For me it’s a question of comparing discernment to sensitivities. One of the books you will almost always find on lists of what should be banned is Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn. Of course this old American classic can be read as a somewhat nostalgic depiction of summer rafting on the mighty Mississippi when life was simple, the going was easy, and wasn’t our childhood wonderful after all, and blah blah blah. And I suppose you could read it that way, not see the point of the book, and go your merry way. Or you can stop at a certain word and freeze up, suddenly stifled by a litany of words that shouldn’t be said.
That One Time Being Offended Didn't Matter
That One Time Being Offended Didn't Matter
That One Time Being Offended Didn't Matter
For me it’s a question of comparing discernment to sensitivities. One of the books you will almost always find on lists of what should be banned is Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn. Of course this old American classic can be read as a somewhat nostalgic depiction of summer rafting on the mighty Mississippi when life was simple, the going was easy, and wasn’t our childhood wonderful after all, and blah blah blah. And I suppose you could read it that way, not see the point of the book, and go your merry way. Or you can stop at a certain word and freeze up, suddenly stifled by a litany of words that shouldn’t be said.