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Originally Posted by Pushka
You see, I have no problems whatsoever with any of the material in that link....
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Ah, but you (or I, for that matter) having, or not having, problems with it, is NOT the point.
I can't think of a single book which should be banned. None.
On the other hand, it always fascinates me that in some societies (particularly those having the misfortune to be afflicted by the Abrahamic religions), sex and sexual representation can often drive some into hysterics.
Yet the same people who go apoplectic if their child catches a glimpse of Janet Jackson's breast on TV, are fine with the most gruesome biblical representations, or shrug when their teenager is glued to the TV watching torture and mutilations in SAW IV.
There has been a tremendous outcry against this book, even though there is no evidence that any child has been harmed because of it.
Yet, there is nary a peep against the widespread genital mutilation of children (otherwise known as circumcision). Even the practice of
metzitzah b'peh (oral suction) is shrugged off, because hey, who can argue with God...?