You don't know any books that shouldn't be in schools?
I could probably find some, yeah. Isn't that obvious? You can't find one yourself?
Yeah, them Belgians did a bang-up job in Rwanda.
Hatuey (Gesundheit)... LOL.. the art critic...
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I know many that shouldn't be in schools, but I'm a teacher and I read a lot. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be naggy.
-- I've read some of the Tintin books and they are infested with racism. Asterix and Obelix are IMO far better in terms of story telling and artwork.
I think the biggest issue, is who gets to deem something as actually "racist"?
I think the biggest issue, is who gets to deem something as actually "racist"?
This is an interesting case. It takes place in Belgium and concerns the old character Tintin. Apparently, some are offended by the book Tintin in the Congo and was written in the late 1920s. There's a good BBC video along with the article.
There's has been similar talk about Huckleberry Finn. I do believe it's been banned from some schools. What do you all think? I'm speaking of your general view of this issue, not specifically related to Belgium vs U.S. laws on free speech, but what how YOU think free speech should be applied in this type of scenario.
BBC News - Belgian bid to ban 'racist' Tintin in the Congo
Has anyone defined what "racist" literature is? What books are racist and shouldn't be in schools?
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