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 Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 4:22 pm
Banned books are those that are usually worth reading, unlike those silly books about someone's experience in high school and what not. I personally find those books worthless since they don't give the reader any creative or intellectual boost.
So what do you think about censorship? I'm sure everyone here is against it. but opinions are always nice.
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:14 am
Art imitates reality. If a book is censored, bowdlerised, or forcibly 'dumbed down,' then it likely has a resonant tone that is reflective of some aspect of society that we would like not to admit to ourselves. Because of this, it is usually worth reading.
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:53 pm
Banning books is stupid. Seriously, why was "Are You There God, It's Me Margaret" put on the banned list? Or "The Face on the Milk Carton"? Or any of the other ones put on there since I read them like 10 years ago? The first one talks about the confusion of puberty and sex as a teenager, and the second one was about kidnapping.
There are also books out there offering support for children who have same sex parents, but those are on the banned list too. I guess children who are confused about that topic can't get educated about it either. stare
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 1:24 pm
Should we make a list of banned books that are worth reading?
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:45 pm
 Actually Catch 22 is still illegal in my town. O.o
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:54 pm
Kazemuki Actually Catch 22 is still illegal in my town. O.o You can read it if you want, it can't be illegal! That's a violation of the crap I can't remember which amendment constitution!
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:33 pm
using namespace std;
int main ()
{ First amendment--freedom of the press. However, yes, it is illegal; not to read, simply to buy, own, or possess it. ^_^
return 0;
}
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:55 pm
Kazemuki using namespace std;
int main ()
{ First amendment--freedom of the press. However, yes, it is illegal; not to read, simply to buy, own, or possess it. ^_^
return 0;
}
Yet that violates your rights, and if you got to the
supreme court, you would without question win.
So I don't think you'll get arrested for reading it...
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:46 pm
using namespace std;
int main ()
{ Oh, no, of course not--it hasn't been enforced in years. It's just that no one's gotten around to appealing the law as of yet.return 0;
}
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