America is known for banning all sorts of crazy, stupid things that aren’t guns.
obscure as they are far-reaching. And, just recently, the hammer struck again as schools in Wisconsin and Florida banned the beloved manga “Assassination Classroom,” stating it promotes violence against teachers.
For context, Assassination Classroom is a sci-fi story about a monstrous, octopus-looking humanoid who destroyed a massive chunk of the moon and threatens to do the same to Earth. The monster becomes a homeroom teacher and then gives the students an opportunity to kill it before it destroys the planet.The removal of the book was pushed after a conservative group known as Moms for Liberty deemed the book to be inappropriate to be placed in a classroom setting.
In light of the recent wave of school shootings in the US, Moms for Liberty’s Indian River County chapter chair, Jennifer Pippin, stated that the organisation thought the book was inappropriate because it depicts children with guns in a classroom.“We don’t want students to think it’s OK to kill their teachers.
Though the premise may be grim, the story of Assassination Classroom is much more wholesome than it appears. It turns out the monstrous entity is an amazing teacher who is loved by the students. Unfortunately, like most fears, people are quick to judge, and perhaps the members of the conservative group who pushed for the ban never made it past the first ten pages before deciding to ban the book or read it at all.
With time, however, new sensibilities would arise, making people realise the issues and faults of today and hopefully fixing them for the next generation to enjoy.
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