VA: SCHOOL BANS “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” AND “THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN” FOR OFFENSIVE CONTENT – IOTW Report

VA: SCHOOL BANS “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” AND “THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN” FOR OFFENSIVE CONTENT

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Milo:

A Virginia high school has banned “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” because they use racial slurs.

The move comes after the mother of a biracial student at a Virginia school complained about the use of the n-word in the literature classics.

“I keep hearing, ‘this is a classic, this is a classic,’” said Rothstein-Williams, the white mother. “I understand this is a literature classic but at some point, I feel the children will not or do not truly get the classic part, the literature part – which I’m not disputing this is great literature. But there are so many racial slurs in there and offensive wording that you can’t get past that.”

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28 Comments on VA: SCHOOL BANS “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” AND “THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN” FOR OFFENSIVE CONTENT

  1. “But there are so many racial slurs in there and offensive wording that you can’t get past that.”

    Then you are not doing your job of training up your children to face this world.

  2. They can’t get past racial slurs— this is the first step of victimology, finally escalating to asking for reparations for wrongs done over centuries ago.

    There are more than just physical ghettos — there are ghettos of the mind as well.

  3. “… that you can’t get past that.”

    “… that *I* can’t get past that.”

    There, fixed it for you, Rothstein-Williams.
    You are a racist, lady, otherwise the words wouldn’t be offensive – because words CAN’T BE offensive – only taking OFFENSE at words can be offensive.

    izlamo delenda est …

  4. Still not so bad they’re moving back to Africa, is it, though?

    Her maiden name is Rothstein, so I guess they could probably move to Israel, too. Not that Israel would want them.

  5. How about teaching the little snowflakes not to judge people from other times by the mores of our own period in history?
    Mark Twain would have hit these people with chairs, if they weren’t always sitting in them.

  6. I agree. I feel literature should be banned, especially English literature. It serves no useful purpose any more. Most blacks don’t read and even Chris Rock, the negro intellectual/comedian said, “books are like Kriptonite to niggers.” So if you want to hide your money from a black burglar, hide it in a book . So let’s get rid of all books that mention the word “nigger.” Unless those books are written by “niggers.” Fair?
    My apologies to Thomas Sowell, Shelby Steele, Walter Williams and many others.

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