Don't read only for pleasure
Probably, Ms Durdana persuaded us not to impose restriction on explicit reading materials for the young generation in the name of personal choice and instincts. What she said using excerpts from her first high school texts is alright for adults. But I vehemently oppose her ultra-liberal view to open each and every reading material to non-adults according to their inexperienced 'choice' and vulnerable 'instincts'.
I do not want to describe your idea as jobbery . But you know very well that even indecent exposure of normal private life through books creates many adults of easy virtue.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Every human being has instincts. They are more than one. But raw basic instincts are not very good for any society, let alone for our conservative one. Instincts should be polished and have to be regulated by laws, conventions, social norms and morality.
If Durdana's liberal view compels us to lift restrictions off raunchy genre for befogged non-adults the effect will be devastating. Consequently, pin-up magazines (Huh! It is also a reading material!) will be a household chore. Parents and siblings might discuss among themselves in detail about the lewd extramarital affairs and perverted sexual practices.
Some adolescents might ask Durdana why she solicits only for read-as-you-like and why not for see-as-you-like which includes all branches of Art. I think you know that art is a suave form of sexual instinct and you have seen sensual pictures, photographs, portraits, murals, sculptures, movies and other artifacts. Some of them are even world-famous. Adolescents are usually besotted to these. Do not you feel that these should not be shrouded from them? If a tender young is audacious enough to ask you to let him to read Ms Faria Alam's story of bedroom escapade with Goran Eriksson, what would you do?
I request you not to be very liberal and to give up your 'liberal reading provision for adolescents' theory. Please keep some conservative views that your mum imposed upon you in your green days for your betterment.