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I recall reading "To Kill A Mockingbird" as that was controversial at the time not merely for the language used but, some of the themes portrayed.


Do you ever see a time where books are actually burned due to them being considered blasphemous or considered subversive, even childhood stories, like something seen out of the movie"Farenheit 451" ?

Right now, as we speak, there is a protest going on in Olympia, WA where concerned citizens are protesting the establishment of a Satanic club in one of the high schools there. The protesters are publicly burning The Satanic Bible and other materials related to Satanism to voice their distaste for the proposed club.

Grimm's Fairy tale was also blacklisted because some of its stories were downright gory, like "The Children Who Played with Decapitated Heads" or something like that. Those banned stories are now known as The Unexpurgated Tales of the Grimm's books.

[The bands I'd listed before are all groups where the lead singer is also the bassist. I should add Cheryl Crow, The Waitresses and Mr. Mister to that unique club, too.]

The Dominoes pizza that was just delivered to you had pepperoni on it and not the sausage you'd originally ordered.

EVERY AND ALL books being banished at the same time as in F 451?

Hard to say. Nowadays if the printed page is destroyed things still can go on digital.

But books have been banned/burned, and continue to be banned/burned in various times and places around the world.

The Nazis staged massive public book burnings in the 1930's, and ISIS burns books AND people as we speak.

The list of banned books is long. Books have been banned in the name of the Bible, or of the Koran. But both the Bible and Koran are themselves commonly banned and burned. Ditto other books. Marx is required reading in one country, and forbidden reading in the next.

Speaking of "To kill a mockingbird".

Do you think that the character Bo Radley might be an aspie?

That's an interesting question. It's honestly hard to tell what could be Aspie traits and what could be the result of being locked in the house for most of his life.
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I mean, I don't really know, we don't see much of him. (I haven't read To Kill a Mockingbird in a long time.) But he does seem kind of antisocial, I suppose he could be. I know I spend a lot of time in my room.

Are there any fictional characters that you think could be on the autism spectrum? Why do you think so?

I suspected that Rich Purnell from The Martian was autistic until I learned that the author himself confirmed that that was his intention. There is also Eugene from The Walking Dead who is definitely the character I relate most with in that show, I have suspected that he's autistic for a while.

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Double D from Ed, Edd, n Eddy. He has a lot of aspie type symptoms, he's obsessed with science, he's very clumsy, and he doesn't get humor when it's said to him. He also looks like he could have anxiety and possibly OCD, so there's that.

What sensory issues do you have? (meaning which ones actually bother you?)

Mostly sounds and certain visual things. Jingling keys are my absolute number one trigger. I live in a building and some idiots get in the elevator and play with their keys and I just want them to shut up so badly. Any annoying sound... people cracking and eating nuts, keys jingling, the sound of a baby crying... it freaks me out.

Also visually if anybody intrudes into my space it really freaks me out.

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That might sound mundane, but I can't stand the sound of motor cycles going down the motorway as, it's pestering to my ears.


What would you classify as being otherworldly in your experience?

What would you classify as being otherworldly in your experience?
nothing, what do you mean? otherworldly, but thats only for narrowdefined worlds?
or my experience, only accountable for nonrealisticallity?
otherworld is only here and this is a strange place

nukes for christmas? for the sake of not losing the plot? Kerry forkedtongue catch-up on all plates, in a new episode of Weight Watchers fadeaway program?

Otherworldly-something eerie, creepy, something that could give me an unsettled, somewhat nauseated feeling

For those who have had pets-which of your pets was your favorite?

Don't tell my other pets, but I had a deep connection with my chocolate lab that passed away in 2014.

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I've had a cat and a dog. When I had my cat she was my favorite, and when
I had my dog she was my favorite. I've also had mice like this:



I was only a kid when I had them, so they didn't get much care

How tall are you? (if you are comfortable with reveling that, if not same
question as before)

I'll go for a tricky answer: I'm too short enough!

What's your favourite book series?

I can't remember. I haven't read that many book series as far as I can
remember.

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Harry Potter


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