Archives for posts with tag: censorship

“…it’s the beating cultural heart”

April 27, 2012 //
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But the library isn’t a remnant of what Big Sur was; it’s the beating cultural heart of Big Sur right now.

The Henry Miller Library, Big Sur
Photo: Shelley Town (Happy 50th)

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The heft of each word

June 22, 2011 //
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I tell my own children that no single word is entirely out of bounds. One must simply know the heft of each word, and use it appropriately. If that means employing discretion around archaic or racist terms, so be it.

LAWRENCE HILL

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YES OUI

February 20, 2011 //
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“All great truths begin as blasphemies.”

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

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The horror

December 29, 2010 //
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Homosexuality!

…on display!

…in [a] PUBLIC

…LIBRARY!

…IN ONTARIO!

“When I go to the library with my children, I don’t want to be seeing, let alone explaining homosexual intimacy to my children.”

Will someone explain to Mr. Friesen of Tillsonburg, “It’s okay.”

Tillsonburg Public Library, take down that curtain. Shame.

Pictured: The offensive culprit. R. Bruce Flowers, Joy

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Disgrace

October 7, 2010 //
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“I’m sorry, though, that a few individuals, having missed in the stories that grace draws closest to lives that have been broken, have decided for an entire community.”

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Revolutionary Voices

August 17, 2010 //
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banned.

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“to read, hear and see what we want”

April 1, 2010 //
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A really fine argument here against censorship, and why libraries must remain vigilant in their stance.

IS IT CHILD ABUSE, GAY PORN OR OUR LITERARY HERITAGE?

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Freedom to Read: A Fundamental Right

March 9, 2010 //
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Censorship isn’t the way to fight hate-mongers. Boycott them, shun them, denounce them, use logic against them, but don’t censor them.



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