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Banned Books - Part 2

This is part 2 of Banned Books. Once again ones in bold are the ones I've read. Some of these are repeats because they were lucky enough to be banned in 1990-1999 too. 

2000-2009

1. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling

I explained this in the last one. These people live under a fucking rock. I promise you won't speak in tongues if you read Harry Potter and it doesn't promote Wicca. 

2. Alice series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

3. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier

4. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell

5. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck

This was on last part. Just read the first and last chapters and you'll have the gist. I don't agree with it's banning, but I didn't like the book. 

6. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou

7. Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz

8. His Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullman

9. ttyl; ttfn; l8r g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle

10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky

I love this book. I read it in 8th grade like right before the movie came out. It's been banned for drugs, alcohol, smoking, homosexuality, foul language, sexually explicit, date rape, and acts of masturbation. Yes, it has all of that. Let's go through these one by one. Drugs. I mentioned in the last part if people want to do drugs they will. A book character isn't going to make them do it. Alcohol. If underage people want to drink they will. They've probably been exposed to alcohol anyway unless they under a rock. Smoking. People will ruin their lungs if they want to. Homosexuality. What is the problem with this? A book isn't going to make some gay. People need to get the fuck over it and stop being homophobes. Foul language. It's whatever. I cuss all the fucking time. Sexually explicit particularly in the areas of date rape and masturbation. Well, we can't pretend date rape doesn't happen. I would hope that it makes people realize to be a bit more conscious with their drinks at parties and bars. As for masturbation. It's normal for people to do, and they don't go into that much detail. It's not a how-to guide. So let's chill the fuck out. 

11. Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers

12. It's Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris

13. Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey

I remember reading these in elementary school. It's been banned for "insensitivity" and "encouraging children to disobey authority". Um okay. How is it insensitive? Insensitive to what? As for the authority thing. I find it normal for kids to try to disobey at some point. Keyword: try. This is a basically a comic book. 

14. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain

This was in the last part. From what I remember it was the use of the n word that was the problem. It was normal for the time frame of the book and for when it was written. It's supposed to make you feel uncomfortable. 

15. The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison

16. Forever, by Judy Blume

17. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker

18. Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous

19. Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger

This was in the last part too so I'm only going to say some brief shit. The reason for the ban was something along the lines for sexual content, violence, foul language, and maybe something else. They talk about prostitution and pre-marital sex, but people are going to have sex, so let's get over it.