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U.S., Texas teacher fired for showing Anne Frank graphic novel to eighth-graders (www.theguardian.com)
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The school teacher was released after officials with Hamshire-Fannett independent school district said the teacher presented the “inappropriate” book to students. The graphic novel, written by Ari Folman and illustrated by David Polonsky, adapts the diary of 13-year-old Anne Frank, who wrote while hiding in an annexe in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.

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[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was literally written by a 13 year old.

[–] ThunderingJerboa@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well to be fair, it was written by a 13 year old. That includes some things about growing up, so a whole mess of unfiltered thoughts, puberty, masturbation, etc. Some of which was censored by her father (to be fair I doubt she would have wanted all of that stuff actually published).

[–] 0x815@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

I don't know whether or not she would have wanted this stuff to be published nor what her father did, but that's not the issue here. What Texas is doing here is deeply anti-democratic and authoritarian. That reminds us on China's or Russia's dictatorship.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

Fuck Texas.

[–] Audrey0nne@leminal.space 1 points 1 year ago

Operation Paperclip was a resounding success and these are the fruits it bears.