Should this book be banned?

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hoezodat
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Should this book be banned?
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 Wed, 05-05-2010 - 5:44am

Should this book be banned?



  • Yes. Because.......
  • No. Because......
  • Other. Please elaborate.


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hoezodat
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Registered: 09-30-2009
In reply to: hoezodat
Should this book be banned?
 Fri, 05-07-2010 - 9:01am
Ah yes of course! Thanks :-)

Didn't think of that, I stand corrected, and

paintercrowe
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Registered: 10-23-2009
In reply to: hoezodat
Should this book be banned?
 Fri, 05-07-2010 - 7:47am
I disagree adding anything to the book without the author's expressed permission.
hoezodat
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Registered: 09-30-2009
In reply to: hoezodat
Should this book be banned?
 Fri, 05-07-2010 - 12:38am
Thank you all for voting and responding.

Imagine left and right finding common ground on this board?

gouvernor_morris
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Registered: 02-01-2010
In reply to: hoezodat
Should this book be banned?
 Thu, 05-06-2010 - 1:52pm
The book doesn't hide any truth...but banning the book would.
tinkerbell2010
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Registered: 02-28-2010
In reply to: hoezodat
Should this book be banned?
 Thu, 05-06-2010 - 11:33am
by all means don't ban the book - but what "truth" does it hide????
gouvernor_morris
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Registered: 02-01-2010
In reply to: hoezodat
Should this book be banned?
 Thu, 05-06-2010 - 1:05am
No...it's a measure of it's time...why hide the truth?
shannon_fannon
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Registered: 10-28-2009
In reply to: hoezodat
Should this book be banned?
 Wed, 05-05-2010 - 8:39pm
Great post!
librulivillsuks
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Registered: 01-02-2010
In reply to: hoezodat
Should this book be banned?
 Wed, 05-05-2010 - 8:36pm
I voted no, because try as we might, we cannot change the past. the past is the past, and if the book was written in 1930, it portrays the times of that era. i don't think there should ever be "bans" on books. if a person doesn't want to read it, then they don't have to read it, plain and simple. but to try to erase it from history, just plain
paintercrowe
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Registered: 10-23-2009
In reply to: hoezodat
Should this book be banned?
 Wed, 05-05-2010 - 7:28am

I voted "No because..." because I think that the book is part of Belgium's social history. Rewriting or censuring

rollmops2009
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Registered: 02-24-2009
In reply to: hoezodat
Should this book be banned?
 Wed, 05-05-2010 - 7:24am

I know the book well, since I was a Tintin fan in my childhood. Even as a small kid, and knowing little of racism and nothing of colonialism, I remember being a bit shocked by the portrayals in the book.

At the same time, I really don't believe in banning books.

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