tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682036990627515116.post8319394617525087087..comments2024-03-21T18:41:05.522-04:00Comments on Brigid Brockway is Technically a Writer: Born to TroubleBrigid Daull Brockwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808132338148865533noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682036990627515116.post-15582259115383224012011-01-12T23:07:37.869-05:002011-01-12T23:07:37.869-05:00I had forgotten that about ET. How absurd! I'm...I had forgotten that about ET. How absurd! I'm driven crazy by the fact that Netflix, Blockbuster, and Wal-Mart sanitize movies for our protection. When do libraries start doing the same?Brigid Daull Brockwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06808132338148865533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682036990627515116.post-7479927091266305502011-01-10T02:25:32.316-05:002011-01-10T02:25:32.316-05:00I remember a few years ago joking with someone tha...I remember a few years ago joking with someone that soon classic works of any creative sort would be sanitized for our protection, what with the incessant "warnings" before just about every TV show around, regardless of content. Just who are these viewers who're so sheltered they need to use discretion before viewing anything? It's ridiculous. Censoring books that are established classics is so silly it's funny. It's even more ludicrous than the time they used CGI to get rid of the guns the officials carried in "E.T." because they didn't think it appropriate. I'm perfectly capable of deciding on my own about appropriateness, I don't appreciate censorship.VEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704685920354554043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682036990627515116.post-66298128191030116142011-01-06T23:55:35.193-05:002011-01-06T23:55:35.193-05:00If nothing else it's also insulting to history...If nothing else it's also insulting to history, the book as it was written was written that way on purpose (which I get is partly your point) and Mark Twain would be appalled to find out that we've watered down part of his work because we're worried about offending someone. It's a book I'll be certain my children read in it's original form, just like my kids will be watching Schindler's list when they're old enough to handle it. Comes back to one of my favorite quotes (and I always get the wording wrong) "Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it". We need to know and understand these things to not repeat the mistakes our ancestors (even grandparents) made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com