Banning Books in Georgia (or at least trying)

[smoothmoniker]

Originally Posted by Pangloss62

“As a former witch, I can tell you that witchcraft is not fantasy,” Jordan Fusch, 15, testified at the hearing. “I felt I could not escape the clutches of witchcraft. It has taken several years of counseling to get to where I was before witchcraft and reading Harry Potter books,” she went on to say, according to the April 21 Daily Post.“

Ok, 15 years old, minues let's say 3 years (several) for counseling, minus let's say 5 years to compile and write her grimoire, holy crap! She read all of the Harry Potter books, found a coven, learned the black arts, and sold her soul to the devil, all at the age of 7!

Unless, of course, by "witch" she means that she started wearing black and hung out with the other three girls and the efeminate guy who like to call themselves "wiccan" without knowing a damn thing about a damn thing.

[skysidhe]

Originally Posted by smoothmoniker

Ok, 15 years old, minues let's say 3 years (several) for counseling, minus let's say 5 years to compile and write her grimoire, holy crap! She read all of the Harry Potter books, found a coven, learned the black arts, and sold her soul to the devil, all at the age of 7!

Unless, of course, by "witch" she means that she started wearing black and hung out with the other three girls and the efeminate guy who like to call themselves "wiccan" without knowing a damn thing about a damn thing.

I hope the critical thinkers at that meeting brought something like what you said up.



Children can and should be taught the difference between fantasy and reality. I don't believe shielding them from fantasy is healthy. We were born dreamers as a race I think. Critical thinking skills begin at home. There's too many regulations regarding what is ok or not ok to see or read.

What about Grims fairy tales? geez....we insulate ourselves until we no longer can think for ourselves as a society.

Political correctness and the victims they find to prove a point annoy me.

[Pangloss62]

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/index2.html

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Pangloss62

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/index2.html

I think the original Cinderella story would make a great Wes Craven movie.

When the wedding with the King's son had to be celebrated, the two false sisters came and wanted to get into favor with Cinderella and share her good fortune. When the betrothed couple went to church, the elder was at the right side and the younger at the left, and the pigeons pecked out one eye of each of them. Afterwards as they came back the elder was at the left, and the younger at the right, and then the pigeons pecked out the other eye from each. And thus, for their wickedness and falsehood, they were punished with blindness as long as they lived.