Holocaust Remembrance Day

[sabotabby]

 A school district in Tennessee commemorated the deaths of 6 million Jews (and maybe around 17 million total victims of the Nazi regime), by banning Maus, the Pulitzer-prize winning graphic novel that tells the story of Art Spiegelman's parents, who survived Auschwitz. 

(If you haven't read it, go do so. It's one of the most brilliant books I've ever read.)

The pearl-clutching antisemites on the school board were, ostensibly, concerned about cartoon mice being naked in it and swear words, including "God damn." But. We all know the reason, right?

This is part of a broader movement in American schools to teach a version of history in which racism never happened, queer people never existed, and America has always been number one in things other than mass incarceration. That they did this the day before Holocaust Remembrance Day adds insult to outrage.

Comments

[mistersmearcase]

It drives me mad because I still believe, in spite of everything (no, I'm kidding with the Anne Frank windup but) I just don't think it's THAT many people that are this horrible and insane. Bad people are just better at getting things done and getting their way. But I should knock on wood or something if my basic sentiment is "well it's not like there are enough of us to like ROUND US UP or anything..." so I'm knocking on wood.

[sabotabby]

I can't conceive of it. But there are, and they're not like, in one convenient geographical location either.

I think I read somewhere that there's a steady 20-30% of the population that is, for whatever reason, invariably authoritarian-minded and all they need is a leader to mobilize them to fuck up the rest of our lives.