Books We Wanted to Ban

SquidInk · Post by **SquidInk** » 04-13-2011 11:59 PM

The American Library Association (ALA) has just released its list of the 10 books which Americans tried hardest to ban last year.

The ALA's top 10 most frequently challenged books of 2010

1. And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson

Reasons: Homosexuality, religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group

2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Reasons: Offensive language, racism, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence

3. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Reasons: Insensitivity, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit

4. Crank by Ellen Hopkins

Reasons: Drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit

5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Reasons: Sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence

6. Lush by Natasha Friend

Reasons: Drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group

7. What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones

Reasons: Sexism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group

8. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America by Barbara Ehrenreich

Reasons: Drugs, inaccurate, offensive language, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint

9. Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology edited by Amy Sonnie

Reasons: Homosexuality, sexually explicit

10. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Reasons: Religious viewpoint, violence

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ShamanistiK · Post by **ShamanistiK** » 08-17-2011 02:16 AM

Thanks for posting! I was wondering what my next books were going to be. I have 8 in mind now! YEAH!

Bobbi Snow · Post by **Bobbi Snow** » 08-17-2011 12:20 PM

I overheard some film editors at a coffee shop talking about AFI being pressured to "white-wash" some of the old time classics - to get cigarettes out of them. This is a far greater crime than smoking! Colorizing was one thing; but to purposely change via CGI or cut some scenes altogether to get cigarettes out of them? BLASPHEMY!

SquidInk · Post by **SquidInk** » 08-17-2011 04:15 PM

AFI?

I agree with your overall sentiment, Bobbi Snow.

ShamanistiK wrote: Thanks for posting! I was wondering what my next books were going to be. I have 8 in mind now! YEAH!

No problem. Don't forget Slaughterhouse 5 ... read it to the neighborhood kids -- until 'Homeland Security' tosses you in a hole behind the latrines at Bagram.

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Bobbi Snow · Post by **Bobbi Snow** » 08-17-2011 04:18 PM

AFI - American Film Institute.

SquidInk · Post by **SquidInk** » 08-17-2011 04:28 PM

Oh, I see.

Well, it's a real danger as the world goes digital. History can be easily altered to suit the needs of those (few) with the resources to foot the bill. Editing history will someday be seen as a 'growth industry', and it will be viewed only as 'creating jobs'. The true nature of the task will be ignored.

History won't be crowd sourced, but it might be outsourced at some point.

Everything is to be framed in economic terms, for sure.

Bobbi Snow · Post by **Bobbi Snow** » 08-17-2011 06:11 PM

Well, it's frightening... Can you imagine movies such as:

All about Eve
The Third Man
An American in Paris
A Streetcar Names Desire
A Place in the Sun
Viva Zapata
The quiet Man
High Noon
From Here to Eternity
Roman Holiday
On the Waterfront
Giant
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The African Queen
Apocalypse Now
Chinatown
Midnight Cowboy
Rebel Without a Cause
To Kill a Mockingbird

...All of these could be digitally "rewritten" to conform to the religious or present-day social group standards imposed by a over-zealous moral society, just as they're changing words in books today, which were written a hundred+ years ago because those truths might offend someone now, or keep today's children from knowing the real truth of life back then.

It's disgusting, and it's WRONG.

Diogenes · Post by **Diogenes** » 08-17-2011 07:30 PM

Bobbi Snow wrote: I overheard some film editors at a coffee shop talking about AFI being pressured to "white-wash" some of the old time classics - to get cigarettes out of them. This is a far greater crime than smoking! Colorizing was one thing; but to purposely change via CGI or cut some scenes altogether to get cigarettes out of them? BLASPHEMY!

Bobbi,

How did you compose yourself - even thou you overheard this - I commend you on your ability to stay composed.

Talk about pea brained.

Bobbi Snow · Post by **Bobbi Snow** » 08-17-2011 08:45 PM

They were just as upset over the idea as I was... And I wasn't included in their conversation, so I didn't think it was my place to make a comment. I was paying at the cash register, and overheard their disgust.

Diogenes · Post by **Diogenes** » 08-17-2011 08:55 PM

Now you see how rumors get started????

Bobbi Snow · Post by **Bobbi Snow** » 08-17-2011 09:05 PM

Well, I for one HOPE a rumor is all that comes of it!

Dude111 · Post by **Dude111** » 08-17-2011 09:40 PM

ShamanistiK wrote: Thanks for posting! I was wondering what my next books were going to be. I have 8 in mind now! YEAH!

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