It seems like this year has been the Year of the Ban. Naysayers haven’t been this busy since the McCarthy Era. Some of the things banned this year have been down right ridiculous. From babies to brown bag lunches, Yahoo! Shine compiled list of the items banned in 2011.

1 Babies and Young Kids

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It started in June with Malaysia Airlines banning infants from their first class flights. The hospitality industry wasn’t too far behind. By July, babies and unruly toddlers were unwelcome in some restaurants, movie theaters, hotels, and other businesses.