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here's a story for all you pro-choice people out there...
last year, (my freshman year in HS) we were 12 chapters into fahrenheit 451 when we were forced to return all our books, notes we had on the book and anything else related to it, because it supposedly contained material that encouraged a feeling of anti-government.
i'm curious as to yours views on this event
*sarcastically* God forbid that you should be influenced to think for yourself, question the authorities that be.
I've never read that book. Now I'll have to put it on my long 'to read list'.
Aren't we all anti-government?
This is an example of the conditioning society tries to inflict upon it's youth.
i haven't read it in a good 18 years, but "we were forced to return ...contained material that encouraged a feeling of anti-government" is a scarlet flag on fire if i ever saw one.
i was anti-government prior to reading it; the book had no effect that i can remember one way or the other. what an excellent way however to make a fuss and encourage people to be exactly that :rolleyes:
thats completely ridiculous, in my english class (im in my freshman year at hs) we speak out against the government constantly (usually sparked by something my teacher says that reminds me of something govt-related that irks me), and if you feel anti-govt, reading a book wont change that, anyway,, what is happening to the 'freedom of speech' we are supposed to be granted in this country???
amen
Farenheit 451. The temperature at which paper bursts into flame. A book about the banning and burning of books and the persecution of those defying the laws banning the posession, reading, promulgation of books. And your school (in this century I'm assuming), recalled/banned the book!!!! Jeeezuz!!! somebody call the thought police!!!!
Sooo......your pulling our communal leg....right, Blade?
Everybody, Don't you think it's a violation of our constitutional rights that there is the such thing as a banned book??? I do. We should be able to read what we want, when we want. :flare: :flare: :flare: :flare:
Hi YellowFeverLime,
There have been similar discussions on the Forum before. You might these threads interesting:
http://www.online-literature.com/for...ad.php?t=13022
http://www.online-literature.com/for...hlight=banning
I very strongly agree, yellowfeverlime, and it seems to affect every public library, but never the bookstores around here. The fact frequently frustrates me, as you said, of a violation of literary freedom, though I guess I try understanding others' points.
Somehow I cannot understand how books like Mark Twain's The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn get banned, yet magazines like Playboy and Penthouse sell at the common convenience store, and immense violence features on basic television and video games. :confused:
I could not have put it better. These censors are basically saying "This is inappropiate." Thank you very much, but I'll decide myself what is inappropiate, and the "smut-zines" they sell, as Mono states, quite openly, are far more "inappropiate" than most of their list of "banned litature". But then smut sells, unfortunately...http://www.websmileys.com/sm/happy/585.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by mono
I just read this post, and I have to disagree with banning any book.I'm a strong supporter of freethought and think that no one should enforce their strict views onto others or set about regulating another individuals right to choose what they read or don't read as a mature adult.I don't believe in censorship either as I think one can decide for themself what they think is best to read and if you don't like it well, it's quite simple-don't read it!
Basil, in another thread regarding this topic, brought up a very good point, I thought. I do not know if books like Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf has gotten banned from public libraries, but, as Basil asked, do you think most people would defend for Mein Kampf as strongly as with The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
I would like to think that I would defend for it, though I do not agree with everything Hitler wrote of in his book. With that, perhaps I could not have the ability to debate with as much diligence, but I would certainly defend for literary freedom.
Hey people. Yea, did you know that in some places, "James and the Giant Peach" is a banned book!
Here is a couple of nice links on banned books.
100 most frequently challenged books from1900 - 2000
Banned Books Online
The funniest banning:I think censorship on anything should not be allowed. What one considers smut (Playboy), another might consider the most beautiful art on the planetQuote:
An illustrated edition of "Little Red Riding Hood" was banned in two California school districts in 1989. Following the Little Red-Cap story from Grimm's Fairy Tales, the book shows the heroine taking food and wine to her grandmother. The school districts cited concerns about the use of alcohol in the story.
Totally agree with right of citizens to access information and/or to put ideas in books or any kinds of media. However, sometimes I also wonder what if someone who has bad intention, purchase a book about simple yet powerfull explosives that can be made with the stuffs you have in your kitchen, or buy legally in the nearest chemical store. I'm not being paranoid or saying that sort of thing can be use as justification to banned certain books, but I feel we should also realize the consequences of "absolute" freedom in accessing books/magazines/movies.