My comments on this story: Stupid person.
Excuse me, but how outdated is this little spat this lady is trying to cause? Maybe I'm a little bit irritated because I happen to love Harry Potter and the creativity of J.K. Rowling, as I am a writer myself, but mostly, I think it stems from the fact that this woman is the very reason I am no longer a teacher, and I am no longer living in the 'burbs.
Congratulations. Your little display of self-righteous 'oh no, the mention of witches and wizards is going to turn all of our children into Wiccan devil worshippers' has been heard, and luckily overruled.
Think about your poor children. They are the ones who are going to school and being ridiculed because their mother made national headlines by joining the list of insecure parents trying to ban a fictional book from schools. Have you even read the books? Those kids celebrate CHRISTMAS! How is that supportive of Wiccan culture? And how the hell does a book get blamed for a summer camp? Do you really think that the Wiccan culture didn't exist before Harry Potter? Wake up, lady. You're a moron. Suggesting that Harry Potter be taken from libraries is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Yes, let's discourage the children of one of the dumbest states in the country from reading. You should be happy they want to read. Let them. You just need to sit home and watch your talk shows and let education happen.
3 comments:
aren't you glad you're imagination wasn't stifled as a child??? of course, this isn't anything new...this self-righteous b.s. many moon ago, while attempting to have my eldest's picture taken with the sesame street bunch, another mother, when asked which character she would like to have in her kid's picture, practically hyperventilated and passed out because "oh no!!! we don't participate in anything that is a fantasy"....boy, christmas must have been a blast at their house, and they probably shot the easter bunny when he came through the door. :0)
Yeah, I'm lucky my parents let me keep my imaginary friends and only sheltered me from things like Dirty Dancing and MTV.
yes...the little man or some such person....just goes to show you that what they say is true...if your kids have imaginary friends, they grow up to have great imaginations themselves. the proof is in the pudding,or in the 'lb' in this case.
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