tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post9194126099792280598..comments2024-02-20T17:51:43.989-05:00Comments on Buckling Bookshelves: Banned Books Challenge 2016: Review Link-UpChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-26306828771084163412016-11-03T13:29:19.824-04:002016-11-03T13:29:19.824-04:00The intersection of censorship and discrimination ...The intersection of censorship and discrimination is definitely an interesting one. I don't think it is necessarily beneficial to erase the fact that problematic views about various groups were so commonplace in years past. But we also don't want to advance or condone them. While I like to think things have improved, discrimination and prejudice of all kinds still exist. The racism, sexism, antisemitism, able-ism, etc. that we (hopefully) recognize in older books as wrong probably didn't raise many eyebrows when they were written. I think leaving in that sort of stuff can be a teaching tool, but I don't think creating a modernized edition is automatically a bad idea either. (How's that for an answer!)<br /><br />Interesting that you brought this up now though because I've been on the fence about adding the Little House books to our collection. They are such beloved classics, but I've also heard concerns about the "casual" racism present in them. And I don't say that to mean that it is unimportant or should be excused, but rather that certain words, descriptions, etc. were just commonplace back then. A conundrum for sure!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-72003332498039778422016-11-03T02:28:20.139-04:002016-11-03T02:28:20.139-04:00any thoughts on censored books? I reviewed a book ...any thoughts on censored books? I reviewed <a href="http://forum.language-learners.org/viewtopic.php?p=43588#p43588" rel="nofollow">a book by Agatha Christie</a> where anti-Semitism was present in the original edition and subsequently removed. (I read the modern edition)Serpenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709970454744338821noreply@blogger.com