Art Spiegelman's Maus Banned by Tennessee School Boa...
cool
Dr. BeardoPuff
[Holocaust, Maus, Censorship]
Dr. BeardoPuff
Cool news for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Dr. BeardoPuff
Cool and good news to know that the school board voted 10-0 to ban Maus for having... some swears.
Dr. BeardoPuff
And a naked mouse.
Dr. BeardoPuff
In a Holocaust Memoir.
Dr. BeardoPuff
Cool.
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oh jfc
adanteallegro
Oh, I heard about this this morning and I have been LIVID about this.
adanteallegro
MAN, they say that the reason why this book is banned because of swears and a naked mouse, but.
adanteallegro
First off, have these people ever been on the back of a middle school bus.
adanteallegro
AUUUUUUGH this just pisses me off to no end, Maus is an incredibly book and everyone should read it.
tsuchinoko real
sighs in librarian
tsuchinoko real
maus is unfortunately one of those titles that gets challenged all the time for various stupid reasons but the timing on this is quite sus
adanteallegro
Ooooogh, I'm not surprised to hear that Maus has been challenged so much, but the fact that it's being challenged like all of the time is very... :\
adanteallegro
This stuff is important to read and teach!!
tsuchinoko real
but we have to protect the children from (checks notes) things they already know about and do all the time, like cussing
Dr. BeardoPuff
back when the University have me teaching the American lit survey I always included the selection from Maus
Dr. BeardoPuff
because the text is good
Dr. BeardoPuff
it is good if you are 12. It is good if you are 20. It is good if you are 50.
Dr. BeardoPuff
it is good if you are 10 assholes on a school board.
adanteallegro
I swear, these people on this school board are so out of touch.
adanteallegro
Have they ever seen a child
Dr. BeardoPuff
no