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  1. 03-21-2007, 08:29 PM #1
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    Book Burning?

    Already a negative undertone after that thread title, but...

    People in my building tend to leave things in the lobby that they think others might enjoy. This usually includes furniture and books.

    This evening I saw a book sitting there which I feel is a hardcore feminist one.

    In an effort to save potential victims in my building from the evil wrath of feminaziism, I took the book and it sits on my desk...and I have intentions of putting it out to recycle, ripping it in half or something along those lines.

    Does this count as a form of censorship?
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  2. 03-21-2007, 08:32 PM #2
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    Re: Book Burning?

    Quote Originally Posted by Phil D.
    Does this count as a form of censorship?
    Yes, and I bet you will be sleeping on the couch tonight :shock:
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  3. 03-21-2007, 08:35 PM #3
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    I have the avgas handy 100LL will do the job I would say
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  4. 03-21-2007, 10:02 PM #4
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    What book is it?
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
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  5. 03-22-2007, 07:36 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by GothamSpotter
    What book is it?
    Maybe it's the book version of a chick flick like Hitch or something.
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  6. 03-22-2007, 11:08 AM #6
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  7. 03-22-2007, 11:20 AM #7
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    Oh come on Phil...We all know your telling tales. You really read it front to back didn't you and now its on your bookshelf next to your copy of 1776. LOLOL
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  8. 03-22-2007, 11:37 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by RDU-JFK
    Quote Originally Posted by GothamSpotter
    What book is it?
    Maybe it's the book version of a chick flick like Hitch or something.
    I was thinking Babysitters Club.
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
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  9. 03-22-2007, 11:57 PM #9
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    Re: Book Burning?

    Quote Originally Posted by Phil D.
    Does this count as a form of censorship?
    No. It does not.

    No more so really than if you went into the lounge at work and changed the TV channel from a soap opera to a ball game.

    That is not a perfect analogy of course.

    You meant to prevent anyone else from reading something you find objectionable - that was placed in your lobby. (How Dare You!) :shock: but if that book can be found in some book store or library elsewhere, your behavior is not censorship.

    I wonder though. I have not read the book itself, but it sounds like fairly light weight fare as far as radical feminism goes.

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