James Bond Books Will Be Edited

[Butler1000]

To Kill a Mockingbird was taught to me in grade 12. In my opinion it should be taught to grade 7s. The revelatory moment in the courtroom and after when Jem realizes the world is unfair and cruel is one of the great written pieces of literature. It profoundly shakes anyone with a hint of empathy. And teaching at about the same age Jem is in the book would do more to mitigate racism than any supposed woke diversity training ever could.

That's its power. And thats why you don't ban books.

 

[Butler1000]

Have you ever read a James Bond book?

It’s written at a grade 6 reading level.

Yup. But I actually enjoyed them just the same. MoonRaker and the Bridge Game are a favorite of mine just for the mind visual as he wrote it.

 

[Perry Mason]

...until then I thought pussies where deep dark black holes...

Well... isn't that what they are?

Perry

 

[mellowjello]

Have you ever read a James Bond book?

It’s written at a grade 6 reading level.

Actually, mandrill has a lot worse to say about those novels, and he kept on reading them.

 

[mandrill]

He's savvy enough to distract from answering real questions here and in other threads, just not savvy enough to realize how conspicuous he is. I guess that would make him somewhat savvy and totally shameless.

What are the "real questions" in your opinion, Mello?

So far, I've posted that the original Bond novels aren't valuable enough to be worth worrying if they're being destroyed by being censored. That's pretty much all I said.

 

[mandrill]

Have you ever read a James Bond book?

It’s written at a grade 6 reading level.

Probably beyond some of the guys in this thread.

 

[mandrill]

The best argument against Mein Kamph is to actually read Mein Kamph. Fuck that book is boring cringe. I actually made it only a 1/3 of the way through before I gave up. Much like the bible actually for the same reasons.

It probably loses some of its zing in translation.

 

[mandrill]

IMHO, "they", are the woke left. The same censors who forced the Cleveland Indians MLB team to become the Cleveland Guardians. Also, who forced the Washington Redskins NFL team, to become the Washington Commanders.

Life altering changes for many white guys, I know. Maybe counseling?

 

[mandrill]

The poster you refer to is a very resentful individual without a modicum class. I've found ignoring his diatribes to be beneficial.

Says the dude who thinks that COVID was a hoax perpetrated by the government and Big Pharma.

 

[mandrill]

I'm not gonna lie to you...not the literary genius...i have limited resources for that somehow growing up in 3rd world country...I just don't think you're as savvy either...

C'mon. I've read Roth and Mailer and Burroughs. You could have read them as well. They're in any library - except probably in Florida and most other Red States. If that makes me "savvy", there you go.

 

[mandrill]

you really believe he read those books? LoL

You know Rich. The sad thing is that you think I didn't read books that were "written at a grade 6 level" for a popular mass market. Everybody read those books when I was growing up. It was like going to see Star Wars or Jaws in the 1970's, a mass popular culture thing.

 

[Insidious Von]

12 years after To Kill a Mockingbird was released, Richard Pryor spoofed it in Southern Belle from his Grammy Award Winning Album That N$$$$r's Crazy. For some reason, it's not available on it's own, probably runs into the same problems with YT that Cheech and Chong had with Buggery on the High Seas. Comedy was very crusty in the 70's.

 

[squeezer]

Actually, mandrill has a lot worse to say about those novels, and he kept on reading them.

I just started reading this thread and Mandi has told you over and over and over he has not read the book and doesn't like action movies. Geeez man, read slowly. LOL

I for one liked the James Bond movies with Roger Moore and Sean Connery, never read the books though, and don't care either way if the rights holder edits it or not, it's a nothing burger.

 

[mellowjello]

It's not as though the Bond books are anything other than trash to begin with. I read them back when they were actually new and best sellers and they were shit then. The movie franchise gave the books an undue extended life of fame. The books themselves are he-man adventure pulp. Most of Fleming's contempories in the genre didn't sell as well and certainly didn't get the movie deals and are long forgotten with other worthless pulp books.

I just started reading this thread and Mandi has told you over and over and over he has not read the book and doesn't like action movies. Geeez man, read slowly. LOL

I for one liked the James Bond movies with Roger Moore and Sean Connery, never read the books though, and don't care either way if the rights holder edits it or not, it's a nothing burger.

What was that squeezer?
One more time, I didn't hear you the first time. LOL

 

[squeezer]

What was that squeezer?
One more time, I didn't hear you the first time. LOL

oooops lol

 

[NotADcotor]

It probably loses some of its zing in translation.

They say much like Shakespeare that it is best enjoyed in Klingon. Why Hitler would write a book for Germans in Klingon is beyond me, but then according to Kids in the Hall he blanked some poor kid's donkey so meh.

 

[NotADcotor]

Funny thing, they are editing out words because they are offensive and hurtful but rap music is just filled to the brim with those words and crickets. Hell one chick in England landed in legal trouble for quoting Snoop Dog lyrics in honour of a friend who died who loved the dude but he does a concert and no problem.

Including words that would probably get me banned if I dare utter them here even if I use them in discussing the word and not as a slur, also words like bitch, some of these guys use bitch about as much as Andrew Taint.
But remember that word is very hurtful so of course no self respecting black person would ever use it because they would understand the pain it would bring... NOT!

 

[Knuckle Ball]

Meanwhile, Disney removes the name “Injun Joe” from it’s Tom Sawyer’s Island theme park ride.

Controversial, Potentially Offensive Names Removed From Disney World Attractions | Disney Dining

Which Disney attraction do you think is next?

www.disneydining.com

No wonder Ron DeSantis is invading Disney world.

 

[NotADcotor]

Meanwhile, Disney removes the name “Injun Joe” from it’s Tom Sawyer’s Island theme park ride.

Controversial, Potentially Offensive Names Removed From Disney World Attractions | Disney Dining

Which Disney attraction do you think is next?

www.disneydining.com

No wonder Ron DeSantis is invading Disney world.

 

[DinkleMouse]

IMHO, "they", are the woke left. The same censors who forced the Cleveland Indians MLB team to become the Cleveland Guardians. Also, who forced the Washington Redskins NFL team, to become the Washington Commanders.

Conservatives across the US have successfully banned many books in schools recently with some even calling for book burnings. I guess they're the "woke left" too with all that censorship. All those damned hard-line anti-LGBTQ, anti-gay-mariage, anti-pride, anti-BLM, pro-gun, pro-oil, anti-immigration, pro-Trump, "woke left" Republicans, eh?