If a book contains violence or descriptions of sex that is pretty unambiguous. If you are paying attention at all you should know when a violent or sexual act is being described. Strong language is anentirely different matter though. It has been about two years now, but I still can't get over an uptight member of the morality police telling me that I was being obscene because, when quoting another persohn, I used the phrase pissed off. It had never entered my mind that anyone might possibly consider that to be obscene. When it is so arbitrary how does one determine what strong language even is. As far as I am concerned I am not responsible for detecting and catering to other people's hang-ups. It is their problem if they are going to be offended by the harmless. I also do not appreciate it when they make their problems -- that is, their hang-ups -- my problem by trying to censor me or otherwise look down on me or excoriate me for not tip-toeing around their hang-ups. That is one reason why I do not say things like "F word." If I have a reason to say it I just go ahead and say fuck.
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To: "Bookshare Volunteer List" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 1:03 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Comments about "strong language" or "violence".
Hi!One way to note a book's content is to use language such as "contains strong language" or "contains violence". I've done that when writing a synopsis forbooks that consistently use the "f" word, for example. NLS will designate a book in a similar fashion. Personally, I find thathelpful. Because a book contains some profanity won't make it adult--but if the person submitting or proofreading it includes a comment as to "containssome strong language" the reader can more easily choose whether or not to read the book. *smile* I also realize that some determinations are purely subjective. Blessings. Lynnsky To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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