Today's conspiracy
 

AHA ! I beat you....:lol:

Honestly, do they still do this ?

http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/RTGAMA...calgary.ctv.ca

Lol

Rediculous! Its a book!

Sounds like a good book too......so much for freedom of speech

It is an interesting read for sure.

I don't get why people ban books, if you want to learn about something you will find a way. Even if its about a particular book and how it challenges something in society its a good thing. People need to learn that there are dissenting opinions out there. By having books, such as these, it teaches people to make a choice either to stand up for what they believe in, or to consider alternative possiblities.

Obviously you haven't met my mother :-)

Not to mention the Harry Potter books....

I think the whole Harry Potter thing was silly as well. Then again I'm very liberal when it comes to things like books.

Does anyone know anything about Groupthink? When I hear things about books being banned I always think about Groupthink. The the idea behind it is that there is a tendancy for all members in a small, close-know group to think alike, an to discourage dissent or disagreement among themselves and from outsiders.

Should I fear your mother? I wonder if she is like my Mum?

What other books have recently been banned? I remember Payton Place was once banned, but that was in the 50s or 60s I believe.

One of the clips I seen on the issue wasn't so much the book itself but the author was an atheist so on that alone the book should be banned from schools and the movie boycotted.

I would imagine Davinci Code was probably banned too. I don't remember. If it wasn't banned I'm sure they wanted to.

They're banning all the good books.

To Kill A Mockingbird - due to the N word I believe (though back when the book was based, the N word was common)
Of Mice and Men - same issue I believe


IIRC, most Stephen King and Anne Rice books have been removed, I remember hearing about R L Stine books (Goosebumps) being removed. Too bad too, because I used to love Goosebumps books as a kid. :lol: SK and AR write good books too!

here's a good site with a downloadable PDF of banned/challenged books. I'm 22 and I've read the majority of the books on the list, some of them even when I was in school. :wink:

*ETA* Not all the banned books are listed. It's not the list I read through awhile ago, but it has plenty from the list I'm thinking of.

here's another list