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re: Huckleberry Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird banned in VA school

Posted on 12/2/16 at 2:22 pm to
Posted by Peazey
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Member since Apr 2012
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Posted on 12/2/16 at 2:22 pm to
They are not banned, and they probably won't be. They are being reviewed because that is the protocol when a parent files an official complaint. It's a misleading click bait title and article.

But yeah, this mother is stupid as frick and completely misconstrues the message and intent of those novels. Those are probably the two most important anti-racist works in all of American literature and maybe culture as a whole. That's less important than her attention grab though.
This post was edited on 12/2/16 at 2:23 pm
Posted by tiderider
Member since Nov 2012
7703 posts
Posted on 12/2/16 at 2:35 pm to
the twitter poll in the 2nd link suggests there will not be a ban ...

Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
95928 posts
Posted on 12/2/16 at 2:38 pm to
My son is named after a character in Huckleberry Finn(I own a 1st edition. One of my favorite books and authors)

Will be ironic if the book is no longer in school by the time he is of age
This post was edited on 12/2/16 at 2:39 pm
Posted by GeauxTigerTM
Member since Sep 2006
30596 posts
Posted on 12/2/16 at 2:40 pm to
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My son is named after a character in Huckleberry Finn


Tell Jim hello from the OT!
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
95928 posts
Posted on 12/2/16 at 2:44 pm to
He ain't Jim
Posted by jeff5891
Member since Aug 2011
15761 posts
Posted on 12/2/16 at 3:00 pm to
So I guess "Black Boy" by Richard Wright will be banned as well
Posted by IStandBytheU
Member since Sep 2016
964 posts
Posted on 12/2/16 at 3:11 pm to
Frequently Challenged Books List

What's the opposite of snowflake? Pretty sure it's those folks who are attempting the book banning...
Posted by Huck Finn
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2009
2460 posts
Posted on 12/2/16 at 4:00 pm to
Yeah, screw literary classics.
Posted by LucasP
Member since Apr 2012
21618 posts
Posted on 12/2/16 at 4:52 pm to
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Oh good, I've always wanted to censor history and live as though bad things never happened.


History is terrible, there's no reason kids should have to hear about it. Like the saying goes "those who study history are doomed to repeat it".
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