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Does this make any sense?

Started by darkhop, 03/21/2004 09:01PM
Posted 03/21/2004 09:01PM Opening Post
http://www.wsbtv.com/education/2928251/detail.html

Apparently it's not enough to fight against evolution in school textbooks, now it's spread to 'offensive' novels including To Kill A Mockingbird and The Martian Chronicles. What on earth is the problem with *those*?
Posted 03/22/2004 01:25PM #1
After reading a forum on another site, this to-do turns out to be a couple of black parents wanting the books out of the school because they have the N-word in them.

Somewhat ironic considering that both Mockingbird and Chronicles use it to put a spotlight on racist hatred.

But at least it makes a *little* more sense now. I read Chronicles several times and couldn't see why anyone would object.