Okay, Banned Books Week is coming and I'm already angry

Bottom line, I see "red" about some things. When people tell me my kids can't read a book because they don't want their kids reading the book, I become so furious, I can't see straight.

Or talk straight either. Banned Books Week "pushes my buttons" and reminds me that there are still people out there I don't understand and they make me lose my cool.
Okay, Banned Books Week is coming and I'm already angry 514350

Okay, Banned Books Week is coming and I'm already angry 514350

What about you? Stop by my latest Writers Notebook post and see just how srewed up I am about this whole thing: http://jockstewart.typepad.com/writers_notebook/2008/08/do-you-dread-ba.html

Yes, I actually dread Banned Books Week every year.
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Malcolm

Malcom,
a book being banned or placed on a prohibited list creates a demand for the book.

Perhaps if we inundate them with books to be banned, they may stop this nonsense. You are welcome to offer my book for their "banning list."

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Wish I could get onto the banned list too!

Good idea, Abe.

Malcolm

Banning books is about controling what other people think. It's all about power and control.

Great post Malcolm - I left a comment on your site. Smile

Thanks for leaving a comment there, Pam. The next comment came from a guy who left a link for a site that claims the Banned Book Week program is a fraud because, as it says, nobody's actually banning books. Those who run the site appear see book challenges at libraries as people protesting the "unfettered access" of "inappropriate books" to children.

I tried to be nice about the link left there.

Malcolm

You are right on target, Malcolm. There are those who want to be 'hall monitor' and 'Big Brother' to the world.

Hall Monitor doesn't pay as much as it used to. Smile

Malcolm

No, I think it is just paid with the feeling of power! There are so many things that make people feel powerless that they grab at any chance to feel 'in control'. (war, drugs, legal system, gangs, etc.)

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