The CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, pulled “Persepolis” from the Chicago schools in 2013. In 2015, she was forced to resign after she gave $20.5 million contract to a charter school company for which she used to work — a little poetic justice.
banning a book about iran. should we also ban doctor zhivago, because russia? or, ban romance of the three kingdoms, because china? or, ban tale of the genji, because japan? or, the inferno, because hell? or, ban paradise lost, because satan?
It’s been a long time, but I read it and thought it was quite good. Curious that you can count on 1984 and Animal Farm being required. And A Clockwork Orange. This is nothing compared to those.
it is a pretty good graphic novel. I like the personal viewpoint. I really don’t understand why someone would feel threatened by this story. Shall we guess what tomorrows banned book will be?
Have you ever noticed that the people who scream loudest about banning a book or a film Never read the book or saw the film ? But they heard that said book or film was evil and needed to be kept away from the innocent, god-fearing folks.
Who, exactly, is citing its “political viewpoint” when calling for it to be banned? Because doing a quick search reveals a) not many have called for it to be banned; and b) most of those are doing so based on its language and imagery (the depiction of torture seems to be the main complaint there).
I have to say, I don’t think the best defense for banned books is to lie about the people wanting them banned.
The book was banned on the notion that the torture scenes were too much for tweens to handle, but the reality is that most kids have seen far worse than this by age 12 or 13. IMO, it isn’t a bad idea to bring up the question of whether torture is ever justified to kids that age. Too many people wind up with the false premise that torture often yields useful information as seen in TV shows like “24”.
BE THIS GUY over 8 years ago
The CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, pulled “Persepolis” from the Chicago schools in 2013. In 2015, she was forced to resign after she gave $20.5 million contract to a charter school company for which she used to work — a little poetic justice.
vwdualnomand over 8 years ago
banning a book about iran. should we also ban doctor zhivago, because russia? or, ban romance of the three kingdoms, because china? or, ban tale of the genji, because japan? or, the inferno, because hell? or, ban paradise lost, because satan?
cdward over 8 years ago
It’s been a long time, but I read it and thought it was quite good. Curious that you can count on 1984 and Animal Farm being required. And A Clockwork Orange. This is nothing compared to those.
car2ner over 8 years ago
it is a pretty good graphic novel. I like the personal viewpoint. I really don’t understand why someone would feel threatened by this story. Shall we guess what tomorrows banned book will be?
Linguist over 8 years ago
Have you ever noticed that the people who scream loudest about banning a book or a film Never read the book or saw the film ? But they heard that said book or film was evil and needed to be kept away from the innocent, god-fearing folks.
scpandich over 8 years ago
Who, exactly, is citing its “political viewpoint” when calling for it to be banned? Because doing a quick search reveals a) not many have called for it to be banned; and b) most of those are doing so based on its language and imagery (the depiction of torture seems to be the main complaint there).
I have to say, I don’t think the best defense for banned books is to lie about the people wanting them banned.
z.a.m over 8 years ago
Persepolis is a masterpiece.
ZorkArg over 8 years ago
Uh… I think you’re missing a few helping verbs. I’m not sure what you mean – what comes after “because” in your comment?
nboady over 8 years ago
Both volumes of Persepolis were worth reading.
Sherlock Watson over 8 years ago
“Be vewwy, vewwy quiet… or else.”
braindead Premium Member over 8 years ago
This cartoon is totally wrong. Sending humans to their death never bothered The Decider or The Dick in the slightest.
The invasion of Iraq is the gift that keeps on giving.
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr over 8 years ago
Get thee in front of me, Cheney.(NEVER stand in his line of fire.)
Uncle Joe Premium Member over 8 years ago
Uncle Joe Premium Member over 8 years ago
The book was banned on the notion that the torture scenes were too much for tweens to handle, but the reality is that most kids have seen far worse than this by age 12 or 13. IMO, it isn’t a bad idea to bring up the question of whether torture is ever justified to kids that age. Too many people wind up with the false premise that torture often yields useful information as seen in TV shows like “24”.