Banned books are the result of sheltered parents getting their perfect bubble burst. They believe that the world is happy, butter flies. They also believe if you shelter the children they won’t know how to behave badly. Which obviously isn’t true because how would people have done it in the first pace all that time ago? People tend not to think thing through. They give meaningless words like sh*t power over them by getting angry and worked up by it. There is a section of the population that doesn’t mind using language like that. The people who use that language are often what these band books are about. They tell the story of the rebel or a social issue. That’s why they’re so controversial. I remember reading catcher in the rye and asking why it is banned.  The reason I got was for the language and talk of sex throughout. I didn’t think this was a very good reason. My reasoning it that, those things are everywhere in our society already. You can’t turn on the television now days without seeing it. Every time it comes on there is at least one “inappropriate” beer commercial featuring some girl’s cleavage as the star to promote their beer. Then when you’re driving down to Cleveland to see Disney on ice, you get to see the scantily clad women advertisements for the Diamond Club.

   Crutcher's Deadline is another well challenged book. It’s because there are references to rape heavily. I’m not saying that these things aren’t bad. I’m saying that if we talk about these things maybe the people they happen too won’t feel as bad about it. Not only can talking about it potentially make someone feel better but it can also make them feel worse. That is why we need too desensitize people to words. We must start with band literature and work our way from there. Banned books are a good start for an uncensored world.