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Banned books slideshow
It's interesting to follow how times and attitudes have changed. Banned books are one yardstick that demonstrates that very well. Here's a slideshow of banned books and the reasons why they were banned.
Banned books
If you had the power to ban a book today, would you? If yes, what would you ban and why?
Banned books
If you had the power to ban a book today, would you? If yes, what would you ban and why?
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Permalink Reply by scribbler on
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, which is ironically a tale about banning books, was banned in several American states and schools around the world. The plot centres around fireman, Guy Montag, whose job is to burn books and the title refers to the temperature at which paper combusts. The work was published in 1953 during McCarthyism and was widely seen to be about censorship although Bradbury has refuted this.
You learn something new every day. I didn't know Ray Bradbury had a book banned. Interesting!
The only books I would ban would be ones encouraging violent acts like bomb making. Websites too. We don't need those in the world. Right now that's what springs to mind.
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Permalink Reply by Cricket on
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Kay, I would not ban nor burn any books (at least not in this context).....Let the people read!!! So only then can they truly write (and write well) whatever the subject matter may be!! It's not the tool, it is the user who makes of it what they will.:) Hi scribbler.
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Permalink Reply by Dairenna VonRavenstone on
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I think people from those eras would die if they saw some of the romance novels today.
Personally, I think it's up to the individual if they should read a book or not. I can agree with some novels not being allowed in say, an elemtry school library or something (like a romance novel or a heavy violence type of novel), but to ban a book completely is a bit wrong. I think it was a bit over the top when Harry Potter was banned in B.C when it first came out. Just because it promoted 'witch-craft'.
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Cricket, you and Ray Bradbury think alike. I saw a quote of his yesterday and remembered this topic.
"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them." Ray Bradbury
Spooky. :)
Cricket said:Kay, I would not ban nor burn any books (at least not in this context).....Let the people read!!! So only then can they truly write (and write well) whatever the subject matter may be!! It's not the tool, it is the user who makes of it what they will.:) Hi scribbler.
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Permalink Reply by Aries on
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How did I know that 451 and Lolita would be on that list? Still, I would never ban any book at all, no matter how far it went, or what lines is crossed. Hell, Lolita is about a 40 year old man in a relationship with a 13 year old girl, and fantasizes about having kids with her so he can molest them. Sick? Yes. Wrong? Yes. Ban it? No. Even something that crosses the line to that level has as much right to be on the shelf as something as innocent as Hello Kitty.
And believe me, there are far, far, far worse things out there than anything on that list.
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My, my Aries Wren...I like that. Write on.
Aries Wren said:How did I know that 451 and Lolita would be on that list? Still, I would never ban any book at all, no matter how far it went, or what lines is crossed. Hell, Lolita is about a 40 year old man in a relationship with a 13 year old girl, and fantasizes about having kids with her so he can molest them. Sick? Yes. Wrong? Yes. Ban it? No. Even something that crosses the line to that level has as much right to be on the shelf as something as innocent as Hello Kitty.
And believe me, there are far, far, far worse things out there than anything on that list.
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