signalsSelf-Righteous Censorship
October 22nd 2008 19:08
It's sad when a group of individuals try to spread their morals and beliefs on others by infringing on their rights. It's worse when one person decides what's appropriate for others. Of course, you do have to look at all sides of the argument. After all there are things that are just plain inappropriate. You really don't want children exposed to pornography, but in today's high-tech world it's tough to stop it!
There is a controversy brewing over a children's library book. The book, called The Book Of Bunny Suicides, was deemed inappropriate by a child's mother. Her son brought the book home from the school library. He is 13 years-old, and his mother inspected the book and refuses to return it to the library.
The book by British author Andy Riley is a collection of cartoons showing a rabbit attempting to end his life in bizarre ways. Perhaps it isn't appropriate for a 13 year-old, but might be OK for 15 year-olds. Then maybe the mother is making a big deal for nothing. To her credit:
The book, however, has been turned away by some school libraries. And in Shanghai, China, a bookseller pulled it last month after reports that several children had attempted suicide, with at least one boy dying.
We should not compare what happens in different societies with different customs, morals, traditions, pressures, etc., to our own society. Some societies have different rates of suicide for different reasons.
It goes on:
"I looked at a few of the cartoons and they were funny. Kind of mature, a little twisted and black. Some youth love that, some don't," he said.
Keeney compared Riley's drawings to the 1988 Simon Bond cartoon book, "101 Uses for a Dead Cat."
I remember the book 101 Uses for a Dead Cat and I thought it was hillarious! The only ones who were offended, unfortunately, were the cat lovers.
There is a controversy brewing over a children's library book. The book, called The Book Of Bunny Suicides, was deemed inappropriate by a child's mother. Her son brought the book home from the school library. He is 13 years-old, and his mother inspected the book and refuses to return it to the library.
The book by British author Andy Riley is a collection of cartoons showing a rabbit attempting to end his life in bizarre ways. Perhaps it isn't appropriate for a 13 year-old, but might be OK for 15 year-olds. Then maybe the mother is making a big deal for nothing. To her credit:
The book, however, has been turned away by some school libraries. And in Shanghai, China, a bookseller pulled it last month after reports that several children had attempted suicide, with at least one boy dying.
We should not compare what happens in different societies with different customs, morals, traditions, pressures, etc., to our own society. Some societies have different rates of suicide for different reasons.
It goes on:
"I looked at a few of the cartoons and they were funny. Kind of mature, a little twisted and black. Some youth love that, some don't," he said.
Keeney compared Riley's drawings to the 1988 Simon Bond cartoon book, "101 Uses for a Dead Cat."
I remember the book 101 Uses for a Dead Cat and I thought it was hillarious! The only ones who were offended, unfortunately, were the cat lovers.
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