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02-20-2008, 02:18 PM
| | |  China thinks Harry Potter helps inspire imagination
Recently, China has enforced a nationwide sales ban on horror audio and video products. However, despite the 'scary' creatures and scenes found throughout the movies, Harry Potter has escaped the ban list. According to the report, the movies and books "help inspire imagination and creativity among children and teenagers;" therefore, they can stay.
Per the General Administration of Press and Publications, all publications with hints of mystery and horror can no longer be sold, and movies currently in production must be reworked in order to "protect the country's children and teenagers' psychological development." The government office is also banning any videos and audio products they deem "vulgar."
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02-20-2008, 02:18 PM
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| | Mackled Malaclaw
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Maryland
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Well, it does!  first to post
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02-20-2008, 02:35 PM
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| | Veela
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In a fairytale
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Sixth Year | Gryffindor Goddess
LoL...I guess they just let HP slip coz one:it's really cool and inspires the imagination and two: it brings profit. LOL | |
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02-20-2008, 02:36 PM
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| | Gnome
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: LOST ;p
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That's seems pretty nice!  Please click on my Egg! | |
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02-20-2008, 02:45 PM
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| | Plimpy
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In the TARDIS
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I'm so glad that's not happening in the UK. HP does help imagination, though, so it's great that it wasn't banned. | |
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02-20-2008, 03:03 PM
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| | Romanian Longhorn
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Neverland
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Fifth Year | Potter’s Princess A+ FangGirl
Really, banning books and films is just stupid o.O Still, I'm glad they're not doing it with HP.
__________________ I gotta go back to the muggle world,
they're gonna try and tell me this wasn't, that none of this happened,
but you know what? It was real. It did happen.
We spent time here. We made friends here. That's a part of us.
Cause Hogwarts is bigger than any of us, of any of it's founders,
and it's going to be around long after we're gone.
Maybe we'll see our kids come here one day.
That's the thing about Hogwarts.
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02-20-2008, 04:35 PM
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| | Imp
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London....helping Mr
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banning books and movies really is dumb, but im happy that HP escaped the list
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02-20-2008, 04:36 PM
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| | Lobalug
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stockholm, Sweden.
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I agree with potterishfreak.
But that's good for HP 
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02-20-2008, 06:09 PM
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| | Jarvey
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I agree with you both. ^
I'm glad HP isn't banned though.
Poor China. "/
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02-20-2008, 06:16 PM
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|  Eager Russian LearnerImp
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Yes, I agree with you, too 
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02-20-2008, 07:15 PM
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| | Blast-Ended Skrewt
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: CrazyTown
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I too agree that I cannot get behind the idea of banning books or films. Way too controlling and just wrong. However I am glad that kids will be able to see and read HP.
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02-20-2008, 07:21 PM
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| | Puffskein
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Where would we be without immagination. There would not be a snitch seeker site. Its great . We all read more which is great..
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02-20-2008, 09:51 PM
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| | Pygmy Puff
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In a pineapple. <3
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Lol, am I glad we don't have a ban on books or films here, in the UK.
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02-20-2008, 10:05 PM
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| | Firecrab
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I don't agree with them banning other books/movies, but I do agree that HP inspires imagination. | |
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02-21-2008, 01:30 AM
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| | Red Cap
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in canda ontario
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yes it brigs lots of profit and same i really do agree with hp alot
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02-21-2008, 02:04 AM
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|  !!!!Awesome!!!!Jobberknoll
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I totally agree!!!!
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02-21-2008, 04:10 AM
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| | Jobberknoll
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mexico.
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I'm surprised the chinese are even allowed to read anything! good thing they can read HP.
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02-21-2008, 05:08 PM
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| | Moke
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NY
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Fifth Year | I like to emphasize~Mecca~ScoobieDoo~M O L L Y~Dori~MummyAlice~Beckers the ALIEN
Oh thats good
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02-21-2008, 07:39 PM
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| | Jobberknoll
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Its true, it really does lol!
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02-22-2008, 04:45 PM
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| Randomly Random Nogtail
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In my house
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They couldnt possibly ban HP! Its too awesome!
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02-22-2008, 05:10 PM
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|   SS Featured AuthorTürk BilginiBugbear
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Awww, it's nice it didn't get banned! Go China! <333
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02-25-2008, 03:35 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: I'm back :)
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Jeslynn Michelle Rector
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it does......Who doesnt take the kitchen broom and imagine it is a nimbus? *shifts eyes*
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02-28-2008, 04:08 AM
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| | Red Cap
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Yeah, Harry Potter is really good for kids because it draws a clear line between good and evil. The scenes are so well-written that it forms a clear image in a reader's mind.
And I'm going with SupaWeena with the kitchen broom thing! LOL. Also, who can't resist taking pens and imagining they're wands and have a duel during a boring class at school?
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03-01-2008, 12:23 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Edward's volvo <3
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Great that they didn't ban it | |
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