Some thoughts on censorship - with a question for readers

Okay - this post was inspired by a couple of conversations I read recently, and also an interview with a young local reporter, who wanted to speak to me about banned books week. The ALA (American Library Association) celebrates Banned Books week every year during the last week of September. Here's the link to the interview: http://www.thedailyarmonk.com/news/armonk-librarian-displays-previously-banned-books.

And here are the two conversations. In the first, the teen spies at YA confidential were outraged at censorship - but then said they, themselves, might ban books containing sexism. In the second a young Jewish woman reviews Uris's Exodus. In her final sentence, she advocates burning that book for its vile racist stereotypes and the harm it has done. But - I just don't think it's ever right to burn books!

http://yaconfidential.blogspot.com/2011/09/teen-roundtable-book-banning.html

http://www.jewcy.com/religion-and-beliefs/exodus_sexist_racist_softcore_porn
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