tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719300158045895135.post8758009883314373360..comments2023-12-25T20:00:00.948-06:00Comments on Accepted Wisdom: Bookish Questions: Should certain books be banned?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11577715592518018116noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719300158045895135.post-40222587751309520452014-03-06T18:41:20.266-06:002014-03-06T18:41:20.266-06:00This is an easy one for me. Unless you're publ...This is an easy one for me. Unless you're publishing something like "Roofies and Date Rape - The How-to Guide," then it should be published. There are so many different target audiences out there. If the book you see isn't your cup of tea, keep searching. :)Bree Pearsallhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Bree-Pearsall/729388827093944?fref=tsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719300158045895135.post-62674668332409992842014-03-06T18:10:20.959-06:002014-03-06T18:10:20.959-06:00This is is so hard... I mean on the one hand I tot...This is is so hard... I mean on the one hand I totally agree with you, of course I do. I hate the idea of book-banning -- especially because they always ban for reasons I find really stupid. However, there are certain books, like Christian "parenting" books that lead thousands of parents to neglect and abuse their children in the name of a religion and... yeah I really wish someone could ban that stuff already. Of course they'd still be able to get their heinous ideas out there but... you know... maybe with a little less legitimacy. I don't know.<br /><br />Or there are books out there written my men calling themselves Men's Right's Activists or Pick-up Artists that outline pretty much exactly how to emotionally manipulate a woman into agreeing to sleeping with them. And those psychological tricks they use come so close to rape it's really disgusting and inhumane. <br /><br />Sometimes books really are used to promote hatred and horrible things... but yeah, the stuff that gets banned is fiction people read for fun. I dunno.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582948135976148603noreply@blogger.com