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What are your thoughts on banned books?

The American Library Association (ALA) has tracked book challenges, which are attempts to remove or restrict materials, since 1990. Last year, the ALA recorded 323 reported book challenges in the United States, a 17% increase from the 275 reported challenges in 2015. In most years, about 10% of the reported challenges result in removal or ban from the school or library. However, in 2016, five of the top ten most challenged books were removed. The ALA estimates that only about 18% of challenges are reported to its Office for Intellectual Freedom, meaning that the actual number of attempts to ban books is likely much higher.

TheInterlooper 7 Apr 10
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What color are the bands?

Yeah, and are they stretchy like rubber or are we talking rigid metal bands? On second thought, a metal band would be kicked out of a library for being too loud.

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Why is the book banned? That's a question that has to be asked.

Exactly my thought, what are the criteria and how often are they reviewed as society changes?

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I try to read them first.

Iffy Level 5 Apr 10, 2018
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Censorship sucks and is totally wrong. No matter who is doing it, or why.

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I think it's a terrible practice.

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My first thought is who is doing the banning?
Why is it being banned?

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Shocking

Coldo Level 8 Apr 10, 2018
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Freedom of speech anyone?

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I have been in agreement with the ALA's position on banning books for many years: no books should be banned.

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Banning/barring/blocking words doesn't make them go away.

Prohibition didn't get rid of alcohol, book banning doesn't get rid of idea.

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Who is the banner , mary whitehouse ?

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Banning books is a horrible idea and solves absolutely nothing.

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Ya know, I had an issue with this.... a friend of mine in the military asked me to get him copies of Clive Barker's "Books of Blood" for him. I found volumes 1-3 for hit pretty quickly.. I had heard of Clive Barker some, and a little bit about BoB series.
... I started reading one of the books.... I was absolutely horrifed- not in a good way- it was absolutely horror/torture/gore PORN. I was digusted.
My conclusion? Shake it off (which I knew wouldn't be immediate, but...), and stop reading it. The end.
One of my early issues realizing "the other side" didn't think the samy way I did. That horrified me more than the gore-smut I read.

MikaB Level 5 Apr 10, 2018
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Fastest way to get me to read a book!

BillF Level 7 Apr 10, 2018
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Banned books are the best books.

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Books should not be banned, not even if I disagree with what is written in them. Censorship is not okay.

Deb57 Level 8 Apr 10, 2018
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I have a lanyard that reads “I’m with the Banned” a play on banned books and band as in music.

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Fahrenheit 350, coming soon to a trump-sponsored rally near you! Unless you get your ass out & VOTE!

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Banning books is a key tenet of an undemocratic political system.

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I make a point to try to read books that were or are banned. Most of the time I wonder "Whay was the big deal?"

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When it comes to freedom of speech and self-expression, books are the written form of these things...and should not be held back from public access.

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Knowledge is power. Banning books? That's fucking ridiculous.

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I remember reading a true story about a book that was banned 'The sorrows of young Werther' in l775 .The hero kills himself due to unrequited love and it set off a chain reaction in real life of young men reading it and copycatting -

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I can freely read the Bible, Das Capital, and Mein Kampf. These three have arguably caused more grief for humanity than any other three texts.
In light of that banning anything else seems trivial.

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Authoritarian governments that ban books are an abomination.

Athos Level 5 Apr 27, 2018
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