Comments on: Banned Authors http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/09/25/banned-authors/ A seduction in words Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:39:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Lori http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/09/25/banned-authors/comment-page-1/#comment-1207 Lori Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:25:39 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=533#comment-1207 Honestly, aside from the free speech argument, and the if you don't like it, don't read it argument, and the classic literature argument, I have to say that Judy Blume, RL Stne and JK Rowling have probably done more to get children and adolescents to read than anybody else. And isn't that what we want? A literate society? Honestly, aside from the free speech argument, and the if you don’t like it, don’t read it argument, and the classic literature argument, I have to say that Judy Blume, RL Stne and JK Rowling have probably done more to get children and adolescents to read than anybody else. And isn’t that what we want? A literate society?

]]> By: Christine http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/09/25/banned-authors/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 Christine Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:28:21 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=533#comment-1205 When did ideas become so threatening that they could no longer be spoken or written anymore. What happened to the freedom to choose what you want to read and why are people so threatened when others read something they are against. It comes back to the concept if you don't like what's on TV or the radio change the channel. If you don't like the premise of a book don't read it. Be a parent to your own children I don't need you to be a parent to mine. When did ideas become so threatening that they could no longer be spoken or written anymore. What happened to the freedom to choose what you want to read and why are people so threatened when others read something they are against. It comes back to the concept if you don’t like what’s on TV or the radio change the channel. If you don’t like the premise of a book don’t read it. Be a parent to your own children I don’t need you to be a parent to mine.

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