Gay character in "Captain Underpants" sparks ban @ school
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A Michigan elementary school has banned the latest "Captain Underpants" novel from its book fair because one of the main characters is gay, according to a report by WXYZ in Detroit.
The new "Captain Underpants" book continues the adventures of Harold and George, two fourth-grade students in Ohio, and the titular superhero they created. At the end of the book, it's revealed that Harold grows up to be an artist with a domestic partner named Billy.
The decision to ban the book, which the School Library Journal considers the book suitable for children in grades 2-4, was made by the school's parent-teacher organization, according to Monroe Public Schools Superintendent Barry Martin.
"Most of the kids come in and they buy books and the parents aren’t part of the selection," he said. "In this case, we felt it was necessary that if this book was going to be purchased, the parent needed to be involved in that."
WDIV-TV/ClickonDetroit.com reported that most parents of Arborwood students support the ban. One parent, Sherika Watkins, said: "I think at this kind of age a parent should be involved with them because they're so young that they maybe need to be explained what this is about."
Kimberly Rose, another parent, disagreed. "If you're in this world, they should know about that regardless," she said.
They can stay mad and in granny panties with a husband who cheats on them with his secretary while Harold freeballs in his home with big daddy Bill Smack that monogamous ass, Harold!
They can stay mad and in granny panties with a husband who cheats on them with his secretary while Harold freeballs in his home with big daddy Bill Smack that monogamous ass, Harold!
They can stay mad and in granny panties with a husband who cheats on them with his secretary while Harold freeballs in his home with big daddy Bill Smack that monogamous ass, Harold!
They can stay mad and in granny panties with a husband who cheats on them with his secretary while Harold freeballs in his home with big daddy Bill Smack that monogamous ass, Harold!
They can stay mad and in granny panties with a husband who cheats on them with his secretary while Harold freeballs in his home with big daddy Bill Smack that monogamous ass, Harold!
Mess at me running in here thinking it involved Captain America.
Anyone else hate "domestic partner"? It's like trying to put gay in nice politically correct tip-toeing words. Just say ****ing husband, it's legal all over the US now.
Anyone else hate "domestic partner"? It's like trying to put gay in nice politically correct tip-toeing words. Just say ****ing husband, it's legal all over the US now.
I hate the phrase because it makes it sound like you clean houses together
They can stay mad and in granny panties with a husband who cheats on them with his secretary while Harold freeballs in his home with big daddy Bill Smack that monogamous ass, Harold!
"I think at this kind of age a parent should be involved with them because they're so young that they maybe need to be explained what this is about."
?? If you're in grade 2-4 you likely already know about gay people, especially with all the attention the LGBT community has been getting this year. Stop masking your thinly veiled homophobia with "but what about the kids!!???11" when young people are more gay-friendly than any other demographic
