America (the Book) banned again

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GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) _ Jon Stewart's best-selling "America (The Book)'' has been banned from eight public libraries in two southern Mississippi counties.

The library director for Jackson and George counties is upset over the satirical textbook's nude depictions of the nine U-S Supreme Court justices. He says he'd have kept the book if not for the one picture.

Wal-Mart is also refusing to stock the book because of the page featuring the faces of the nine Supreme Court justices superimposed over naked bodies.

The book by Stewart and the writers of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show'' was released in September. It has spent 15 weeks on the New York Times best seller list and was named Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly.

[gameboy]

i went to walden books yesterday
and they didn't have the book and they wouldn't order if for me
so i have to see if i can get it online
do you knwo where i can get it at?

[db44]

Try Amazon.

[Richard Tafoya]

If you're buying on price, you may want to check buy.com and overstock.com, too. Factor in shipping, though.

[Venisenvy]

I bought it at my University bookstore, I can definetly understand why Walmart and other places are not allowing them to anyone that has the book can look at page 99 and see that its not appropriate for some stores like Walmart. If a public library has 2 seperate sections like the one in my are does, one floor for kids the other floor for adults then there should be no problem carrying the book. Its the stores choice in the end and if a lot of kids come in its probably for the best that they do not carry it.

[db44]

Are children at your library allowed to check out books on classical art Luis? Or do they need a note from mom to take out a book on Michelangelo's David?

The descriptions in some books of sexual or violent situations are much more dangerous in my eyes than the pictures of naked old people.

Have you ever read the original version of The Running Man for instance, where the dying main character plots to pilot a plane into a skyscraper? I'm not at all saying that was the basis of 9/11. For that matter, I bring it up mainly because it (the movie) was on TBS this weekend so it's fresh in my mind. But the image of the original story has stayed with me since our camp councellor read us Stephen King books as bedtime stories when I was 14. I think that image is worse than thinking of people naked.

[Venisenvy]

To compare what is in America the book and Michaelangelo's David is stretching it. Art is one thing and crass humor is another one is ok and the other is not appropriate when talking about children.

The object of all this is to make the job easier for parents, not to do their job for them but to help them keep certain material away from their kids if they so wish. Having it widely available at a store like walmart is making it harder for parents to do what they wish. Lets let them have their chance to parent how they want while you might think there is no problem with it others will disagree with you and lets allow them to be able to raise their children the way they want.

[MrMojoRisin]

So i read that they decided to reinstate the book back into the libraries. My favorite quote from that article, "We got a lot of nasty letters from people. We were communist and fascist at the same time."

Classic...

[db44]

So what if you compare America to the painting of The Pagans? That's more about humor than David, and it's a classic.

I wouldn't call America "crass humor." If they made Ruth Bader Ginsberg look like Pamela Anderson and hung Clarence Thomas like Long Dong Silver, then I would agree with you. Yes there's some shock value, but to ban a book because of nudity? Do these people have mirrors in their houses? Do they ever look below eye level when they are not dressed (Or do they not undress)?

I don't suppose in their recantments that they decided to unban some other books... Sounds like these would be districts where the likes of Alice in Wonderland or Songs of Solomon would be banned.

[bjorkfan19]

You don't see much but wrinkles anyway. It's not too hard to flip past that page.

[FAJTAFan123]

The book is awesome and I am glad it's getting this publicity.

[SteakSauce]

only in America would a book about America get banned...