From: Emmaattic at aol.com <Emmaattic>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 09:48:00 EDT

In a message dated 5/19/03 9:12:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time, enderle at io.com writes:

Of course, this entire discussion is personal opinion. Shakespeare's plays were not considered soap operas of his time, because the term of course did not exist. Actually, he was recognized as genius even in his time. But, we really cannot compare in the same thread the accepted and constant YA inclusion of oral sex, for instance, for our middle school and high school readers. Shakespeare didn't write for this age. We are talking about books that line their pages with messages for the younger generation with drugs and oral sex, because the fear is that the books won't be bought/read if they don't. The excuse will always be we need to give them credit, that they know all about this, why not read about it. Let them find it on their own. Why hand it to them. I agree that we are, indeed, desensitizing them.
Received on Mon 19 May 2003 08:48:00 AM CDT