Hi all,
Now Roger, I agree that nothing should be censored but I think that
there is some material that needs to have a warning label on it. As
has been said before, if you can find it on a book shelf in an open
aisle in a store, it's probably not Adult Content. However, some books
which have explicit descriptions of aberrant sex, violence, and are
considered to be soft porn, should be labeled as Adult Content. Some
LGBT lit might be labeled Adult content, not because I have anything
against the LGBT community, but because kids under say sixteen,
depending on the kid, probably have no understanding of or interest in
such things. I do understand that the restriction can be lifted for a
given child if a teacher or parent agrees. this, I feel is a good
thing because it implies that the child will be reading the book under
supervision. This is necessary for some material, I think. I'm not
saying kids shouldn't read such stuff, but that they should do so with
the knowledge of an adult who can explain, discuss, and answer
questions about a given book.
I don't thing there are too many books in the Bookshare collection
which would be considered Adult Content. This is, of course a
subjective categorization. If 'twere me, I'd be very careful as to
what I labeled as Adult Content. If in doubt, check with us. Some of
us have been reading a good, long time, and are familiar with many authors.
As Tom Lehr said, "To be smut it must be ut-terly without redeeming
social importance ..."
Ann P.
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