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Post by Ana on Oct 12, 2005 20:16:20 GMT -5
should books be banned?
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Post by zobothewitch on Dec 17, 2005 14:09:36 GMT -5
No. Thats like saying Movies should be banned. People read theres no need to ban them plus many people make a living off of books.
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Post by Narcissa on Dec 19, 2005 22:09:24 GMT -5
No. Free speech is a human right, and books are a type of speech. If you're going to censor your enemies, you're agreeing to them censoring your friends. What you can do if you find a book objectionable is to NOT READ IT.
Most of what people object to is on the basis of religion, anyway. That's why books like the Lord of the Rings trilogy and, yes, Harry Potter are banned-because they involve magic. If you must ban books then ban the ones that are actually bad, that glorify violence and racism or sexism. And yet no one seems to be banning those....
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Post by Ana on Dec 21, 2005 12:26:57 GMT -5
note: i know harry potter is banned. most books are banned for magic because of the christian religion(at least from what i know). however, the 1st amendement says that government may not establish anything favoring any religion. banning books would a)violate this clause and b)violate the right of free expression-you express yourself by the books you read, and it is illegal to take away that right.
ps wow, i htink i just wrote a good debate. lol.
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Post by Lilly Dragontongue-Skywalker on Aug 24, 2006 15:52:16 GMT -5
No. Free speech is a human right, and books are a type of speech. If you're going to censor your enemies, you're agreeing to them censoring your friends. What you can do if you find a book objectionable is to NOT READ IT. Thank you!!! Of course, there are certain reasonable limits. For example, porn should not be allowed in a school library. That's resonable. Banning Harry Potter-that's not.
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Post by Lilly Dragontongue-Skywalker on Aug 24, 2006 16:12:12 GMT -5
Yes. If parents have a strong objection to Harry Potter, it's up to them to keep their children away from it. No need to punish the rest of the students by banning a harmless book like HP or LotR.
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Post by Ana on Aug 25, 2006 16:50:02 GMT -5
they wanted to ban HP from libraries but decided not to, yet no one seems to have a problem with lotr or any other stuff, it's just harry potter.
oh, and if you look at the list of 100 most banned books, somewhere aroudn 50 is "what's happening to my body? the book for girls" what is their problem?? girls are allowed to read those things, there's nothing bad in them. but you know the one for boys, i'ts like, #67.
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Post by Lilly Dragontongue-Skywalker on Aug 25, 2006 17:46:34 GMT -5
WHAT? What in the world--it's about puberty!! All girls have to go through puberty. It's hardly a sinful thing. Gosh!
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Post by Ana on Aug 29, 2006 21:00:54 GMT -5
i know? and why is the one for girls banned so much more? i mean i heard that in some religion girls aren't supposed to know about puberty or something or about their body, but my god. it's not like it's an extremely graphic romance novel!
But i'm amazed at which books are banned. if you searchon google for 100 most banned books, i'ts amazing which ones are banned. check it out!
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Post by Lilly Dragontongue-Skywalker on Aug 30, 2006 20:47:42 GMT -5
As someone who is religious and who religion is very important too, I can understand where these people might be comming from, if they really strongly believe that these books are wrong (even though, I/we may not agree that they are.). However, you shouldn't deny other children the right to read these books. If the parents feel very strongly that a book is wrong, it's their job to keep thier kid away from it.
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