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81. Uh, did YOU read the article? It clearly states that the classic novel was removed

Thu Jan 27, 2022, 05:37 PM

Jan 2022

from the reading list "following a complaint from one parent". So, your "movement by educators" was initiated because a novel offended ONE person.

There may be valid criticisms of the manner in which the book is discussed ( i.e., lack of context), but your condescending criticism is undeserved.

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'To Kill a Mockingbird' will be removed from ninth-grade required reading list in Mukilteo [View all] ripcord Jan 2022 OP

Isn't this WA state? obamanut2012 Jan 2022 #1

There are good people in Spokane. My brother lives leftyladyfrommo Jan 2022 #12

East and Western Washington... Dan Jan 2022 #26

Mukilteo is western WA. Sneederbunk Jan 2022 #33

I know, but I was responding to the comment about Eastern Wa, Dan Jan 2022 #34

Censorship JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #2

I'm going to differ with you on this one. Removing something from a required reading list is mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 #8

There's so much food for thought JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #15

I agree. It is a de facto ban and just another example of back slide that is taking place. olegramps Jan 2022 #65

You are speaking my language JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #72

Good point PatSeg Jan 2022 #28

I agree. As long as the book is in the library I'm fine. Buckeyeblue Jan 2022 #29

Except JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #73

Good points Buckeyeblue Jan 2022 #77

The book was written for a white audience, DemocraticPatriot Jan 2022 #92

Unfortunate. DemocraticPatriot Jan 2022 #93

The real question ... ificandream Jan 2022 #39

Article states because JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #71

Pretty sad. gab13by13 Jan 2022 #3

Will the movie also be banned? gab13by13 Jan 2022 #4

Article says the book was not banned, just removed from required reading Gregory Peccary Jan 2022 #37

I think the Old Testament should be banned. gab13by13 Jan 2022 #5

Shameful. (nt) Paladin Jan 2022 #6

They should ask for student input on these decisions jmbar2 Jan 2022 #7

Students spearheaded the change and were outspoken about their views to remove. cbabe Jan 2022 #11

Got a link to this information that was not in the article? sinkingfeeling Jan 2022 #22

Thepostmillennial.com Jan. 25 cbabe Jan 2022 #36

Mulkiteo is north of Seattle. Politically cbabe Jan 2022 #9

Replace it with 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'! DemocraticPatriot Jan 2022 #89

who the heck do you think you are telling what we can and cant read. AllaN01Bear Jan 2022 #10

the notoriety probably just pushed a lot of kids to read it rurallib Jan 2022 #47

i was just thinking about that too also. Evil minds think alike . AllaN01Bear Jan 2022 #48

I read the book in the early 70's after having watched the movie. 2Gingersnaps Jan 2022 #63

i too was initiated to the injustices of this country at an early age. AllaN01Bear Jan 2022 #67

Reading 'Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee' made me so angry, I fantasized DemocraticPatriot Jan 2022 #91

Context? That's what teachers are for, duh. Literature, math, they are nothing without context Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2022 #13

I read it in high school Mz Pip Jan 2022 #14

I was thinking about this ripcord Jan 2022 #24

I won't even try to couch this in "nice" terms: this is the kind of ignorant SHIT you get Atticus Jan 2022 #16

What would someone going by "Atticus" know about this? Lucky Luciano Jan 2022 #23

"The one thing that doesn't abide by the majority is Atticus Jan 2022 #38

You obviously haven't read the article in the OP. intheflow Jan 2022 #80

Uh, did YOU read the article? It clearly states that the classic novel was removed Atticus Jan 2022 #81

Well, you're right and you're wrong. intheflow Jan 2022 #84

Apology accepted. No problem. nt Atticus Jan 2022 #86

One of the most profound learning tool for my privileged white son that LizBeth Jan 2022 #17

They removed the book based on one request? CrispyQ Jan 2022 #18

Ridiculous. Guess the person requesting removal has never read it. Atticus sinkingfeeling Jan 2022 #19

The point of the book is not how many times the "n" word is used. Lonestarblue Jan 2022 #20

Kids today are smart! They are defiant and understand censorship. MenloParque Jan 2022 #21

A little suburban town with population of one neighborhood here in Philly BumRushDaShow Jan 2022 #25

This book is in the public domain now FakeNoose Jan 2022 #27

It's not in public domain and not on Project Guttenberg. intheflow Jan 2022 #30

OK I've gotten it from the local library, and read it several times FakeNoose Jan 2022 #32

Some of the novels I like best were banned from time to time. marie999 Jan 2022 #31

So, because I'm a bleeding heart liberal antiracist, I'm not gonna get too up in arms about this. intheflow Jan 2022 #35

I don't see Atticus Finch as a "savior." Tom Robinson dies. The operative point is that Finch... NNadir Jan 2022 #40

"White savior" is a trope, it doesn't mean Finch saved Robinson. intheflow Jan 2022 #45

Well, I don't agree that Finch qualifies as an example of the "trope." NNadir Jan 2022 #49

One Ingersollman Jan 2022 #64

Sorry you feel that way. intheflow Jan 2022 #69

Well, you're "deeply engaged," in Dr. Abdullah's definitions. NNadir Jan 2022 #74

First, I have not called you a racist. intheflow Jan 2022 #76

It is a bit racist to call it white culture only though. cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #90

Well, I'd agree with you except intheflow Feb 2022 #97

👍 nt Raine Jan 2022 #85

Dr. Melina Abdullah is desperatly trying to hold on to racial views that simply do not hold up cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #59

Your trashing of a Black woman's experience and education is duly noted. n/t intheflow Jan 2022 #66

Really? you think she is correct to view through such a lens? cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #68

She is completely aligned with contemporary antiracist theory and action. intheflow Jan 2022 #70

Also duly noted is that you, a white person, have hitched your intellectual wagon Atticus Jan 2022 #87

I never cited Dr. Abdullah as an ultimate authority, intheflow Feb 2022 #98

In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Mysterian Jan 2022 #41

True! 👍 nt Raine Jan 2022 #83

Coming soon, book burning. Jack-o-Lantern Jan 2022 #42

Has anyone read murielm99 Jan 2022 #43

This is one more step in muzzling thought. "Lame! Lame! Lame!" Ford_Prefect Jan 2022 #44

sounds like the impetus here was not quite stopdiggin Jan 2022 #46

There is nothing wrong with updating a reading list to demonstrate similar concepts. NH Ethylene Jan 2022 #51

yeah. I think a lot of the outrage here is stopdiggin Jan 2022 #55

I suspect many have not read the article itself. n/t NH Ethylene Jan 2022 #88

I wonder how many people Turbineguy Jan 2022 #50

We've gone back to the 50's folks. 45 was the puss under the ripped off band-aid; all out now Evolve Dammit Jan 2022 #52

To Kill A Mockingbird is a white-savior narrative that is outdated. It sounds like this was a WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #53

Not a White Savior Narrative erpowers Jan 2022 #56

Okay, but it is tho. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #62

Thank you. intheflow Jan 2022 #78

I stopped in some of my writing and decided I would read as much literature written by black authors CTyankee Feb 2022 #99

What a great story, CTyankee! intheflow Feb 2022 #102

Exactly. You are a fine example of cultural exploration and finding riches beyond what we think CTyankee Feb 2022 #103

Oooooo! Art and music recs thrown into book discussions! intheflow Feb 2022 #104

It's a portion of my book "The Gladdened Heart"- The ART of Music. CTyankee Feb 2022 #105

. intheflow Feb 2022 #106

I am publishing privately (too old to shop my book around). That way, I can give my books away to CTyankee Feb 2022 #107

We've come full circle. jcmaine72 Jan 2022 #54

I lived in Mukilteo for 12 years pfitz59 Jan 2022 #57

This country is full-bore off the rails. AngryOldDem Jan 2022 #58

Perhaps the district should pair it with the Deminpenn Jan 2022 #60

Honestly with the language used and the whole Me Too issue I am surprised it lasted this long. cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #61

This is from the paper of record for Snohomish County. There's a paywall but you might get a one Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 #75

Thank you for including this other article. intheflow Jan 2022 #79

Ridiculous to do this. 👎 nt Raine Jan 2022 #82

No longer required but still optional. ManiacJoe Jan 2022 #94

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if the Black woman in that video was a Republican, I think we just won the culture wars.. cadoman Feb 2022 #101

not necessarily the worst thing -- what replaced it? cadoman Feb 2022 #100