tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553548688154818689.post1733893562134886808..comments2008-10-02T09:52:04.015+01:00Lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850253911080965925holisticknitter@uk2.netBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553548688154818689.post-55747998607945055962008-10-02T09:52:00.000+01:002008-10-02T09:52:00.000+01:00Who is to say what is sexually inappropriate material? Are we talking about banning books which discuss same sex relationships? Why should we ban these? From what I've read, these books are banned by homophobics - not from people who want to 'keep children safe'.The Holistic Knitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850253911080965925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553548688154818689.post-68966258168338692592008-10-01T15:44:00.000+01:002008-10-01T15:44:00.000+01:00Hi. You might also want to see some balance on the issue. In the United States, for example, no book has been banned for many decades. Yes, some communities remove books from schools or libraries, and yes, the American Library Association calls that "banning," but it is not. Further, it usually is perfectly legal. Even US Supreme Court cases allow for such removals, and certainly that is not "banning."<BR/><BR/>Keeping children from sexually inappropriate material is simply not "banning" or "censorship."<BR/><BR/>I understand the ALA's propaganda is spread far and wide on the issue, but that does not make it right. Please see the following for more balance:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://preview.tinyurl.com/sowell" REL="nofollow">http://preview.tinyurl.com/sowell</A>SafeLibraries.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06756725065032196698noreply@blogger.com