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Re: Enid Blyton For the Chop.

Originally Posted by The Artful Todger ->
Wait until the Woke lot start on Oscar Wilde --- oh wait. Funny they never address the qur'an though.
You naughty boy TAT. You know full well that it's only the authors of works of fiction that they're having a pop at, not eye witnesses
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Re: Enid Blyton For the Chop.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PdKP5Y6-5U


I say, that was absolutely spiffing!

I wonder why they banned it in Australia.
Something to do with all the allusions to homo***uality, perhaps?
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18-06-2021, 02:39 PM
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Re: Enid Blyton For the Chop.

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I say, that was absolutely spiffing!

I wonder why they banned it in Australia.
Something to do with all the allusions to homo***uality, perhaps?
Its not banned here. I have the whole series on DVD. Bought it at the ABC shop. Dunno watcha mean about homoSEXualitity. Not banned here. In fact its almost compulsory.
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18-06-2021, 02:45 PM
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Re: Enid Blyton For the Chop.

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I say, that was absolutely spiffing!

I wonder why they banned it in Australia.
Something to do with all the allusions to homo***uality, perhaps?
JBR, don't mince your words....
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18-06-2021, 02:56 PM
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Re: Enid Blyton For the Chop.

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Its not banned here. I have the whole series on DVD. Bought it at the ABC shop. Dunno watcha mean about homoSEXualitity. Not banned here. In fact its almost compulsory.
What? Australian men?
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Re: Enid Blyton For the Chop.

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JBR, don't mince your words....
Oh, but I don't like to say it. There are very strong laws against offensive words nowadays you know.
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18-06-2021, 03:09 PM
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Re: Enid Blyton For the Chop.

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You obviously weren't a working class British kid. I don't know anything of Blyton's alleged racism, but she was certainly a class snob.
Class snob she may have been but her legacy lives on:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid_B...haritable_work
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18-06-2021, 03:17 PM
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Re: Enid Blyton For the Chop.

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I think it might, Cinders. Interesting point you made. However, if I had grandkids, I would be buying up every last one of them.
Books that encourage children to read encourages parents to read with them. Banning book more likely to increase interest and discussion.

Most children would understand opinions were different 80 years ago.
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18-06-2021, 03:24 PM
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Re: Enid Blyton For the Chop.

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Books that encourage children to read encourages parents to read with them. Banning book more likely to increase interest and discussion.

Most children would understand opinions were different 80 years ago.
Agree.

The concept of "indoctrination" hasn't been mentioned by anyone yet.

Do we do kids favours by "protecting" them from currently unpalatable views?
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Re: Enid Blyton For the Chop.

I wonder how much real difference there is between banning and burning books.
 
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