A town close to where I live wants to pull a book off the shelves at it's school libraries. It's called "And Tango makes three" It's a true story about two male penguins at a zoo that adopt an egg, and raise the baby penguin. They say the book is based on homosexuals.
2006-11-18 23:14:44 · 8 answers · asked by sluggo1947 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
lmao, well seeing it's the male penguin that hatches the egg and raises the chick in the wild I don't think homosexuality comes into it.
2006-11-18 23:18:33 · answer #1 · answered by Gazpode55 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I remember reading the Chocolate War when I was 13 years old BECAUSE it was pulled from the shelves at my school...I've been a bit rebelious ever since. If they pull it, kids who wouldn't have had any interest in it in the first place will want to read it now. Also, they will all talk abut this implied homosexuality theme that was probably never the intention of the author (remember when Puff the magic Dragon was simply a song about a lonely boy and a dragon?). Censorship almost always results in the opposite of its desired effect. It makes blockbusters out of books like Harry Potter and the DaVinci Code (both widely censored) and makes the people who want to ban books look foolish (which they are).
"Have you heard about that boy down the block who came out of the closet? Yeah, well it turns out it wasn't genetics afterall; when he was younger he read this book about two penguins..."
2006-11-19 08:29:13 · answer #2 · answered by Sandie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So, the whole town wants the book pulled? Just a few families are complaining?
I'd be fired up if my library was going to pull it. It's a parent's decision to decide if they want their kids to read it, but no...it should not be pulled off the shelf. Can we say censorship? Maybe we can toss in a few good old book burnings while we're at it.
2006-11-19 08:03:26 · answer #3 · answered by avalonlee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't support homosexuality myself, but Im not really against it either. It is factual that it occurs quite regularly in nature. not just by confused animals trying to have sex, but by monogomous animals as well. Its kind of hard to explain, but I don't think removing it is the answer. You can't just hide stuff from the children, and you also can't flagrantly support it in front of them either. You have to be as unbiased as possible about the subject. Let them take it in for what it is. No, they should not remove the book. It might actually be good and have a lot more to offer than homosexual penguins.
2006-11-19 07:20:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand why it's a problem. Even if it was about homosexuality, so what! It's normal, as is male and female companions .. it shouldn't be an issue hidden away from children like a dirty secret. Such actions compound the homophobic attitude. How silly.
2006-11-19 07:48:06 · answer #5 · answered by l0bster_quadrille 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if it's a true account, I don't see why you should shield kids from it. Why don't they just lynch those gay penguins while they're pulling the books off the shelves?
2006-11-19 07:46:07 · answer #6 · answered by Andromeda_Carina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think children should read this book. But even if a parent does not want their child(ren) to read this book, they have no right to keep other children from having access to this book so they can read it themselves. Censorship is wrong.
2006-11-19 08:47:33 · answer #7 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no children will be exposed to homosexuality in life. I would not wanting my children to read a book on this subject till they are old enough to understand and make responsible decisions on there own. I do not personally agree with this type of lifestyle but what other people do is there business.
2006-11-19 07:19:44 · answer #8 · answered by Gunslinger 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋