Comments on: Censorship Week: My Friend Amy http://bookalicio.us/2010/08/censorship-week-my-friend-amy/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:01:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gail http://bookalicio.us/2010/08/censorship-week-my-friend-amy/comment-page-1/#comment-3862 Gail Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:15 +0000 http://bookalicio.us/?p=2103#comment-3862 Wow what a great post. You always have such a great way with words Amy. Its so easy here in the US to take books for granted. The freedom that we have to choose what we want to read is dizzying at times. We should all embrace this and not try to censure books, thoughts or ideas. There is enough oppression already in the world without bringing it into our homes. So many don't have the choices we have and so it should be up to us to learn about those cultures. The more we know the more we can do to bring awareness and help make the world a better place. Wow what a great post. You always have such a great way with words Amy. Its so easy here in the US to take books for granted. The freedom that we have to choose what we want to read is dizzying at times. We should all embrace this and not try to censure books, thoughts or ideas. There is enough oppression already in the world without bringing it into our homes. So many don’t have the choices we have and so it should be up to us to learn about those cultures. The more we know the more we can do to bring awareness and help make the world a better place.

]]> By: The1stdaughter (Danielle) http://bookalicio.us/2010/08/censorship-week-my-friend-amy/comment-page-1/#comment-3853 The1stdaughter (Danielle) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:55:27 +0000 http://bookalicio.us/?p=2103#comment-3853 I love Amy's take on this topic, because it's definitely important. There are so many different prejudice's I've overcome by reading a book and most are one's I didn't even know I had. We can learn to be so much more empathetic to others when we can take a glimpse into their experience and often times our only opportunity is in a book. Why deny someone that opportunity? Fabulous post! Thank you so much for discussing this and bringing out this great point! I love Amy’s take on this topic, because it’s definitely important. There are so many different prejudice’s I’ve overcome by reading a book and most are one’s I didn’t even know I had. We can learn to be so much more empathetic to others when we can take a glimpse into their experience and often times our only opportunity is in a book. Why deny someone that opportunity?

Fabulous post! Thank you so much for discussing this and bringing out this great point!

]]> By: Gwen http://bookalicio.us/2010/08/censorship-week-my-friend-amy/comment-page-1/#comment-3852 Gwen Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:52:24 +0000 http://bookalicio.us/?p=2103#comment-3852 I have never really thought about it directly, but I totally agree. Books are the ultimate low risk way to confront prejudices that you may not even realize you have. There is nothing like walking a mile in another person's shoes to change your whole outlook on life, books do that! I have never really thought about it directly, but I totally agree. Books are the ultimate low risk way to confront prejudices that you may not even realize you have. There is nothing like walking a mile in another person’s shoes to change your whole outlook on life, books do that!

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