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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on August 10, 2022, 01:20:21 AM

Title: No Miss Julie
Post by: Nearly Sane on August 10, 2022, 01:20:21 AM

Apparently The Murder of Roger Ackroyd contains murder! (Page 2 of the warnings tab)


https://archive.ph/lmGcB

Title: Re: No Miss Julie
Post by: Steve H on August 10, 2022, 05:33:22 AM

Pity Truss couldn't resist a swipe at left-wingers, because the rest of her comment was sensible.

Title: Re: No Miss Julie
Post by: Steve H on August 10, 2022, 05:47:20 AM

I think it's reasonable to provide warnings about upsetting content, and perhaps to make books optional, because in neither case is the book actually being banned.

Title: Re: No Miss Julie
Post by: jeremyp on August 10, 2022, 08:42:00 AM

Because not talking about suicide and not confronting the issues it raises is the best way to stop it from happening.

/sarcasm.

Quote from: Steve H on August 10, 2022, 05:33:22 AM

Pity Truss couldn't resist a swipe at left-wingers, because the rest of her comment was sensible.

But she's right. it is the "regressive Left" that is making this happen. It's not all the Left by any means, but then, we all like a bit of generalisation, don't we?