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Originally Posted by Catlady
It's perfectly fine for me to say something should never be published and no one should ever read it. I'm not the dictator of the world; I don't have the power to force others to my will.
I'm allowed to use my judgment and to state forcefully that something is offensive, horrible, and unworthy of ever seeing the light of day. And if that persuades other people to avoid it, so much the better.
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The question is it ever okay is not asking whether you can but whether you should. Of course you can condemn a book unread. This is what the ignorant Twitterers who piled on the Black Witch hate bandwagon did. Though they have been rightly criticised I am yet to see the suggestion that they should have been stopped from doing so. Your statement that "It's perfectly fine" is a very general one. In the case of the Black Witch I would say you can condemn it unread but you should not. It is not "perfectly fine" in that instance. And this is the question. Are there ever any occasions where it is?
IMHO the only occasion is where the Book is truly dangerous. One example given above is a book which gives practical directions for making a bomb. There are of course other similar instances. Anything less and the Bubble Children can easily avoid irreparable mental damage by simply not reading the book concerned. Perhaps the like-minded snowflakes could appoint a censorship committee to ensure that they are never forced to read outside of their comfort zone. Based on some news reports it may be that some of our universities are already tending in this direction.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9SiRNibD14