"Unsuited to age group" really only applies to 50 Grays of Shade, as it is unsuitable for any age group with a functioning brain and/or internet connection.
When I was a senior in high school, some folks tried to get our school district to ban Robert Cormier&#039;s <i>After the First Death</i> for violence and sexual explicitness. A friend and I went to cover the public comment school board hearing for the school paper. They passed around a sing-up sheet if you wanted to speak. My friend wrote &quot;ROBERT CORMIER&quot; on the list. Most of the crowd paid it no mind when they read his name, but the English teachers (who had come to speak against the ban, duh) gasped and looked around the room. Then snickering.
Also, while I do not condone banning of any book, I do think the works of Thomas Friedman should be sold in plain brown paper wrappers. Think of the children, people.
First, they said to ignore history, and I was like &quot;KEWL&quot; Then they said to ignore science, and I was like &quot;FUCK YES&quot; Then they said to ignore literature, and I was like &quot;FUCKInG A KEEEEWWWL - BORING&quot; Then they tried to ban Captain Underpants, and I was like &quot;No WAY, DUDE FUCK YOU&quot;
It may be worth pointing out that efforts to suppress expression are a year-round endeavor.
In the library world, we formally deride those efforts during this week.
We&#039;re not supposed to just accept our mechanized, synthesised, artificial pop culture pap?
&quot;Unsuited to age group&quot; really only applies to 50 Grays of Shade, as it is unsuitable for any age group with a functioning brain and/or internet connection.
When I was a senior in high school, some folks tried to get our school district to ban Robert Cormier&#039;s <i>After the First Death</i> for violence and sexual explicitness. A friend and I went to cover the public comment school board hearing for the school paper. They passed around a sing-up sheet if you wanted to speak. My friend wrote &quot;ROBERT CORMIER&quot; on the list. Most of the crowd paid it no mind when they read his name, but the English teachers (who had come to speak against the ban, duh) gasped and looked around the room. Then snickering.
To be fair, I&#039;d probably ban these books as well, for other reasons.
<a href="http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch\?v=7WahBH9sANg" target="_blank">Oh, my . . .</a>
If the wingnuts get to the quote &quot;...the only place this book is banned is Iran&quot;, it will become required reading.
I thought it blows.
The title looks better in a shade of gray than in red.
<i>you know damned well why we&rsquo;re not linking</i>
Because everyone already as a well-thumbed copy?
The thought of a dull bris is truly frightening...
No Alinsky? Ghost Alinsky is offended.
In honor of National Banned Books Week, go throw your extra dollars at these folks (again): <a href="http://ncac.org/" target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://ncac.org/">http://ncac.org/</a>
After you&#039;ve bought some banned books and some of whatever is being advertised on the Wonkette sidebar.
Also, while I do not condone banning of any book, I do think the works of Thomas Friedman should be sold in plain brown paper wrappers. Think of the children, people.
You have nothing to lose but your books.
What does it say about a country that wants to ban exclusively craptastic tween lit? Is that worse than banning <i>Kapital</i>, or better?
First, they said to ignore history, and I was like &quot;KEWL&quot; Then they said to ignore science, and I was like &quot;FUCK YES&quot; Then they said to ignore literature, and I was like &quot;FUCKInG A KEEEEWWWL - BORING&quot; Then they tried to ban Captain Underpants, and I was like &quot;No WAY, DUDE FUCK YOU&quot;