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Originally Posted by Sirtel
I don't think that condemning a book without reading should be illegal or forbidden, and probably the OP doesn't think so either. To my mind, it should not be ok in the same sense as insulting someone just because you don't like his face is not ok. Of course people do both of those things anyway, and hardly anyone in this discussion is likely to think that they should be punished by law for it. But we can discuss whether it's ok in our personal opinion or not.
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Exactly. No one seems to be suggesting that it should be prohibited or attract any sanction. People are going to do it anyway, and they are free to. But that does not make it okay. In my view such people as a general rule are displaying their wilful ignorance and lack any credibility. This is particularly clear with books like the Black Witch. Less so with books which deal with totally repugnant subjects, though even with these I think comments should be limited to voicing the opinion that the theme is so repugnant that they do not even want to read the book.