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Originally Posted by Ea
Yees.... I'm trying to follow this, but I wondered if you had examples? Either from the thread, or perhaps examples of what ot could be like, turned on its head - a different context tends to show weaknesses in ideas. I am not trying to be argumentative for the sake of it, but I don't quite see it. Parhaps I have a blind spot....?
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I'll look for examples from elsewhere; I don't want to get into a flamewar arguing over "but that's not what I meant!"
At some point, it stops mattering what someone "meant" because what was understood becomes more important.
There've been several claims or implications in this thread, that "political correctness" has "gone too far," at least in some cases. And that may be true... but it's got very little to do with this set of books, and whether it's reasonable to pull them back from easy public reading.
I'd prefer they were available to anybody, upon request. I don't mind that a person would have to make the request. And I don't think the library is required to keep them at all... libraries have to get rid of some older books, and removing offensive content is just as valid as removing boring/no longer scientifically accurate content.