)O( Hytegia )O(
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Does anyone here feel the immediate urge to hurl?
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Does anyone here feel the immediate urge to hurl?
)O( Hytegia )O(
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I know the answer!
Laugh untill I hurl - then relax because there's no way in the uprovable eternal firey torture chamber that this book got banned...
It still makes me sick that people would criticize a book without even READING IT. -_-
Laugh untill I hurl - then relax because there's no way in the uprovable eternal firey torture chamber that this book got banned...
It still makes me sick that people would criticize a book without even READING IT. -_-
borrofburi
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Censorship (in the US) has a long history and an interesting present. I read these two books over the summer, for others interested in the topic they're worth checking out:
The better one, talks about censorship in recent past: http://www.amazon.com/Banned-USA-reference-Censorship-Libraries/dp/1593113749/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270909774&sr=8-1
The not as good one: http://www.amazon.com/120-Banned-Books-Censorship-Literature/dp/0816060436/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270909681&sr=8-1
Your local library is likely to carry both.
The better one, talks about censorship in recent past: http://www.amazon.com/Banned-USA-reference-Censorship-Libraries/dp/1593113749/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270909774&sr=8-1
The not as good one: http://www.amazon.com/120-Banned-Books-Censorship-Literature/dp/0816060436/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270909681&sr=8-1
Your local library is likely to carry both.
)O( Hytegia )O(
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borrofburi said:
-The line that makes me proud to be an American.
xD
JustBusiness17
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Not sure where I saw this before but yeah... it was stupid then and it's stupid now :!:
Yeah, it's as stupid as the people voicing their complaints. What's worse is if the complaint is approved by some stupid person, it's going to prevent stupid people from becoming smart people which means were setting ourselves up for more stupid decisions... and the cycle repeats :?
Yeah, it's as stupid as the people voicing their complaints. What's worse is if the complaint is approved by some stupid person, it's going to prevent stupid people from becoming smart people which means were setting ourselves up for more stupid decisions... and the cycle repeats :?
)O( Hytegia )O(
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I think they didn't do anything for it -
but the mere fact that it was challenged at all is a sign of ignorance.
If the Book had been banned, then the entirety of what the book and the morality it taught us falls through the floor. The book's deepest and most-important lesson is lost.
It's been YEARS since I read it but it's still deeply embedded within my soul. It's up there with Kurt Vonnegut in the way it's presented, almost - a melding of past echoes and futuristic intentions.
(That, or I since I read Vonnegut's books THEN this one, so I was still reading it from the mindset of the other books I read previously. O.O )
It simply makes me want to cry, but at least the book was not attacked without opposition. There is some hope for the future, I think.
but the mere fact that it was challenged at all is a sign of ignorance.
If the Book had been banned, then the entirety of what the book and the morality it taught us falls through the floor. The book's deepest and most-important lesson is lost.
It's been YEARS since I read it but it's still deeply embedded within my soul. It's up there with Kurt Vonnegut in the way it's presented, almost - a melding of past echoes and futuristic intentions.
(That, or I since I read Vonnegut's books THEN this one, so I was still reading it from the mindset of the other books I read previously. O.O )
It simply makes me want to cry, but at least the book was not attacked without opposition. There is some hope for the future, I think.
Heck no, this one of my favorite books, how dare they....
I just hope they don't burn the book, that would be ironic.
In that case, they should also ban The most dangerous game, why not that one.
That book was based around a man who hunted humans. HUMANS! that would scare the socks of any parent...or at least those bizarros.
I just hope they don't burn the book, that would be ironic.
In that case, they should also ban The most dangerous game, why not that one.
That book was based around a man who hunted humans. HUMANS! that would scare the socks of any parent...or at least those bizarros.
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The Most Dangerous Game is now in most Textbooks (atleast, that I've seen). But it's not a political statement, nor involve some form or fascet that would offend anyone...
If anyone actually read the book : the book is about Censorship gone heywire (if you'll remember, it origionally started out with "Books that Offend people" then morphed into "anything that can possibly offend anyone"), where all books and other media are burned - and nothing is safe unless it's inside your head.
This is definately ironic.
If anyone actually read the book : the book is about Censorship gone heywire (if you'll remember, it origionally started out with "Books that Offend people" then morphed into "anything that can possibly offend anyone"), where all books and other media are burned - and nothing is safe unless it's inside your head.
This is definately ironic.