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The language may reflect the reality of his upbringing accurately, but I do agree that the book would have been successful without the profanities.
I haven't really noticed any profanities I must say. No worse than any of the American movies I've watched recently.
I agree that the amount is no more no less than in your typical mainstream movie.
I wouldn't consider profanity-laced mainstream movies appropriate for a church library either. If you can't maintain a high standard of decency in a church then where can you?
I understood the question to mean that the book will not be read aloud in the church but would be provided as a source for loan through the church library. Some churches are quite accomodating with such services in order to appeal to broader member base.
My question is why you would give word that you consider "bad" so much power. This is fabulous, uplifting book. Any mature reader can certainly read this along with the "bad" words and put them in context.
There is a young readers version of this book.
So you believe that life under apartheid should be sanitized so your kids don't hear bad language and so you're not offended by it? Do you say the same thing about Holocaust material?
Life under apartheid was horrible. That's what should have offended you.
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The language may reflect the reality of his upbringing accurately, but I do agree that the book would have been successful without the profanities.
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I haven't really noticed any profanities I must say. No worse than any of the American movies I've watched recently.
I agree that the amount is no more no less than in your typical mainstream movie.
I wouldn't consider profanity-laced mainstream movies appropriate for a church library either. If you can't maintain a high standard of decency in a church then where can you?
I understood the question to mean that the book will not be read aloud in the church but would be provided as a source for loan through the church library. Some churches are quite accomodating with such services in order to appeal to broader member base.
My question is why you would give word that you consider "bad" so much power. This is fabulous, uplifting book. Any mature reader can certainly read this along with the "bad" words and put them in context.
There is a young readers version of this book.
So you believe that life under apartheid should be sanitized so your kids don't hear bad language and so you're not offended by it? Do you say the same thing about Holocaust material? Life under apartheid was horrible. That's what should have offended you.
