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39. I get your point but there's no irony here for me n/t

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How would you feel if a Nazi swastika was on your child's assigned reading? [View all] underpants Jan 2016 OP

Teacher sounds really great, that sounds like a good class. emulatorloo Jan 2016 #1

over reacting & missing a good teaching opp - that symbol is 1000's of yrs old so a msongs Jan 2016 #2

Hard to see a serious study of saltpoint Jan 2016 #3

My problem with it is putting it on the cover underpants Jan 2016 #29

Make a book-cover out of a paper bag or left over holiday wrapping paper emulatorloo Jan 2016 #31

If the student can come away with a saltpoint Jan 2016 #33

I hope your correspondence with the teacher Ms. Toad Jan 2016 #44

It did underpants Jan 2016 #46

Better on a book cover than a brown shirt taking your kid to Auschwitz wordpix Jan 2016 #58

Absolutely fine with it oberliner Jan 2016 #4

I cannot see a problem either. Tipperary Jan 2016 #10

I don't see a problem. 840high Jan 2016 #50

+1 n/t tammywammy Jan 2016 #35

I think it is important for kids - everyone, really - to grok the difference between symbols, and Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #5

Is your daughter in a high school class? saltpoint Jan 2016 #6

Wonderful film n/t TubbersUK Jan 2016 #13

It really is. the end scene is saltpoint Jan 2016 #15

A great, great film. Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #63

Malle makes good ones, and for saltpoint Jan 2016 #89

Conflicted nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #7

Swastikas are extremely common in WWII literature and film Bjorn Against Jan 2016 #8

My child's class is studying WWII. This is part of the curriculum. Person 2713 Jan 2016 #9

You don't have to fear a book cover or the book's content. aikoaiko Jan 2016 #11

Not a problem at all, depending on the context, like the one you cited. nt kelly1mm Jan 2016 #12

Does it bite? jberryhill Jan 2016 #14

That ryan_cats Jan 2016 #40

I'd wonder why you were so scared of a symbol. If it symbolizes hate to you (and it does, in... Shandris Jan 2016 #16

Not scare of it. It just doesn't need to be on the cover. underpants Jan 2016 #25

If that's your only concern, why not cover it up with a removable full-adhesive label? Tanuki Jan 2016 #51

I'd be fine with it in the context you describe n/t TubbersUK Jan 2016 #17

I'll agree with the others .... that symbol is a part of history groundloop Jan 2016 #18

A swastika is the last thing in the world I would shield my son from. RandySF Jan 2016 #19

EXACTLY!!!!! And every child needs to know what it came to symbolize. pnwmom Jan 2016 #53

Concealing swastikas in World War 2 era educational material Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #20

The Swatstika is an ancient religous symbol and it pains me LiberalElite Jan 2016 #21

Meh! The Nazis stole the swastika from some religion, who used Ghost in the Machine Jan 2016 #22

It seems like an appropriate part of the story. roody Jan 2016 #23

Seems Flatpicker Jan 2016 #24

Our girls went to school in Germany DFW Jan 2016 #26

A highly regarded book. earthside Jan 2016 #27

Damn I got the title wrong underpants Jan 2016 #30

I have no problem at all with that cover deutsey Jan 2016 #67

I thought of that book and book cover, too. earthside Jan 2016 #69

The cover pretty much smacks you in the head what the book is about ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2016 #84

It's on the cover of Art Spiegelman's "Maus" kentauros Jan 2016 #28

One of the first, if not THE first, graphic novels. So gripping. Demit Jan 2016 #43

Yeah, I need to pull out my copy and read it again. kentauros Jan 2016 #55

you're over reacting Perogie Jan 2016 #32

I appreciate your opinion underpants Jan 2016 #37

Sounds like an excellent course that equates the symbol with horror, instead of it being mysterious. arcane1 Jan 2016 #34

I think the point missed you by '' <-- that much. X_Digger Jan 2016 #36

I get your point but there's no irony here for me n/t underpants Jan 2016 #39

Authoritarian movements remove saltpoint Jan 2016 #41

Context is everything. H2O Man Jan 2016 #38

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Thanks underpants Jan 2016 #47

We want to shield our children from pain and loss lindysalsagal Jan 2016 #45

Is your reaction to the fact that the symbol is on a flag? Demit Jan 2016 #48

I would not be bothered by the book cover, to answer your question. The kids all know why. Shrike47 Jan 2016 #49

Helicopter parents are destroying our youth. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2016 #52

+100000 RandySF Jan 2016 #59

I agree underpants Jan 2016 #61

This is another one. A great book. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2016 #54

As long as the content properly portrays the Nazis in the historically accurate, disgusting light... phleshdef Jan 2016 #56

Take the tape off. The swastika is historically accurate for the time period and winter is coming Jan 2016 #57

I don't understand Dorian Gray Jan 2016 #60

I was 12 when I visited former camps, met survivors and heard all of those horrible stories. One Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #62

I think you are severely over reacting and teaching your kids a bad lesson hack89 Jan 2016 #64

Fine with it. Iggo Jan 2016 #65

Sounds as if Bettie Jan 2016 #66

You haven't said why you think the swastika shouldn't be on the cover. Why shouldn't it? Brickbat Jan 2016 #68

Sounds like a good book. I'll have to read it. I don't see any raccoon Jan 2016 #70

If it was a book about the Nazis, and portrayed them negatively, I would not object LeftishBrit Jan 2016 #71

Should we allow any symbols on any books that could be regarded as propaganda by some? Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #72

We're Old Pals UP, But You're Overreacting ProfessorGAC Jan 2016 #73

**MY FINAL RESPONSE ON THIS THREAD** I received responses from the teacher and principal underpants Jan 2016 #78

You are overreacting. Throd Jan 2016 #74

I would feel they are getting a good education KatyMan Jan 2016 #75

Literally judging a book by its cover. Sad Android3.14 Jan 2016 #76

In this context, I would let it be Maeve Jan 2016 #77

Banning symbols is probably counter-productive. leveymg Jan 2016 #79

Meh MosheFeingold Jan 2016 #80

I would be fine with it (nt) bigwillq Jan 2016 #81

you asked how I would feel. BlueCollar Jan 2016 #82

Presumably people in school know that it is assigned reading. Zynx Jan 2016 #83

I have to say, I don't understand your concern DefenseLawyer Jan 2016 #85

How unfortunate ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2016 #86

A big black marker will fix that. hunter Jan 2016 #87

If this is the cover ... GeorgeGist Jan 2016 #88

Make the teacher's life miserable because you don't like the cover of a book. LiberalAndProud Jan 2016 #90