[Dragaera] [OT?] Read banned books!

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"Michele Riccio" <mr1 at rcosta.com> 
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>On 13 Sep 2006 at 15:18, Jon_Lincicum at stream.com wrote
>>
>> 
>> Well, I'd say it's a list of popular books that are banned. 
>> 
>> But that's somewhat understandable. If "Farenheit 451" or "Huckleberry
>> Finn" are banned, it's a "suppression of great literature". If "Suzy
>> Goes to the Toilet" is banned, the outcry is likely to be much
>> smaller.
>> 
>> Majikjon
>
>But should the outcry be smaller?  If the problem is the suppression 
>if ideas, should it matter if it's in the form of "great literature"?  I 
>mean, a toddler might REALLY need to the be exposed to the 
>ideas contained in your "Suzy" book while not really needing the 
>ideas in "Huckleberry Finn" so much.  ;-)

My intent was not to comment on the "shoulds" of this situation.

The world only very rarely ends up being the way I think it should be.

Majikjon