In other words: A discussion of The Bush Administration
In uncertain times as these, there is always one thing that is certain:
Parents seek to ban books
Four parents of Science Academy sophomores are determined to protect their children.
From books.
The board of directors for the South Texas Independent School District is expected to decide tonight whether to ban two books — Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Robert Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land — from the high school’s 10th grade English Advanced Placement curriculum.
The books, part of the class’ summer reading list, may lead to “inappropriate sexual arousal of young teens,” parent Julie Wilde wrote in her complaint to the district.
“We feel this is inappropriate for the ages of the students at (the) Science Academy or at any South Texas ISD High School,” she continued in her letter, specifically citing Brave New World. “This is pornographic literature and we do not feel it has a place in any school funded by taxpayer dollars.
Brave New World is pornographic literature? It might lead to inappropriate sexual arousal of young teens? Come on, a gentle breeze is enough to bring about sexual arousal of a young teen; that’s how their made. I admit: I'm not sure if arousal from a gentle breeze is appropriate or inappropriate.
The only danger that those two books present to these parents is that it might cause their kids to think. These books are less arousing then 90% of TV commercials these days, but they will place a little doubt in these young minds as to the honesty and integrity of those in authority. That is a great thing, that is a gift, and that is why those books are considered great literature.
Now if she wants to talk about inappropriate sexual arousal check out this passage from a book that is found in many American homes:
Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes….
That is just sick.
Here’s the full text of Brave New World, and a lot of detail about Stranger in a Strange Land.
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