Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I mean, wouldn't any work of classic literature that references sexual activity get this warning? E.g. To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sound and the Fury, Lolita, and lots more.
You wish - The don't read the classics that reinforce the patriarchy. They read new books about gay sex and how minorities are targets. We're in a very sad and depressing time in history.
WTF? You’d rather go back to oppression and no voices aside from white men?
No, I'd rather go back to reading the best stories and novels ever written by anyone throughout history. I could care less about who wrote it nor who that person has sex with. It just doesn't matter. I don't judge my neighbors by their skin or their sexual preferences, and I don't judge authors by it either.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I mean, wouldn't any work of classic literature that references sexual activity get this warning? E.g. To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sound and the Fury, Lolita, and lots more.
You wish - The don't read the classics that reinforce the patriarchy. They read new books about gay sex and how minorities are targets. We're in a very sad and depressing time in history.
WTF? You’d rather go back to oppression and no voices aside from white men?
Anonymous wrote:They also assign newer stuff because if it's popular and more identifiable and you can increase engagement across the board. It's not rocket science. The 9th graders are more likely to actually read John Green than Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why do schools think that it is so necessary for freshman classes to read all these kind of books with sexual content? Will freshmen English skills not grow if they are not exposed to such content at school?
Shakespeare has sexual content. I remember my english teacher pointing out a few of the sex references/quips in the 90s. Chill out.
Anonymous wrote:Why do schools think that it is so necessary for freshman classes to read all these kind of books with sexual content? Will freshmen English skills not grow if they are not exposed to such content at school?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I mean, wouldn't any work of classic literature that references sexual activity get this warning? E.g. To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sound and the Fury, Lolita, and lots more.
You wish - The don't read the classics that reinforce the patriarchy. They read new books about gay sex and how minorities are targets. We're in a very sad and depressing time in history.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why do schools think that it is so necessary for freshman classes to read all these kind of books with sexual content? Will freshmen English skills not grow if they are not exposed to such content at school?
Because it’s hip, modern and woke and the kids can relate to it better supposedly. It’s a lot easier to read than the classics too. This is basically the dumbing down of our kids.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I mean, wouldn't any work of classic literature that references sexual activity get this warning? E.g. To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sound and the Fury, Lolita, and lots more.
You wish - The don't read the classics that reinforce the patriarchy. They read new books about gay sex and how minorities are targets. We're in a very sad and depressing time in history.
Anonymous wrote:I mean, wouldn't any work of classic literature that references sexual activity get this warning? E.g. To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sound and the Fury, Lolita, and lots more.
Anonymous wrote:Why do schools think that it is so necessary for freshman classes to read all these kind of books with sexual content? Will freshmen English skills not grow if they are not exposed to such content at school?
Anonymous wrote:Why do schools think that it is so necessary for freshman classes to read all these kind of books with sexual content? Will freshmen English skills not grow if they are not exposed to such content at school?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OMG OP, it's not like they're going to be reading The Happy Hooker in class.
No, but they could be assigned the graphic novel Gender Queer in FCPS.
Why don’t you post the c0ck / d1ldo-sucking illustration from Gender Queer here to DCUM, and see what happens?
I mean, since that image / material is approved for our children in FCPS, by FCPS, why wouldn’t it be OK here on a parents forum, right?
Having a copy of the book in the library and assigning it to an entire class are completely separate things, but DCUM is always exaggerating so why stop now.