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Magic Tree House author Mary Pope Osborne, children’s poet Shel Silverstein and Calvin and Hobbes cartoonist Bill Watterson have joined Judy Blume, Sarah J. Maas, Eric Carle and Kurt Vonnegut on a mind-boggling list of hundreds of books purged from some Tennessee school libraries.

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[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Fucking Calvin & Hobbes?!

Are you fucking kidding me right now?!

[-] Airowird@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago

Can't have cartoons about questioning authority,those 8y olds might get ideas!

[-] tnarg42@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I have the "Complete Collection" box set, and I broke my 10 year-old son's heart when, after he finished the whole thing, I had to tell him that there were no more. I think they made him a better kid.

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

These people are going after anything that might imply nudity at all. I seem to remember Calvin had an immense hatred of baths. So once his mom finally got him in, poof, that now has to go, because he's naked under all that water.

I'm surprised they don't just ban all visual art that depicts humans, since everyone is naked under their clothes.

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago

A small kid asking for a porn movie??? BAN THAT SHIT!!!!

Calling satanic powers?? JESUS FUCKING CHRIST BAN THIS HERETICAL SHIT!!!!!!

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I always loved Calvin's snowman hijinks. And Spaceman Spiff. And all the "I'M HOOoooOOOOooome!"

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

I don't think that's it. It's named after philosophers, the people banning aren't always stupid. I bet Calvin seems like a left wing propagandist to them too.

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

You're not wrong, in general. But in this specific case, in Tennessee, it's specifically about the nudity.

Any materials that “in whole or in part” contain any “nudity, or descriptions or depictions of sexual excitement, sexual conduct, excess violence, or sadomasochistic abuse” are inappropriate for all students and do not belong in a school library.

It's "nudity" of any type, which puts the Venus de Milo in the same category as Brazzers.

[-] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

So the Bible is inappropriate for all students and there's several parents I need to report...

[-] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Why are Christians so afraid of their God given bodies

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 1 points 1 week ago

I was about to jump in and defend the heck out of Shel Silverstein but it's based on a broad sweeping nudity ban?

That's fair. That man was an accidental children's book author and the best kind of weirdo.
The ban is dumb but his inclusion less so.

[-] gabbath@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I said before but my guess is that with Shel they saw the title "A Boy Named Sue" and automatically banned him.

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

Geez... God forbid there's a copious amount of bubbles or something covering anything if Calvin ever does jump back out of the bath

[-] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

There are strips where he's running around naked and you see his butt

[-] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

An inquisitive young kid with a strong imagination and who asks lots if questions is rarely seen by adults in power as a positive influence.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Promotes the radical environmentalism ideology and the war on cars biking!

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

And building character!

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No, the right wing are just that sensitive.

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