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Censorship
February 16th, 2011
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:star: 100 Themes Challenge: Variation 3:star:
:star: #59: Censored:star:

:eager: FULLVIEW, PLEASE! :eager:

There are quite a few tricky themes in my challenge, and one of them is "censored". I thought about taking a photograph of someone's mouth and putting a CENSORED bar over it, but seriously, how many times has that been done? Then I thought about copying the mature content filter box-thing and submitting that as a deviation, but I think that would just annoy people, especially if their mature content filter is off. So then I googled some quotes about censorship, and I came across the above quote by Tommy Smothers. I have absolutely no clue who he is, but the sonics of his name are pretty awesome. TOHmmee SmmOHthurzzzz..........ok, I'm done.

Since I'm a writer, I googled some banned books--children's books, in particular. There was no shortage of material. All those books in the background of this piece have been challenged, censored, and/or outright banned at some point. It was sobering to see some of my favorite books when I was little--The Outsiders, A Wrinkle in Time, Bridge to Terabithia, even Charlie and the Chocolate Factory--as the subject of controversy.

Of course, censorship is probably always going to be a huge issue. I don't think that any books should be banned from public libraries. School libraries, though, are a different story. I don't think that any kids should have to read something that is against their and their parents' moral/religious/personal beliefs simply because a teacher assigns it. I've been through that argument before, and it was no picnic, let me tell you.

So, my view is, if you don't like it, don't read it!

What are your thoughts about the issue?

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Why would someone ban Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?