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

[lapinlunaire]

Once upon a time, I would have believed that the reasoning was 95% antisemitism but also that 5% was about the naked mice.

After the Lola Bunny debacle, I think that 5% was about the naked mice being depicted in a non-sexy manner.

[sabotabby]

The right will fight to the death for their right to fuck cartoon characters. It's a consistent theme.

[lapinlunaire]

I'm pretty sure Maus would get unbanned if someone started a campaign about how ACTUALLY the Maus ban is about evil feminists taking away your God-given right to look at naked anthropomorphic animals!!!1!!!! Political correctness gone too far!! You too can own the libs by unbanning Maus today!

[sabotabby]

Has anyone tried this approach? Asking for a friend.

[lapinlunaire]

I don't know, but someone totally should!