Comments on: A Banned Books Week teaser

By: Lest we forget at LesbianDad

Lest we forget at LesbianDad — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:17:36 +0000

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By: LesbianDad

LesbianDad — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:13:41 +0000

I'm glad your library has it, Mrs. M. So long as your town is free of literary vigilantees, the flow of knowledge will continue unimpeded. Yes, alas, AllieG., I'm afraid the outraged book burning element came to these shores coupla hundred years ago (from somewhere, I forget where!). I am continually amazed at the enduring presence of Puritanism in our culture, even after the last funny hat was doffed. Though at least I'm cheered to note that the US is way up at the 53rd least censorious nation (out of 168), according to the 2006 Reporters Without Borders Worldwide Press Freedom Index, alongside Botswana, Croatia and Tonga. Hey, we're in the upper third! That's something. (No. 1: a tie between Finland, Iceland, Ireland, and the Netherlands! Your fair country: No. 27, along with Lithuania!) Along the way, I couldn't help but gape a while at the Wikipedia entry on book burning. Wow, us humans. What a lot. And Harlie! Ahoy! A hearty welcome onboard the S.S. Blogosphere! I will herald your Parents.com blog in a proper, post-wide fashion as soon as I get this nasty book-banning taste out of my mouth. Meanwhile: Wow! About the About.com acccolades! You sure know how to pick (and edit) 'em, Harlie!

By: HarlynA

HarlynA — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:44:42 +0000

From one penguin mom to another, Polly thanks for rallying us all with your wit, awesome writing, and enduring hope. Wanted to let you know that your anthology, Confessions of the Other Mother, was voted by About.com as one of the top 10 lesbian nonfiction books of 2006. Your editor, Harlyn Aizley, is psyched and proud to have you as one of her contributors. Harlyn has lesbiandad linked to her new blog http://www.parents.com/areyoumymothers. Harlyn feels weird writing about herself in the third person. Cheers! H-

By: AllieGreenhouse

AllieGreenhouse — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:19:54 +0000

We just don’t seem to have so many outraged book burners over here as you do over there! We have the Harris ‘Let’s talk about sex’ book for our kids and it is really very good.

By: Mrs.Micah

Mrs.Micah — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:57:04 +0000

“Amoral.” But that would mean that they were neither “moral” nor “immoral.” Her words were technically approving of them….but she wouldn’t have liked it if she’d known.

That’s a good book, my library has it.

Didn’t she realize that they’d buy the book again? Argh.