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Re: small vent ultramarina #209055 01/16/15 07:22 AM
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JonLaw Member Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,007 The Sub-Tropics	Originally Posted by ultramarina Well, but then Harry Potter is a problem for all grades, not just first, and should be on a "parent permission" shelf. Mind you, I feel this is an insanely slippery slope. The number of kids' books with "occult" elements is huge. The question is whether they provide practical or theoretical tips for creating dark cults, or similar items. They really shouldn't be anywhere. Just like "how to create nuclear weapons in a suitcase" should not be on the shelf at all. At some point you realize that some books really have no business existing.

Re: small vent ultramarina #209063 01/16/15 08:37 AM
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Dude Member Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,856	Originally Posted by ultramarina Well, but then Harry Potter is a problem for all grades, not just first, and should be on a "parent permission" shelf. Mind you, I feel this is an insanely slippery slope. The number of kids' books with "occult" elements is huge. It's not so much a slippery slope, because the real problem is the fact that Harry Potter teaches children how to do real magic. Yes, an adult told me this with a straight face. I've validated it up to a certain point, too, because with a swish and flick of a treat, my dog will levitate onto his hind legs.

Re: small vent Dude #209064 01/16/15 08:48 AM
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JonLaw Member Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,007 The Sub-Tropics	Originally Posted by Dude Originally Posted by ultramarina Well, but then Harry Potter is a problem for all grades, not just first, and should be on a "parent permission" shelf. Mind you, I feel this is an insanely slippery slope. The number of kids' books with "occult" elements is huge. It's not so much a slippery slope, because the real problem is the fact that Harry Potter teaches children how to do real magic. Yes, an adult told me this with a straight face. I've validated it up to a certain point, too, because with a swish and flick of a treat, my dog will levitate onto his hind legs. Just send them over to John Michael Greer's blog (the Archdruid Report). They can talk about it there.

Re: small vent ultramarina #209073 01/16/15 11:34 AM
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HowlerKarma Member Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 5,181	I'm probably proof positive of why it is unwise to allow girls to become literate in the first place. It's not just that the books are dangerous. Books aren't dangerous. People reading books are dangerous. Schr�dinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.

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