[HPforGrownups] Re: Hi everyone -- banning the books, Harry and the Dursleys

[Janette]

No: HPFGUIDX 159404

>
> Magpie:
> Obviously I don't know these people but I would guess it's the more
> familiar
> complaint that the books set up any situation where the adults don't get
> or
> don't deserve respect.  The fact that no one would respect the Dursleys
> would be the problem for people who think books should teach by example
> that
> kids should teach adults (meaning them) with respect.


montims:
just out of interest - does anyone know if the Lemony Snicket books cause
offence to these people, because nobody could be treated worse than those
poor orphans...  I know Roald Dahl books were on the banned list, presumably
for this reason.


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