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A school district pulled "To Kill A Mockingbird" because it was making folks uncomfortable
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:26 pm
In Biloxi
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“There were complaints about it,” said school board vice president Kenny Holloway. “There is some language in the book that makes people uncomfortable, and we can teach the same lesson with other books.” Holloway said the book will remain in school libraries, but will no longer be taught to eighth-grade students in the district.
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Lee's 1960 novel about a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman, which won the Pulitzer Prize, has been a staple in classrooms for decades.
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Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:27 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I don't even know what there is to be offended about.
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:27 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I remember in class we were reading aloud taking turns...and yep the ol N word came about and rolled off the tongue of this little white girls mouth....class went dead silent.
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:28 pm to lsuwontonwrap
quote:Dilly Dilly
A school district pulled "To Kill A Mockingbird" because it was making folks uncomfortable by lsuwontonwrap
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:29 pm to lsuwontonwrap
IT'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE. THAT'S THE POINT, YOU IGNORANT MOTHERfrickERS!
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:29 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I remember in High School history class we watched Roots. These people are complaining about "To Kill A Mockingbird"? 
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:30 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Most in Mississippi didn't like the outcome of the book anyway. This is probably welcomed in that state.
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:30 pm to lsuwontonwrap
So what will replace it? That’s such an important book for kids to read at that age. It’s also one of the few books you will ever have to read for school that’s really good
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:31 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:31 pm to HempHead
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I don't even know what there is to be offended about.
oh come on. The part of the book that made me laugh out loud the hardest was when they tried to build a snowman, but there wasn't enough snow on the ground to do it. So they made a snowman out of dirt. When they stepped back to look at it Scout said something along the lines of "Jim, I ain't never seen a n****r snowman."
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:32 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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IT'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE
yup
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:33 pm to Ed Osteen
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So what will replace it?
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:33 pm to colorchangintiger
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oh come on. The part of the book that made me laugh out loud the hardest was when they tried to build a snowman, but there wasn't enough snow on the ground to do it. So they made a snowman out of dirt. When they stepped back to look at it Scout said something along the lines of "Jim, I ain't never seen a n****r snowman."
If someone really gets offended by that, or thinks that the book endorses it, they ought to remove themselves from the gene pool.
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:33 pm to upgrayedd
Me Too
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:34 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Before anyone starts talking about modern PC this and that, To Kill A Mockingbird has been a hotly contested book in the classroom since it's publication in the 60s.
ETA - Doesn't mean it's the right action, but this isn't some new view on the book. Some people have had issues with it since the 1960s.
ETA - Doesn't mean it's the right action, but this isn't some new view on the book. Some people have had issues with it since the 1960s.
This post was edited on 10/16/17 at 3:45 pm
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:35 pm to lsuwontonwrap
A seminal book in the entire history of black civil rights and it is pulled because it makes people uncomfortable...
I wonder which parts...
I wonder which parts...
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:36 pm to lsuwontonwrap
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"To Kill A Mockingbird" ....was making folks uncomfortable
Wait....wasnt that the whole point of the book?
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:38 pm to HempHead
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If someone really gets offended by that, or thinks that the book endorses it, they ought to remove themselves from the gene pool.
Dude, kids these days get offended at Halloween costumes. Why do you think they're called trigger warnings? It's because they don't look or even care about the context. N-word? Boom, triggered. Look for Mark Twain statues to be protested next.
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:43 pm to lsuwontonwrap
If they have any sense of irony at all they will replace it in the curriculum with Fahrenheit 451.
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:43 pm to colorchangintiger
I have the audio book from I Tunes on my phone. Think I'll listen to it tomorrow while I'm on a nice drive.
Thanks for reminding me.
Thanks for reminding me.
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