http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:23:28 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/08/20/082952.php#comment-515515 "can u gimme reasons WHY to kill a mockingbird shouldnt be banned?" 1) It has proven one of the most effective books for educating people about the evils of racism. 2) Atticus Finch, from the film adaptation, is consistently rated by the American Film Institute as the greatest hero in film history. 3) It teaches morals such as tolerance, honesty, respect for others (even those you disagree with). 4) It provided a new hopeful vision of the South to replace the old one that is tainted by slavery and racism. 5) We have a principle in America of "Innnocent until proven guilty." Thus, the burden of evidence always rests first with the prosecution. You must provide evidence of why a book should be banned before you can demand evidence of why it shouldn't. 515515@blogcritics.org Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:23:28 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/08/20/082952.php#comment-491553 I dont get it! My english teacher is so hot! she gave us this project on some stupid book and she wants it due tommorow! I like men! YAY 491553@blogcritics.org Tue, 5 Dec 2006 13:06:11 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/08/20/082952.php#comment-479494 can u gimme reasons WHY to kill a mockingbird shouldnt be banned? 479494@blogcritics.org Sun, 12 Nov 2006 18:48:35 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/08/20/082952.php#comment-36734 WASSA HOMIES 36734@blogcritics.org Thu, 15 Jan 2004 10:30:45 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/08/20/082952.php#comment-33576 Im doing a report on why a book should not be banned, how ever i could not find any true reasons on why the book is banned im wondering if theres some kind of rubric solonor uses to judge just weather a novels context is suitable for readers. And if i can find it on the internet 33576@blogcritics.org Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:15:44 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/08/20/082952.php#comment-182 I wouldn't "get all hot and bothered" if all we were talking about was making sure Madonna's "Sex" was kept out of the kindergarten library, but that's not the main thrust of the argument. If you allow people to dictate what can and cannot be available for reading, then EVERY SINGLE BOOK PUBLISHED can be found objectionable by someone and challenged. For crying out loud, "Where's Waldo?" (admittedly, not the height of great literature) was pulled from a school district in Michigan, because some fool found what might, maybe, if ya look at it close..*gasp!* a topless sunbather! If that's the minimum standard, it's no wonder that you get people trying to keep "1984", "To Kill A Mockingbird", "Of Mice and Men" and even the Bible out of the school library. (Per your blog posting, since there are no comments allowed there, the reason it's called "Banned Books Week" and not "Challenged Books Week" is that most of these books have been banned some place, some time, and if the challenges were allowed, they would all be banned.) 182@blogcritics.org Thu, 22 Aug 2002 08:50:11 EDT