Critical Race Theory

[Spongebob]

Same reason I never read Harry Potter......something popular like that is bound to be full of nonsense.

So now you're saying popularity is a sign that a work is "full of nonsense"?  What does that mean, exactly?

Quick question, what Manga do you read?  It's my understanding that Manga is the most popular form of graphic novel on the planet today.

Can you offer anything of actual substance to the conversation?

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@Ahriman Again, which "tomes of indoctrination" are you speaking of?  You do understand that the term "tome" usually refers to a very thick/dense book, don't you?

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To be thorough here, I'll mention that the initial ban on New Kid in Katy, TX was lifted once a review committee had a chance to review the book.  The author was scheduled to make an appearance at the school and that, too, was cancelled but rescheduled later.  The initial uproar started with 400 signatures on a petition.  This is in a town of about 20,000 people.  That's a pretty small group for that size town.

But the momentum is clearly moving in the direction of banning and highly scrutinizing books and other material written by minorities out of a fear that they are attempting to brainwash white children.  Other states are in the same mode and in Texas, 850 books have been marked for review.  For anyone wondering, school libraries all have a qualified librarian (who must have a Master's degree in some states) who select the books for the library, so it's not like the publishers are just dumping books on the schools with no one considering their worth.

I can't say if teachers assign books to be read or not.  In our local elementary school they have a reading program where students choose their own books and get points for each book read.  Outside of classes about specific content, like history, specific book are not assigned for the reading program.