Ignorance abounds

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2002-09-24 02:38am

Hey Ossus Fetch me Horse Chestnuts and Crabapples*

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-09-25 01:19pm

neoolong wrote:Yes, and What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters and What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras, must be banned because we don't want our kids to grow up to be responsible well-adjusted young people. Dumbasses.

Of course, we wouldn't want adolescents to know what's happening to them. Heaven forbid they should actually know what's going on during puberty cause that involves...

naughty parts. When you're a fundamentalist moron the most dangerous weapon is a little knowledge.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2002-09-25 01:24pm

Straha wrote:Why is where's waldo on the list?

In the first book, there's a beach scene. Somewhere in that picture, a woman can be seen with her top undone (or topless or something like that).

Funny, they can find the topless woman in that scene but not Waldo's God damn shoe.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-09-25 01:29pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Funny, they can find the topless woman in that scene but not Waldo's God damn shoe.

You sound suprised, they've got evil fundie-radar. They can spot a harmless "sin" at ten klicks but miss bigotry, intolerance and hate mongering at two inches.

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2002-09-25 01:36pm

And now I've read that they're banning Harry Potter books from school libraries because they have referances to magic and stuff like that, and are considered "evil" by religious groups

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They fell victim to their own 500 year old propaganda. That should tell you something if they make up shit to convince others they are right and then start to believe the shit they make up.

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-09-25 02:22pm

neoolong wrote:In 1999-2000 "419 [books]... ?promoting a religious viewpoint.? (up 22 since 1999) " were challenged. I wonder if this included the Bible.

IIRC, several school systems have banned the Bible.

My husband worked for Waldenbooks and they always laughed when the "banned book list" came out. It's funny some of the titles on there. You have to wonder what morons came up with reasons to ban some things.

greenmm · Post by **greenmm** » 2002-09-25 03:51pm

Speaking as a Christian, I can only say one thing:

Whatever idiots think that banning books is a good idea need to be shot, drawn and quartered, or otherwise taken out of the gene pool before they reproduce and indoctrinate their children.

While there are a few books on that list that I would not be comfortable reading, and definitely not comfortable letting children read, book banning is never an option to use. The correct and proper option is to simply avoid reading it, and convince others to voluntarily choose not to read/check out/purchase them.

It's the same principle with TV shows and movies. Don't like seeing a naked guy's ass on NYPD Blue? Don't watch it. Don't like watching shows that are meant to be near-T&A shows with vague plots and pretty-faced actors and actresses like Mutant X, Cleopatra 2525, and others? Don't watch them. Tired of summer "blockbusters" long on explosions but short on plot? Don't buy tickets.

You can't legislate morality, just as you can't force people to believe in a church that they're forced to attend. Ask Francisco Franco: he forced people to either attend the Catholic Church or stay at home. Nearly 30 years after he was forced to open Spain up to other religions, very few people are staunch Catholic, despite the official numbers still putting them at over 90% of the population... and most of the "staunch" are only that way because it's a family tradition, not because they're that strong in their religious beliefs.

In summary, banning books doesn't work, and just makes the banners look stupid.

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-09-25 04:04pm

I heard about one priest who bought all the Harry Potter books from one store just to burn them. Some Christian groups routinely get together to burn books. Damn Nazis.

There's a quote from the Cold War that fits in remarkably here. I wist I could remember who said it:

"If we have to suppress everything we don't want to hear, this country is on a pretty shaky basis."

Darth Eris · Post by **Darth Eris** » 2002-09-25 06:50pm

I can almost see why "Go ask Alice" would be banned. Almost. As for the other books, I'd almost frogotten how stupid some members of humanity are. Thank you for reminding me.

I advocate we pour a little chlorine in this gene pool. Anyone want to help?

Enlightenment · Post by **Enlightenment** » 2002-09-25 06:59pm

Darth Eris wrote: I advocate we pour a little chlorine in this gene pool. Anyone want to help?

http://www.vhemt.org/

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-09-25 07:17pm

Please put a little effort into your posts, not just a link.

Enlightenment · Post by **Enlightenment** » 2002-09-25 08:42pm

IG-88E wrote:Please put a little effort into your posts, not just a link.

Please put a little effort into your posts, not just a mindless dismissal.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2002-09-26 04:41pm

Is that human extinction movement a joke?

I wouldn't be suprised if it wasn't, considering the internet has many wierd things.

I support the extinction movement, or at least for the idiots. The smart people can te, and be in the elite, for a change.