If people banned Harry Potter in the United States because of the Magical stuff and more what would you do? &?

Question

What would you feel?
and why?

Have you ever gone thru book bannings before and what happened..also what books were you told NOT to ever read and why?

thanks!

Answer 1

I hate how people convince others to ban books because some people find them inapropriate. If everyone could do that, then no books would be legal, web pages would be shut down, and the world would be chaotic.

If they stared banning Harry Potter again(schools banned it at one time), then i would have to sue, and explain that just because the book contains subjects that offends a few people, even more are offended by the banning, thus leading to more anger.

Answer 2

That would be wrong since there are books out there that actually tell people how to curse people and make love charms if they wanted magic stuff banned they should start with that instead of Harry Potter.

Answer 3

i am a librarian and my family has a long tradition in book collection and reading. i was never told to choose a book over another or not to read something. i believe that banning a book is fascism and in democratic countries it is outrageous to ban anything. we are all free to choose what to read and buy, nobody will force us if we dont want to do it. on the other hand, nobody can force us to miss the chance of reading anything we like.
i am not gonna defend harry potter even though i am a huge fan and i believe that the books only promote friendship, courage and self-sacrifice. i am just saying that banning any kind of book, picture, movie is terrible.

Answer 4

Unless I'm mistaken, Huckleberry Finn is no longer on library bookshelves in the United States.

People have become so afraid of offending anyone that we live in a pretty much watered-down society where no one is truly honest with himself or others.

If Harry Potter were banned, we'd just have to do without unless we could persuade someone visiting abroad to bring home an English-language version.

Answer 5

There are those in this country that do ban the Harry Potter books, and thankfully I don't live in those states.

Answer 6

I'm not from the US but I'm a Harry Potter fan. If that book was banned in my country, it wouldn't stop me. I'll probably obtain an illegal copy off the net and read it from there.

Thank goodness it's not banned here or in the US.

As for what book I was told not to read, at one point my parents and aunts told me not to read "The DaVinci Code." It wasn't exactly banned but they told me it was full of lies that I might believe. Oh well, I went and bought myself a book anyway. Great book!

Answer 7

I would point to the Constitution and say I supported and defended this for 6 years so you couldn't tell me what to read and what not to read. One of my favorite quotes from the military is, "I have taken an oath to support and defend your right to be an @$$!" I have never been to a book banning before and I am sure if I did go to one it would only be to protest it. I have never been told not to read something, thankfully.

Blessed Be )O(

Answer 8

They couldn't ban magic. They have the illuminati symbol on the 1 dollar note for crying out loud!

Answer 9

If Harry Potter is ever banned in the United States, surely the fascist government will have already gotten rid of me and all other threats to their neocon, zealot beliefs.

Answer 10

I would not care, I live in Indonesia,

BUT, I do hate bans. I would maybe somehow have my friends send me a copy or something. Also, my mom bans so much stuff from me, I keep the stuff secretly in my room,

e.g. My Chemical Romance stuff. She broke my cd and burned it. when she found it. that is so hoorrible.