When Is Banning Books Banned

Banning books is suppressive, and limits the speech and printing of other's ideas throughout literature. The censorship within today's society makes it hard to believe we actually have freedom of the press nowadays. It makes us think is it truly fair for books and other types of literature to be banned ? Banning books shouldn't be allowed anywhere around the world, it shows censorship and negative publicity toward the press and author's of books. Banning literature is suppressive and unfair to all people even throughout cultural diverse places . In our Bill of rights it states we have freedom of speech, religion, and press. The first amendment itself states " Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ; or
" Censorship in the form of banning books and happens to remain an all too common in occurrence in conservative cultures and countries where democratic traditions are weak." (Aliprandini, Michael, and Carolyn Sprague.) We all have thoughts ,ideas ,and opinions and should be allowed to print and speak them freely. By ignoring the issue of censorship , we as humans are preventing our own thoughts and opinions from being spoken and printed. Everywhere around the world books are banned, this shows both censorship and suppressive mannerisms towards author's and the press. Books being banned is quite offensive, considering books are used for education and a personal reading experience. Are first amendment states freedom of the press, if this is so it makes anyone ponder about anything being banned. Censorship deals with not only piece's of literature but also music and is a problem today. If suppressive mannerisms continue as well as censorship how free are we really to print and speak are thoughts. " Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight." ( Stephen Chbosky author of The Perks of being a