The war in Iraq continues, there is a disaster in Burma and the price of oil is very, very high.
So, wa can be more important? Banning books!
The American library association publishes a list of most "challenged" books, books that get most complaints from the public.
Yes, Gay penguins did well..see all the winners after the flip.
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, this annual ALA event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. This year, 2007, marks BBW's 26th anniversary (September 29 through October 6).
BBW celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them. After all, intellectual freedom can exist only where these two essential conditions are met.
But, here is the nutty list:
- "And Tango Makes Three," by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell
Reasons: Anti-Ethnic, Sexism, Homosexuality, Anti-Family, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group
- "The Chocolate War," by Robert Cormier
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Violence
- "Olive’s Ocean," by Kevin Henkes
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language
- "The Golden Compass," by Philip Pullman
Reasons: Religious Viewpoint
- "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," by Mark Twain
Reasons: Racism
- "The Color Purple," by Alice Walker
Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language,
- "TTYL," by Lauren Myracle
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
- "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," by Maya Angelou
Reasons: Sexually Explicit
- "It’s Perfectly Normal," by Robie Harris
Reasons: Sex Education, Sexually Explicit
This is what Conserned women for America writes. (i say: thank you for your concern trolling, nutjobs)
- "The Perks of Being A Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
I have to say that i can only say that most of those books are a mystery to me, but there mst be cossacks who have read those..and most people here have strong opinions. Tell us more about those books, did you find something offensive, a reason why some of those books are so "challenged"?