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Fangarius1 year, 8 months ago

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It's strange how 'Fahrenheit 451' was banned due to coarse language, though it's a tale about book burning and censorship. Ray Bradbury also penned a precursor to this tale in the Martian Chronicles (another banned book, btw), because in 'April 2005: Usher II,' Bradbury takes a satirical look with censorship.
In this case, it's how an actor and author get revenge on the 'Moral Climates' by luring them into a revamped version of the House of Usher, and murdered by 'offensive' mythical creatures.
What I find funny about censorship is how it doesn't really protect anyone, but instead exemplifies our stupidity. In the 70s with comics and kid shows, one could have a gun, but not use it to shoot anyone. Unless it was a 'laser ray' gun, and it did something other than killing you. If you watch Mission: Magic, you'll note how no one gets killed or physically harmed in the show.
Even more disturbing, I doubt the show would make it today.
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  Fangarius1 year, 8 months ago
  
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  Not because of the wild adventures the group went on, but the fact Miss Tickle implements 'magic' for solving problems. Funny thing is, when you start censoring every little item, what do you have left to enjoy.
  Because as Berkeley Breathed pointed out once in Bloom County, life, in general, is offensive, no matter how one looks at it, and rather than censoring it, we should instead learn about respecting others rights than controlling it.
  
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    Radiofreeeuropa1 year, 8 months ago
    
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    I understand the desire to protect, but history seems to indicate that censorship is never the way.
    
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    dunkirk1 year, 8 months ago
    
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    I can remeber reading Fahrenheit 451 in HS. It was a good book and the fact it is banned in some states as material for high schoolers is mind boggling. it is amazing how people can sit in judgement of works and then claim to be open minded.
    
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