Ben Webster
@benwebster440.bsky.social
piano technician, writer, 1940s slang enthusiast
Is this a misleading graph? Doesn't it imply that the circles are stacked on top of each other? The # of book bans, as defined and counted by PEN America, was about 2.5 times bigger in 2024-25 (6,870) than in 2021-22 (2,532). But the graph makes it seem the most recent numbers dwarf the earlier.
October 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Is this a misleading graph? Doesn't it imply that the circles are stacked on top of each other? The # of book bans, as defined and counted by PEN America, was about 2.5 times bigger in 2024-25 (6,870) than in 2021-22 (2,532). But the graph makes it seem the most recent numbers dwarf the earlier.