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All 80 books banned in Minnesota last year came from one school

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  1. [2]
    Hunterquill
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    Native Americans really can never have nice things in this country. I know I'm fortunate to not have this, but I can't imagine growing up and realizing your parent is a bigoted moron.

    North Woods removed books about racism, LGBTQ themes and the Holocaust from the school library. They pulled children’s classics and Newbery Award winners; bedtime stories and cookbooks. Books about dinosaurs and books by Native American authors, purchased with students from the nearby Bois Forte Reservation in mind.

    Native Americans really can never have nice things in this country.

    Krebsbach also talked to students, catering to their age groups, about what book banning means. According to the lesson plans he shared, one of the banned books he planned to use as an example for grades 4-6 was “Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets.”
    But complaints flooded in from parents who heard about the display and some of the new books in the library. By the end of the week, Krebsbach was out of a job.

    I know I'm fortunate to not have this, but I can't imagine growing up and realizing your parent is a bigoted moron.

    8 votes
    1. snake_case
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      Even worse, imagine never realizing that, and becoming part of the next generation of bigoted morons.

      Even worse, imagine never realizing that, and becoming part of the next generation of bigoted morons.

      3 votes
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    kinnabari
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    What baffles me the most is that they banned the John Deere Farm-to-Table Kid's Cookbook. The people banning these books seem like the kind of "Tractors! America! Woo!" People who would like this...

    What baffles me the most is that they banned the John Deere Farm-to-Table Kid's Cookbook. The people banning these books seem like the kind of "Tractors! America! Woo!" People who would like this book. I guess they really hated Quinn Krebsbach.

    2 votes
    1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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      They pulled every newly ordered book. That's why that one probably got caught up unless there's something weirdly objectionable to them in there.

      They pulled every newly ordered book. That's why that one probably got caught up unless there's something weirdly objectionable to them in there.

      1 vote