Why are These Books Banned in America!

These are banned to protect some people from it. I think that is the logic behind censorship. People have different perspective on this but the majority or the one in charge decides what things are and things that aren't. If you were the one in charge what would you do or have done?

I think this just shows how hyper-sensitive America is. These are some CLASSIC books on this banned list and we do a disservice to our children by attempting to shelter them so much. Parents and older people do not realize what kids are exposed to, and I can remember as a child I was exposed to far worse things than James and the Giant Peach. Parents need to be vigilant to this and make sure they buy these books for their kids and allow them to read the classics.

I don't know why.I haven't read them.There's a side effect of it - usually, the popularity of the book increases when it's banned.People want to see WHY it was banned.Illegal copies available on the internet.Kids can find and read anything.And they do.I believe that open discussion on what is wrong and what is right is much better than blind censorship.

I guess these books can offend a whole lot of people that's why they're banned. Like those commercials that weren't released on TV but you can see on YouTube.

Some people just really get offended on absolutely anything. I mean, I could just go out and make a list of books that I don't like and the reasons why they offend me. It is really sad that these people have any kind of power, to really make these kinds of decisions. It leads to a society of politically correct BS, where people are too afraid to breath incorrectly without offending a whole bunch of people. I mean, Huck Finn, are you kidding me? That was required reading when I was in school. James and the Giant Peach as well. I think really when you break it down, its about a bunch of people that want their books to be simple and watered down. They don't want anything too complex or beyond there little closed world views, because it might fry their little brain cells. I remember all of the bashing that Harry Potter got and still gets, because it advocates witchcraft. Really, its a fantasy book. We were making fun of this in the seventh grade which shows that children or even teenagers are not the problem with society. It is just a bunch of bitter old crones who are trying to push there limited world views on people. This will end up leading to a society that is emotionally stunted and unable to handle anything even remotely different. Rant over.

Thanks for listing the banned books. Ive not read it and from the respond i guess it is not worth it to read those banned book. what is the reason writing offensive material when what human need is everything good.

I am seriously concerned about America and all things American. It seems to me that, with all it's 'freedom of speech' and 'rights of the people', it is actually very strait-laced and conservative ... so much so that it is progressively cutting itself off from the rest of the world and retreating into an insular state.

I'm not sure. I don't have any idea why james and the giant peach would be banned. My mom reads a lot.. She reads everything from the kama sutra to the koran. She wanted to read mein kompf but was unable to locate it because it was banned. The biggest book company in canada (chapters) is owned by a Jewish women and she refused to sell it. This is what the nazis did. They banned books they didn't agree with and burned them. My mom was able to find and read mein kompf. She found it very educational. It was a very good insight into how twisted and perverse hitler really was. It also showed how he was able to manipulate the government and people around him to gain power. sometimes the subject of a book is undesirable but teaches us about wrongs in the past that we want to prevent from occuring again.