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anamardoll · 08-03-2011, 03:03 PM

+ 1 to Sil_liS and DiapDealer.

Chiming to note that, based on Eating Pie's most recent post, he apparently thinks we should also ban Mark Twain books. (Cue cries of, "Oh, but Mark Twain used the N-word but he didn't MEAN IT," -- with all the Unfortunate Implications of "only I can divine what an author meant and everyone else can suck it" -- in five... four... three...)

Also really enjoying having what I will bet anything is a male poster telling me what I should think about books containing rape. [edit by moderation]

Lots of LOLS on Sil_liS' accurate retort regarding where quite a bit of that content can be found. I would like to also note that A CERTAIN RELIGIOUS TEXT THAT SHALL NOT BE NAMED also contains a rather serious reference to horse semen. Throwing that out there for what it's worth.

I do not think a school board should ever consider pulling a book from the school library based on a religious complaint. Had Scroggins actually bothered to base his complaint on an "age-appropriateness" dog whistle, they might be justified, but since he didn't, they're not, IMHO.

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anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	+ 1 to Sil_liS and DiapDealer. Chiming to note that, based on Eating Pie's most recent post, he apparently thinks we should also ban Mark Twain books. (Cue cries of, "Oh, but Mark Twain used the N-word but he didn't MEAN IT," -- with all the Unfortunate Implications of "only I can divine what an author meant and everyone else can suck it" -- in five... four... three...) Also really enjoying having what I will bet anything is a male poster telling me what I should think about books containing rape. [edit by moderation] Lots of LOLS on Sil_liS' accurate retort regarding where quite a bit of that content can be found. I would like to also note that A CERTAIN RELIGIOUS TEXT THAT SHALL NOT BE NAMED also contains a rather serious reference to horse semen. Throwing that out there for what it's worth. I do not think a school board should ever consider pulling a book from the school library based on a religious complaint. Had Scroggins actually bothered to base his complaint on an "age-appropriateness" dog whistle, they might be justified, but since he didn't, they're not, IMHO. Last edited by dreams; 08-05-2011 at 11:45 PM.