Green Options » banning books http://greenoptions.com/tag/banning-books Posts tagged 'banning books' Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:49:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Ban Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax? http://sustainablog.org/2008/09/25/ban-dr-seuss-the-lorax/ http://sustainablog.org/2008/09/25/ban-dr-seuss-the-lorax/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:49:36 +0000 Robin Shreeves http://sustainablog.org/2008/09/25/ban-dr-seuss-the-lorax/ What a scary thought. Why would anyone ever want to ban The Lorax? In 1989, the Laytonville, CA Unified School District tried to do just that. They challenged the book based on someone’s belief that it criminalizes the foresting industry.

Why am I bringing you 20 year old news? There’s two reasons.

The first is that the American Library Associations Banned Books Week starts this Saturday, September 27th. Banned Books Week

emphasizes the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them.

What does book banning have to do with sustainability. A whole lot.

Many times people want to ban books that scare them. Or they want to ban books that go against their agenda. Or they want to ban books that contradict their religious beliefs.

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