Banned Books

[Evaluate]

"Where's Waldo?" was actually on the banned book list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Might have said in the link, but I believe "Where's Waldo" was banned due to a revealed breast on one of the women in a beach scene. Apparently some guy forgot to draw the bikini top or something. Who woulda thunk?

[Dizzle229]

 

"Where's Waldo?" was actually on the banned book list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Might have said in the link, but I believe "Where's Waldo" was banned due to a revealed breast on one of the women in a beach scene. Apparently some guy forgot to draw the bikini top or something. Who woulda thunk?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who cares? It's extremely unlikely to be noticed unless your looking for it, and even then, what does it matter? It's a freaking cartoon.

[llcoolguy972]

There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I didn't think banning books was legal, though. Free speech 'n' all that.

[BlueLancer]

Banning books in general just seems stupid to me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well in that aspect, Europe is the pinnacle of literary liberty, because besides Mein Kampf, anything can be sold or rented at public libraries, anything from radical left-wing ideology to children's books and satanist books/black magic manuals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the States, anything that tends to cause even the slightest controversy is often 'banned' for the 'public good', which is really a cop-out. Controversy is good, it makes people think. Critical thinking isn't a negative thing that should be actively avoided.

[Ouchy]

Banning books seems a little harsh, and controlling. People should have the right to read what they want, instead of being told like slaves to read something. Reading should always be the persons decision, not an organisations.

[Wizz]

Last year I read George Orwell's "Animal Farm" and I still see students of year 9 still holding the Book instead of leaving it in their Backpack...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am fairly certain 'avada kadavera' does not mean 'burnt corpse' and I don't know where that bull [cabbage] came from.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During an audience interview at the Edinburgh Book Festival (15 April 2004) Rowling said: "Does anyone know where avada kedavra came from? It is an ancient spell in Aramaic, and it is the original of abracadabra, which means 'let the thing be destroyed.' Originally, it was used to cure illness and the 'thing' was the illness, but I decided to make it the 'thing' as in the person standing in front of me. I take a lot of liberties with things like that. I twist them round and make them mine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's what Avada Kedavra means :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spanish readers already knew what the spell (and many other because they have a Latin Root) means. Let's see "Burnt Corpse" in Spanish is "Cuerpo Quemado" or "Cadáver Quemada" (Burnt Cadaver) the femine of "Quemado" would be "Quemada" wich sound alot like "Kedavra".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Qu sounds like Kuh in Spanish.

[venomai]

The banning of books is a weak attempt at censorship to "protect the children." It is often counter-productive: the book's popularity (and subsequent sales) tend to increase.

[Saru Inc]

TBH My class just got done reading Huck.

 

 

 

Also I'm reading George's 1984, I think that was banned in some places too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wanna read that! But yes, it's banned. (1984)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also, Animal Farm is an awesome book!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think Origin of the Species should be banned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm kidding you guys, lol I want to see if anyone flames me for saying this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Really, I mean, my library has books like the Bible, Qu'arn, Origin of the Species, and some hindu book all banned. But allow books like angels having gay sex. I mean wtf...? Some of these things have knowledge in them. God I hate my school system.

[Sbrideau]

Thanks guys for giving me ideas of books to read, I like reading, but I couldn't find good books. I have never heard of most of the books mentionned on this topic.

[Saru Inc]

I started reading a book called ' The Audacity of Deceit' basically saying how Obama woud suck as president. It had a lot of good points, but I didn't finish the first chapter even, because they weren't talking about any good points, just the bad ones. What an awful way to form a book.

[stevepole]

I've read all those books in school... Huck in my 11th grade english class, Animal Farm in my AP Gov. class, and my 5th grade teacher read us the first three Harry Potter books in class. All the other books listed we read in my school too. So I don't know, I think it just depends on were you live I guess.

[pryomancer]

Banning books that have a controversial message is doing exactly what the author wants the government to do.

 

 

 

When a book/film etc gets banned, it becomes notorious and people will go buy it just for the sake of buying something that's banned, thus getting the message out to even more people than if it wasn't banned.

[nickeley102]

i (like everyone else) enjoy reading banned books, it makes the book forbidden fruit (which is the best thing an author can ask for, sales/promotion wise)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

my favourite was the satanic verses by salman rushdie, i should look this up but i think the entire muslim world put a jihad on him or something

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it had some pretty clear (on the line) themes though

[ElkNight]

Man, our class had a chance to hear Salman Rushdie give a lecture but I had to be sick that day.

[Who]

Fahrenheit 451 is a book commonly banned because it is ironically about the act of burning books.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'd have to agree with the majority here that banning books is just plain stupid. With freedom of speech and all that, just about any kind of literacy should be "legal". If a particular book doesn't follow your morals or beliefs, then don't read it. You have your own way of thinking, and other people have their way as well, it is part of what makes us human.

[Shinjula]

Personally I love it when people ban books, it tells me exactly which ones I need to be reading, and it also massively raises the sales of those books ensuring that the information get out there to people who might not otherwise read them and those Autors writing them gt paid enough to continue - please by all means continue trying to ban books.

[Necromagus]

I can see school libraries banning certain books. After all, a 13 year old really doesn't need to read the writings of Marquis de Sade. As for public libraries, I think first and foremost quality should be the standard by which books are selected. Community standards could play a role, but should not be the first consideration. I don't think any book should be banned from sale to consenting adults though.

[Shinjula]

I can see school libraries banning certain books. After all, a 13 year old really doesn't need to read the writings of Marquis de Sade. As for public libraries, I think first and foremost quality should be the standard by which books are selected. Community standards could play a role, but should not be the first consideration. I don't think any book should be banned from sale to consenting adults though.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thats not really a case of banning though, thats more about selecting titles for your library, a school library will of course not have room on it's shelves for every single book in existence, a librarian picks books which will suit the subjects needed by the library, and of course a school library probably doesnt have the Maquis de Sades books on its curriculum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even so, libraries, even school ones, should be able to order any book for you, and if a child can explain in reasonable terms why they would want to read a particular book, they should, in general, be allowed to do so. Even if, for the above example, that child simply wants to see why the book is frowned upon, exanding our childrens knowledge is a good thing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mind you, in that case, you could simply have the school librarian talk to both the child parents and their literacy teachers so that the child can be guided in their experience.

[Lenticular_J]

Are you sure these books are banned across the States? I have a copy of all of those. Bought at Barnes & Nobles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fahrenheit 451 is a book commonly banned because it is ironically about the act of burning books.

 

 

 

If it was banned, it would be because of the 1984-ish government views.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I seriously don't think that any of these books are banned. Anywhere. The only place I've heard of a book being "banned" is at a library, particularly school libraries. But that isn't banned, as said.

[dsavi]

They mean banned as in not allowed at school libraries, I think.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My parents are quite conservative and my mom recommended me 1984 (Orwell). Among my favorite books. I intend to read Animal Farm sometime too.

[Sam]

Banning books is stupid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I saw that Animal Farm was banned in the US, I was just thinking what the [bleep]? It is probably one of the best fictional stories I've read that portrays communism.

[dsavi]

It isn't banned from the US, just from like school libraries.

[ThurinEthir]

The banning of books is a weak attempt at censorship to "protect the children." It is often counter-productive: the book's popularity (and subsequent sales) tend to increase.

 

 

 

Just like drug ads. :-k

[Mr_Adam]

For people who seem to think banned as in illegal, I just mean banned from being taught in school curriculum. It's free to read, but they aren't allowed to read it in school or teach about it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We're reading Fahrenheit 451 in English (9th grade honors), followed by Animal Farm (which I've read like 10 times- gonna ACE it). Our teacher seems like someone who likes controversy, and our school loves banned books. It's kinda cool :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PS. from now on it'd probably be best if you say the authors of any books you mention - I'll put it in the first post.

[user1991]

What the...?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Animal Farm is actually banned in American schools? Can someone confirm that? That is kinda surprising, considering it doesn't exactly promote communism..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When I was at school we were encouraged to read both animal farm AND 1984, and we read huck finn in class, and in the library we had both far right and far left philosophy texts.. In philosophy and psychology we watched Klan rallies, black panther videos, anarchist videos, as well as all the other stuff.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is so damaging about learning about something? What's sickening about this is the fact that the government will do it under the guise of "protecting the children" when all they are really doing is attempting to control what they think and feed them ignorance.