Sinister: Book banning/Degrassi Jr. High/etc.

[Brandt Fundak]

Someone posted that as late as the 1980s books were being banned in this
country.  Try as late as Oct. 18th 1999.  Books are constantly being
banned in the US South, and I think this shows what the real issue
is--that people who read tend to be the ones who are well informed and
question the world around them.  I'm rather shocked that the Harry Potter
(wasn't that a character on MASH?) books are catching shit, as they don't
seem to be all that deep, but then again it is the American way to dictate
how other people should live their lives. My mom's boyfriend does it all
the time. (I'm not going there)  I bet it's because the author is from
Scotland--Pat Robertson warned us how Scotland has all of those
homosexuals.  Now I guess we are finally starting to listen. Please. I am
starting to get really sick of American Moral Righteousness. No wonder I
am so sour on Christianity.

Let's talk about Degrassi for a second.  I have been wishing lately that
they would put this back on the air. When I was in my teen years I never
watched Degrassi (I watched 15 however, which featured the actor who now
plays Berg on Two Guys and a Girl) but had I just sit down to the telly
not 30 minutes earlier every saturday I could have watched it.
Unfortunately at the time I viewed Degrassi as an impedement to my
watching Doctor Who which I watched religiously. How I regret the
impetuousness of my youth.

John K. is going to hate me for this, but I have been trying to get this
Marine Research LP to warm up to me, and all I can think is how much
better the earlier Heavenly stuff is. I like it, but I just think that the
best days may be behind them.

I heard the greatest radio show the other night on WOBC Oberlin College
Radio. Unfortunately that was the same night my Mom went to the emergency
room. So I never really got to express my appreciation.  So if you do a
show on OBC from 10-midnight on Thursdays--Great work. I'll be listening.

Thanks again to all of the people who sent me e-mail of support. You guys
are great. 

Brandt

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