Has anyone heard about this book which was banned as an obscene publication but is now going to be re-published?
I just wondered what people think about the parts about sex and pornography?
In particular the section on pornography states:
'Porn is a harmless pleasure if it isn't taken seriously and believed to be real life. Anyone who mistakes it for reality will be greatly disappointed'
There is also a section on 'Child molesters or Dirty Old men' which says
'In the old days people used to talk about 'dirty old men' Children were told they were dangerous. This is very rarely true, they are just men who have nobody to sleep with. There are often stories in the paper about them; they are often called exhibitionists or child molesters. If it says in the papers that a man 'behaved indecently' it means he opened his trousers and showed someone his prick. If it says he behaved with Gross indecency, it means he masturbated or got the child to touch his prick. He may have touched the child's sexual organs too. Sometimes these incidents are followed by rape (Forced Intercourse), or violence or murder. The latter is very rare and it is usually because the man has got very scared. if you see a man like this, don't panic, go and tell your teachers or your parents about it'
I DO understand that this book was written in a way that was supposed to give very plain facts to children without patronising them or covering stuff up but IF it is being reprinted in the original form then I think it's a bit weird and also they probably do need to change it to show kids that there is actual harm involved in some forms of pornography, particularly now people rarely use pornography in a printed form.
Interestingly the section on 'discrimination against Girls' says
'throughout this book we've generally referred to both students and teachers as if they were all male. This is only to avoid repeating 'he or she' all the time' which makes me wonder why didn't they just use 'she' then. I guess the answer is 'oh because of the patriarchy'?
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