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gg59

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9. I didn't get even that much -- I just got mad

Reply to ggma (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 6, 2023, 07:57 PM

Nov 2023

That is perhaps what is *alleged* as a motivation for the banning attempt. The long article is in the Washington Post from Hannah Natanson. It's paywalled so *I* haven't read it. However, as a black person who has been in front of middle or high school students every school day for the last 15 years or more, I call BULLSHIT straight up. The article is captioned "the blowback was fierce" -- rest WELL assured, I AM that blowback, And You Should Be Too.

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Students hated 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' Their teachers tried to dump it. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 OP

Truth can be painful Bayard Nov 2023 #1

My thoughts are to assign watching the movie in class, rather than reading the book FakeNoose Nov 2023 #2

Yes it hurts, that's the IDEA. elleng Nov 2023 #3

I don't get how "progressive" teachers wouldn't want to teach this book groundloop Nov 2023 #4

What I got from the article ggma Nov 2023 #5

That's what it seemed like to me. electric_blue68 Nov 2023 #8

I didn't get even that much -- I just got mad gg59 Nov 2023 #9

I wasn't advancing an opinion; ggma Nov 2023 #10

I agree with one of the responses after the article Diamond_Dog Nov 2023 #6

Historically there's so much literature that could offend women, but we still have to know what women faced Timeflyer Nov 2023 #7

It's removed from the required reading list but not banned. Local articles... uppityperson Nov 2023 #11