Library to consider patron requests to ban materials

Library to consider patron requests to ban materials

The Arizona Republic

The Chandler Library Board will decide Thursday whether to remove or move four items from shelves in response to patrons' complaints.

Objections to the Phoenix New Times and comedian George Carlin's audio book, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, could lead to the publications being yanked from library shelves if the board agrees they're too racy, irreverent or politically incorrect for public consumption.

Two other works - Where Willy Went, a children's book about a racing sperm, and The Faerie Tale Theatre DVD narrated by Robin Williams - may be moved out of the children's area because of parents' complaints.


The board got copies of the objections and the offending materials last month and agreed to review them. The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona sent a letter to the group urging members not to remove materials from shelves. ACLU officials said they will likely address the board before tonight's vote.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/1114cr-bannedbooks1115.html

Right?

:rofl:

A triple entendre! Willy could be two things: Willie Clinton--and we all know where that little sperm is, hee, hee; Or simply a Willy--slang for the body part. It's a triple entendre!

It should not only stay on the shelves, but be highly recommended.

Part of a review:

His best and perhaps his most original stuff comes from his examination of language, especially euphemisms, catch-phrases, and obscene words. Carlin exposes the political use of language, especially when it comes from the image-makers: advertisers, marketers, and public-relations people. For example, he observes that toilet paper turned into bathroom tissue; what we used to call house trailers became manufactured housing, etc. Politicians no longer decide things, they determine them, they don't tell, but rather advise, and so forth.

I did find something that I found objectionable: his cat on fire humor. It didn't offend me because of the humor so much but because, you just know that some cat-hater who reads it will actually try to set a cat on fire just to mimic the joke for his friends. Leave the cats alone, Carlin; the animals have enough problems trying to survive amongst unthoughtful humans.

All in all, I find Carlin refreshing because he thinks and creates as an independent mind, completely free of dogma and intransigence. This book gives us humor, wisdom, and honesty, something that any freethinker might enjoy.

By all means, let's ban this from the library.