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yendiThis might be the dumbest thing the Wall Street Journal has ever published.
And yes, that says a lot.
I suspect that, at the bottom, when they wrote "Mrs. Gurdon," they meant to say, "Mrs. Grundy."
And like Heinlein, I believe pretty strongly that "freedom begins when you tell Mrs. Grundy to go fly a kite."
Of course, like many folks of my generation, since there really weren't a ton of books aimed at the old-than-twelve set when I was growing up, I was reading Heinlein and other folks then. You know, books filled with sex, violence, and *gasp* ideas (which, let's face it, is what's really scaring Gurdon and her fellow Grundys). Heaven forbid that kids should be allowed to think.
ETA: Also, I cry shenanigans on that opening anecdote. A parent who can't find something devoid of sex and violence at a chain store isn't trying, or isn't even tuned into the genre.
And yes, that says a lot.
I suspect that, at the bottom, when they wrote "Mrs. Gurdon," they meant to say, "Mrs. Grundy."
And like Heinlein, I believe pretty strongly that "freedom begins when you tell Mrs. Grundy to go fly a kite."
Of course, like many folks of my generation, since there really weren't a ton of books aimed at the old-than-twelve set when I was growing up, I was reading Heinlein and other folks then. You know, books filled with sex, violence, and *gasp* ideas (which, let's face it, is what's really scaring Gurdon and her fellow Grundys). Heaven forbid that kids should be allowed to think.
ETA: Also, I cry shenanigans on that opening anecdote. A parent who can't find something devoid of sex and violence at a chain store isn't trying, or isn't even tuned into the genre.