i just had to read this book in english class. i have to write an essay on it due in two days! (on is holden a "phony"? yes, he is). i dont see why it should be banned nowadays. tv, movies, and music are MUCH worse. maybe it should have been banned and outrageous in the 50s, but now? its ridiculous.
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Originally posted by Skweeky@10 May 2003 - 09:40
no, there is no federal law about that, but I believe states or even cities are free to ban books from libraries or schools if they want that.
btw: It's a disgrace that they banned 'Candide'....it's one of the most beautiful stories I've ever read![/quote]
no states and citys cant ban a book ether
but school boards and libary boards can
school board get away with it cus they are quote protecting the children
public libarys get a way with it cus they arnt real public there privaty owned and run for profit so the libary board has the right to not stock that book basicly the same as being baned
there are a lot of documents out there that they would like to ban but it all ties in with the fredom of speach so they cant real get around it
ie the anarcist cook book the fbi go nuts over this thing but they cant stop it from being printed and sold
btw way never read candide but u have convinced me to check it out
lol besides its on the ban list so its got to be a must read
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Just because it's banned doesn't mean it's a must-read.There are some really bad (as in boring and/or poorly written) books that've been banned too. Although sometimes it's easier to get people (especially students) to read a particular book if you tell them it's been banned.
things are quiet until hitler decides he'd like to invade russia
so, he does
the russians are like "OMG WTF D00DZ, STOP TKING"
and the germans are still like "omg ph34r n00bz"
the russians fall back, all the way to moscow
and then they all begin h4xing, which brings on the russian winter
the germans are like "wtf, h4x"
-- WW2 for the l33t
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@ QuietSilence: I liked 'Candide' a lot, it's a very nice story and the use of language is excellent. But you have to be into this stuff. The classical french works are very long and sometimes boring because of all the descriptions. I've read the book in french, because there is no way that someone can translate Voltaire and still do honour to the original text......
BTW: did anyone notice that the works written by Marquis De Sade are not in the banned/challenged books list? Strange huh, cause those books contain pornography and S&M.....
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Read catcher a couple of years ago......dont know what all the fuss was about...get much worse stuff on TV...
Lovely case of double standards there..
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The Marquis' journals are not...well-known...and usually not for "public consumption."Originally posted by Skweeky@11 May 2003 - 13:45
BTW: did anyone notice that the works written by Marquis De Sade are not in the banned/challenged books list? Strange huh, cause those books contain pornography and S&M.....
things are quiet until hitler decides he'd like to invade russia
so, he does
the russians are like "OMG WTF D00DZ, STOP TKING"
and the germans are still like "omg ph34r n00bz"
the russians fall back, all the way to moscow
and then they all begin h4xing, which brings on the russian winter
the germans are like "wtf, h4x"
-- WW2 for the l33t
Manker's web totty
weird....you can find his works in almost every library down here.....
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Most people have heard of 120 Days of Sodom. They're available, for sure, but they aren't..put on display..shall we say.
And it's completely understandable, really. It's some of the most digusting and twisted stuff I've read. Noblesse oblige my ass.
things are quiet until hitler decides he'd like to invade russia
so, he does
the russians are like "OMG WTF D00DZ, STOP TKING"
and the germans are still like "omg ph34r n00bz"
the russians fall back, all the way to moscow
and then they all begin h4xing, which brings on the russian winter
the germans are like "wtf, h4x"
-- WW2 for the l33t
Manker's web totty
yes, ok, it isn't all that pretty......but must the sick mind be withheld from the audience? Why shouldn't we explore the dark sides of the human being...it's there for sure. Better acknowledge it and deal with it then instead of pretending it's not there at all....
But ofcourse, that is nothing but my humble opinion
BTW: r u stalking me MagicNakor?
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No. Should I be?
I don't think the Marquis' writings should be really made available front and centre (although recently a new movie was made about him...Quills...haven't seen it yet). It has nothing to do with ignoring what he wrote (and did..), but rather to...ah I can't think tonight...protect isn't the word I want, nor is shield...oh well, it'll have to do...the more sensitive as well as the more mentally unstable throughout the population (not to mention the young people, who are trying to figure out their own sexuality, or the very young, who are curious. Can you imagine explaining what "sodomy" means to a three year old?!I don't think I'd be able to). It's very graphic stuff, and if one was so inclined, it makes it very easy to "copycat" his actions. I'm not saying censor it (which it probably sounds like, because my words are failing me tonight
things are quiet until hitler decides he'd like to invade russia
so, he does
the russians are like "OMG WTF D00DZ, STOP TKING"
and the germans are still like "omg ph34r n00bz"
the russians fall back, all the way to moscow
and then they all begin h4xing, which brings on the russian winter
the germans are like "wtf, h4x"
-- WW2 for the l33t
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There are some really bad (as in boring and/or poorly written) books that've been banned too. Although sometimes it's easier to get people (especially students) to read a particular book if you tell them it's been banned. 
I don't think I'd be able to). It's very graphic stuff, and if one was so inclined, it makes it very easy to "copycat" his actions. I'm not saying censor it (which it probably sounds like, because my words are failing me tonight 
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