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Censorship
the
act of changing or suppressing speech, writing, art, or music that is considered unacceptable to the common good; the elimination of obscene or offensive language or images from media; the elimination of a complete work based on its unfavorable content.Slide2
Is censorship ever appropriate or inappropriate?
Why?Slide3
Banned/Censored Books
Some censored books that may surprise you are listed below.
Some were mildly censored while others were completely banned.
Why do you think these books would have been censored at all?
Do you agree?Slide4Slide5
Banned for “disrespect”
(Max throws a tantrum)
and for “cruel and unusual punishment”
(Max is sent to bed without dinner). Slide6Slide7
Banned in various schools. The Merriam Webster was banned in a California elementary school in January 2010 for its definition of oral sex. "It's just not age appropriate," a district representative said.Slide8Slide9
This beloved children's book was banned in January 2010 by the Texas Board of Education because the author has the same name as an obscure Marxist theorist, and no one bothered to check if they were actually the same person.Slide10Slide11
Anne Frank's diary has been banned on multiple occasions. The most recent was in January 2010 when the book was pulled from a Virginia school for "sexually explicit" and "homosexual" themes.Slide12Slide13
The book was challenged in 1990 in the Howard County (Md.) School System because it depicts "graphic violence, mysticism and gore."Slide14Slide15
In 1999, the book was banned from an elementary School in Lufkin Texas because it contains the word "ass." The book was also banned for violence and crude content. Slide16Slide17
In 1989, the book challenged in the Laytonville (Calif.) Unified School District because it "criminalizes the foresting industry."Slide18
Can you think of any other books, movies, images, or songs that have been banned or censored?
Harry Potter
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
The Canterbury Tales
The
Da
Vinci Code
the Bible
Various works by Picasso and
Da
Vinci
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Top Banned Books for 2013
Out of 307 challenges as reported by the Office for Intellectual Freedom
Captain Underpants (series), by
Dav
Pilkey
Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited for age group, violence
The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison
Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman
Alexie
Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
Fifty Shades of Grey, by E.L. James
Reasons:
Nudity, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
Reasons: Religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group
A Bad Boy Can Be Good for A Girl, by Tanya Lee Stone
Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit
Looking for Alaska, by John Green
Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen
Chbosky
Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, homosexuality, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
Bless Me
Ultima
, by
Rudolfo
Anaya
Reasons: Occult/Satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit
Bone (series), by Jeff Smith
Reasons: Political viewpoint, racism, violenceSlide20
Top Banned Books for 2014
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
, by Sherman
Alexie
Reasons: anti-family, cultural insensitivity, drugs/alcohol/smoking, gambling, offensive language, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group, violence., “depictions of bullying”
2)
Persepolis
, by
Marjane
Satrapi
Reasons: gambling, offensive language, political viewpoint. Additional reasons: “politically, racially, and socially offensive,” “graphic depictions”
3)
And Tango Makes Three
, Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Reasons: Anti-family, homosexuality, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: “promotes the homosexual agenda”
4)
The Bluest Eye
, by Toni Morrison
Reasons: Sexually explicit, unsuited for age group, “contains controversial issues”
5)
It’s Perfectly Normal
, by
Robie
Harris
Reasons: Nudity, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group. Additional reasons: “alleges it child pornography”
6)
Saga
, by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Reasons: Anti-Family, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age 7)
The Kite Runner
, by
Khaled
Hosseini
Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited to age group, violence
8)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
, by Stephen
Chbosky
Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, homosexuality, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: “date rape and masturbation”
9)
A Stolen Life
, Jaycee
Dugard
Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group
10)
Drama
, by
Raina
Telgemeier
Reasons: sexually explicitSlide21
Top Banned Books for 2015
Looking
for Alaska, by John Green
Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group.
Fifty Shades of Grey, by E. L. James
Reasons: Sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, and other (“poorly written,” “concerns that a group of teenagers will want to try it”).
I Am Jazz, by Jessica
Herthel
and Jazz Jennings
Reasons: Inaccurate, homosexuality, sex education, religious viewpoint, and unsuited for age group.
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out, by Susan
Kuklin
Reasons: Anti-family, offensive language, homosexuality, sex education, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group, and other (“wants to remove from collection to ward off complaints”).
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
Reasons: Offensive language, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group, and other (“profanity and atheism”).
The Holy Bible
Reasons: Religious viewpoint.
Fun Home, by Alison
Bechdel
Reasons: Violence and other (“graphic images”).
Habibi
, by Craig Thompson
Reasons: Nudity, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group.
Nasreen’s
Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan, by Jeanette Winter
Reasons: Religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group, and violence.
Two Boys Kissing, by David
Levithan
Reasons: Homosexuality and other (“condones public displays of affection”).Slide22
Top Banned Books 2000-2009
1.
Harry Potter
(series), by J.K. Rowling
2.
Alice
series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
3.
The Chocolate War
, by Robert Cormier
4.
And Tango Makes Three
, by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell
5.
Of Mice and Men
, by John Steinbeck
6.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
, by Maya Angelou
7.
Scary Stories
(series), by Alvin Schwartz
8.
His Dark Materials
(series), by Philip Pullman
9.
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; l8r g8r
(series), by Lauren
Myracle
10.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
, by Stephen
Chbosky
11.
Fallen Angels
, by Walter Dean Myers
12.
It’s Perfectly Normal
, by
Robie
Harris
13.
Captain Underpants
(series), by
Dav
Pilkey
14.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
, by Mark Twain
15.
The Bluest Eye
, by Toni Morrison
16.
Forever
, by Judy
Blume
17.
The Color Purple
, by Alice Walker
18.
Go Ask Alice
, by Anonymous
19.
Catcher in the Rye
, by J.D. Salinger
20.
King and King
, by Linda de
Haan
21.
To Kill A Mockingbird
, by Harper Lee
22.
Gossip Girl
(series), by Cecily von
Ziegesar
23.
The Giver
, by Lois Lowry
24.
In the Night Kitchen
, by Maurice
Sendak
25.
Killing Mr.
Griffen
, by Lois DuncanSlide23
Censorship Handout:
You may work in groups of up to three or you may work individually. Each student needs to turn in a paper regardless.
Read the scenarios on your paper. Ask yourself if these scenarios should be censored or banned. Identify each as a) inappropriate for children, b) inappropriate for teenagers, c) inappropriate for everybody, d) can be shown to everybody, or e) inappropriate or appropriate only for certain groups (i.e. boys, girls, conservatives, liberals, religious organizations, etc.)
Next, briefly explain your decision. You must be able to support your opinion. If you decide that the scenario is inappropriate or appropriate only for certain groups you must also identify the group. Also, if you choose that the scenario must be censored or banned, identify whether it should be censored or banned. Slide24
Example- Torture Scene in Movie
Censored
. I believe that a torture scene in a movie is inappropriate for children and young teenagers (below age 17) because, depending on the severity of the scene, the contents may be too harsh and disturbing for an adolescent to process emotionally. Slide25
Example- Topless Woman
Censored. I believe that a topless woman could be inappropriate for certain groups depending on the context. For example, a breast cancer awareness brochure is appropriate for certain groups like adults and women because it is applicable to their overall health.