Re: Books Banned in Utah.

On 8 Aug 2024 21:14:47 -0000, kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

D  <nospam@example.net> wrote:

I don't have children, but if I had, I certainly wouldn't mind if
pornographic magazines were banned from the school library (if we're
talking year 1-9).

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Agreed, but the thing is all of those kids have seen hardcore porn already,
at least by the time they are 7 or 8 and have used the internet.  They don't
know what it is, they don't find it attractive, but they have seen it and
they know it exists.  So it's not worth putting a huge amount of effort into
keeping it out of libraries.
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I would mind however, if Mein Kampf, Maos red book or Das Kapital were
banned. I think those books are pure garbage, but at least it should be
possible for everyone to form his own conclusion, and Das Kapital is also
interesting from a history of philosophy point of view (which I personally
enjoy).

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Agreed, but i'd also want librarians to explain the context behind it.
The same as they should do with any other book.

You actually think kids are going to pay attention to some adult
nattering on about a book? What planet are you from again?
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"