Letter to the editor: 'Book bans' are attempts to eliminate pornography

I feel I must take exception to a portion of the editorial “When is free speech not free on college campuses?” (April 25, TribLIVE). I think what you call book bans by conservatives are in reality parents trying to restrict pornographic books from their children’s school libraries.

I doubt many books, if any, have been banned. Some, considered pornographic, have been restricted from a number of schools. Interested parties can still acquire these books, just not from a school where underage children can be exposed.

I think pornography is the unspoken “elephant” in the classroom. It is hardly ever mentioned when the media laments book bans. I also feel calling parents’ attempts to restrict inappropriate sexual content a “book ban” is deceitful.

Ken Kretschman

Crafton