tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post8337036559656338500..comments2023-10-10T05:07:13.577-07:00Comments on En Tequila Es Verdad: Banned Books Week MemeDana Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00890312745525306991noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-74853901936003261072011-09-25T20:14:14.400-07:002011-09-25T20:14:14.400-07:00No book has been banned in the USA for about half ...No book has been banned in the USA for about half a century. <a href="http://www.317am.net/2011/08/banned-book-favorites-fanny-hill-reprise.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Fanny Hill</i> got that honor a long time ago</a>. Challenged books in schools that are removed is different from banning. Setting aside that Banned Books Week is propaganda, the creator of BBW said:<br /><br />"On rare occasion, we have situations where a piece of material is not what it appears to be on the surface and the material is totally inappropriate for a school library. In that case, yes, it is appropriate to remove materials. If it doesn't fit your material selection policy, get it out of there."<br /><br />See: "<a href="http://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2011/09/banned-books-week-propaganda-exposed-by.html" rel="nofollow">Banned Books Week Propaganda Exposed by Progressive Librarian Rory Litwin; ALA Censors Out Criticism of Its Own Actions in a Manner Dishonest to the Core</a>."SafeLibraries®https://www.blogger.com/profile/06756725065032196698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-63260488768513263882011-09-25T19:30:13.644-07:002011-09-25T19:30:13.644-07:00*loathed it more the second time, I should say.*loathed it more the second time, I should say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-47708021213204688692011-09-25T19:29:12.244-07:002011-09-25T19:29:12.244-07:00I got 16/100, but then, a lot of this looks like l...I got 16/100, but then, a lot of this looks like literature/general fiction and I have to admit, I read very little that is not in the fantasy/sci-fi area. Most of the ones I did read I had to read for school.<br /><br />Some of these surprise me, though. Junie B. Jones? Really? It came out far after my time, but I've got a relative who's in the age group, and I've flipped through or read a few of that series to her. It seemed to capture the mindset of first-graders pretty well, and seemed awfully inoffensive. <br /><br />Anyway, I can't agree with the comment that you shouldn't read Catcher in the Rye. I read it twice and only loathed it more the first time. It is pretty much 200 pages of a whiny, self-important teenager. Even as a teenager, I was annoyed at the main character for being an idiot. Still have no idea why that one is a classic. :/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-68031688607038593702011-09-25T17:58:20.192-07:002011-09-25T17:58:20.192-07:00You haven't read Catcher in the Rye? Get thee ...You haven't read <i>Catcher in the Rye</i>? Get thee to a bookstore!John Pierethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336244849636477317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-24954592131094449102011-09-25T15:48:53.078-07:002011-09-25T15:48:53.078-07:00They should ban Moby Dick on the basis that:
1. I...They should ban Moby Dick on the basis that:<br /><br />1. It has "dick" in the title<br />2. It's boringJim L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08680478888594299616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-37126555713470119072011-09-25T07:48:14.147-07:002011-09-25T07:48:14.147-07:00Actually, it was in Conroe, Texas that a parent as...Actually, it was in Conroe, Texas that a parent asked for Fahrenheit 451 to be banned from his daughter's school. The news report showed a list of problems he had with the book, but the top 2 reported (I'm not kidding) were:<br />1. It described burning the bible.<br />2. It disrespected fire fighters.<br /><br />O...M...G...Welcome to Texas, Land of Irony...chezjayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03640582900881648539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-10577125172209312732011-09-25T07:22:42.797-07:002011-09-25T07:22:42.797-07:00Banning Fahrenheit 451 would be really ironic.Banning Fahrenheit 451 would be really ironic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com