[bksvol-discuss] Re: Adult content, please read, please?

  • From: Cindy Rosenthal <grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 16:52:49 -0700

Roger, you are an adult who, if I'm correct, doesn't have children you want
to protect from certain harsh realities of life or to get the wrong idea
about what  isn't permissable, e.g., rape--if it's in a book it must be
o.k. to do), and  and you are not one to whom what some people call
blasphemy offends. But as bookshare volunteers we should be sensitive and
respectful of others' concerns. When my children were young we didn't allow
them to watch All in the Family because they wrere too young to understand
that the program was satirical and decrying, not okaying, Archie's bigoted
attitude. also, my husband wouldn't allow them as tweenies to go to  see
Grease because he thought it conveyed the idea that conformity was
necessary to be popular (I thought they had more sense than to be so
convinced, but then ...


On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Roger Loran Bailey <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>wrote:

> #
> I cannot think of a single word I have ever read or heard in my whole life
> that I would not want a minor to hear or read.
>
> On 4/3/2013 4:24 PM, Nimit Kaur wrote:
>
>> Dear all Bookshare volunteers,
>>
>> I am emailing to sincerely request all scanners to label the book
>> adult content checkbox if it is, please?  Remember, the books you are
>> going to add to the collection will also pop up even if the minors
>> search in the collection when you don't label it if it is adult
>> content.  i have seen many books either in the collection and in my
>> account preferences, the books that contain adult content has been
>> blocked or whatever that setting does, but because many people are not
>> labeling it, I have mistakenly downloaded and deleted the book because
>> I can't read them yet.  I sincerely ask all scanners on behalf of all
>> the minors to please please please please please please please to
>> check the box that says "adult content" if it is when you submit the
>> book, please?  I mean, I have downloaded many books mistakenly that
>> are not properly stated adult content either for proofing or reading
>> for bookshare.  Please understand my situation.  I am sorry if I was
>> too much, but I am just trying to ask everyone scanners as sincerely
>> and politely as I can to please please label the adult content if your
>> book is and if you don't know what adult content means, then, it is
>> like when there are words in the book that you don't want any minor in
>> your life to hear.  Think of it as your own children, if you have or
>> if you don't, think of it as minors in your lives that you care about
>> and think about the things you really don't want them to read and the
>> words you want them to avoid.  You know?  I hope that makes sense.
>> Think of somethings that schools won't allow the students to do or
>> think of things that might be rated pg or r or whatever rating movies
>> have to state that minors should not watch it.  Kids my age hear
>> everything, but I am speaking for minors that should not read it or
>> even children.  I hope this makes sense.  Thank you for reading and
>> understanding.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Nimit, a bookshare student member and a future advicate for all
>> visually impaired students hopefully
>>
>>
>>
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