You do realize teens already know all of the words you've outlined as profanity? Encountering it in this book is not their first time to read it or see it. I really do not understand why you are hung up on this? Book banning never goes well in the annals of history. I mean, why aren't you talking about the Greek Tragedies? Don't you remember reading Oedipus Rex in school? Do you not remember reading anything similarly in school, with difficult, but real-world worthy content that challenged you? Reading something does not mean you become that thing. I sure did not say my first cuss word in school at 11 because I had read it in a book---I had heard adults say it and had heard it in movies---and a plethora of other kids who had said it. I mean, we all knew what Fuuuuuudddddggee meant in A Christmas Story. We all knew that crap was a substitute for shit. Golly was a sub for God, Dang was for Damn. None of this is new. I know you don't actually care but I'm honestly interested in how you came to these conclusions, your background in beginning to think book banning was a good idea, and what you actually think it will do in the long run. Do you ever read exvangelical and critical writings of purity culture?
You do realize teens already know all of the words you've outlined as profanity? Encountering it in this book is not their first time to read it or see it. I really do not understand why you are hung up on this? Book banning never goes well in the annals of history. I mean, why aren't you talking about the Greek Tragedies? Don't you remember reading Oedipus Rex in school? Do you not remember reading anything similarly in school, with difficult, but real-world worthy content that challenged you? Reading something does not mean you become that thing. I sure did not say my first cuss word in school at 11 because I had read it in a book---I had heard adults say it and had heard it in movies---and a plethora of other kids who had said it. I mean, we all knew what Fuuuuuudddddggee meant in A Christmas Story. We all knew that crap was a substitute for shit. Golly was a sub for God, Dang was for Damn. None of this is new. I know you don't actually care but I'm honestly interested in how you came to these conclusions, your background in beginning to think book banning was a good idea, and what you actually think it will do in the long run. Do you ever read exvangelical and critical writings of purity culture?