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Florida banned book list: Harry Potter, the Colour Purple, Call of the Wild, etc...
rsdsharp
(9,186 posts)Wednesdays
(17,380 posts)Just ban the written word.
mopinko
(70,120 posts)rsdsharp
(9,186 posts)Demovictory9
(32,457 posts)hlthe2b
(102,291 posts)Per Wiki: The novel was banned in 1929 in Italy and Yugoslavia, supposedly because of (Jack) London's openly socialist views. In 1933 it was burned by the Nazi Party for similar reasons.
These GD fascists Trumpers... I am more and more disgusted every day.
mopinko
(70,120 posts)sad shit.
rsdsharp
(9,186 posts)the Arabian Nights for my birthday. Maybe that explains a few things. As the twig is bent. . .
leftieNanner
(15,119 posts)One of my favorite books! Devastating story.
He also wrote A Thousand Splendid Suns.
Now I have a reading list!
Walleye
(31,028 posts)There is so much of American culture wrapped up in those books. How is anybody who goes to Florida high school expected to understand any literary references by anybody at this point
rickford66
(5,524 posts)IjustDontlikeRepugs
(634 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,349 posts)GuppyGal
(1,748 posts)doing who the fuck knows what
lame54
(35,293 posts)BSdetect
(8,998 posts)Notice there is no porn ban.
scarletlib
(3,412 posts)The ultra right Christians believe Harry Potter condones witchcraft (like thats a bad thing.)