tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450215028790840619.post8442188419919910985..comments2024-02-20T02:29:09.199-06:00Comments on Censorship-Free Libraries: What Does Obsession Look Like?Non-Censorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480967648669777010noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450215028790840619.post-66097612625875401142009-12-08T13:51:05.601-06:002009-12-08T13:51:05.601-06:00Anytime! I can't stand when people get mad ove...Anytime! I can't stand when people get mad over good books. Typical is right, their arguments are beginning to sound like 7th-8th he said-she said exagerrations. I was really hoping not to revisit that particular area of my life.<br /><br />Censorship story of the day: Judy Blume's book <i>Deenie</i> was removed by a middle school principal for a few short lines mentioning female masturbation because "if it had been a boy it would have been normal." This was in the 70's but still, holy cow.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04510091881401932095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450215028790840619.post-29334495860967724552009-12-08T11:27:05.766-06:002009-12-08T11:27:05.766-06:00Thank you, Meghan, for updating us on Looking For ...Thank you, Meghan, for updating us on Looking For Alaska. So.... the censors are calling it an "oral sex book" on the basis of one short scene. Typical.Non-Censorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480967648669777010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450215028790840619.post-73649775107533551512009-12-08T01:12:47.982-06:002009-12-08T01:12:47.982-06:00Precisely. If I were five and for some reason pick...Precisely. If I were five and for some reason picked up <i>Looking for Alaska</i> and started reading it, I'd be confused by the vocabulary, say "this is dumb" and get on with my life. No harm done.<br /><br />And enough with the "the ALA gave an oral sex book it's highest award!" argument. I hardly consider ONE scene(that was also relevant to the plot, I've read the whole thing) in a book clearly marketed FOR teenagers makes it an "oral sex book". Teenagers know what oral sex is, and frankly, the kids reading the books aren't the ones who are going out and having oral sex.<br /><br />Pardon the rant.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04510091881401932095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450215028790840619.post-28183010327802830132009-12-07T16:25:53.078-06:002009-12-07T16:25:53.078-06:00Indeed, it doesn't look at all like a kid'...Indeed, it doesn't look at all like a kid's book, because it's not. And that would be obvious to anyone, even if they don't know anything about the contents of the books. My guess is a patron picked the <i>Looking for Alaska</i> book up in another section and left it in the kiddie section by mistake. It's very unlikely that the store put the book there intentionally. In any event, the kids interested in <i>Bob the Builder</i> books wouldn't even be ABLE to read <i>Looking for Alaska</i>.Non-Censorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480967648669777010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450215028790840619.post-25584976923467689022009-12-07T13:59:16.207-06:002009-12-07T13:59:16.207-06:00Well said. I noticed the slip-upd in that commenta...Well said. I noticed the slip-upd in that commentary. Nobody's calling parents who say "I don't want MY children reading this" book banners, they're referring to the people who say "I don' want any children in the school/library reading this."<br /><br />But then again, I've read over several of her articles on the Eagle Forum website, she's either lacking in logic or an attention seeker.<br /><br />And I didn't understand the big deal about the two book beside eachother either. There's lots of stuff at grocery store checkout shelves. <i>Cosmopolitan</i> is often at child eye height and has much more age-inappropriate material than <i>Looking for Alaska</i> does. I don't hear anybody complaining.<br /><br />And so what if it is beside picture books at grocery store checkout shelves? Are kids going to pick it up and and automatically read through all the "pornographic" bits and be scarred for life in the five minutes total they're standing there? Honestly. It doesn't even look like a kid's book.<br /><br />"semi-literate mob"<br />Thank you for making my day.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04510091881401932095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450215028790840619.post-61627602959320559922009-12-06T21:30:14.100-06:002009-12-06T21:30:14.100-06:00Brilliant.Brilliant.Localhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798329694350161856noreply@blogger.com