Is James and the Giant Peach bad for children?

[Monketh]

I would have to agree that this is only one of two forums I\'ve seen where politics are discussed sanely.
The other is the deviantart forum.  I debated there quite often for a while.

Of course, this community rejects all 1337, so that significantly brings up its\' IQ level.

[JellyWerker]

Indeed Bardalius, that\'s the way to do it!

[Foresteer]

yeah if i wasn\'t such a cheap bast** i\'d just buy the books for refernece.. but books can be expencive.. especialy when i go through1-50 a month... i do hope to build a HUGE \"para\" (paranormal, parascience or whatever) library for myself and a few others

and yes monk i am amazed and blown away by how even when l33ts join how quickly they leave O.O it makes me wonder if there isn\'t really some form of magic and in the world... as the lack of \"dewds\" here is simply magical

[Bardialus]

Its good to know that people out there are open to opinions.  
dewds schmewds, its when they realise that there are folks out there with more brain cells than a cabbage has leaves that they finally become normal social beings

I know what you mean about collecting books for reference...But if you can get a downloadable version and then print the bits you need as and for reference, how much time and money does that save?  That way you can stay lazy by being able to access the document and to prove a theory etc you can draw on the newly acquired \'vast storage of hard evidence\'

[The Cherry On Top]

Geez. I think James and The Gaint Peach is awesome for younger kids.

[Hujuman]

Yup  agree, slightly off topic maybe....  But the Internet has opened up a can of worms for Society, and in good way!  It means people can access information about anything, anywhere just by using a few keystrokes.  And not having to go to a public library is a bonus for some people, knowledge whilst sat in the comfort of your own surroundings!

It jus pays to know which of the Info you read is good and valid, and which is downright dirt.

[Foresteer]

Originally posted by Bardialus
I know what you mean about collecting books for reference...But if you can get a downloadable version and then print the bits you need as and for reference, how much time and money does that save?  That way you can stay lazy by being able to access the document and to prove a theory etc you can draw on the newly acquired \'vast storage of hard evidence\'

yeah where can you download books anyway :/? plus i mean getting printed stuff is well and good... but as true nerds can attest.. you cann\'t beat that \"new book smell\"

[Noctis Lamnia]

Originally posted by Foresteer
yeah where can you download books anyway :/? plus i mean getting printed stuff is well and good... but as true nerds can attest.. you cann\'t beat that \"new book smell\"

lol, I suppose not.

As for downloading books, I got tons of sites... but they\'re all grimoires and you\'d all flame the hell out of me if I posted the links.

?_?

You CAN search for them.

Oh, and I\'d take a real book over an Internet copy ANY day ANY time.  If I had an actual copy of the Grimiore of Abremelim instead of just an internet version...

[Noctis Lamnia]

stupid double-post....

just delete this one or somehting

[Foresteer]

Originally posted by Noctis Lamnia
As for downloading books, I got tons of sites... but they\'re all grimoires and you\'d all flame the hell out of me if I posted the links.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

oh man *wipes a tear of laughter* whew... ME laugh at YOU about a \"wierd\" book link XD
Oh man thats a good one Noctis have you even read any of my posts? Ok anyway, where can one download books?

[Bardialus]

Although its frowned upon by many here goes...*whispers I use Kazaa and Ares for major book downloads*

So If james and the giant peach is bad for kids....How can we teach them life skills like morals etc?

C\'mon cencors realise that books written years ago do still have a place in kids lives, except Noddy.  And I mean no \'flaming\' here but...How many book series (original) that claim Gollies are evil people?

Dont ban it just look at where its going wrong in your opinion, and if the content can be changed without altering the context then try to get that bit changed rather than saying \'My child read James and the Giant Peach at schhol the other day; so did I, and with Political Correctness I found that one of the greatest childrens writers to be creating feelings of ostrascisation towards others and I feel that it should be banned and replace with Teletubbies or something very simple and realistic towards their mental capacity\'  Grow TFU!!
If you want your kid to learn and have a good view of the world they need to read things like this..Its all because their parents are so dumb and niave that they think if they dont understand things no-body else will.  
I say we ban stupid people from being allowed to talk in any social circles of the world!

[Foresteer]

Yeah i don\'t frown on it though.. intelectual property is the property of all really :/.. as for kazaa i tend to frown on spy/adware though XD

and yes cencors suck.. anybody who feels the \"need\" to \"ban\" all that they don\'t understand (which with these people is a lot ) has to be shipped to a little island where they can bast in their own ignorance

[Jakob]

This list makes me laugh.  I\'ve read some of these books, and I can\'t for the life of me understand their presence.  The Great Gilly Hopkins for example is about a girl who\'s mother put her up for adoption and her trying to get to her home, while unintentionally damaging everyone she meets, including steeling from a blind man.  At least 3 of them are part of my schools curriculum.  Rhoald Dahl?  And for Where\'s Waldo, did u know it\'s challenged because there is a topless women in one scene?  Also, did ne1 notice that the \"What\'s Happening to My Body\" for girls is higher than the boys version by 11 places or so?

[Bardialus]

Like the island idea Foresteer, but your forgetting that they could get away from it if they had the chance..just to make sure I think a 15ft wall around the island should be installed just to make sure.

The people who made the list up are the ones who feel like they are at risk from the rest of the world, so what we all are arent we?
We just realise it sooner and decide that life is intersting and so need to see and understand as much of it as we can.

They need to open their eyes and read in between the lines without that perceived bias and then think about their comments like an intelligent human being.

P.C has gone mad and the world is being driven into the tunnel of darkness with hi-fi morals at the wheel.
Political Correctness is one of the reasons why books like these are to be looked at by these ppl.  They assume that they understand people better and so have a higher opinion of themselves.

James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Twits, Stig of the dump.  These are books I grew up with, they let us into the mind of a child who has become that which their imagination leads them to be.
Books like these should be allowed they teach our children the beauty and strength of imagination and teaches the children how to express their imagination.
Take them away and you just exert more control over how your kids grow up and think.
If we did this then conformatism would lead the world, it\'s shameful.