Comments on: You’re never too old for censorship! http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/01/22/youre-never-too-old-for-censorship/ What's hip, what's now, what's tomorrow in the romance genre world. Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:26:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jody Wallace http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/01/22/youre-never-too-old-for-censorship/comment-page-1/#comment-29603 Jody Wallace Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:08:08 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1722#comment-29603 My local RWA chapter hosts its meetings at a retirement home (they are SO NICE!) and regularly donates books to them. While I don't think anybody has donated any erotica, most of what we do donate is romance. I would hate to think all our donations were trashed. Yes, we've likely read the books ourselves, but there's a lot of money invested in those donations. We could be taking them to UBS's or donating them to places where they do NOT get thrown out. I like the idea of notifying the community via the newspaper that their donations are being trashed. Then they can donate directly to residents, who seem like they'd be interested in having an available library a bit bigger, and more varied, than a single shelf. My local RWA chapter hosts its meetings at a retirement home (they are SO NICE!) and regularly donates books to them. While I don’t think anybody has donated any erotica, most of what we do donate is romance. I would hate to think all our donations were trashed. Yes, we’ve likely read the books ourselves, but there’s a lot of money invested in those donations. We could be taking them to UBS’s or donating them to places where they do NOT get thrown out. I like the idea of notifying the community via the newspaper that their donations are being trashed. Then they can donate directly to residents, who seem like they’d be interested in having an available library a bit bigger, and more varied, than a single shelf.

]]> By: Sybil http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/01/22/youre-never-too-old-for-censorship/comment-page-1/#comment-29601 Sybil Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:58:59 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1722#comment-29601 oops replied to wrong post ah well sorry karen hi :) (almost forgot the smile) oops replied to wrong post

ah well sorry karen

hi :) (almost forgot the smile)

]]> By: Sybil http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/01/22/youre-never-too-old-for-censorship/comment-page-1/#comment-29600 Sybil Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:55:13 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1722#comment-29600 I haven't read all of this so maybe this has already been talked about but screw that crap. Each one of those people pay good money to be there - regardless of if it is out of their pocket, their families wallet, their savings or they are a number the government pays for to be there. THEY have rights. EACH ONE OF THEM. And that could and might be one of us some day and do you want your rights decided on and screwed over just because you lost a coin toss? No matter if it is something as little as the choice of a book (which honestly is a BFD).... Really Kimber An you think majority should rule just to keep the peace even if it isn't majority? I get that I might be a bit touchy on the subject right now as someone who finds herself having more control taken away from her than she ever thought she would have to give up 'for my own good', and it can be a bitter fucking pill to swallow. Place yourself where they are after all they have lived and all they have done and god knows all they have fought for and to be told no, you can't have that because it might - WHAT rot your mind? And most likely they are not in a position they can just get in their car and go to the store and get what they want. So can you HONESTLY say you not only approve but think it is ok and we should smile at them for being considerate? I haven’t read all of this so maybe this has already been talked about but screw that crap.

Each one of those people pay good money to be there – regardless of if it is out of their pocket, their families wallet, their savings or they are a number the government pays for to be there.

THEY have rights.

EACH ONE OF THEM. And that could and might be one of us some day and do you want your rights decided on and screwed over just because you lost a coin toss?

No matter if it is something as little as the choice of a book (which honestly is a BFD)….

Really Kimber An you think majority should rule just to keep the peace even if it isn’t majority? I get that I might be a bit touchy on the subject right now as someone who finds herself having more control taken away from her than she ever thought she would have to give up ‘for my own good’, and it can be a bitter fucking pill to swallow.

Place yourself where they are after all they have lived and all they have done and god knows all they have fought for and to be told no, you can’t have that because it might – WHAT rot your mind? And most likely they are not in a position they can just get in their car and go to the store and get what they want.

So can you HONESTLY say you not only approve but think it is ok and we should smile at them for being considerate?

]]> By: Sybil http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/01/22/youre-never-too-old-for-censorship/comment-page-1/#comment-29599 Sybil Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:39:04 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1722#comment-29599 Can they be given gifts themselves? Or can you start another library... a computer one :). I am blanking on where you are at the moment but once you figure out if they can take gifts or what you are doing please email me. Can they be given gifts themselves? Or can you start another library… a computer one :) .

I am blanking on where you are at the moment but once you figure out if they can take gifts or what you are doing please email me.

]]> By: Karen Scott http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/01/22/youre-never-too-old-for-censorship/comment-page-1/#comment-29594 Karen Scott Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:04:34 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1722#comment-29594 <i>If the majority of the seniors approve of the censorship, they are not oppressed and their choice is none of our business.</i> Hmmm, where does it say the majority of seniors approved of the censorship? <i>Respect- 1) To hold in high regard, to show courtesy and honor to, 2) To show consideration for, to avoid intruding upon.</i> By the way, adding a smiley each time one makes a ridiculously asinine comment doesn't help make that comment, less asinine. Just sayin'. If the majority of the seniors approve of the censorship, they are not oppressed and their choice is none of our business.

Hmmm, where does it say the majority of seniors approved of the censorship?

Respect- 1) To hold in high regard, to show courtesy and honor to, 2) To show consideration for, to avoid intruding upon.

By the way, adding a smiley each time one makes a ridiculously asinine comment doesn’t help make that comment, less asinine.

Just sayin’.

]]> By: Chantal http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/01/22/youre-never-too-old-for-censorship/comment-page-1/#comment-29585 Chantal Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:24:25 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1722#comment-29585 Kimber An, you makes no sense at all. If the majority don't want books with sex, then the majority has the choice not to go to the romance shelf. It's that simple. Besides, it's one person who has taken it up as his/her own job to censor everyone else. Not the majority. Kimber An, you makes no sense at all.
If the majority don’t want books with sex, then the majority has the choice not to go to the romance shelf.
It’s that simple.
Besides, it’s one person who has taken it up as his/her own job to censor everyone else. Not the majority.

]]> By: Heather http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/01/22/youre-never-too-old-for-censorship/comment-page-1/#comment-29518 Heather Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:20:58 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1722#comment-29518 "We went round and round about the unfairness to the rest of the community, the final outcome being that the administrator would rather deprive the entire community of reading than cause offense to anyone." I don't suppose it occured to her that she was offending the rest of the community by allowing one person to censor all reading material. That is wrong on sooo many levels, and I hope you are successful in convincing the other members there to stand up for their rights. “We went round and round about the unfairness to the rest of the community, the final outcome being that the administrator would rather deprive the entire community of reading than cause offense to anyone.”

I don’t suppose it occured to her that she was offending the rest of the community by allowing one person to censor all reading material. That is wrong on sooo many levels, and I hope you are successful in convincing the other members there to stand up for their rights.

]]> By: chanel19 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/01/22/youre-never-too-old-for-censorship/comment-page-1/#comment-29492 chanel19 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:52:41 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1722#comment-29492 I've worked in centres for the elderly as a nurse. The loudiest, pushiest resident and/or their family ALWAYS get their way. Those ladies need to stand strong and loud and force the rule of the majority. I’ve worked in centres for the elderly as a nurse. The loudiest, pushiest resident and/or their family ALWAYS get their way.

Those ladies need to stand strong and loud and force the rule of the majority.

]]> By: Bea http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/01/22/youre-never-too-old-for-censorship/comment-page-1/#comment-29485 Bea Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:14:27 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1722#comment-29485 Yeah underground book railroad! That's the least I would do. It was my first thought...get them the books anyway, then raise hell. I couldn't believe this. So wrong. Grrrrr! Yeah underground book railroad! That’s the least I would do. It was my first thought…get them the books anyway, then raise hell. I couldn’t believe this. So wrong.
Grrrrr!

]]> By: Susan Kelley http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/01/22/youre-never-too-old-for-censorship/comment-page-1/#comment-29455 Susan Kelley Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:25:44 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1722#comment-29455 This is beyond belief. Where are the families of these residents? Are they the ones paying the bills? I can't believe they would take a basic freedom away from those people and impose their own narrow-minded views on those people as if they're small children instead of adults. I'm going to check on my own donations. This really fires me up. This is beyond belief. Where are the families of these residents? Are they the ones paying the bills? I can’t believe they would take a basic freedom away from those people and impose their own narrow-minded views on those people as if they’re small children instead of adults. I’m going to check on my own donations. This really fires me up.

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