tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post2339192159640042933..comments2024-01-22T14:32:22.110+00:00Comments on An Armchair By The Sea: On the Subject of Banning... anarmchairbytheseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593618746095559894noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-79390096591248345452012-10-01T19:56:47.071+01:002012-10-01T19:56:47.071+01:00Hehe I'm glad I'm not the only one ranting...Hehe I'm glad I'm not the only one ranting! I'm still waiting to get to The Perks of Being a Wallflower - my copy is lost in the ether of my house and I'm hoping it turns up soon.<br /><br />I think it's really important that you can develop the ability to censor yourself in a way. To know what you like and what you want to read and what you don't. Personal choice, not banning!! <br /><br />I was talking to my mum about this today and she was saying the same pretty much - that you quite often learn about important stuff through reading books with challenging themes, so if you stop people from reading then where are they going to be able to learn about and explore their thoughts on things?anarmchairbytheseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593618746095559894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-63635750369217405612012-10-01T11:36:30.729+01:002012-10-01T11:36:30.729+01:00This post is wonderful, Bex! You're damned ri...This post is wonderful, Bex! You're damned right, no one has the right to dictate what another person reads, watches, eats, does in the bedroom, or anything else. Unless it's against the law, or you're the parent of a young child and imposing your restrictions on THAT CHILD ONLY, then sorry... but no.<br /><br />When I was a kid, I read all kinds of books. Books that had challenging themes, books that were silly and super-girlie, books about sweeping romances, books that made me cry... Sure, some of them were probably a bit over my head, or had racy bits in them, but if I came across something I really didn't understand or was too scary or violent for me, I was sensible enough to put it down and move on. I'm very grateful that my parents and librarians allowed me to discover those things for myself!<br /><br />Books I love off the banned list? The Outsiders shaped a swathe of my teen years. Of Mice and Men blew me away, and I'd never have chosen to read a Steinbeck otherwise. The Perks of Being a Wallflower... well, let's just say I wish I'd read it much earlier. These are the kinds of thought-provoking, ground-breaking books that shape people, that turn their worlds upside down, and denying them that is just... unfathomable to me.<br /><br />*coughs and blushes* Er, what were you saying about ranting? :)Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246472269477492583noreply@blogger.com