MCMINN COUNTY BANS "MAUS", PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING HOLOCAUST BOOK

[dingosatemyusername]

Continuing the recent spate of conservative book-banning initiatives, The Mcminn County School board just voted to ban the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel “MAUS” by Art Spiegelman from all of its schools, citing the inclusion of words like “God Damn” and “naked pictures” (illustrations) of women.



There is no video available of the meeting, but here are the MINUTES in their entirety.

http://tnholler.com/2022/01/mcminn-county-bans-maus-pulitzer-prize-winning-holocaust-book/


edited to add link

[DBoon]

1. Link?

Which state is this?

[dingosatemyusername]

2. Tennessee and link added

[DBoon]

4. very good

[Dan]

3. Are they aware, that the characters are portrayed by cartoon pictures of Cats, Rats, Mice....

[marybourg]

5. Next: nazi-style open air book burnings.

[Eugene]

9. They're working on it.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/spotsylvania-school-board-appoints-chair-who-was-in-favor-of-burning-books-fires-superintendent/2933066/

[dingosatemyusername]

6. I just scanned through both volumes

and this is the only "nudity" I could find

[Mister Ed]

7. It's crystal clear, then, isn't it?

They're going full holocaust denial, and pretending it's mere prudishness.

[Eugene]

8. author Art Spiegelman condemns the move as 'Orwellian'

Tennessee school board bans Holocaust graphic novel ‘Maus’ – author Art Spiegelman condemns the move as ‘Orwellian’

“I’m kind of baffled by this,” Art Spiegelman, the author of “Maus,” told CNBC in an interview about the unanimous vote by the McMinn board to bar the book, which is about his parents, from continuing to be used in the curriculum.

“It’s leaving me with my jaw open, like, ‘What?’” said Spiegelman, 73, who only learned of the ban after it was the subject of a tweet Wednesday – a day before Holocaust Remembrance Day.

He called the school board “Orwellian” for its action.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/26/tennessee-school-board-bans-holocaust-comic-maus-by-art-spiegelman.html