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To: MGV who wrote (170851)6/12/2014 6:31:26 PM
From: Kurthend  Respond to of 213172
 
Re: "I know when I see it"

I always thought that was a great comment.

Kurt



To: MGV who wrote (170851)6/12/2014 8:06:40 PM
From: Doren  Respond to of 213172
 
OT: Its a comment that justifies ignoring the First Amendment to the Constitution

Congress shall make NO law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.

"I know when I see it."

10 BANNED BOOKS The most infamously outlawed novels

shortlist.com

Somebody at some time KNEW that TROPIC OF CANCER and LOLITA... were pornographic.

Banned Books That Shaped America

bannedbooksweek.org

Somebody somewhere KNEW that Mark Twain was a racist:

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, 1884

The first ban of Mark Twain’s American classic in Concord, MA in 1885 called it “trash and suitable only for the slums.” Objections to the book have evolved, but only marginally. Twain’s book is one of the most-challenged of all time and is frequently challenged even today because of its frequent use of the word “nigger.” Otherwise it is alleged the book is “racially insensitive,” “oppressive,” and “perpetuates racism.”