I guess it happens all the time.
Here's another piece of news about censorship that happened near our city.
My thoughts on censorship, which I have shared in the past:
Who sets the standard? Which set of censorship rules do we follow? Who is really right? At what point is the censorship stopped? What about conscience? Is censorship thought control?
If I do not want to watch or read something, I will turn off the tv or put down the offensive material. I don't think that I have to shout from the rooftops, "This is wrong! Don't watch it! Don't listen to it! In fact, let's REMOVE IT FROM SOCIETY ALTOGETHER!"
The young lady and her father that had the problem with the book had every right to say so, and the student was able to choose a different book. I respect that. But the book should not be removed from school curriculum. At least, I don't think so.
Well, it was on local news this week, so I was thinking about it. I've finally blogged about it! Hope ya'll find it interesting.
1 comment:
I completely agree with you! If you don't want to read it (or watch it, or listen to it) then find something else. Pulling the book from the school deprives other students of experiencing the book. How fair is that?!
GRRR!
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