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Do This: Unite Against Soft Censorship

Sep 25, 2025 | Book Bans, Easy A

"The thing that's really scary to me is that parents don't realize that this [soft censorship] is happening." Shirley Robinson, executive director for the Texas Library Association.

The only way to end censorship, whether it’s the quiet removal of books from library collections or in-your-face book bans, is to fight it head on.

We saw a huge example of this – and a big win for free speech – this week when ABC and Disney returned Jimmy Kimmel and his late-night show to the airwaves after they received massive public pushback to his recent suspension.

It’s hard to believe we have to say this out loud, but no political censorship of any kind should ever happen in America. We can’t let anyone in power try to normalize it. That’s why advocating for our freedom to read is one of Red Wine & Blue’s top priorities. And that’s why we have ongoing programming through our Book Ban Busters campaign, including our partnership with Unite Against Book Bans.

Unite Against Book Bans is hosting Banned Books Week from October 5-11, including Let Freedom Read Day on October 11. Our next Banned Book Club meeting is just after that on October 15.

You can stay informed about news and other events like these by signing up for updates from our Book Ban Busters campaign. Click here to be taken straight to the signup form on our Book Ban Busters webpage. You’ll be the first to know about any news or special events we have about book bans and censorship, but no spam!

Let’s work together to make sure that we can all keep reading whatever we want, whenever we want, for generations to come.

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