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Irony. A bit like iron.
A Caney Creek High School dad is fired up because the Conroe Independent School District uses the book "Fahrenheit 451" as classroom reading material.
Banning "Fahrenheit 451" from a school curriculum. I despair. Words fail me.
Banning "Fahrenheit 451" from a school curriculum. I despair. Words fail me.
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That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
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So what, people should be shielded from certain books until when... retirement? I need to get drunk on chocolate liquors in quiet despair. The bible's full of wierd stuff, too, like a night on crack, ban it! O_o
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Who does the shielding, and why?
I have read all my life, all kinds of books, and I believe I'm all the better for it.
Whether a fundamentalist would agree with me on that is another matter.
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I read "Fahrenheit 451" in high school. Brilliant novel. Loved it. After we read the book and had class discussions for several days, we watched the 1966 film directed by François Truffaut. Sure we had a laugh at the dated special effects, and 60's groovy vibe, but our teacher went above and beyond pointing out the themes of conformity, oppression, silencing our freedoms, etc... Not one complaint back then about language or content...oh how times have changed apparently. :(
And they object of the language and content... Okay sheeple, pay no mind to the world around you. Just watch your mindless forms of entertainment on the television as you shelter your precious children from the vile evil in our greatest literary works.
Like Tys, I'm at a loss for words.
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These days, it's not about content it seems. It's about ZOMG there's FILTH in BOOKS! Ban them all! Ban reading entirely, for that matter - nothing good can come of it!
*sighs*
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