I'm in book club at my high school, and we all read a banned book basically to be blatantly offensive to promoters of banning books... and I forgot where this was going. Well, I like that you're addressing the issue. I guess. I think once a book has been banned, it goes up like ten levels on the book-awesome scale.
I've started watching all of the videos from the beginning and I'd never seen this one before. But I am retroactively super angry! The Bermudez Triangle is one of my favorite books. I read it before I new about nerdfighteria or anything about Maureen Johnson. I love the book and it has been invaluable in my life. I can't believe someone tried to ban it!
I saw City of Bones in the background on his shelf. It reminded me that I'm only on chapter 2 of it and have been since sometime in 2010 or early-to-mid-2011. :(
French you Llama, the first time my state is mentioned in a Vlogbrothers video and its about how we stupidly banned a novel featuring gay characters. At least I'm from Tulsa. Damn Bartlesville.
Just wait until you have to sign every pre-ordered copy of the Fault in Our Stars. I think you'll out sign Niel Gaimond, at least out-do how many he signed on that one day.
"Neil Gaiman signed more books on that day than I've signed in my entire career." This will soon be a lie. Just like Vlogbrothers not becoming as popular as Ze Frank was a lie.
Would someone like to inform me of when freedom of speech does not apply to what you write? Because I'm pretty sure it does which therefore applies to literature. What's on television isn't being banned. Teenagers are supposed to be exposed to different and ideas and beliefs. What's worse is that it's a high school. In high school, you are supposed to be learning about the world. Not just the rated G version of it.
I know that book banning is horrible, and most of my favorite books are banned books; But I would like to move to ban a book. Particularly the edition of Huck Finn some guy is trying to publish because it has racial slurs in it. Huckleberry Finn is a snapshot of what the world was actually like back then and if you don't like being known that waybecause you live in the South, then move! Stop trying to change history and Twain's fabulous story. It's perfect the way it is.
I'd count it among my successes if I had a book banned. Sure, it would suck to have less people reading it, but it feels like something I would be proud of, because I feel like people ban books because they are afraid of the things within the pages. To have written something that strikes a nerve with those scared of positive change? I want to do that, because I see it as making a difference.
Yeah they shouldn't ban books. Sorry I'm actually more supportive of not banning books but I couldn't help but notice City of Bones behind John, which incidentally also has a gay character in it, but still is an awesome book. That whole series is awesome.
Oh book banners. Stop banning the books. Freedom of speech. Etc.
I don't have time to argue how stupid book bans are, I'm just going to say this. If you don't want your child to read, lets say, Huckleberry Finn, then tell them that you don't want them to read that. Why should the rest of the people have to suffer if you don't want your children to read certain things? Limitations people. Be a PARENT or we'll have Fahrenheit451.
Now excuse me, writing two stories about homosexuality and such.
In John's book Will Grayson, Will Grayson, I'd say about half of the characters are gay. I'm straight. IT'S STILL A GOOD BOOK.
Books tend to get banned for completely IDIOTIC reasons.... Harry Potter banners were worried about witchcraft and about how the golden trio often breaks the rules. THAT IS NOT A GOOD REASON.
What? WHAT?! I'm 12-years-old and I know that banning something because there are homosexual ppl in it, especially if the ppl it's directed towards are above 13, is sexist. Er, sexual orientation...ist...
@CarolineandEmmaShow I think the word you're looking for is homophobic :] and you're completely right, but a lot of the rule makers in America seem to be homophobic.
@bluepinly45 I love house of night! And honestly- thats not the worst of them, our library has the it girl series, which is perhaps the trashiest book series I have ever even attempted to read
If they didn't/don't allow books into their library because they have gay characters, what about Harry Potter. Though it's not mentioned in the book, everyone knows about Dumbledore now :)
Banning books because it has homosexuals in it is just wrong! At my school we have a whole section on homosexual/ transgender fiction. I think we are about the most pro-homo school ever other schools should just sit back and take notes!
I'm re-watching all the Brotherhood 2.0 videos, and I saw this. Banning every book with a gay character would suck. That includes Harry Potter, and that's just wrong.
Plus, Will Grayson, Will Grayson is just kinda amazing. And it should never be banned.
I like your passion John. And your evil smile at the end of the video when you say you've got their numbers.
I don't get this book banning thing. Why don't parents just stop their kids reading the books if they object to them? No need to stop everyone reading them. On the other hand. I grew up without a libriary at school. It didn't kill me. My parents just bought me any book I wanted (within reason) and told me which books in the house were not fit for my eyes at which age.
@ThatGirlRuth Why do ppl say Dumbledore is a gay character? I have seen this in comment of various vidoes and I cannot for the life of me figure out why. I've read all the books atleast twice. Did I miss something?
@pienkunicorn J.K. Rowling's interview from Carnegie Hall explains it sorta:
" Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald, and that that added to his horror when Grindelwald showed himself to be what he was. To an extent, do we say it excused Dumbledore a little more because falling in love can blind us to an extent? But, he met someone as brilliant as he was, and rather like Bellatrix he was very drawn to this brilliant person, and horribly, terribly let down by him."
Okay, so I just had a little spazzy moment. I just realized that John and I both have "City of Bones" on our bookshelves. I don't know why it made me so happy... but it did. :) Granted, I bought it long after John... but either way, it makes me feel I have good taste in books. :D
I can see the "City of Bones" book that is located next to your ear thanks to your new "filming spot." My respect for you has just gone up a notch. :)
That sucks. I almost had to go to that school. Bartlesville was a very small town and for reasons that I do not understand, completely against gay people. I'm glad I moved.
Wow. I think maybe they're just trying to ignore the reality that gay people exist! That's frustrating! When will people learn to accept the humanity in all humans?? Seriously. That's been the entire course of human societal improvement! Don't stop now! Gays are humans as much as we are human!
@jesusfreaklol1 it means "the book" in latin, but also (I had to watch the video again to reply because I had no idea what my comment meant either :p ) it means the bible contains gay characters too so it should be on John's list.
Yes he was. I know this only because in when J.k. Rowling was editing the screenplay she had to cut a line that said something about Dumbeldor liking a girl. He is still so awesome.
(Note - We don't laugh because of any homophobicness. We laugh because we're amazed Fitzgerald was sly and sneaky enough to sneak a homosexual reference into a book written in the time period that it was. In response to which we always say "Fitzgerald, you dog...")
In my school's library, we have multiple romance books, with rather graphic scenes of...*BLUSHIE* well scenes. We indeed have an entire wall dedicated to imagination porn. And yet books like Harry Potter in your pants. (for witchcraft) and City of Bones in you pants. (for Gay Relations) and Breaking Dawn in your pants. (for implied future underage relations between Renesme and Jacob) are put grudgeingly one a shelf in the far back. WHY?! (You don't need to answer I was just being dramatic.)
I wonder if the author knew that the man who discovered the island of Bermuda was Juan Bermudez? (...in 1503...he was Spanish...but the island was settled by the British in 1609)
i absolutely loved The Burmudez Triangle. It was a good book with well written gay characters and I haven't seen anything like that since The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I am so tired of this homophobic world! Every single person has felt attracted to the same sex at some point, right?
No, I have never been attracted to a man at any point in my life. And I feel a distinction has to be made between homophobes (who have an irrational fear, or even a hate for homosexuals), and those who believe the homosexual lifestyle is sinful. The latter(myself included) do not hate homosexuals, any more than we hate any other sinner (ok, child rapists I hate) but love them and want them to turn from their sin and be saved. God bless.
No, he really didn't. What he said was that he does NOT hate homosexuals-only believes that that behavior is harmful to their spiritual well-being-but that he DOES hate child rapists because their crime is so despicable.
You could claim that that is hypocrisy, but little else.
Note that I am an active advocate for gay rights/equality; I do NOT agree with him. However, I think that twisting words and alienating those that disagree with us does nothing to facilitate mutual understanding.
Book banning is idiotic. Especially since about %99 of the time the people banning the book haven't even bothered to read it! For example, Christian conservatives threw a fit over the Harry Potter series because it "promoted witchcraft." This ignores the fact that it actually teaches Christian values like perseverance, friendship, loyalty, etc.
Don't forget love. Love's important to a Christian, right? Books like Harry Potter, The Bermudez Triangle and many others TEACH us things. Never ever ban books!
P.S. I actually know someone who has parents that won't let him read Harry Potter! "Promoting witchcraft" has to be the stupidest reason to ban a book ever! What are they afraid of? Their kids will cast evil spells?
I think there is a definite separation between parents forbidding their kids to read books and a library, school, or other organization banning books. A parent has the right to raise their kids as they see fit (with obvious exceptions.) If a parent doesn't want their kid to read a book that teeaches them that homosexuality is perfectly acceptable, that's their right.
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Impressive. Its rare I have someone as steroetypically thoughtful as a nerdfighter insult both my brain and my parents in two short paragraphs.
1 parents not wanting their kids to read books about magic, spells, and witchcraft or other practices condemned as demonic in nature in the Bible is not moronic.
2. homosexuality is condemned in the Bible as sinful.
And yes, some of us do still read the Bible and believe it.
I'm glad you have found some fiction to amuse you. You do realise that most of the Bible is a metaphor and not to be taken literally, right?
Homosexuality is not a sin; neither is reading a book where kids wave their wands.
I'd like you to elaborate on what you think is sinful about being attracted to someone of the same sex. I will ignore anything that you say is written down in the Bible because that would be the opinion of some intolerant bastard who lived years ago.
you cannot dismiss everything in the bible. It is a collection of wise sayings, and the perception of event by ancient peoples.
On that note, nor should you blindly follow everything you think is said in scripture, be it christian or otherwise. First off, If you believe that magic is demonic, then you have never heard anything about King Solomn besides the "Tale of Two Mothers." Solomon was quite litterally, the most renowned magician/"wizard" of his time.
and there's been a SEPARATION between school and religion for decades, if you christian parents don't want their kids reading this stuff send them to a private, christian school
Book banning is so obnoxious. :/ I think books with homosexual characters should be REQUIRED reading in high schools, people are so ignorant on such topics, especially teens. Being 17 myself I can tell you, most of my peers think the same way that the silly committee does.
I can't believe that people could be so bigoted to ban a clean book just because it contains characters with a sexual orientation different from what society expects. Gay people aren't evil or immoral or anything like that. Along with that, telling other people telling others what they can and can't read is wrong, too. Parents telling their kids what not to read is one thing, but people telling other people what other people's kids can and can't read is like telling them that they're bad parents
all banners burn in the demon filled pits of hell muwhahahaha
thewolffromhell66666 3 days ago
AWESOME
XXXTheHOPEprojectXXX 1 week ago
I think you are going to sign just a little bit more then he did
MrSpazzyunicorn 1 week ago
Yes, Oscar Wilde mention!
IWontStopHoldingOn95 2 weeks ago
I am of the honest opinion that a fiction author that has never had one of their books banned/challenged isn't writing honest books.
lizardlee10 2 weeks ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
I don't understand how anyone can ban books in the first place, but how can you even ban a book that you've *never read*?
stecky87 2 weeks ago
So many books i need to read.
WTBman2011 3 weeks ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
And thus Song Wednesday was born. . .
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I'm in book club at my high school, and we all read a banned book basically to be blatantly offensive to promoters of banning books... and I forgot where this was going. Well, I like that you're addressing the issue. I guess. I think once a book has been banned, it goes up like ten levels on the book-awesome scale.
AngieDNalalal13 1 month ago
They ban Harry Potter?
I'm outraged!
wisosder 1 month ago
0:45 thats what he said before the fault in our stars!
yourworstnightmar231 1 month ago
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Totoronerdfighter 1 month ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
I've started watching all of the videos from the beginning and I'd never seen this one before. But I am retroactively super angry! The Bermudez Triangle is one of my favorite books. I read it before I new about nerdfighteria or anything about Maureen Johnson. I love the book and it has been invaluable in my life. I can't believe someone tried to ban it!
lksbat 1 month ago in playlist Vlogbrothers Playlist Part 1
I saw City of Bones in the background on his shelf. It reminded me that I'm only on chapter 2 of it and have been since sometime in 2010 or early-to-mid-2011. :(
Alevuss92 1 month ago
Haha, now YOU'VE signedmore books than Neil Gaiman ever has.
scribbler43 1 month ago 3
In answer to "Are you ever going to get that right?" No, four years later and still, no.
rachinapotter 2 months ago 7
I came to comment about how he's signed 150000 now, but then it's the two top comments.
EpiclyEpicProduction 2 months ago
So happy you mentioned No Exit! That's my favorite play EVER!
RebeccaC68 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
I've been in a production of No Exit, so I flinched when you mentioned it. That play...THAT PLAY. I can't even.
jaimegrl1515 2 months ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
I live in Oklahoma. I've read The Burmudez Triangle.
okjenna 2 months ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
1:42 and numerous other points... JOHN GREEN OWNS CITY OF BONES!!!!
Fangridecraft 3 months ago
I think past John will be happy to know what future John is in the process of signing far more books than Neil Gaimen. :)
KittehKatFTW 3 months ago
Last semester, I quoted this video in an essay on the stupidity of banning books. I passed with flying colors.
GIRfan4 3 months ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
Its really funny watching this after the signing psychosis videos...
bakerybabe29 4 months ago
They would ban harry potter from their
Librarys!!! Idiots also john i think
Its safe to say uve signed more books then neil gaimen
booknerd12345511 4 months ago
[John gets date wrong]
"Am I ever gonna get that right?"
Very infrequently, John. Very infrequently.
iflipped4u 4 months ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
French you Llama, the first time my state is mentioned in a Vlogbrothers video and its about how we stupidly banned a novel featuring gay characters. At least I'm from Tulsa. Damn Bartlesville.
KoolThing14 4 months ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
city of bones!! one of my favorite books ever :]
kellybellyyyyy 4 months ago
watching them all!
masonman1222 4 months ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
2011 John gets his wish, sighing tons of books.
Xsuvival 4 months ago 2
can i like this to the power of awesome?
jvinson4 5 months ago
There's a copy of the Bermudez Triangle in my library, and I'm in junior high. hmph.
LexiTheShortOne 5 months ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
@LexiTheShortOne this video is from 2007..it's now 2011..things change.
Ameliaisntimaginary 5 months ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
banning books that have gay characters is like banning all books that talk about muggles at hogwarts...
LifenProse 5 months ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
I could've used this video for my censorship project last year...dammit.
EpiclyCourtney 6 months ago
AHHHH City of Bones. One of the best books ever!
TheDandyLion88 6 months ago 2
"Neil Gaiman signed more books on that day in Helena, Montana than I've signed in my entire career!" Not anymore...
SasukeisAwesome 6 months ago 126
Further proof that Oklahoma sucks. BLECH. Not all Oklahomans are that lame, I promise.
SarahCuda14 6 months ago
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dumbledorerox98 6 months ago
Banning a book for any reason is lame.
Kakuoteyalu 6 months ago
Oh my. This video made me slightly ashamed to live so close to Bartlesville.
CoHOCD 6 months ago
On the subject of book signing - NOT ANYMORE!!!
ajaandkimmy 6 months ago
wonder how many books neil gaiman signed... well it wasnt 150,000
Irishtayto 6 months ago 8
"Neil Gaiman signed more books on that day than I've signed in my entire career."
Haha, not any more John. Not any more.
iammehowru 6 months ago 7
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"Neil Geiman signed more books on that day in Helena, Montana than i've signed my entire life"
Ohh... the irony
wetter2342 6 months ago
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wetter2342 6 months ago in playlist All Brotherhood 2.0 Videos (simply for convience purposes)
woo! start of song Wednesdays!!
videogamer55 6 months ago in playlist Vlogbrothers Playlist Part 1
To think, you'll have signed 150000 + copies by January. You go John!
meltsintowonder 7 months ago 206
Just wait until you have to sign every pre-ordered copy of the Fault in Our Stars. I think you'll out sign Niel Gaimond, at least out-do how many he signed on that one day.
theinsideisbigger 7 months ago 3
herher i see city of bones. trololol
JuDyY44 7 months ago
"Neil Gaiman signed more books on that day than I've signed in my entire career." This will soon be a lie. Just like Vlogbrothers not becoming as popular as Ze Frank was a lie.
Oh, the future.
mLee1194 7 months ago 7
city of bones behind you. good book.
EightTobiins 7 months ago
It just means they will go to another source and read it... I know finding out that someone banned the book makes me want to read it more.
sammori12 7 months ago
Wow, the birth of song Wednesday :D
TheNeiraaa 8 months ago
Hey hey, ho ho, those book bans have gotta go!
SonatinaVirtuoso 8 months ago
...Will Grayson, Will Grayson...
SonatinaVirtuoso 8 months ago
City of bones?!?! I LOVE THAT BOOK!!!
NarnianCelery 8 months ago
no, no you're never going to get that right :)
WeGotTheBeat14 8 months ago
So they're gonna ban Harry Potter? Cause....
RavensSong99 8 months ago 3
he has the city of bones omg thank u john
HarryPottergirl623 8 months ago
I spy City of Bones.. Cassie Clare FTW! :3
(Also, you FTW John).
UmbrellaCoveredCity 8 months ago
The Picture of Dorian Gray! 'There's no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written.'
inkyspyglass 8 months ago
Would someone like to inform me of when freedom of speech does not apply to what you write? Because I'm pretty sure it does which therefore applies to literature. What's on television isn't being banned. Teenagers are supposed to be exposed to different and ideas and beliefs. What's worse is that it's a high school. In high school, you are supposed to be learning about the world. Not just the rated G version of it.
SyddieG 9 months ago
But I love this book!
SyddieG 9 months ago
@animeotaku I agree with you
thegreekboyssister 9 months ago
I know that book banning is horrible, and most of my favorite books are banned books; But I would like to move to ban a book. Particularly the edition of Huck Finn some guy is trying to publish because it has racial slurs in it. Huckleberry Finn is a snapshot of what the world was actually like back then and if you don't like being known that waybecause you live in the South, then move! Stop trying to change history and Twain's fabulous story. It's perfect the way it is.
-Vivian
animeotaku 9 months ago
@animeotaku I agree that's a crap thing to do, but I don't agree that the book should be banned. No book should EVER be banned for any reason.
xxjanie182 9 months ago
I'd count it among my successes if I had a book banned. Sure, it would suck to have less people reading it, but it feels like something I would be proud of, because I feel like people ban books because they are afraid of the things within the pages. To have written something that strikes a nerve with those scared of positive change? I want to do that, because I see it as making a difference.
unforgettable789 9 months ago
If they banned all books with gay characters, where would the Harry Potter books be today?
oneofthousands1994 9 months ago in playlist All Brotherhood 2.0 Videos (simply for convience purposes)
Yeah they shouldn't ban books. Sorry I'm actually more supportive of not banning books but I couldn't help but notice City of Bones behind John, which incidentally also has a gay character in it, but still is an awesome book. That whole series is awesome.
KidCoda 9 months ago
That is the most stupid reason to ban a book im glad that doesnt happen at my school
Wafflelactic 9 months ago
Oh book banners. Stop banning the books. Freedom of speech. Etc.
I don't have time to argue how stupid book bans are, I'm just going to say this. If you don't want your child to read, lets say, Huckleberry Finn, then tell them that you don't want them to read that. Why should the rest of the people have to suffer if you don't want your children to read certain things? Limitations people. Be a PARENT or we'll have Fahrenheit451.
Now excuse me, writing two stories about homosexuality and such.
deoyx 10 months ago 3
In John's book Will Grayson, Will Grayson, I'd say about half of the characters are gay. I'm straight. IT'S STILL A GOOD BOOK.
Books tend to get banned for completely IDIOTIC reasons.... Harry Potter banners were worried about witchcraft and about how the golden trio often breaks the rules. THAT IS NOT A GOOD REASON.
thatweirdnerdygirl 10 months ago
Only in America... -_-.
So, do they allow fairytales, where the dragon/witch/monster dies in the end? I mean, it's certainly worse to kill than to love...
Jemima1377 10 months ago
Thank God it doesn't explicitly say that Dumbledore is gay in Harry Potter's books!
abvp257 10 months ago
Ban will grayson WIll Grayson and harry potter bitch ass
littleroachyboy 10 months ago
What? WHAT?! I'm 12-years-old and I know that banning something because there are homosexual ppl in it, especially if the ppl it's directed towards are above 13, is sexist. Er, sexual orientation...ist...
I guess...?
CarolineandEmmaShow 10 months ago
@CarolineandEmmaShow I think the word you're looking for is homophobic :] and you're completely right, but a lot of the rule makers in America seem to be homophobic.
xtiredxemox 9 months ago
@xtiredxemox Thnx 4 the info!
CarolineandEmmaShow 9 months ago
@CarolineandEmmaShow its 'homophobic'
and i agree
BlueTwinTaco 9 months ago
Going to ban Harry Potter under that same principle that a character's gay?
ImADrWhoAddict 10 months ago
"The Bermudez Triangle ...in your pants." - Parker's greatest wish
ashiinu37 10 months ago 4
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ashiinu37 10 months ago
@bluepinly45 I love house of night! And honestly- thats not the worst of them, our library has the it girl series, which is perhaps the trashiest book series I have ever even attempted to read
averystarkidfan 10 months ago
Dear John,
No, you won't ever get it right.
Sincerely, People of the future.
LoyalNerdWP 11 months ago 2
CITY OF BONES? I SEE CITY OF BONES! I love those books.
katnisspeeta12 11 months ago
In my library you can rent the film loving annabelle. :)
And do they have harry potter in their library? Would they ban that now knowing that dumbledor is gay?
Jeroosha 11 months ago
House of night is in my library... it's pretty dirty
bluepinky45 1 year ago
harry potter series have gay charecter(s)
Dumbledor
weworld2 1 year ago
I see City of Bones in the background
This makes me happy :)
JessicarVroomVroom 1 year ago
Book banning is bull shit
Sailormoongrl412 1 year ago 5
Dumbledore is a homosexual character and you canNOt ban Dumbledore. Argument = won.
quizzas22 1 year ago 32
Looks like Oklahoma will be wanting to ban Harry Potter, too.
Nani101 1 year ago
I live in OK (unfortunately) and yes, that's going to get a book banned in bartlesville. Yeah my state sucks.
guitarmaniac4796 1 year ago
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"It feels so good when you let it out"
That's what he said.
Meredithpm13 1 year ago
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Meredithpm13 1 year ago
He forgot The Mortal Instruments.
Kikomechan 1 year ago
If they didn't/don't allow books into their library because they have gay characters, what about Harry Potter. Though it's not mentioned in the book, everyone knows about Dumbledore now :)
oohdear1397 1 year ago
Thus song wednesday begins!
nukeakitten 1 year ago
@xxItalianfFlagxx BTW your comment made my day! :D
kayyyhoney 1 year ago
Banning books because it has homosexuals in it is just wrong! At my school we have a whole section on homosexual/ transgender fiction. I think we are about the most pro-homo school ever other schools should just sit back and take notes!
kayyyhoney 1 year ago
So is this the beginning of song wednesdays?
JustABitUnlikely11 1 year ago
JK Rowling revealed that Dumbledore was gay... So will that school now ban all Harry Potter books?
SirTeeGeeEss 1 year ago
1:54? I'm reading "The City of Bones" right now!! :D
SilverSparrow44 1 year ago
so are they going to ban Harry Potter?
anders4life 1 year ago
I'm re-watching all the Brotherhood 2.0 videos, and I saw this. Banning every book with a gay character would suck. That includes Harry Potter, and that's just wrong.
Plus, Will Grayson, Will Grayson is just kinda amazing. And it should never be banned.
animeotaku 1 year ago
you'd think it was mean when he made a joke of Maureen's book, but "Looking for Alaska in your pants" is wayyyyy more funny
cuius11 1 year ago
I like your passion John. And your evil smile at the end of the video when you say you've got their numbers.
I don't get this book banning thing. Why don't parents just stop their kids reading the books if they object to them? No need to stop everyone reading them. On the other hand. I grew up without a libriary at school. It didn't kill me. My parents just bought me any book I wanted (within reason) and told me which books in the house were not fit for my eyes at which age.
pienkunicorn 1 year ago
THIS WAS MY BIRTHDAY =)
greengirllover 1 year ago
@ThatGirlRuth thats exaclaly what i was thinking!!!
miyluv 1 year ago
Would they ban Harry Potter? Dumbledore was technically a gay character.
ThatGirlRuth 1 year ago
@ThatGirlRuth Why do ppl say Dumbledore is a gay character? I have seen this in comment of various vidoes and I cannot for the life of me figure out why. I've read all the books atleast twice. Did I miss something?
pienkunicorn 1 year ago
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@pienkunicorn J.K. Rowling's interview from Carnegie Hall explains it sorta:
" Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald, and that that added to his horror when Grindelwald showed himself to be what he was. To an extent, do we say it excused Dumbledore a little more because falling in love can blind us to an extent? But, he met someone as brilliant as he was, and rather like Bellatrix he was very drawn to this brilliant person, and horribly, terribly let down by him."
fairyfay30 1 year ago
This school would probably ban John's new book "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" based on the same premise then
shantrues 1 year ago
Dear People Who Ban Books,
You suck.
Sincerly,
Nerdfighteria
xxItalianFlagxx 1 year ago 217
@xxItalianFlagxx Especially John Green books.
charlieishisownform 5 months ago
book banning sucks. hopefully when i become a certified library i can help the nerdfighter cause from the inside.
polaropposites96 1 year ago
Diary of Anne frank
messyzephyr 1 year ago
add "will grayson will grayson" to your list.......
HerrMueller93 1 year ago 2
I spy City of Bones :) I love that series
JesziHale 1 year ago 4
Okay, so I just had a little spazzy moment. I just realized that John and I both have "City of Bones" on our bookshelves. I don't know why it made me so happy... but it did. :) Granted, I bought it long after John... but either way, it makes me feel I have good taste in books. :D
childoftheking568 1 year ago
Yes!!! Nerfighters FTW!!!! Banning a book because it has a homosexual character is ridiculous.
xbookfreekx 1 year ago
That is so gay (see what I did there?? lulz).
No but seriously, that's just stupid. And if ANY library banned The Picture of Dorian Gray, I would personally hunt down and slap whoever did it.
artvandelay13 1 year ago 4
It feels so good when you let it out... in your pants
781228XX 1 year ago
I think it's rediculas that they do it! I've read a cuple of manga with homosexual caratchers, and I'm 10!
FuyuAkiWorld 1 year ago
I can see the "City of Bones" book that is located next to your ear thanks to your new "filming spot." My respect for you has just gone up a notch. :)
TheFurryFeline 1 year ago
That sucks. I almost had to go to that school. Bartlesville was a very small town and for reasons that I do not understand, completely against gay people. I'm glad I moved.
madison1150 1 year ago
Wow. I think maybe they're just trying to ignore the reality that gay people exist! That's frustrating! When will people learn to accept the humanity in all humans?? Seriously. That's been the entire course of human societal improvement! Don't stop now! Gays are humans as much as we are human!
an0nim0u51 1 year ago 2
Correction: *this is the birth of song wednesdays!
an0nim0u51 1 year ago
the bible
pete275 2 years ago
@pete275 what does that mean
jesusfreaklol1 1 year ago
@jesusfreaklol1 it means "the book" in latin, but also (I had to watch the video again to reply because I had no idea what my comment meant either :p ) it means the bible contains gay characters too so it should be on John's list.
pete275 1 year ago
I have to agree. Banning a book simply because it has homosexual characters is a very illegitimate reason.
DeadandGoneSomewhere 2 years ago 174
The picture of Dorian Gray amazed me :)
Oscar Wilde. *sigh*
slinkiesandpie22 2 years ago
isnt dumbledor's character in the harry potter books gay?
mushugai 2 years ago 4
Yes he was. I know this only because in when J.k. Rowling was editing the screenplay she had to cut a line that said something about Dumbeldor liking a girl. He is still so awesome.
DFTBA
PhoebeDee95 2 years ago
ROCK!
mushugai 2 years ago
i agree but you read to many books i cant read books its not fun for me lol
beaststr 2 years ago
There is no such thing as reading too many books.
hermeeown 2 years ago 2
(Note - We don't laugh because of any homophobicness. We laugh because we're amazed Fitzgerald was sly and sneaky enough to sneak a homosexual reference into a book written in the time period that it was. In response to which we always say "Fitzgerald, you dog...")
Streamwolf8 2 years ago
You forgot to mention "The Great Gatsby".
My friends and I still laugh about it XD
Streamwolf8 2 years ago
Yet another reason to be ashamed of living in oklahoma. :(
Hank. John. One of you, adopt me and get me out of here.
gnomishvideodevice 2 years ago
In my school's library, we have multiple romance books, with rather graphic scenes of...*BLUSHIE* well scenes. We indeed have an entire wall dedicated to imagination porn. And yet books like Harry Potter in your pants. (for witchcraft) and City of Bones in you pants. (for Gay Relations) and Breaking Dawn in your pants. (for implied future underage relations between Renesme and Jacob) are put grudgeingly one a shelf in the far back. WHY?! (You don't need to answer I was just being dramatic.)
dPuffijeen1 2 years ago 2
Nice City of Bones.
You are totally right.
shecantdance 2 years ago
I see City of Bones(in your pants) behind your shoulder!
Book banning is despicable.
LoveShiaGDSN 2 years ago
I agree with you
CuddleKat 2 years ago
thats so stupid i agree with u
melodykat0 2 years ago
I wonder if the author knew that the man who discovered the island of Bermuda was Juan Bermudez? (...in 1503...he was Spanish...but the island was settled by the British in 1609)
what a fun fact...
bermyWHAT 2 years ago
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AsatorTOX 2 years ago
I live near Bartlesville...this is SO embarrassing
nozerty 2 years ago
I JUST read that book! I think it is CRAZY to ban books!!
aemarsfan 2 years ago
i absolutely loved The Burmudez Triangle. It was a good book with well written gay characters and I haven't seen anything like that since The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I am so tired of this homophobic world! Every single person has felt attracted to the same sex at some point, right?
lisapoutre 2 years ago 2
No, I have never been attracted to a man at any point in my life. And I feel a distinction has to be made between homophobes (who have an irrational fear, or even a hate for homosexuals), and those who believe the homosexual lifestyle is sinful. The latter(myself included) do not hate homosexuals, any more than we hate any other sinner (ok, child rapists I hate) but love them and want them to turn from their sin and be saved. God bless.
Brutangel22 2 years ago
Nice (sarcasm). You just compared Homosexuals to rapists on a moral level.
O ye of little faith and great ignorance, Ye may not pass judgement on others. That is the realm of the divine.
LuminOfMoonlight 2 years ago 2
No, he really didn't. What he said was that he does NOT hate homosexuals-only believes that that behavior is harmful to their spiritual well-being-but that he DOES hate child rapists because their crime is so despicable.
You could claim that that is hypocrisy, but little else.
Note that I am an active advocate for gay rights/equality; I do NOT agree with him. However, I think that twisting words and alienating those that disagree with us does nothing to facilitate mutual understanding.
karateinvalids 2 years ago
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your stupid, that's all I have to say.
rubikcubebeater 2 years ago
Book banning is idiotic. Especially since about %99 of the time the people banning the book haven't even bothered to read it! For example, Christian conservatives threw a fit over the Harry Potter series because it "promoted witchcraft." This ignores the fact that it actually teaches Christian values like perseverance, friendship, loyalty, etc.
MonisticWonder 2 years ago
Don't forget love. Love's important to a Christian, right? Books like Harry Potter, The Bermudez Triangle and many others TEACH us things. Never ever ban books!
P.S. I actually know someone who has parents that won't let him read Harry Potter! "Promoting witchcraft" has to be the stupidest reason to ban a book ever! What are they afraid of? Their kids will cast evil spells?
GIANTclaaam 2 years ago 3
I think there is a definite separation between parents forbidding their kids to read books and a library, school, or other organization banning books. A parent has the right to raise their kids as they see fit (with obvious exceptions.) If a parent doesn't want their kid to read a book that teeaches them that homosexuality is perfectly acceptable, that's their right.
Brutangel22 2 years ago
Yes there is a difference, Brutangel22. That still does not mean that parents who deny their kids the chance to read Harry Potter aren't morons.
And homosexuality is perfectly acceptable. Anyone who thinks otherwise has a brain the size of an acorn.
GIANTclaaam 2 years ago
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Impressive. Its rare I have someone as steroetypically thoughtful as a nerdfighter insult both my brain and my parents in two short paragraphs.
1 parents not wanting their kids to read books about magic, spells, and witchcraft or other practices condemned as demonic in nature in the Bible is not moronic.
2. homosexuality is condemned in the Bible as sinful.
And yes, some of us do still read the Bible and believe it.
God bless.
Brutangel22 2 years ago
I'm glad you have found some fiction to amuse you. You do realise that most of the Bible is a metaphor and not to be taken literally, right?
Homosexuality is not a sin; neither is reading a book where kids wave their wands.
I'd like you to elaborate on what you think is sinful about being attracted to someone of the same sex. I will ignore anything that you say is written down in the Bible because that would be the opinion of some intolerant bastard who lived years ago.
GIANTclaaam 2 years ago 3
you cannot dismiss everything in the bible. It is a collection of wise sayings, and the perception of event by ancient peoples.
On that note, nor should you blindly follow everything you think is said in scripture, be it christian or otherwise. First off, If you believe that magic is demonic, then you have never heard anything about King Solomn besides the "Tale of Two Mothers." Solomon was quite litterally, the most renowned magician/"wizard" of his time.
DFTBA, hypocrite.
LuminOfMoonlight 2 years ago 4
and there's been a SEPARATION between school and religion for decades, if you christian parents don't want their kids reading this stuff send them to a private, christian school
rubikcubebeater 2 years ago 2
Now they'd have to ban Harry Potter.
greatone97 2 years ago
They are trying to ban this book again in Florida. Maureen Johnson has a video about this in her youtube account MaureenBooks.
yiningsu 2 years ago
Book banning is so obnoxious. :/ I think books with homosexual characters should be REQUIRED reading in high schools, people are so ignorant on such topics, especially teens. Being 17 myself I can tell you, most of my peers think the same way that the silly committee does.
N3bul0us 2 years ago 4
they are book nazis!!! BOOK NAZIS I TELL YOU!!!!!
Eekolu 2 years ago
I can't believe that people could be so bigoted to ban a clean book just because it contains characters with a sexual orientation different from what society expects. Gay people aren't evil or immoral or anything like that. Along with that, telling other people telling others what they can and can't read is wrong, too. Parents telling their kids what not to read is one thing, but people telling other people what other people's kids can and can't read is like telling them that they're bad parents
TheComicScholar 2 years ago 6