tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post113330655828776337..comments2023-06-20T08:20:25.787-07:00Comments on Lady, That's My Skull: Kansas wingnuts want to ban dull booksSleestakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-1133359302809142102005-11-30T06:01:00.000-08:002005-11-30T06:01:00.000-08:00The big problem comes between presenting things re...The big problem comes between presenting things realistically and presenting them in a way that teaches the things you want the kids to learn. As far as I am aware if you took out all the bad language, drug abuse, and other less than ideal behaviour from a story set in the Vietnam war then it's not going to be a very accurate story, whether the writer took part or not.Marionettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985975073151200366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-1133315133219856452005-11-29T17:45:00.000-08:002005-11-29T17:45:00.000-08:00I think I'd be using words a bit stronger than 'ph...I think I'd be using words a bit stronger than 'phooey'...Sleestakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-1133314324437332242005-11-29T17:32:00.000-08:002005-11-29T17:32:00.000-08:00They're also concerned about profanity in The Hot ...They're also concerned about profanity in The Hot Zone, but hell, if there was ever an appropriate context for profuse profanity, it is surely when "testicles bloat up and turn black and blue".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-1133314107471373642005-11-29T17:28:00.000-08:002005-11-29T17:28:00.000-08:00Ah, yes, they *are* freaked out by descriptions of...<A HREF="http://www.abffe.com/bbw-classkc-preston.htm" REL="nofollow">Ah, yes, they *are* freaked out by descriptions of Ebola's effects on the bodies of victims.</A><BR/><BR/>Example passages:<BR/><I><BR/>• ...testicles bloat up and turn black and blue, the semen goes hot with Ebola, and the nipples may bleed. <BR/></I><BR/><I><BR/>• In women, the labia turn blue, livid, and protrusive, and there may be massive vaginal bleeding…pregnant woman…the child is aborted spontaneously… <BR/></I><BR/><I>• The corpse...begins to liquefy… <BR/></I><BR/><BR/>SEXY! No wonder they're concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-1133313857436444842005-11-29T17:24:00.000-08:002005-11-29T17:24:00.000-08:00The Hot Zone?That's non-fiction, about an outbreak...The Hot Zone?<BR/><BR/>That's non-fiction, about an outbreak of the Ebola virus.<BR/><BR/>Sheesh. They're probably all freaked out by descriptions of Ebola victims bleeding out through all their orifices. That's the only 'sexual' content I can imagine being in there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-1133308100495151432005-11-29T15:48:00.000-08:002005-11-29T15:48:00.000-08:00Found your blog as I sometimes do...by clicking ne...Found your blog as I sometimes do...by clicking next blog :)<BR/><BR/>Great post and interesting conclusions you draw...<BR/><BR/>I am a civil libertarian and can not stand when people try to legislate taste...especially when they have no taste :)<BR/><BR/>Take care!<BR/><BR/>Bradley<BR/>The Egel NestThe Egel Nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11475452898579351376noreply@blogger.com