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Conservatives ban Romeo and Juliet in Texas

And get this they said they never read it, they only banned it because it has premarital relations. The whole point of literature is to look at issues from different perspectives, different cultures. These dummies can't do that I guess.

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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
If they did read it and accept that it is not pornographic, I suspect they would still want to ban it for suggesting that love is more important than cultural and family ties.
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SatanBurger · 36-40, F
@SunshineGirl Honestly this seems harsh but many of the Magas seem to be illiterate. Illiterate people can still read, they just might not have comprehension. So they may miss the bigger pictures. They'll miss the social significance over the hierarchy issues that Shakespeare presented with this work and the overall message. Part of their issue is that they are illiterate and I mean if you spent time reading, would you constantly look at fake propaganda and think it's real?
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
@whowasthatmaskedman Actually, that might be the strongest reason for attaching advice to the play . . not banning it altogether of course, but perhaps providing some intelligent support to younger readers/theatre goers.
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Omdt102 · M
@SatanBurger if you actually believe that is shows how naive you are. Leftists are delusional about everything. Ive got news for you conceited windbag. Theres a wide variety of people who arent group thinkers like you.
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
@Omdt102 Right, so would you care to outline your "independent justification" for depriving teenagers of the opportunity to study one of the greatest and most enjoyable works of English literature?
Omdt102 · M
@SunshineGirl what you are saying isnt true! Its another media manipulation of the truth which has become so common. I wouldnt expect a bunch of post modernists to be concerned about the truth anyway. Besides, if it were true it wouldnt matter much to the left, they arent the biggest readers. They're the kind of people who can tell you the titles of 50 popular culture works, complete with author's names middle names included, but they've only read one and a half of the 50.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@Omdt102 This would sound a lot more convincing if you outlined the facts of what actually happenjed from your perspective, rather than attacking the messenger.. Just Sayin'😷
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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
@Omdt102 So in other words you haven't read the work of literature you want to ban young people from reading?