Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

ThatGuyOutBackMUT t1_iutzlme wrote

Reply to comment by fireside_blather in The Culture War Is Alive And Well In This Pennsylvania School District by zaraalbro

Hollidaysburg School District has a pretty horrible incident happen yesterday where a teacher literally had a cartoon pornography book on her desk in her 7th grade classroom.

Whether it's scarce or not it's happening.

−30

fireside_blather t1_iuu036t wrote

If there's a legit pornography book that's one thing. But the blanket ban of anything these parents find objectionable to their tastes is horrible. The Bible should be banned in that case.

15

ThatGuyOutBackMUT t1_iuu0hyl wrote

Agreed it shouldn't come down to subjective opinions, though as tax payers we all have a right to have our frustrations aired to the elected officials.

Not saying that books should or shouldn't be banned, it definitely needs to be on a singular basis but regardless if you pay taxes to the school district, it's fair to air your opinions on any issue you have to them.

−10

fireside_blather t1_iuu13w5 wrote

Fair points, but while we should have the right to express our concerns on any book where is the line drawn? These board members who decide on what books stay or go need neutral standards to go by.

The ease at which doany books are bring denied appears to me that they are not being as neutral as they should.

9

ThatGuyOutBackMUT t1_iuu1m9p wrote

It will be difficult for any to draw that as everyone's view on morality is different from the next. As with many other elected positions, we just have to elect people who we have faith in their judgement when it comes to drawing these lines and making these choices.

I am a Republican, I canvass for a Republican, and last year I was a poll greeter for two Democratic candidates for school board because their hearts were in the right place, meanwhile two of the GOP candidates only had a platform of "get rid of the masks". Not exactly a platform when the masks were already gone by election day haha.

−11

starcom_magnate t1_iuw4hgi wrote

Way to hyperbolize the actual incident.

The book was Gender Queer which is not a "pornography" book, but a personal memoir. The teacher had it in their class, but it was not being read to the students, nor was it offered to them in any way, shape, or form. I will agree that it is not appropriate for 7th graders, without parental consent as it ventures into some explicit content, but this situation is more of a mole hill than some are portraying it to be.

Teachers should be informed about the discussions occurring around their classrooms, so the teacher having it in their possession should not raise any alarms. The fact that the School District is considering further action against the teacher is the more alarming fact here.

10

Diarygirl t1_iuwl27d wrote

I don't know anyone who would freak out over 7th graders and cartoon porn. It seems like a really silly thing to get upset over.

3

ThatGuyOutBackMUT t1_iuwfxdt wrote

There are literal drawings of a guy getting his dick sucked. That is porn no matter how you try to spin it.

−6

tyrael459 t1_iuw3jj5 wrote

What book? Why was it there? How was it found?

3