tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15688784.post115913023798427079..comments2023-11-02T06:08:29.124-06:00Comments on Books Are King: what to readChristianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954160939175918093noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15688784.post-1159541629011748522006-09-29T08:53:00.000-06:002006-09-29T08:53:00.000-06:00No.No.B.G. Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604354633985676126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15688784.post-1159508266587481552006-09-28T23:37:00.000-06:002006-09-28T23:37:00.000-06:00Thanks Master Fob. I checked. But now will you b...Thanks Master Fob. I checked. But now will you be checking to see if I checked? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15688784.post-1159415007763612042006-09-27T21:43:00.000-06:002006-09-27T21:43:00.000-06:00I haven't read It's Perfectly Normal, but I am rea...I haven't read It's Perfectly Normal, but I am reading Virtually Normal, which also talks about homosexuality. Does that count?<BR/><BR/>And to answer AMS's question, even though she's probably not checking for a response at this point, I believe challenging is a precursor to banning. There is a distinction.B.G. Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604354633985676126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15688784.post-1159135034412798082006-09-24T15:57:00.000-06:002006-09-24T15:57:00.000-06:00ust a few comments. First: Is the term "challenge...ust a few comments. <BR/><BR/>First: Is the term "challenged" so that the process seems softer/more politically correct than banning? <BR/><BR/>Second: The only reason that I read The Catcher in the Rye in high school was because it was banned. Honestly, if I didn't know it was banned, I wouldn't have picked it up, or if I had, I wouldn't have kept on reading it. So perhaps the banning/challenging process give some literary significance to the books that they otherwise wouldn't have... like <BR/><BR/>Third: Captain Underpants. Really?! Those books are stupid, and exaggerated, and inappropriate, and disrespectful, and gross. Kids know they are stupid and exaggerated and inappropriate, and disrespectful, and gross. But, they also know that they are pretend, it's a form of escapism, a way to challenge the norm, to challenge authority without getting into trouble, and a way to laugh, to relieve pressure. Give kids a little credit, and let them be kids. <BR/><BR/>And Last: I am not saying that kids should be allowed to read any and every book, but I do think that parents should be actively involved in their children's reading selections, until they are teenagers, and then parents should at least be aware of the choices made. I also think that parents should teach their children in their own home to read with a critical eye, and then parents won't have to be afraid of what might be "out there" on the bookshelves in real life. <BR/><BR/>But, that is just me. And I am not a parent. So maybe I shouldn't have an opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com