Are some books so terrible they should be censored or banned?

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Many of us read Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 in grade school. The book depicts a world where all books are banned. In many places in the world, there are certain books that are banned, burned, or restricted. Should censorship be allowed in certain cases, or in any case at all?
#1 efinsterwald's answer
Great Expectations, terrible classics
“Okay, some books so terrible that they should be censored or banned - Without a doubt, the answer here is a astounding 'yes.' I don't know about you guys, but I went through the American, you know,…”
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#2 Tara C's answer
At least say it's for the potty.
“Okay, so let's talk about it. Um, I'm a mom, right? - and I was at Target the other day, and I saw these books about, like, 'Oh, my butt is noisy,' or, I don't know - something about butts, and I…”
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#3 Becca I's answer
Well, there are censored books.
“Yes, there definitely are some books that should be banned or censored. Um, there's like a whole list of books that actually are that can't be read in certain schools and stuff. Um, can't think of…”
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#4 Mikaley L's answer
Ditch the ban, just don't buy.
“I actually don't believe that some books are so terrible that they should be censored or banned. I'm a huge book nerd, and I fully believe that if you don't like a book, don't read it. You don't have…”
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#5 Wei L's answer
Just a difference of opinion.
“I don't think any books are so bad that they should be censored or banned because books are just different people's opinions, and I feel like everyone's opinions should be heard and considered. So, I…”
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#6 jaygish's answer
They made Twilight, didn't they?
“Banned because they're terrible? No. They published the Twilight books, didn't they? Hang on Twilight fans, that's the point. It doesn't have to be good for you to love it - and for it to get, like,…”
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#7 London N's answer
Three pages for a bush?
“Genuinely, the worst book to ever exist that I was forced to read would be The Scarlet Letter, and here's why it's so terrible - In the book, they spent three pages just describing a bush outside of…”
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#8 jeramybm's answer
Maybe those manifestos.
“I don't know if there's books that are so terrible they should be censored or banned - possibly some manifestos, but even then, I do believe that we can learn from them, you know, like, 'sins of the…”
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