{"id":7507,"date":"2026-06-18T09:01:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/slo-county-book-banners-targeted-a-nobel-prize-winner-thats-the-true-offense-opinion\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T09:01:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:01:40","slug":"slo-county-book-banners-targeted-a-nobel-prize-winner-thats-the-true-offense-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/slo-county-book-banners-targeted-a-nobel-prize-winner-thats-the-true-offense-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"SLO County book banners targeted a Nobel Prize winner. That\u2019s the true offense | Opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>They aren\u2019t giving up.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>This time, self-appointed censors trying to purge certain books from school libraries went after one of the greatest American novelists of all time: Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/as-host-pride-night-tonight-as-giants-hat-controversy-hits-national-stage\/\">A\u2019s host Pride Night tonight as Giants\u2019 hat controversy hits national stage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>They petitioned the Lucia Mar Unified School District to remove \u201cThe Bluest Eye,\u201d Morrison\u2019s first novel, from the Arroyo Grande library.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The school board refused to give in to their demands.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The board voted 5-2 last week to keep the book on the library shelf. Last fall, the same board voted to retain two other challenged books \u2014 \u201cGender Queer\u201d and \u201cPush.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Bravo.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The idea that we should shelter teenagers from a literary masterpiece because they may not have the maturity to handle it is both frightening and patronizing.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>And where will it end?<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Take away \u201cThe Bluest Eye\u201d and what\u2019s next?<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u201d? \u201cEast of Eden\u201d? \u201c1984\u201d?<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Maybe even certain passages of the Bible?<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Enough. These annoying censorship attempts are nothing more than performative exercises that aim to undermine public schools and to shame school board members \u2014 possibly as ammunition for upcoming election campaigns?<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>They waste the time of school officials who have far better things to do than sit in judgment of books that have not only already been vetted by local staff and have been recognized nationwide again and again as significant works of literature well within the abilities of high school students to comprehend and appreciate.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>\u2018This book is trash\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The fight over \u201cThe Bluest Eye\u201d was especially wrought.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>One speaker called Morrison \u2014 who has been ranked with Mark Twain, Herman Melville and William Faulkner \u2014 a \u201csick individual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis book, \u2018The Bluest Eye,\u2019 is trash,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Look, it is not for everyone. \u201cThe Bluest Eye\u201d is a challenging read that tells the traumatic story of a young Black girl who is raped and impregnated by her father.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Jennie Merritte told the school board that she had been sexually abused as a child and reading the Morrison novel brought back that painful experience.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thought of picking the book up again made me want to vomit, but I felt compelled to finish the book in hopes that the ending would provide light at the end of a dark and troubling tunnel. It did not,\u201d said Merrite, who filed the written request to have the book removed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Banning books that cause discomfort ignores reality<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>We respect that Merritte raised a point that goes beyond the usual, shallow arguments for banning books: They\u2019re pornographic or violent or they normalize \u201caberrant behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/how-ready-are-californians-for-retirement-see-where-the-state-ranks\/\">How ready are Californians for retirement? See where the state ranks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Merritte spoke of the effect they can have on vulnerable readers, which is not something to casually dismiss.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But if something triggers one person, that does not mean everyone will have the same reaction. Personal discretion has to play a role in deciding what to read, what to listen to or what to watch.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Teenagers, like all the rest of us, exercise that judgment every day. It doesn\u2019t go away when they enter the school library.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bluest Eye\u201d is sitting on a shelf at the Arroyo Grande High School library, there as a resource for anyone who would like to read it.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Free societies who embrace learning and knowledge understand this. The voices who oppose literature do not.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Besides, banning legitimate educational materials because they might cause us discomfort ignores reality and is the most dangerous of slippery slopes for public schools.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>What other difficult experiences might someone like to sanitize?<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Should we not teach students about slavery or Jim Crow or the Holocaust because it makes them feel bad?.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Absoutely not.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>We applaud the Lucia Mar school board for acting correctly and courageously when it voted to keep \u201cThe Bluest Eye\u201d in the Arroyo Grande High School library.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s hope future boards value great literature just as much.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>June 16, 2026 at 8:54 AM<!-- --><\/span><span> with the headline  &#8220;SLO County book banners targeted a Nobel Prize winner. That\u2019s the true offense | Opinion.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/social-media-got-me-into-college-dont-cut-that-resource-off-for-teens-opinion\/\">Social media got me into college. 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