Yay ban more books! Up next: Fahrenheit 451!!

Save Ferris · 10-04-06, 01:27 PM

a little ironic, no?

" A Caney Creek High School dad is fired up because the Conroe Independent School District uses the book "Fahrenheit 451" as classroom reading material.

Alton Verm, of Conroe, objects to the language and content in the book. His 15-year-old daughter Diana, a CCHS sophomore, came to him Sept. 21 with her reservations about reading the book because of its language.
"The book had a bunch of very bad language in it," Diana Verm said. "It shouldn't be in there because it's offending people. ... If they can't find a book that uses clean words, they shouldn't have a book at all."
Alton Verm filed a "Request for Reconsideration of Instructional Materials" Thursday with the district regarding "Fahrenheit 451," written by Ray Bradbury and published in 1953. He wants the district to remove the book from the curriculum."

story here

kakihara1 · 10-04-06, 01:31 PM

Holy Crap!! That is seriously ironic.

This guy's obviously an asshole, his daughter is 15 surely she's at least heard and most likely used more offensive language than is printed in F451.

Groucho · 10-04-06, 01:32 PM

First Billie Piper, now Michael Moore? I have no idea what's going on.

Tommy Ceez · 10-04-06, 01:32 PM

Why is a guy filling out a form a news story?

Birrman54 · 10-04-06, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diana Verm

The book had a bunch of very bad language in it, It shouldn't be in there because it's offending people. ... If they can't find a book that uses clean words, they shouldn't have a book at all.

Wow, that's the exact opposite of the correct opinion. I don't think I'll ever be able to understand how a group of people find a few 4 letter WORDS offensive.

It's obvious she learned nothing from the book. Next up: Huck Finn, Catcher in the Rye, Great Gatsby, All Quiet on the Western Front...

McHawkson · 10-04-06, 01:34 PM

More books ban?

They should start burn books like Germany did in 1930's.

nodeerforamonth · 10-04-06, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Groucho

First Billie Piper, now Michael Moore? I have no idea what's going on.

No. No you don't.

DVD Josh · 10-04-06, 01:48 PM

Let's ban a book about banning books and burn a book and burning books.

milo bloom · 10-04-06, 02:23 PM

Strangest thing, I was thinking about books the other day, and about banning books, and about banning F451 (I must have been straightening my bookshelves or something), and I actually thought, "anyone who would ban F451 needs an immediate bullet in the head, as they are a threat to human civilization."

I don't know why that thought came to me the other day, but when I saw this thread I got a bit of chill.

Save Ferris · 10-04-06, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milo bloom

Strangest thing, I was thinking about books the other day, and about banning books, and about banning F451 (I must have been straightening my bookshelves or something), and I actually thought, "anyone who would ban F451 needs an immediate bullet in the head, as they are a threat to human civilization."

I don't know why that thought came to me the other day, but when I saw this thread I got a bit of chill.

I hope you now know what you must do.

Can you buy a gun or do you need someone to buy it for you?

GIjon213 · 10-04-06, 02:45 PM

Now if I wake up tomorrow and find that '1984' will not be getting a double-dip, then I know that things are really bad.

Michael Corvin · 10-04-06, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kakihara1

Holy Crap!! That is seriously ironic.

This guy's obviously an asshole, his daughter is 15 surely she's at least heard and most likely used more offensive language than is printed in F451.

Exactly. How naive is this parent that he still thinks his 15 year old still has virgin ears.

Kudos to the guy for being somewhat responsible about what his daughter is involved in, but sheesh, pick your battles better.

NORML54601 · 10-04-06, 03:07 PM

Quote:

"The book had a bunch of very bad language in it," Diana Verm said. "It shouldn't be in there because it's offending people. ... If they can't find a book that uses clean words, they shouldn't have a book at all."

Spoken like a true wordsmith.

Numanoid · 10-04-06, 03:48 PM

I think "Alton Verm" is going to be my new World of Warcraft character name.

marty888 · 10-04-06, 03:54 PM

Stories like this surface every so often .... just as a reminder that ignorance will never be totally eliminated.

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