To censor or not to censor

Censorship has always been a part of our society; books, movies, and images have been banned from society for many years. Why do we sensor our media? The real answer is fear. Fear of infection people, citizens, children with what one person deems as a "bad idea".

This past week we read an article in English class about banning the children's book Babar because of its implications about colonialization. However, I don't believe it is right or just to ban any book that has "negative implications". If we ban one book for this reason, it seems that it would be necessary to ban most books that are out there. Most books have some sort of implications about society and I don't think it is any one person's decision to take away the freedom of speech from a writer.

Another thing I noticed about censorship was that it targets books and novels. If a novel has an idea that could be harmful to society, it is censored. However what about the much more critical written works such as opinion columns? Why can we read highly opinionated articles about a variety of issues in the united States but we cannot read a children's book like Babar in certain places. I believe there is a fear that books with these negative implications will become a permanent and ingrained part of our culture.