Megan wrote on Oct 4, 2007 7:41 PM:
" Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a banned books The other Harry Potter books are listed on the Challenged Books list (a step away from from the Banned Book list). There are a total of 120 banned books right now...if you want to see the entire list check out Paperbacks and Pieces. The books are banned because of certain contexts like Social, Religious grounds. Books like Harry Potter are banned because they go against God, well it's one of the reasons anyway. I'm totally against banning books, and the people who fight to ban books are only helping the cause of free speech because when books get so much attention all people want to do is read them and see what the hype is about...People need to realize that people have fought for our freedom to say and do as we please "
J.D. wrote on Oct 4, 2007 3:40 PM:
" Unfortunately, there is some out there that feel free to call each other that. Of course there is a double standard for the word usage. A caucasian is never able to say that word in any context, or he is listed as a racist, and in Mr. Clements case, having his book banned. There will never be a time that all races will accept the other, I am afraid to say, because, the fringe groups on both left and right will not allow it. "
Hitler wrote on Oct 4, 2007 1:32 PM:
" Burn the books!!! "
It shouldn't be about the 'n' word, its about the context wrote on Oct 4, 2007 10:01 AM:
" Mark Twain was an inspirational writer for his time and to this day still holds value. His books weren't about encouraging racism, but a visualization of the attitude and lifestyle of that era of time. Was he supposed to lie about his environment and never use the negative terms used in that day to avoid being offensive? If you don't want to read it, don't read it, but you can't ban it from other people who want to. Its about personal choice and banning Mark Twain is an injustice and proof of how political correctness can send academics backward. "
a few examples... wrote on Oct 4, 2007 10:00 AM:
" Are the Harry Potter books. They currently aren't banned, but there's a lady who's been continually fighting to get them on the banned list because she believes they promote witchcraft. Has she read the books? Nope. Does she intend to? Nope. All she knows is that she is a devout christian and that Harry Potter is bad. I'm a christian too and I love the books. Anyone who has read them knows they do not promote witchcraft. It's people like her that we need to watch out for. "
rolling down the river wrote on Oct 4, 2007 9:25 AM:
" there's nothing wrong with the n word. Living in mpls, i commute on the light rail and that's all i hear morning and night between the n's. "
don't ban books wrote on Oct 4, 2007 8:15 AM:
" ban people who want to ban books. the censorship of a few over the rest of the population because of that which the few deem inappropriate or offensive is totally inappropriate and offensive. whew! "
? wrote on Oct 4, 2007 6:09 AM:
" And why are these books banned ? Examples "
J.D. wrote on Oct 4, 2007 1:08 AM:
" I am not well versed in some of these books listed in the article, however; I have read "The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn". I believe the reason for the banning of this book is because the use of a certain word. A word that now you can find in almost any Rap noise,(never will I call that music). So tell me, are we so thin skinned that a part of our history,(even if it is a vile disgusting part), that a book is banned from a library. Education is the only way to solve problems like this. "
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