Books to Burn

[ClydeR]

The American Library Association has produced its annual list (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World) of the books that most deserve to be burned. The first one is about homosexual penguins. The only one I ever heard of is that one by Aldous Huxley, which deserves burning for obvious reasons.

I don't want to outlaw any of the books on the list because I'm all about free speech. But Congress should deny all federal funds to any library that carries any of the books on the list. Our tax money should not subsidize depravity. If you fund a library that carries any of those books, then it's the same as if you are funding those books.

[Back]

If I were to burn any book... well, I would not burn any book.

You got me ClydeR. This time!

[LMingrone]

I own ever Huxley book. I have no clue why anyone would want to burn them.

[~Rocktar~]

The greatest insult to any idea is to ignore it. Burning books is a slippery slope that you don't want to go down. After all, if you can burn one under one ideology, when the ideology shifts, as it does in politics, what is next up?

Stupid idea, really stupid.

[Jhynnifer]

The American Library Association has produced its annual list (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World) of the books that most deserve to be burned. The first one is about homosexual penguins. The only one I ever heard of is that one by Aldous Huxley, which deserves burning for obvious reasons.

I don't want to outlaw any of the books on the list because I'm all about free speech. But Congress should deny all federal funds to any library that carries any of the books on the list. Our tax money should not subsidize depravity. If you fund a library that carries any of those books, then it's the same as if you are funding those books.

Are you serious? You can't possibly consider yourself "all about free speech" then turn around and say you think Congress should deny funding libraries that carry books that, bad as they may be, are examples of that free speech you claim to support.

[LMingrone]

I put "Point Counter Point" and "Chrome Yellow" next to my cat. She got pissed at them. BURN THEM.

[LMingrone]

I still don't understand why anyone would want to ban any book. Huxley just wrote the opposite of Orwell, but still in a manner that looks into true humanistic behavior. Most people even think "The Doors of Perception" is about drug use. It's not.

[Kembal]

Hint: If you actually respond to ClydeR's original post thinking he seriously advocates what he's saying, you lose.

If you start a conversation with others on the board based on the topic he brings up, then you get the idea.

[Jayvn]

I hope twilight was on the list

[ClydeR]

1) Your link is to the Wikipedia description of Brave New World, not the ALA's list.

You're right. I linked to the wrong article. The 2010 list is here (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/04/why-do-gay-penguins-make-people-so-mad-tango-tops-banned-books-list-again.html).

[ClydeR]

I hope twilight was on the list

Twilight made the list at number 10.

[Jayvn]

that fucking made my day.... i'm going to LOLOL all the way to class

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Only books worthy of being burned are financial statements before an IRS audit!

[Gan]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NgvbHRAVrX0/TKEiQzciaII/AAAAAAAAAwk/WPsQBH8VLfE/s320/nazi-book-burning.jpeg

[AnticorRifling]

Friendly crowd, you see how they are waving at everyone like "HEY I'm glad you made it too our bonfire grab a marshmellow"? Clearly that photo is being misrepresented.

[ClydeR]

The American Library Association is out with a new list of books that should be burned. What is that first one, some kind of internet abbreviations?


1) ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle
Offensive language; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group

2) The Color of Earth (series), by Kim Dong Hwa
Nudity; sex education; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group

3) The Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins
Anti-ethnic; anti-family; insensitivity; offensive language; occult/satanic; violence

4) My Mom’s Having A Baby! A Kid’s Month-by-Month Guide to Pregnancy, by Dori Hillestad Butler
Nudity; sex education; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group

5) The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
Offensive language; racism; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group

6) Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Nudity; offensive language; religious viewpoint

7) Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
Insensitivity; nudity; racism; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit

8) What My Mother Doesn’t Know, by Sonya Sones
Nudity; offensive language; sexually explicit

9) Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily Von Ziegesar
Drugs; offensive language; sexually explicit

10) To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Offensive language; racism

More... (http://www.ala.org/news/pr?id=10057)

[Liagala]

To Kill a Mockingbird was required reading when I was a freshman in high school.

[Gelston]

lol, the Hunger Games.

[Back]

http://www.reversestreetads.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/snoop-dogg-rolling-words-songbook.png

[Showal]

The American Library Association has produced its annual list (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World) of the books that most deserve to be burned. The first one is about homosexual penguins. The only one I ever heard of is that one by Aldous Huxley, which deserves burning for obvious reasons.

I don't want to outlaw any of the books on the list because I'm all about free speech. But Congress should deny all federal funds to any library that carries any of the books on the list. Our tax money should not subsidize depravity. If you fund a library that carries any of those books, then it's the same as if you are funding those books.

Can we stop paying taxes if we believe they are going to a Congress that is spending our tax dollars in ways we don't support? Funding a Congress that spends our tax dollars to support actions or libraries with bad books is the same as funding those things on our own.

[ClydeR]

Can we stop paying taxes if we believe they are going to a Congress that is spending our tax dollars in ways we don't support?

Certainly not. They'll put you in jail if you do.


Funding a Congress that spends our tax dollars to support actions or libraries with bad books is the same as funding those things on our own.

That's why you need to vote for people who will spend money on things you support but who won't spend money on things you don't like.