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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 12:55 PM Original message |
High School Removes *Display* of Banned Books! (For Banned Book week) |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. yep wouldn't want those kids reading |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 04:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
29. One way to get kids to read |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 10:38 AM Response to Reply #1 |
57. And I'm glad you ended your post where you did |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. That's real smart....tell a teen not to do something......they will |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 01:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Yep, virtually guaranteeing |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
4. So now it's not just what books you read but |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 06:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
35. you're asking for a "rendition," buster! |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
5. Hey, why stop there? Why not burn the damned things?! |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 01:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Start with Fahrenheit 411 |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. I have yet to understand why they want Mark Twain's books banned |
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patcox2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 01:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Black groups have often demanded Twains books be banned. |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 01:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Essay: Is Huck Finn a Racist Book? |
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patcox2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 08:44 AM Response to Reply #13 |
49. Huck decides he'd rather go to hell than turn Jim in. |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 01:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Why ban Mark Twain? |
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Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 01:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. N-word usage, usually. |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 02:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. I thought it was the homo erotic themes in Finn |
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Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 03:41 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. "Come back to de raf', Huck honey!" |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 03:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. My kids hated "Catcher in the Rye" |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 05:10 PM Response to Reply #24 |
33. I didn't like Catcher in the Rye either |
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Ishoutandscream2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 10:05 AM Response to Reply #33 |
54. I read it at 17 and loved it |
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Stand and Fight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
8. Very Sickening... The Dumbing Down of America continues... |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 08:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
38. You are probably right. |
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Shipwack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 08:02 AM Response to Reply #8 |
45. You mean "Liberty Camps", don't you comrade? |
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Stand and Fight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 08:17 PM Response to Reply #45 |
70. Ah No, Comrade.... |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
11. Better dump DARE and other anti-drug programs as well! |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 01:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Actually, I did recently read that a higher proportion of DARE |
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Neurotica (412 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 04:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. I'm curious to know who performed that study |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 08:06 AM Response to Reply #27 |
46. Nope |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 02:52 PM Response to Reply #46 |
65. well, to be fair |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
12. A librarian encourages students to read books and makes the news. |
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Neurotica (412 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. These people want to control access to ideas |
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achtung_circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 06:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
36. The ability to write complete sentences seems to be a skill |
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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
17. the irony overwhelms me |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
18. Good grief. |
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sutz12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
19. I think people are missing the point... |
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JPZenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
20. The People Must Not Know What Has Been Banned |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 11:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
41. If they ban a book, then why not let everyone know why it's banned? |
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Shipwack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 07:59 AM Response to Reply #41 |
44. If I recall correctly, "Diary..." was banned because... |
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NOLADEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
22. My irony meter just fucking exploded...Can I borrow someone's? |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 03:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. We have an irony meter rebuilding shop but we're a year behind |
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NOLADEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 04:50 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Good business to be in |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 04:54 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. Sorry, but they've banned the irony meter repair manual. n/t |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
26. Harrisonburg, VA -- what George Allen calls his "base" |
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CGrantt57 (245 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
28. Great... |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
30. The perfect response to this would be for some enterprising student to |
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leQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
34. more of the mentality of "if we can't control ourselves. nobody else |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
37. So the Superintendent banned the banned books? |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 08:58 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. "Banned Books That Were Re-Banned Due To The Controversy ... |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-04-06 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
40. We used to do massive displays for Banned Book Week. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 07:22 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I have read every book on that list |
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Kierkegaard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
43. Waiter to restaurant patron: |
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Shipwack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
47. Another motivation might be to keep authority from looking stupid... |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
48. 100 most banned books of 1990-2001 |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 10:01 AM Response to Reply #48 |
53. Certain versions of the Bible have been challenged. |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 10:37 AM Response to Reply #53 |
56. That doesnt surprize me |
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Kber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
50. My mom remembers reading Grapes of Wrath |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
51. Ironically, |
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TheBaldyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
52. To carry on the analogy, MLK birthday - shoot a Black civil rights leader |
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mconvente (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
55. You guys are always quick to jump - why not try reading the article first |
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Neurotica (412 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 10:50 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. I believe it's a convenient excuse... |
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StrongbadTehAwesome (623 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 11:05 AM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Apologies, but that's bullshit reasoning. |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 11:37 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Plus the entire point of "Banned Book week" is to get you interested |
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LuckyLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 02:44 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Exactly. This is an issue of power, and the savvy kids know it. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 11:06 AM Response to Reply #55 |
60. I think reading a book and knowing it's been banned |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 01:20 PM Response to Reply #55 |
63. Who cares WHY they read them? Just get the little bastards reading!!! |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 05:23 PM Response to Reply #55 |
68. If they weren't important, they wouldn't be controversial |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
62. What Did He Say? |
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greiner3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
66. Some years ago; |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
67. Smart open minded people are tougher to brain wash. |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 05:39 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. and it's time to mop up the last islands of resistance to the Big Lie(s).. |
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