Comments on: Two takes on censorship http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/19/two-takes-on-censorship/ Daily updates from the blog division of Quill & Quire, Canada's magazine of book news and reviews Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Dan Dickinson http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/19/two-takes-on-censorship/comment-page-1/#comment-132964 Dan Dickinson Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:29:41 +0000 http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/19/two-takes-on-censorship/#comment-132964 Circle your calendars. The National Post backed grassroots activism over crass commercialism. Circle your calendars. The National Post backed grassroots activism over crass commercialism.

]]> By: Josh http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/19/two-takes-on-censorship/comment-page-1/#comment-132516 Josh Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:38:04 +0000 http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/19/two-takes-on-censorship/#comment-132516 Have you ever read a Bratz book? How do you know they are designed to encourage "reluctant readers"? Have you seen any studies that reading Bratz books leads "reluctant readers" to go to read other books? Maybe these books are just designed to promote the Bratz brand. Why should Scholastic be allowed to promote a line of dolls in schools? Do we let Toys-R-Us come into schools and sell dolls? And finally, what makes you so sure that a much larger group wants Scholastic to promote the Bratz in schools? Have you ever read a Bratz book? How do you know they are designed to encourage “reluctant readers”? Have you seen any studies that reading Bratz books leads “reluctant readers” to go to read other books? Maybe these books are just designed to promote the Bratz brand.

Why should Scholastic be allowed to promote a line of dolls in schools? Do we let Toys-R-Us come into schools and sell dolls?

And finally, what makes you so sure that a much larger group wants Scholastic to promote the Bratz in schools?

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