So next time someone tells you to “tone it down” or “save that for your diary,” ask yourself: are they protecting me – or just protecting themselves from an uncomfortable truth?
Here’s what most people get wrong: they think censorship is just about banned books and swear words on TV. But for us, it’s the daily death-by-a-thousand-cuts of our actual lives. It’s the yearbook advisor killing the article on mental health because it’s “too dark.” It’s the principal deleting the student newspaper’s op-ed about how the dress code targets girls. It’s your own parents saying, “Don’t post that – colleges are watching.” tac teens edition
That’s where TAC – Teens Against Censorship – comes in. So next time someone tells you to “tone