I love this story. This is 'Banned Books Week' in the US. You would think they would need a month to highlight all the books taken off shelves by illiterate hillbilly mouth breathers. Which book to you think would be the most banned book across America? One about how to build a homemade pipe bomb? No. With all the troubles on this magnificent planet of ours, THIS is the most banned book this year because the good Lord knows we can't have our precious little snowflakes co-opted by the gay penguin agenda.
"According to the ALA, there were more than 500 "challenges" to specific books in schools, stores, and libraries reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom in 2008.And probably many, many more that went unreported. And Tango Makes Three was apparently the biggest target. It's a true story about a same-sex penguin couple in New York's Central Park Zoo who were given an egg to raise."
This is the list of the top ten banned books. See if you can see what they have in common. Maybe if kids got the chance to read about human sexuality they wouldn't be so surprised to find themselves having babies while still teenagers. I can guarantee you that any of these books that are over 100 pages haven't even been READ in their entirety by those seeking to have them banned. Just scanned with a highlighter to find all the naughty words.
"1. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Reasons: anti-ethnic, anti-family, homosexuality, religious viewpoint, and unsuited to age group
2. His Dark Materials trilogy, by Philip Pullman
Reasons: political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, and violence
3. TTYL; TTFN; L8R, G8R (series), by Lauren Myracle
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
4. Scary Stories (series) , by Alvin Schwartz
Reasons: occult/satanism, religious viewpoint, and violence
5. Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya
Reasons: occult/satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, and violence
6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: drugs, homosexuality, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, suicide, and unsuited to age group
7. Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily von Ziegesar
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
8. Uncle Bobby's Wedding, by Sarah S. Brannen
Reasons: homosexuality and unsuited to age group
9. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
10. Flashcards of My Life, by Charise Mericle Harper
Reasons: sexually explicit and unsuited to age group"
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