Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Today I am going to kill something... Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]chargrilledwoppa[/m] at 5:22 pm on Nov. 8, 2008[quote]Quote: from [m]Mary Magdalene[/m] at 5:21 pm on Nov. 8, 2008[quote]OMG DONT DO IT YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE 4[/quote] hahaha. try reading my post first.[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post chargrilledwoppa Posted at 5:20 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 This was the start of a poem I studied at GCSE in the UK. A poem by Carol Ann Duffy which recently came under some scrutiny through it's glorification of knife crime. It has subsequently been taken off the school curriculum and will no longer be used to examine students. I find this particularly amusing because the  source of this controversy was through an inspector to my old school. I remember studying that poem, and I remember being intrigued by the  mindset of the protagonist  - but I wasn't ever drawn to kill. I thought the poem was important as it allowed student to contextualize any angst and isolation they may have felt at that particular time of their lives [at 15] allowing them to develop not only a better appreciation of poetry but also allowing them to question what is acceptable in society. Do you think poetry or other texts which glorify killing should be censored like this... for the protection of society - given that this would exclude much of Shakespeare's works.

Replies iHaveAlargePenis Posted at 5:25 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 Quote: from Mary Magdalene at 5:22 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 Quote: from chargrilledwoppa at 5:22 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 Quote: from Mary Magdalene at 5:21 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 OMG DONT DO IT   YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE 4    hahaha. try reading my post first. that'd take like 20 seconds tho fail. Mary Magdalene Posted at 5:22 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 Quote: from chargrilledwoppa at 5:22 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 Quote: from Mary Magdalene at 5:21 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 OMG DONT DO IT    YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE 4 hahaha. try reading my post first. that'd take like 20 seconds tho chargrilledwoppa Posted at 5:22 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 Quote: from Mary Magdalene at 5:21 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 OMG DONT DO IT YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE 4 hahaha. try reading my post first. Mary Magdalene Posted at 5:21 pm on Nov. 8, 2008 OMG DONT DO IT YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE 4 All 4 previous replies displayed.