.

[@binghamguevara6814]

I read a book that said Ancient Greek men had sex with boys for 500 years. It was in the lgbt section of the library. I really liked it.

[@rodster811]

It's not banned

[@smyatt1]

Books being removed from school libraries is an equity issue because not all students can afford to buy books and community libraries are becoming underfunded. An entire school district taking a specific book out of all its school's libraries is functionally a ban for the students who attend that school. It's also a statement made by those who are above school principals in the administrative hierarchy that says "we refuse to condone the themes and insights contained in this material". Parents and community members generally trust educators to have their students' best interests at heart. Handmaid's Tale is dystopian literature. Dystopian books are cautionary tales that often warn against fascist or totalitarian elements in a culture, about the danger they could pose should their influences become all-powerful. Learning from dystopian fiction is an essential part of a good language arts education.

[@isaiahmarquez9717]

@@smyatt1Pornography should not be accessed IN A HIGH SCHOOL.

[@sheriroberts2954]

Absolutely BRILLIANT!!! Louder for those in the back!! If the book makes you uncomfortable perhaps you need to examine the reason. The scenarios presented in Margaret Atwood's novel the Handmaid's Tale are thought provoking for a reason. Stopping people from reading those thoughts are a form of control. Freedom and control are difficult words to marry.

[@rodster811]

"thought provoking" 😂😂😂... Oh you're serious. You can still read the book. 😂😂😂. No one has been stopped from reading the book.

[@sheriroberts2954]

@@rodster811 Have you read the book? Have you read ANY book besides comic books? The ideology presented seem to be resurfacing more and more frequently in the great US of A. Perhaps you would prefer heading towards some form of socio-economic, cataclysm that is going to surprise everyone....

[@rodster811]

​@@sheriroberts2954 Fiction books rarely interest me. Especially ones that are so lazily written in their attempt to be "thought provoking"

[@sheriroberts2954]

@rodster811 you're entitled to an opinion...even if it's wrong....

[@Dojocartwheel]

As a conservative… 👏👏👏👏

[@rgethin]

Her parents should be very proud of their daughter ❤.

[@marthamontgomery9905]

We are desperate for these voices

[@starfix2052]

Annabelle Jenkins is a hero. I hope that she has inspired many people, of all ages and genders, to read. I admire her.

[@rodster811]

Hero? 😂😂😂... Oh you're serious

[@starfix2052]

@@rodster811 I am serious. I could see how she wouldn't be to anyone who doesn't support free speech though.

[@rodster811]

​@@starfix2052 😂😂😂😂. Hero for handing a book. Your bar for heroes is very low.

[@jeronimoclaros155]

YESS ANNABELLE 🫶🏼

[@palebright]

What worries me the most is one of the reason given for the book cull. There’s a law allowing libraries to be sued? What’s that about?? Cmon get real.

[@dimitriemiulescu]

these days to speak up your mind,or exercise the first amendment,you need courage and must be a hero...She is a Hero!

[@rodster811]

Hero? 😂😂😂... Oh you're serious

[@murasakieclipse210]

THATS MY BEST FRIEND LETS GOO IM SO PROUD OF HER!!

[@sage8573]

As an Idahoan I worry about the education of our children. What your friend did made me cry ❤

[@circularl0gic]

I'm an artist/illustrator in NC, please tell Annabelle she has my support! ❤

[@amblueblue49596]

@@sage8573so you worry that kids don’t have access to porn material ? What is wrong with you ?

[@dexstormkitten7420]

Tell Annabelle she is amazing and that what she did sent a message we all (especially those banning books) need to hear. Yes, things in that book ARE hard to read... because they reflect an awful possibility of a horrible future that we just may just be able to prevent by the next generation reading and learning from such books. THANK YOU ANNABELLE!!!

[@marguerX]

As a mom , avid reader, and concerned citizen I am flat out proud of your friends....and I'm all the way in CA!

[@devarcher7234]

I was also at that graduation, and as much as I like IFAA, I'm just releaved I don't have to deal with westada anymore.

[@Itsafairy.13]

I aim to be like her if and when I need to. She is a prime example of making a statement for the betterment of education!! What an amazing person.

[@jeffshreve4521]

Well done Annabelle

[@devonkamann4482]

Great job!!

[@aprilathome2]

So very,very proud of you Annabelle! 🎉

[@jstenuf]

So glad to see this!!!

[@jennhudson912]

Has someone requested the Bible to be removed for those who aren’t Christian or any other religious book someone doesn’t follow? Someone could get a good payday going to each library requesting such books to be removed.

[@reldra]

The law allowing this is the Idaho Library Protection act? It is attacking libraries. That is a misnomer.

[@emcg1160]

Don't schools restrict internet sites that are inappropriate? Sites with sexual content are restricted and always have been. Any outrage there?

[@JoeRussellProductions]

Nice job!

[@brianbogholtz9485]

When so called educators are afraid of books - you know they don't want to educate your children - they want to curate their thoughts to become obedient workers.

[@shawnm8232]

The same people saying high school seniors should be treated as adults when committing a crime are also telling us that they cannot handle reading a book like the The Hand Maid's Tale.

[@rodster811]

Name these people you speak of.

[@shawnm8232]

@@rodster811 North Carolina had been the last state in which 16- and 17-year-olds were automatically prosecuted as adults when “Raise the Age” was implemented. These youths are still being tried in adult court for motor vehicle-related crimes. This is the same place where high school seniors can't study some books in class for the same reason as in this video.

[@rodster811]

​@@shawnm8232 Name these people. You got the state now the people that are doing both.

[@shawnm8232]

@@rodster811 Are you denying what I am saying is true ?

[@rodster811]

​@@shawnm8232 I'm denying that there is some type of hypocrisy going on as you seem to be implying.

[@shawnm8232]

I went to a porno store and asked for that banned book but they told me to try the library.

[@ShonnaMagee]

Porn and rape are not the same thing. Maybe read more?

[@shawnm8232]

@@ShonnaMagee People in the comments saying that book had pornography. Also try detecting sarcasm better ?

[@kimberlykillean7496]

Bravo Annabelle!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@zachkline8713]

Absolutely commendable!

[@DIEGOGGLES]

I love her.

[@sharpmom1737]

It's meant to challenge our thinking. Those who don't like to be challenged, shouldn't live in America. They can live in Russia

[@alanatempest-mitchell1994]

oh wow! this is amazing! good job!

[@shawnm8232]

Weird how they made a special exception for the bible. "If two men, a man and his countryman, are struggling together, and the wife of one comes near to deliver her husband from the hand of the one who is striking him, and puts out her hand and seizes his genitals, then you shall cut off her hand; you shall not show pity." (Deuteronomy 25:11-12)

[@rodster811]

Do you want the Bible not available in School libraries?

[@shawnm8232]

@@rodster811 I want the rule applied fairly to all the books. No double standards!

[@rodster811]

​@@shawnm8232 You don't want the rule applied fairly. You just want the Bible banned it's not about double standards with you.

[@shawnm8232]

@@rodster811 You just want to ban books you don't agree with and have special exceptions for your favorites.

[@rodster811]

​@@shawnm8232 Making a book unavailable doesn't mean it's banned. This book isn't banned. If an organization doesn't want to supply a book. I have no problem with that. If you really want to read the book. It's available in numerous places. Even for free if you don't want to pay for it.

[@ozdigg9254]

Ideas are INcombustible. Fix the translation.

[@anitaallex1091]

What's the book about?

[@BobRooney290]

its about nothing. it's fiction and has zero importance in society. lol

[@annielooo2798]

So, is the book actually banned or just the graphic novel version? And in the children’s library? Seems ridiculous to me. I lean seriously left these days, but why would it be ok for children to read a graphic version of this? What is wrong with things being age appropriate?

[@Gnostic72]

Yeah right. I can see a 1st grader asking for The Handmaid’s Tale.

[@palebright]

I think people read what they are ready for. If a teenager can commit to reading this book they should be able to. Books are not like films or adult images. It takes a mental achievement to read a book. And if the book is compelling people can seek out alternative information.

[@ShonnaMagee]

Graphic novel just means illustrated. Some readers prefer it in that format.

[@annielooo2798]

@@ShonnaMagee I figured. Just curious how graphic the graphic novel is. It seemed as if the original novel was actually available, in which case, I guess I just feel like it’s not a big deal. Don’t get me wrong, I do not believe in banning books. I guess I’m just still somewhat old fashioned believing some things should still be “age appropriate.” But I guess then, who decides and where is a line drawn? 😬🤷🏼‍♀️

[@shawnm8232]

How to spot a disingenuous person commenting on this. Ask them why the library will get fined $250 daily if they carry that book. Their answer will be it's not banned because the students can bring in the book from outside sources.

[@rodster811]

"How to spot a disingenuous person commenting on this" They think that something no longer being supplied means it is banned.

[@shawnm8232]

@@rodster811 Ha Ha Ha, you still won't answer why they would get fined $250 daily for carrying that book if they were not banned for carrying it.

[@rodster811]

​​@@shawnm8232 You still can't comprehend that not being supplied doesn't equal banned 😂😂😂 Try bringing a playboy and handmaids tale in a library and reading it and you'll find out which one is banned.

[@shawnm8232]

@@rodster811 You are talking about 2 different things. I'm talking about the library being banned from carrying the book. You are changing the subject to say the kids are banned from carrying the book. You are doing this on purpose because you don't want to admit the library is banned from carrying the book. 🤣🤣🤣

[@rodster811]

​@@shawnm8232 I'm talking about banning books. You seem to be mad that an establishment has decided to no longer carry a book and therefore think it's banned. You're mad that the majority has spoken and don't want their tax dollars being spent carrying books they don't approve of. If you're gonna pick a hill to die on at least pick one that makes sense.

[@amybishop1354]

❤

[@mnowland13]

💙

[@n3u3rotica]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@bobbobbington3615]

So... this is about Islam in Dearborn Michigan or something?

[@lxbanos]

I’m sure her Hogwarts homies are very proud of her.

[@TheMadsteven686]

Y'all defending a book without ever reading one

[@ShonnaMagee]

Have you? What makes you think we haven’t???

[@TheMadsteven686]

Your comment for one. ​ have you even SEEN this book?

[@ozdigg9254]

Thank you Annabelle 🌹🌹🌹

[@kosif]

YOU TELL EM!

[@kasiar1540]

"Not being available in children's libraries" is not the same as being banned. I'm so sick of this gaslighting, and all over people not caring that age-inappropriate sexual content is being made available to children

[@melissaharris5932]

IFF talking points. We see you.

[@InspectorIV]

Define “age-inappropriate sexual content”. The depiction of sex? Okay. Get rid of To Kill a Mockingbird, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and Les Miserables. The depiction of rape? Okay. Get rid of the aforementioned once again. To be pickers and choosers, especially in a situation like this, is inherently fallacious. Not only does it highlight bias, but it also highlights an agenda. If you find something to be so vehemently upsetting to you, don’t check it out. Take your culture war out of our schools.

[@InspectorIV]

Define "age-inappropriate sexual content". Is it sex as a concept? Ban Les Misérables, Moby Dick, and Middlemarch. Is it the depiction of sex? Ban A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, To Kill a Mockingbird, and 1984. Is it rape? Ban a good deal of the books aforementioned. Surely you see the fallacy in this? Also, making what was previously readily available, freely obtained information no longer readily available and freely obtained is exactly what the concept of banning is. In privatizing these works, the innate fact is that they are being banned. Not to mention the fact that, if you are so vehemently upset by these books, you are entitled to restrict your child from checking them out. Us students are sick and tired of these fruitless and harmful culture wars being fought in our schools.

[@setaside2]

Books about kids with gay parents are not sexually inappropriate, mate. Among many, many other egregiously bigoted decisions made.

[@elemperadordemexico]

​@@setaside2it is

[@loganmanderfield1162]

It's not banned. I absolutely hate the gaslighting.

[@ksytube]

PLEASE! If you can't understand how "removed" is no different than "banned". Can a student check it out from the Library in either instance? NO! Can someone else "gift" a copy to the Library to get it back on the shelves? NO!

[@lxbanos]

@@ksytubethe school library! Geez, do you really believe there should be no content moderation for school libraries? Should we allow hustler, playboy, murder fantasy books? Wondering why you’re only fighting for “certain” books. What about the Bible, would you be ok if every school in the country had the Bible on its shelf? Hmm something tells me you wouldn’t be.

[@amblueblue49596]

@@ksytubeit has porn material , it has nothing to do in a school Unless you want childs to access porn which is clearly sick

[@dexstormkitten7420]

Do you have a problem with the book Annabelle chose to call them out on for restricting? It was NOT a Playboy or a hustler, but a story about a VERY PLAUSIBLE future based on a restriction of women's bodily autonomy that is disparagingly possible right now.

[@dexstormkitten7420]

Also correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the bible (as well as the quran, The torah and other religious texts) are available to students in most libraries?

[@SteveSwafford]

If a book is "banned" but one can purchase it locally and read it, is it banned? For all the parents who want their kids to be able to read this "banned" book it is apparently available at a local bookstore. What is banned in Idaho, as of July 1st, is a state entity or school district compelling a teacher's or student's speech when it comes to "preferred pronouns".

[@InspectorIV]

Yes, it would still be considered “banned”. A book in a library is considered publicly available information. When a book is banned from a library, it no longer becomes publicly available; it is privatized, seeing as it needs to be purchased to access it. This is the basis of our issue: banning access to information that would otherwise be public if not for the choices of an over-arching power. I, along with a myriad of other students, are extremely tired of these meaningless culture wars taking place in our schools. They not only discourage free-thought, but actively disrupt the intellectual journey of many who genuinely want to learn.

[@dexstormkitten7420]

It's about giving our children access to a world of ideas that they can use to base their own life choices on. A lot of kids don't have the access to book stores, much less the money to buy books they want to read and learn from (maybe they learn they like the ideas in those books....or maybe they don't. But they deserve the chance to make that choice by themselves). Are only wealthy children who can spend money buying banned books worthy of the choice to read them?

[@Gnostic72]

SUCH BOOKS though in the Library are NOT in the children’s section. So to take them out makes no sense. I have yet to see a 6 or 7 year old request to take out The Handmaid’s Tale, Fahrenheit 451, Catcher In The Rye, To Kill A Mockingbird, etc. So this PANIC over such books is stupid & ignorant (as the folks who support them) & pointless. And WHY even remove them if they can access the “offensive books” in other ways. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT YOUR KIDS TO READ & CAN READ, YOU HAVE NO CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO TELL OTHER PARENTS WHAT THEIR KIDS CAN OR CANNOT READ - OR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY FOR THAT MATTER. Capisce?!

[@TheShauNanigans]

It is banned if you can't afford to purchase books every time you want to read something random people decided shouldn't be in the library.

[@rodster811]

​@@TheShauNanigans Except most books you can get for free. And books like this one aren't that expensive. If you really want to read that book so badly there are numerous places you pay for it or get it for free. It's not banned.

[@lxbanos]

So stunning. So brave.

[@DM-uk3dp]

Brave? 😂😂😂

[@williebrinson4699]

An American hero Annabelle Jenkins.

[@Adrieballard44]

Thank goodness our youth is getting passionate about preserving!

[@backyardbounty1085]

This kids nowadays shows so much disrespect. You can stand on whatever you want but do it in a noble way. They want to make their own rule. She did not expect it will go viral, but someone is taking a video? This is her plan in the first place!

[@Tamara-id1pe]

Grow up. This isn’t disrespectful.

[@dexstormkitten7420]

She was just standing up for her beliefs, something that is a sacred right to Americans and is very much a core issue of the book she chose to represent her in this.

[@rodster811]

@@dexstormkitten7420 You just spouted off a bunch nonsense

[@lisasimpson361]

@@dexstormkitten7420 kids like you think you’re levitating above us with your unwavering ability to be on the side of truth & justice , no one’s buying it.

[@talonsilverhawk5763]

​@@dexstormkitten7420yeah at a graduation ceremony. It is pretty classless, it was the wrong forum

[@lisasimpson361]

That book is a famous tv show, no one is banning books, that teacher has every right to not want it read in his class, like some teachers banning cell phones, but refusing your diploma and handing the teacher a cell phone doesn’t look as good as a book.

[@ericpoeperic]

Ok Karen

[@lisasimpson361]

@@ericpoeperic coming from someone the size of a farm animal, thanks Wilbur

[@isaiahmarquez9717]

The amount of groomers on this page is staggering….

[@rocloerocloe4702]

Just like KTVB to bring this up. Notice the students recharacterization of the word “pornographic” to “difficult to read”. And by the way, you made the show about it. Not him.

[@InspectorIV]

In what world is The Handmaid's Tale pornographic?

[@devarcher7234]

No recharacterization here, she was simply sharing her perspective on the book. Deal with it

[@Natalie36591]

these books are banned for a reason. they are far too inappropriate to be kept in school libraries. as a 16 year old who lives in Idaho i 100% agree. i also happen to know that super intendent very well and he is such a kind man. that girl was so disrespectful in her actions.

[@ksytube]

First lesson; capitalize letters that begin a sentence. Second lesson; by banning books, you ban ideas and thoughts that help shape a person's overall view of the world. By not experiencing other's thoughts and being constrained in what you are able to read or see, you're just trying to control others. There's a reason why the "Handmaid's Tale" is banned by conservatives; if you actually read it, you'll understand why.

[@Natalie36591]

@@ksytube @ksytube it's a KZbin comment grammar is not that deep. and I actually have read the handmaid's tale. don't assume what I've read. there is nothing wrong with adults reading what they want. but I believe there is a place for those books and it is not in a school library. period. and it's not just conservatives. I could get a huge handful of liberals that would agree with me. you are 100% entitled to your own opinion but I think the way that girl handled it was inappropriate regardless of beliefs.

[@Hebiejeebies]

You’re 16 and in Idaho. You have a shockingly large amount to still learn, not live in a bubble. You don’t like it? Then don’t read it, don’t try to imply that book restrictions benefit all.

[@Natalie36591]

@@Hebiejeebies sure I don't have to read it if I don't want to. but allowing children like middle schoolers and younger to have access to these books is absurd. sure if you are an adult are old enough to understand, you can choose not to read it. but these younger kids that don't understand and will pick these books up without knowing what they are about and it's so inappropriate. I lived in California for most of my life until recently so I'm not in a bubble. I think adult books should not be allowed in schools for kids. if a highschooler wants to read them, go to a public library and get it there.

[@talonsilverhawk5763]

​@@ksytubethey can read it outside of an public educational facility

[@Alwaystaykind]

Well she wrong,it was just line allowing kids below 18 watching porn 😂

[@ksytube]

oh yeah, that's what it is... This from the same people who think a 12-year old being raped is "God's plan" for her to have a child.

[@donnaflynn8064]

There is nothing pornigraphic about the book.

[@dexstormkitten7420]

Just....no....that is not the issue here.....

[@Gnostic72]

S…d. See you next Tuesday.

[@janejones4962]

Just where in Idaho is "The Handmaid's Tale" banned? Nowhere!!!!!

[@DSkehan2004]

Nothing far right about removing banned books really inappropriate for students who are not even in high school

[@temporarilyimmortal795]

When those bans infiltrate public libraries and failure to comply results in monetary penalties and religious groups show up with guns- it starts looking a little "far-right" to most logical people.

[@DM-uk3dp]

Another participation trophy award. Smh

[@HomeofdaBONE]

based

[@sonnyluka2637]

Good ban the book.

[@ArabellaPottery]

Everyone is allowed to read whatever they like. He decided not to read that book. I see nothing wrong with that. His courage is as impressive as anyone who will not bow down to another person.

[@BethRitterGuth]

Someone reach out to @MargaretAtwood and let her know about this student and her bravery!!!

[@dexstormkitten7420]

YES!!!!!!!!!!

[@rodster811]

"bravery" 😂😂😂... Oh you're serious

[@DM-uk3dp]

Bravery, give me a break. You really need higher standards.

[@FlyinggMushroom]

And Everyone clapped

[@WaterMan416]

It literally happened, there's video evidence.

[@FlyinggMushroom]

@WaterMan416 no they didn't lmao. There's no videos

[@akisi1401]

So oneside we don't want children to read this book or in the library and on other side women like this wNts to keep such disgusting for access to children

[@Tamara-id1pe]

😂 it’s not disgusting

[@debbiecoutts3422]

@jimmykimmel, @jimmyfallon @johnstewart, @billmaher, @sethmeyers, johnoliver, @stephencolbert

[@Burdlubber]

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