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Why is it YOUR right to decide what I read?
Started by mandypandy, Monday, February 25 2008. Last post Friday, June 6 2008.

Alright so..to be honest in the past I really haven't paid much attention to what's banned..I have always read and been allowed to read by my parents, anything that I want. This could be part of the reason why I have an argument for everything. Nevertheless, after joining this group I've been a litte curious about the subject of banning books and it honestly makes me SO mad to see what books are continuously "challenged" and then the reasons for doing so. How can it be any one group's right to decide that because it does not fit their belief systems, no one should have access to it? It is not surprising to me that basically every other book that has been challenged or banned...the reason has something to do with sexuality or homosexuality. SEriously...I think this country needs to take a step back and get a grip on reality...if you do not want YOUR children reading it..then fine....restrict them and let them yell at you for it...but do NOT for one second think that it is your right to tell me or anyone else's child that it is not appropriate for THEM to read either...all because it has sexual content...can we PLEASE get a little more back woods please? It is time for people in this country to educate themselves on difficult subjects...not push it to a back room somewhere...

Sorry about that little rant...I just felt this would be a good place to share my opinion. If I offended anyone..frankly I'm not sure I can say I'm sorry..because I'm pretty sure that all of those demanding certain books be banned don't apologize for being offensive...
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ken s - Thursday, April 24 2008
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I agree with MandyPandy. With in reason I have always let my children read what they want. Now that they are older I have given them some of the books that others say should be banned. My daughter has a very good habit of reading books. My younger sister got interested in a great many books when she was young cause I told her that the is nothing that she can't read. Her daughter is the same. If you look at what happened in Afghanastan they banned books, banned music etc. They stagnated. Now that they have more of a choice they will progress. Yeah I know that was political, but if we don't wake up to the fact that we all have the given right to read what we want then we will stagnate. I hope that I have not ranted too much.
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ArsPoetica - Tuesday, June 3 2008
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i do think that mentioning Afghanistan being stagnant was somewhat too prejudice. don't you think that there are people from that country that struggles to be free too, and that despite the banning, the kept on.. we may not hear from them, because were not suppose to.

its not the banning that stops the people from enlightenment. that cannot possibly the reason, because of such banning and politic-stuff are just too lame for an excuse. if one has the will to read whatever stuff they want, one will, eventually, find a way.

there are places/people that stayed ignorant because of lack the appreciation of what great people from the past have written.. you don't have to mention name, you only have to watch television and somehow, you'll know.

they've been feeding people junk, or they just don't want people to learn.
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ken s - Tuesday, June 3 2008
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Perhaps you are right ArsPoetica that mentioning Afghanistan is alittle prejudice. I'm sorry
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ken s - Tuesday, June 3 2008
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Perhaps you are right ArsPoetica that mentioning Afghanistan is alittle prejudice. I'm sorry
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ken s - Tuesday, June 3 2008
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Perhaps you are right ArsPoetica that mentioning Afghanistan is alittle prejudice. I'm sorry, but under the Taliban they did things like banning books, basic music freedom and it is also know that they would murder women if they did not think she was a proper women. Even their husbands is some cases didnt know what happened to them.
When we are denied the our right to books which is the basis for knowledge wheather it is religous, political or what not the we stagnat. Every society has done that to a certain extent, as well as different religous, political orders.
And I hope that people keep trying to read books and practice basic freedoms even if its under cover. They are the ones we don't hear about and they are the ones that will bring freedom to read and practice basic freedoms.
People will always enlightened themselves and they should. And yes they will stagnat if they lack appreciation of what the great people the pass have written. And sometimes one has to mention a name and I'm sorry that I did, and I'm hoping that the people of afghanistan can find freedom and that they can practice the reading of books and all of the other freedoms that we enjoy in MOST of rest of the world. I know deep down inside of me that the people of afghanistan want to be free of its yoke of oppression and to practice its religion and live a better life.
I know I'm on my soap box now and I should get off. I'm not a eloquent as the great ones the past and I might sound alittle crazy. I'm sorry if I offended anyone.
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Judi - Thursday, April 24 2008
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I'm mature and educated enough to decide what is enriching for me. Banned books are usually very into the human experience. I like that.
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misplaced mermaid - Saturday, May 31 2008
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i jump all over my daughter's teachers for the opposite reasons. i don't confront about what they're teaching, but what they are NOT!! suffice to say, many of her lit teachers over the years have not liked me! i fully believe that kids should read everything. teachers can do what my junior lit teacher in hs did. they can send home a note letting the parents know that controversial books are going to be read and if the parent didn't wish their child to read it, they could just sign the sheet, no.

i think the world is a better place when you can make the choice instead of having it made for as mandy suggested above.
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Darli A - Friday, June 6 2008
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The meaning of Banned books. Why can't editors realize this book is not appropriate for public before it get published? There is whole lots of way to prevent inappropriate books. If we still want to read those we can still access to those. Problems only happen to those of them who think they should act the way the books said. We are responsible for what we read.
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