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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Machiavelli: [QB] We'll they tried years ago to censor it and such but eventually they failed... here from Wiki: "In 1960, a teacher was fired, and later reinstated, for assigning the novel in class.[17] Between 1961 and 1982, The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States.[18] In 1981, it was both the most censored book and the second most taught book in public schools in the United States.[19] According to the American Library Association, The Catcher in the Rye was the 13th most frequently challenged book from 1990–2000.[1] It was one of the 10 most challenged books in 2005, and came off the list in 2006.[20] The challenges generally begin with vulgar language, citing the novel's use of words like f*ck[21] and "goddam",[22] with more general reasons including sexual references,[23] blasphemy, undermining of family values[22] and moral codes,[24] Holden's being a poor role model,[25] encouragement of rebellion,[26] and promotion of drinking, smoking, lying, and promiscuity.[24] Often, the challengers have been unfamiliar with the plot itself.[18] Shelley Keller-Gage, a high school teacher who faced objections after assigning the novel in her class, noted that the challengers "are being just like Holden ... They are trying to be catchers in the rye."[22] A reverse effect has been that this incident caused people to put themselves on the waiting list to borrow the novel, when there were none before.[27]" [/QB][/QUOTE]
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