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Rhiannon12866

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5. At school and even at camp, "great" literature was considered educational

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #4)

Sun Sep 24, 2023, 12:34 AM

Sep 2023

And it's not even modern stuff, Shakespeare has been considered iconic for centuries. And The "classics" we read were not new at the time, let alone now. It makes no sense to me that after all these years that what was previously considered great literature is now "offensive." Life can often be offensive and that is something that everyone needs to learn to deal with or they're in for one big shock.

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#VelshiBannedBookClub: 'Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation' - Velshi - MSNBC [View all] Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 OP

I watched this on Velshi this morning..worth the watch Deuxcents Sep 2023 #1

He's one of my favorites, too, and it makes no sense to me, either Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #2

It would not surprise me if these thin skinned literary experts Deuxcents Sep 2023 #4

At school and even at camp, "great" literature was considered educational Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #5

It's all STILL... Think. Again. Sep 2023 #7

And they are depriving a generation by "banning" it. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #8

"Anne Frank's Diary" was required reading in my High School English class. pazzyanne Sep 2023 #3

Same here, we read it too, and as I said above, we performed the play at summer camp. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #6

Maybe if today's parents would read along with their kids Deuxcents Sep 2023 #9

My parents never questioned what I was reading, they figured that the teachers knew best. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #10

Back in the last century when I was in school Deuxcents Sep 2023 #11

Same here. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #12

That's a good one! Deuxcents Sep 2023 #13

Well, boarding school was not my favorite and we moved a lot due to my Dad's job Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #14

It's also INSULTING Warpy Sep 2023 #15

I couldn't agree more, it's close to unbelievable Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #16

One thing they need to do at these "town" school board meetings Warpy Sep 2023 #17