And Tango Makes Three----BANNED

jhempel24 · 09-30-2011, 05:52 PM

Really??? What's the world coming to...a childrens book.

http://blog.sfgate.com/sfmoms/2011/0...?tsp=1#1209-10

carpetmojo · 09-30-2011, 06:15 PM

Simple really.....

Complete and utter idiocy.

SCION · 09-30-2011, 06:32 PM

A new level of intolerance. Scary.

Hamlet53 · 09-30-2011, 06:34 PM

It is funny this very topic came up yesterday at the monthly book discussion group at the local library. The book read and discussed this month was To Kill a Mockingbird (surprisingly a few book club members had never before read it). Part of the discussion turned to this very issue, and how different advocacy groups have attempted to ban it from use in schools for widely varying reasons. From it negative portrayal of the US South and the racist nature of that society and the justice system to, from completely different groups, the use of word nigger and the portrayal of blacks as poorly educated and powerless. I spent a good part of my youth in the South and can say that even into the late 1950s to early 1960s the novel was quite accurate. It is sad when groups attempt to make history vanish, or to re-write it, especially when it involves banning great literature.

What I think is funny is that fortunately it is difficult to really ban something in the US in the sense of preventing its publication and distribution. All that can be accomplished is to make the book difficulty to obtain by removing it from use in schools or from public libraries. This is more likely to have the effect of ginning up interest in the book, among the youth or the public at large. This is not quite the same thing, but just look how stories about the banning of Slaughter House Five and The Scarlet Letter generated interest in these books as monthly selections for the book club here at Mobile Read.

ucfgrad93 · 09-30-2011, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carpetmojo

Simple really.....

Complete and utter idiocy.

Agreed. This is just stupid.

Nyssa · 09-30-2011, 06:43 PM

Hmmm I'm now sorry that I never did finish Beloved. I wonder if I have it boxed up somewhere. I remember my step-mom taking me to the bookstore specifically to buy it. My Honors English teacher suggested it.

replica145 · 09-30-2011, 07:16 PM

They should ban textbooks too. I don't want our children learning about stuff that happened. It's dangerous.

Nyssa · 09-30-2011, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by replica145

They should ban textbooks too. I don't want our children learning about stuff that happened. It's dangerous.

I think they're doing that in Texas!

DiapDealer · 09-30-2011, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by replica145

They should ban textbooks too. I don't want our children learning about stuff that happened. It's dangerous.

It's dangerous to even suggest that stuff may have happened. Ever.

vulcan_girl · 09-30-2011, 07:32 PM

What's really interesting and not well known is that the penguins aren't 'gay' and one (or both) went on to mate and have babies with females.

replica145 · 09-30-2011, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vulcan_girl

What's really interesting and not well known is that the penguins aren't 'gay' and one (or both) went on to mate and have babies with females.

Don't try to muddle up the story with facts!

Nyssa · 09-30-2011, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by replica145

Don't try to muddle up the story with facts!

Yeah! The post will just get banned anyway, 'cause its telling us stuff happened!!

PKFFW · 09-30-2011, 07:50 PM

Is the book actually banned or is it merely on the most challenged list? The article doesn't seem clear on that point.

Dulin's Books · 09-30-2011, 07:59 PM

the article isnt clear about where or when it was challenged or why.

replica145 · 09-30-2011, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nyssa

Yeah! The post will just get banned anyway, 'cause its telling us stuff happened!!

Team up!

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carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Simple really..... Complete and utter idiocy.

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SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	A new level of intolerance. Scary.

09-30-2011, 06:34 PM	#4
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	It is funny this very topic came up yesterday at the monthly book discussion group at the local library. The book read and discussed this month was To Kill a Mockingbird (surprisingly a few book club members had never before read it). Part of the discussion turned to this very issue, and how different advocacy groups have attempted to ban it from use in schools for widely varying reasons. From it negative portrayal of the US South and the racist nature of that society and the justice system to, from completely different groups, the use of word nigger and the portrayal of blacks as poorly educated and powerless. I spent a good part of my youth in the South and can say that even into the late 1950s to early 1960s the novel was quite accurate. It is sad when groups attempt to make history vanish, or to re-write it, especially when it involves banning great literature. What I think is funny is that fortunately it is difficult to really ban something in the US in the sense of preventing its publication and distribution. All that can be accomplished is to make the book difficulty to obtain by removing it from use in schools or from public libraries. This is more likely to have the effect of ginning up interest in the book, among the youth or the public at large. This is not quite the same thing, but just look how stories about the banning of Slaughter House Five and The Scarlet Letter generated interest in these books as monthly selections for the book club here at Mobile Read.

09-30-2011, 06:43 PM	#6
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	Hmmm I'm now sorry that I never did finish Beloved. I wonder if I have it boxed up somewhere. I remember my step-mom taking me to the bookstore specifically to buy it. My Honors English teacher suggested it.

09-30-2011, 07:16 PM	#7
replica145 Bake 'Em Away Toys Posts: 210 Karma: 1271856 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Dirty Jersey Device: Kindle PW (Books) & iPad 3 (Comics)	They should ban textbooks too. I don't want our children learning about stuff that happened. It's dangerous.

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vulcan_girl Groupie Posts: 156 Karma: 1010345 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: PRS 350	What's really interesting and not well known is that the penguins aren't 'gay' and one (or both) went on to mate and have babies with females.

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PKFFW Wizard Posts: 3,681 Karma: 28297636 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: BeBook, Sony PRS-T1, Kobo H2O	Is the book actually banned or is it merely on the most challenged list? The article doesn't seem clear on that point.

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Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	the article isnt clear about where or when it was challenged or why.