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Default Banning Books

On Sep 20, 9:07*pm, Tim wrote:

*Seriously though, banned by "who"? No one has the right to ban any
book.
the American Library Association, will not carry some books, but
usually for political correct material. "Blubber" was challanged, (or
"banned" as the OP would like you to think) because it contained
racial slur's

A lot of modern classics are challenged ( or "banned" as the OP would
like you to believe) because they have sexual connotations, violence
etc.and are classified as inappropriate "for certain age groups".

there's nothing on that list that a person couldn't read at any time
since they were published. That is, unless you looked for it in a
local public library, and even then that is questionable.

BTW, I don't think that "righties" control the American Library Assn.


One of the many sources:

http://www.notpc.org/banned/books/1998.htm