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Originally Posted by boxcorner
Surely whether or not someone feels embarrassed depends partly on the book in question, and the circumstances. A person carrying a copy of The Communist Manifesto, by Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx, during the period of McCarthyism in the US of the late 1950s, might have felt embarrassed, or uncomfortable. Similarly, I imagine that some people today would feel embarrassed, or uncomfortable, to be seen carrying a copy of The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana, by Vatsyayana, say for example in a church, synagogue or mosque. |
I think it depends on the book and the person in question. I am not embarassed to commute with 'Venus in furs' but I would be seriously ashamed if someone ever saw me with one of those Vampire/Potter/Sci-Fi/Horror/Fantasy books. Actually I would die if someone ever thought I read something like that. Imagine how shameful it must be to have the gift of reading and to use it without using your brain!
