tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post5774069895832002932..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: Playing With Fire: Book BanningCari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-35670390491111414762010-10-03T10:38:31.367-04:002010-10-03T10:38:31.367-04:00Madison,
I feel like you too. But at the same tim...Madison,<br /><br />I feel like you too. But at the same time, I do have to wonder where are the obscenity laws? Seems to me these books would definitely meet that criteria. After all, the acts that are depicted in these books aren't just illegal, they are acts that should damn a person to burn in Hell.Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-49760781093555357612010-10-03T10:36:34.069-04:002010-10-03T10:36:34.069-04:00No tomatoes, Anne. I waffle over that one, believe...No tomatoes, Anne. I waffle over that one, believe me. And I didn't stay on the site long enough to really look at the content. It truly icked me out. Sickening stuff. <br /><br />I have to agree with you pretty much. I'd just love to shove those books down those author's throats---only with them on fire. LOL Yeah, on fire. <br /><br />You'd think those books would be banned by Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-86168673406874863962010-10-03T10:33:52.095-04:002010-10-03T10:33:52.095-04:00I agree, Fiona. Anytime kids are reading is good. ...I agree, Fiona. Anytime kids are reading is good. I never censured their reading material either. <br /><br />I actually had a talk years ago with my kids' pediatrician about the horror movies. They wanted to watch them and I kept saying no. <br /><br />He said to me that it was a way for kids to learn to desensitize themselves from certain fears. I can't remember all that he said now, Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-72303881476673983232010-09-28T12:04:03.462-04:002010-09-28T12:04:03.462-04:00Madison--I pretty much agree with all of you here....Madison--I pretty much agree with all of you here. I DO feel that we, as parents, have the right to decide what our children do. I want to raise my kids, I don't want some politian or preacher doing it for me. <br /><br />I guess in a nutshell (and I'm explaining myself badly right now) what I'm saying is that I don't feel books should be banned. <br /><br />What I do feel-Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-28730557590135393632010-09-28T11:01:38.347-04:002010-09-28T11:01:38.347-04:00Okay, I just read Anne's post. LOL. I guess I ...Okay, I just read Anne's post. LOL. I guess I didn't look at all the books, Babies?? Nope, I draw a line there too. No matter what, I don't think it should be okay with children. That's something I actually DO think should be banned. It's wrong and disgusting.Madison Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866919030956287067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-22715055440459693722010-09-28T10:59:09.212-04:002010-09-28T10:59:09.212-04:00I just have a major problem with book banning. I k...I just have a major problem with book banning. I know what books you're talking about on the major site. At first I was saying the same thing. How are they there? You're right, people have a right to read that, I guess. Weirds me out though. LOL. <br /><br />I just think when it comes to books, everyone should have their own choice and no one should be able to take that away. Parents Madison Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866919030956287067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-13867107134706412062010-09-28T10:56:36.509-04:002010-09-28T10:56:36.509-04:00Get ready to throw the tomatoes, because I'm g...Get ready to throw the tomatoes, because I'm going to speeak out here. That link you're talking about, yep, I know the one because I'm the one who showed it to Regina. And no I would never defend a person's right to read or write that sickening shit. Over my dead body. In one of the books (according to the customer's review) they were having sex with babies. Babies!! <br /><brAnne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-28333868135368801562010-09-27T23:14:08.477-04:002010-09-27T23:14:08.477-04:00It has always amazed and baffled me that the same...It has always amazed and baffled me that the same parents who scream bloody murder about an allusion to sex that they don't want their kids exposed to, are the same ones who rent all of the Predator and/or Saw movies for their kids' sleep-over! Why is violence okay, but sex is taboo? When my 4 were younger, I'd severely restrict their viewing of horror and violence, and when they Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-21247353329583305072010-09-27T19:33:53.756-04:002010-09-27T19:33:53.756-04:00Hi Melissa,
I've always bought books for my k...Hi Melissa,<br /><br />I've always bought books for my kids with very little concern about the content actually. I guess it's a matter of having faith in my kids and maybe I'm confident that I taught them right from wrong too. <br /><br />They've come to me with some pretty tough questions over the years--simply trying to understand some hard topics. Books can help them gain that Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-38989605185999674042010-09-27T18:52:15.952-04:002010-09-27T18:52:15.952-04:00Great post! Oh my God, I read my first Harlequin r...Great post! Oh my God, I read my first Harlequin romance when I was ten years old. Grams had gone to a garage sale and bought a giant bag of books for a dollar. Good thing the top ones were A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Little Women and Black Beauty. <br /><br />I have to say that I object to book banning period, because it tramples on everyone's individual rights. Parents Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443736284850057306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-46147480102549000592010-09-27T17:27:29.297-04:002010-09-27T17:27:29.297-04:00Love your table, Molly! Yes, it was shocking to me...Love your table, Molly! Yes, it was shocking to me too to see Judy Blume books on the list. I just don't get it. There's something out there that everyone can object to I guess. <br /><br />But what gets me is why some people take their disagreement to the levels they do. I've tried to figure out why. At first I thought, well, if a book instructs my teenager on how to build a bomb I&#Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-77254315765182591152010-09-27T15:47:06.944-04:002010-09-27T15:47:06.944-04:00We've got a table with the ones we have in inv...We've got a table with the ones we have in inventory, along with stickers which read 'Think for yourself and let others do the same'.<br /><br />I was floored when I saw Judy Blume books AND the Junie B Jones series. When I was in the 7th grade, I devoured any Norma Klein book AND Judy Blume! This is getting insane. I remember Lady Chatterly's Lover being banned when I was in The Mockingbird Book Emporiumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352747403746014102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-18455672524561905942010-09-27T13:43:03.922-04:002010-09-27T13:43:03.922-04:00The word "damn", huh? Sounds like my mam...The word "damn", huh? Sounds like my mama. Although mine never paid any attention to what I read. If she had? Whoa. lol Cause I always read the most advanced books I could get my hands on. The Catcher in the Rye was one that got me started. The Cheerleader was another. And God. When I discovered romance? MMMMMMMM...I read a book about Mary Queen of Scots. OMG...some of those bedroom Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-46831852826943389332010-09-27T13:39:59.069-04:002010-09-27T13:39:59.069-04:00Another one of those instances when it would have ...Another one of those instances when it would have been so easy to just walk away. We live in a sue-happy society for sure, Regina. <br /><br />I might decide I don't want my kid reading this or that or doing this or that, but why make decisions for other parents? <br /><br />Some kids are more mature and advanced than others and can handle subject matter that others can't. I mean, what Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-23224180679214307282010-09-27T13:06:33.557-04:002010-09-27T13:06:33.557-04:00How things have changed. When I was in sixth grade...How things have changed. When I was in sixth grade, I brought home a book from the school library. I can't remember what it was, but I enjoyed it so.<br /><br />My mother, who monitored what I read, examined the book.<br /><br />To my utter horror, she called the school, reported the book had the word 'damn' in it, and requested the book be removed from the shelves.<br /><br />Would C. Zampahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907314323318638669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-291927161767335202010-09-27T11:45:48.754-04:002010-09-27T11:45:48.754-04:00The beastiality thing is just SQUICK! Still, peopl...The beastiality thing is just SQUICK! Still, people have the right to write them and people have the right to read them. As to schools? I really hate that narrow minded people throw kinks in the ointment by trying to toss books that can really HELP our young people. Parents DO need to be involved by checking to see what their kids are reading...same as what they are watching on tv or what they Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-22680080285039049842010-09-27T11:20:39.283-04:002010-09-27T11:20:39.283-04:00Yep, Faith...those Judy Blume challenges had me go...Yep, Faith...those Judy Blume challenges had me going, "huh?" lol<br /><br />I agree, anytime you single something out you up the curiosity level. So maybe in a way these book banners are doing us all a favor by pointing out a book I might not ever otherwise read.<br /><br />As for erotic romance? They can't kill it. Human sexuality and romance go hand in hand. Women being the Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-25363891761279632632010-09-27T11:18:37.123-04:002010-09-27T11:18:37.123-04:00Ahhhh, the good Sisters, Kate. And The Catcher in ...Ahhhh, the good Sisters, Kate. And The Catcher in the Rye was part of my high school freshman English reading requirement. As I recall there was a bit of a stir about it. Not that I paid any attention. At the time, being all of fourteen, I could have cared less as to whether I read it. But...once I did??? It ended up being one of the books that got me hooked on reading in general.<br /><br />It&#Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-69509389503810974472010-09-27T10:44:50.177-04:002010-09-27T10:44:50.177-04:00Great post, Tess!
It wasn't that long ago tha...Great post, Tess!<br /><br />It wasn't that long ago that I saw a debate on legislature concerning erotica fiction. I think it came through the AWH group, and my mind is fuzzy on the specifics, but one of the southern states was trying to ban all erotic fiction, including erotic romances. This happened about the same time a super model who lives in NY State went through a divorce. Her husbandFaith Bicknellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978240749619858463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-38031216468712458742010-09-27T10:44:33.675-04:002010-09-27T10:44:33.675-04:00Although I've come far from those roots, I had...Although I've come far from those roots, I had 12 years of parochial school education and the Catholic Church has its own banned book lists as well as movies. It's famous for them. And yet, those nuns and lay teachers managed to get books of every kind into our hands. They probably could have been fired, but Sister Bernadette of the blue hair was at least 70 when she assigned us Catcher Kate Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11266895320753860578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-77042132562937647142010-09-27T08:50:27.900-04:002010-09-27T08:50:27.900-04:00Hiya Qwillia,
The Joy of Sex. lol I love it. Now ...Hiya Qwillia,<br /><br />The Joy of Sex. lol I love it. Now when I was in high school I remember a couple of really racy books circulating amongst us gals. The Cheerleader was the one I can remember the most. I can honestly say that the book had NO business in a high school library. Welllll, maybe not back then--might be acceptable now. Not sure. I'd have to read it again. But it was a good Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-30344030406967720782010-09-27T08:34:20.973-04:002010-09-27T08:34:20.973-04:00Anny--I do have to agree that the more fuss that i...Anny--I do have to agree that the more fuss that is made about a book the more popular it becomes. It would seem that the naysayers are only serving to give the books they think so little of a much bigger bang than they might have had. <br /><br />And I also agree with you about kids watching TV--and video game content is off the charts with graphic language and sexuality. Of course, we now have Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-84735441843386050312010-09-27T08:32:54.908-04:002010-09-27T08:32:54.908-04:00Very sound argument, Tess. I actually worked in a ...Very sound argument, Tess. I actually worked in a school and the librarian (who wasn't a librarian by education, but because she'd volunteered) had a set policy regarding requests to remove a book and she never removed books unless the procedure had been followed completely. Needless to say, only a few books were complained about and none removed. But she did have parents fill out forms Qwillia Rainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296381701004199377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-47725733632127744252010-09-27T08:30:43.108-04:002010-09-27T08:30:43.108-04:00LOL Nat. I can imagine all you had to say. We'...LOL Nat. I can imagine all you had to say. We've discussed this book banning thing before.Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-12987353367890780662010-09-27T08:05:57.715-04:002010-09-27T08:05:57.715-04:00Book subject matter--and its acceptability or not-...Book subject matter--and its acceptability or not--changes with time. Ten years ago ninety percent of the erotic romance books would be shelved in an "adult" section of a bookstore. Now they're mixed in with the standard romances.<br /><br />When I was six, I had my own copy of Little Black Sambo. No one thought much about it. Now it's a banned book and considered very offensiveAnny Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.com