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  1. 28-04-2010 09:10 AM #1
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    The Little Red Schoolbook

    Controversial I know but I was watching the new Foxtel channel 'Stvdio' on Monday and came across a program about this book. It has absolutely fascinated me not only because of it's content but mainly because it is still pretty much 'forbidden' and copies are extraordinarily expensive and very difficult to find.

    Do any of you ladies who were in the targeted age group to receive this book (12-15) in the 60's remember the hoo-haa surrounding the issuing of it? Judging by the documentary it was objected to world wide. Did any of you get to see a 'bootleg' copy or even get to see the real copy?
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  2. 28-04-2010 09:16 AM #2
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    Re: The Little Red Schoolbook

    No sorry Mandi i can't remember it
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    Re: The Little Red Schoolbook

    my DH has talked about that before.
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  4. 28-04-2010 11:36 AM #4
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    Re: The Little Red Schoolbook

    I've never even heard of it, but I'm going to google because I'm intrigued.
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  5. 28-04-2010 11:40 AM #5
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    Re: The Little Red Schoolbook

    Oh, interesting. But I'm surprised that, given most people agree that the moral fabric of society has already been torn asunder since the 60s, it is still considered a controversial book?

    (Especially given the change in thinking/approaching many of the topics in the book since then).
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  6. 28-04-2010 11:56 AM #6
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    Re: The Little Red Schoolbook

    Sold for $1.75 at the time (early 1971) now worth $30 on ebay, I must ask my dad if he has heard of it. Wasn't banned here like Italy and France.
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  7. 28-04-2010 12:04 PM #7
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    Re: The Little Red Schoolbook

    my DH may still have his somewhere..
    when he was in high school they were giving them away outside of school one day and i think the police were called.
    it was a BIG no no
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  8. 28-04-2010 12:18 PM #8
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    Re: The Little Red Schoolbook

    Quote Originally Posted by Alexa View Post
    Sold for $1.75 at the time (early 1971) now worth $30 on ebay, I must ask my dad if he has heard of it. Wasn't banned here like Italy and France.
    Wow I don't have access to ebay

    It was almost banned here hahaha, take that censors!! From the little excerpts that were shown in the documentary "As It Happened - The Book That Changed The World" it certainly was very 'frank' about many issues and yeah even though we've liberalised quite a lot since the 70's I don't think I'd want my 12yr old daughter (if I had one) reading it even now.

    Link to more details on the controversy the book caused world wide - http://www.milesago.com/press/lrs.htm
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  9. 28-04-2010 03:08 PM #9
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    Re: The Little Red Schoolbook

    Sounds interesting...
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  10. 28-04-2010 04:55 PM #10
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    Re: The Little Red Schoolbook

    I've never heard of it.

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