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Originally Posted by Moejoe
Yes. Whether you understood what you read or not is wholly a different matter and would have to factor in your upbringing, the level of involvement of your parents and many other influences that cannot be determined by an arbitrary board of censors. It's highly unlikely that a pre-pubescent human would have any interest or understanding of pornography in any case (dependent on hormone levels) so in this case the argument is mute.
As you may be able to tell, I find censorship ludicrous and anti knowledge.
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I'm not saying censorship. This has nothing to do with censorship.
The information should be there so that you CAN make a decision on whether or not your kids read the book.
Just by the book saying "This book contains scenes of extreme sexual situation, language, and heavy drug use", it in no way takes or removes anything from the book. The book is still just as it was published. It's just gives those who MIGHT read the book the ability to make a better judgement, especially when it comes to your children.
If you had to read every book to make sure it was OK for your child, that would be a bit ludicrous. However, just a simple 'info label' would go a long way to having a greater respect for the publishers who have respect for you as a parent.
Again, I am sorely opposed to censorship. I will watch the Directors Cut of any movie above the theatrical release. I also much prefer Widescreen, because Fullscreen removes so much from the movie.
So no, I'm not against censorship in the least, but I would like to see something in place to help parents make better decisions for their own personal family. If you see nothing wrong with your 13 year old daughter reading Beauty's release by Anne Rice, then fine, but I'd like to have some warning as to what the book holds before I give it to my daughter to read.
