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Conservative activists, led by a local pastor and outspoken Israel advocate, pushed the district, Mission CISD, to excise books mostly about gender, sexuality and race. Their demands represented an extreme version of a nationwide culture war over books that has played out in recent years — and ensnared a number of books with Jewish themes.

In Mission, the long list of books on the chopping block includes a recent illustrated adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary; both volumes of Art Spiegelman’s Holocaust graphic memoir “Maus”; “The Fixer,” Bernard Malamud’s novel about a historical instance of antisemitic blood libel; and “Kasher in the Rye,” a ribald memoir by Jewish comedian Moshe Kasher.

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[-] Spitzspot@lemmings.world 14 points 4 months ago

What was the name of that group last century that pulled the same crap? It's Reich on the tip of my tongue...

[-] elvith@feddit.org 9 points 4 months ago

They want to make sure that we will Nazi it coming

[-] AncientFutureNow@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

This is infuriating. This is hate. This is danger.

[-] culprit@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 months ago

#OnTheReichSideOfHistory

Zionists worked with the Nazi's before WW2 to 'encourage' Jews to move to Palestine. They both agreed that Jews didn't belong in Europe.

[-] intelisense@lemm.ee 10 points 4 months ago

I'm interested in what their reasoning was for banning Maus - I certainly don't recall any sex or amti-christian material.

[-] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 12 points 4 months ago

Oh, I think you know

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It hurts their feelings that Nazis are the bad guys.

[-] Catoblepas 6 points 4 months ago

IIRC there is a brief depiction of a (possibly human rather than mouse? It’s been a while since I read it) woman whose body is in a tub after committing suicide, which is what I’ve read other groups trying to get it banned object to. Because titty.

[-] Tattorack@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

It's very difficult to avoid comparing right wing America to fascists when they have this much of a problem with Maus.

[-] Vaginal_blood_fart@feddit.uk 7 points 4 months ago

Shit states gonna shit state

[-] Neps 7 points 4 months ago

I swear this shithole takes every chance it can get at doing some of the most stupid shit ever its insane.

[-] andrewta@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Diary of Anne Frank? Really?! Dumb shits

[-] StinkySocialist@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago

I hate this dumb fuck country 😔

[-] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago

What fucking year is it?

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

All you non-prots better pay attention. You will be betrayed.

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