tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post1478346733453210484..comments2024-01-04T03:21:53.195-05:00Comments on Fear in Writing: ObscenityJournoMichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-64516775360160387562010-03-26T09:58:18.487-04:002010-03-26T09:58:18.487-04:00Some books should be banned from our schools as be...Some books should be banned from our schools as being obscene. Yes, there is freedom of speech, but some people put out pure unadulterated crap that is clearly obscene and should not be read in public shools.<br /><br />Stephen TrempAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-10938031283631164692010-03-26T07:46:28.852-04:002010-03-26T07:46:28.852-04:00I have an award for you over on my blog!!! Check i...I have an award for you over on my blog!!! Check it out when you get a chance :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-73270327489348303312010-03-26T01:56:01.000-04:002010-03-26T01:56:01.000-04:00I had a parent tell me today she didn't want h...I had a parent tell me today she didn't want her son to read Water for Elephants for my class because it had curse words in it. <br /><br />Her son is 16. I totally respect people's views, but I've discovered I do have issues with people banning literature for reasons like that. <br /><br />Sigh.Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-44835501294339150162010-03-26T01:45:26.557-04:002010-03-26T01:45:26.557-04:00I have seen some of the far-from-best minds of tha...I have seen some of the far-from-best minds of that generation write some scary judicial opinions, and this was one of them.<br /> ================ <br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-64083157289443843262010-03-25T23:14:08.806-04:002010-03-25T23:14:08.806-04:00I loved Howl too. Meeting Ginsberg was a highlight...I loved Howl too. Meeting Ginsberg was a highlight of my life so far! When he died, a bunch of us got together and read Howl out loud.Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-27773640111532840382010-03-25T21:15:18.982-04:002010-03-25T21:15:18.982-04:00How dare they decide for everyone else! I despise ...How dare they decide for everyone else! I despise book banning. It and book burning should have been vanquished along with the nazis, but, unfortunately, all of them persist in one place or another today.Lorel Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749366331989131894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-36437833689630527992010-03-25T20:22:15.949-04:002010-03-25T20:22:15.949-04:00Banning books isn't right! One should have the...Banning books isn't right! One should have the right to choose what books they read and don't read!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-68138336682105889832010-03-25T20:06:20.046-04:002010-03-25T20:06:20.046-04:00I loved "Howl." I don't understand h...I loved "Howl." I don't understand how people think that banning books and poetry is the right way to go. Ban YOURSELF from reading it. Don't ban others. So infuriating.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-16785400648821808352010-03-25T19:28:00.379-04:002010-03-25T19:28:00.379-04:00Banning book drives me batty! I've actually re...Banning book drives me batty! I've actually read a few books in my classroom that have been banned in other places. Some people are afraid of ideas. *grrrr*Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-76011500179802067432010-03-25T19:03:52.028-04:002010-03-25T19:03:52.028-04:00Is it banned now? I doubt it.Is it banned now? I doubt it.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-89986146932004818042010-03-25T18:01:16.605-04:002010-03-25T18:01:16.605-04:00I hate when they ban books. Let the readers, or pa...I hate when they ban books. Let the readers, or parents in the case of YA/Children's fiction, decide.<br />annAnn Elle Altmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02192162600274764681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-14036082521973385062010-03-25T17:18:10.226-04:002010-03-25T17:18:10.226-04:00eh, I love when books get obscene, using your firs...eh, I love when books get obscene, using your first and second definition of the word :)DEZMONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127166104359407763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-7158768410171318702010-03-25T16:44:50.767-04:002010-03-25T16:44:50.767-04:00Summer- too true, but the Beat lives on.Summer- too true, but the Beat lives on.JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-43501732527921010232010-03-25T16:01:10.566-04:002010-03-25T16:01:10.566-04:00"I saw the best minds of my generation destro..."I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness..." Well, "Howl" is certainly something. Poor guy never did levitate the Pentagon. :-)Summer Freyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234534550255682010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-708360354836660672010-03-25T15:26:30.854-04:002010-03-25T15:26:30.854-04:00Oh- my bad --today in literary history in 1955!Oh- my bad --today in literary history in 1955!JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-34816191559648360602010-03-25T15:13:15.300-04:002010-03-25T15:13:15.300-04:00I hadn't heard about this.I hadn't heard about this.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.com