[bksvol-discuss] Re: an adult book but not for adults?

  • From: "CJ Vining" <vining@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 08:59:19 -0700

I agree with Scott. And if this book is for young adults, then someone's 
already determined that it's acceptable. Let the critters' parents do the 
monitoring and restricting, IMO; it's no one else's concern.

I wonder how many kids actually do use Bookshare.

Joanie

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Scott Blanks 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 5:17 AM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: an adult book but not for adults?


  My biased opinion ... nothing should be marked as "adult content" because 
everyone's point of view is different.  We shouldn't be restricting *any* books 
from *any* users, regardless of their age.  

  Scott

  ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Amber Wallenstein 
    To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 11:39 AM
    Subject: [bksvol-discuss] an adult book but not for adults?


    I'm scanning a book called "The Bitch Posse".  It's for young adults, I 
swear it! It was categorized under the YA section and everything, but it's got 
an astonishing amount of swearing, sexual references, etc.  What do we do in 
cases like these, they are meant for Young adults, but they have a lot of 
swearing?  If I mark it adult when I'm done editing it, nobody under eighteen 
can see it, is that correct? And Im worried about restricting the audience 
because it's really a YA book, just a very real and true one. Yes there's a lot 
of swearing, but that's life for some teens.     But if I don't mark it, some 
seven-teen-year-old is going to get a shock.  Thoughts?
    Amber

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