tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post6372205515770074832..comments2024-03-29T01:13:40.953-04:00Comments on Writers On The Move: How Much is Too Much in YA BooksKaren Cioffihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-60057935051617760982013-09-21T14:46:17.104-04:002013-09-21T14:46:17.104-04:00Dear Rebecca,
Thanks for writing this articl...Dear Rebecca, <br /> Thanks for writing this article and sharing your beliefs about the use of profanity in books. <br /> I agree with you that many times authors use these words because they didn't want to look for other ways to show the crudeness of the characters.<br /> Celebrate you and your love of writing,<br />Never Give Up<br />Joan Y. EdwardsJoan Y. Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131845753310150704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-57672699676398821092012-07-14T20:42:19.821-04:002012-07-14T20:42:19.821-04:00Rebecca, what an thought-provoking article. I abso...Rebecca, what an thought-provoking article. I absolutely agree that there is no need for vulgarity in YA books. As you mentioned, there were plenty of exciting and engaging books from years ago that didn't rely on foul language or sex to tell a story.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the problem goes way beyond teen books. It permeates every media outlet. The children today are bombarded, from a Karen Cioffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-3637707159100846772012-07-09T17:13:07.573-04:002012-07-09T17:13:07.573-04:00I don't think that cussing needs to be in teen...I don't think that cussing needs to be in teen books. Teens hear enough cussing in their life, why should they need to read it?<br /><br />I also feel the same way about comedians. Why do they feel the need to be vulgar or use the F word in every sentence? I think clean comedy is much funnier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-35681653591015988492012-07-09T12:42:27.913-04:002012-07-09T12:42:27.913-04:00Rebecca, this was an excellent article. Just becau...Rebecca, this was an excellent article. Just because the culture has gone this way doesn't mean we have to follow. People may not even be aware of how a book filled with graphic sexual details and/or foul language makes them feel. Books eliminating it need to be written. Let us set the tone!<br /><br />When I was growing up in the late 60's/70's, the "f" word was unheard of.Kathleen Moultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838396814110784284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-15207240445528088362012-07-08T21:18:45.371-04:002012-07-08T21:18:45.371-04:00I agree with all of the above, even as an adult I ...I agree with all of the above, even as an adult I really don't enjoy books filled with graphic details of sex and foul language. There is so much more with the words that create a tension or atmosphere rather than the cheap use of foul words. And although I also let the foul words fall off my tongue in real life at times, I prefer not to have my grandchildren hear or read them. I loved Nancy T. Forehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03961022948394386206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-31013348216072993172012-07-08T21:12:18.688-04:002012-07-08T21:12:18.688-04:00I totally agree. I used to have a foul tongue, but...I totally agree. I used to have a foul tongue, but I find my life has improved by not using that language (a lesson I learned after I was a young adult) and that I'm respected more because of it. This is what we should be teaching YA readers instead of trying to sound as they do currently. I'm not saying to give up the teen voice, but to be careful how much of it we do use. I see books asVS Grenierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744216160236230482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-82997400487212003652012-07-08T01:33:16.131-04:002012-07-08T01:33:16.131-04:00I agree Rebecca. Swearing is a short cut in story-...I agree Rebecca. Swearing is a short cut in story-telling. So many young kids read up, that it is important to be cognizant of word choice.Mary Jo Guglielmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044407102808262871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-14721939707542968722012-07-07T07:33:29.475-04:002012-07-07T07:33:29.475-04:00Rebecca, I agree with you, I protect my children a...Rebecca, I agree with you, I protect my children as much as possible while still allowing them freedom and the chance to grow up. If read the books my daughter reads and we have book club together. This way I can at least discuss with her what she has read.<br />MarthaMarthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07512966254621483091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-56132407783491856482012-07-06T17:53:34.869-04:002012-07-06T17:53:34.869-04:00Rebecca,
I agree with you, children today grow up...Rebecca,<br /><br />I agree with you, children today grow up way too fast. I devoured the Nancy Drew mysteries when I was young and luckily my mother saved the collection and gave them to me when I had daughters. The loved them. Absolutely no cursing in them. <br /><br />All the best,<br />DonnaDonna McDinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959673932828354020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-52674423608526976402012-07-06T17:01:26.321-04:002012-07-06T17:01:26.321-04:00Rebecca, thanks for the thoughtful post. I'm v...Rebecca, thanks for the thoughtful post. I'm very glad now that the main character in my forthcoming YA novel says "heck," as well as a couple of expression I made up (the book is a sci fi).<br /><br />When I was a teen, my parents didn't censor my reading material, and I picked up "The World of Suzy Wong." I was a naive kid, and thus my father had to explain to me Margaret Fielandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639464925210908450noreply@blogger.com