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Graphic novels under attack in the public library system

kungfurodeo.com — "Blankets" is yanked for nudity and Art Spiegleman's Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novels about his father's experiences in WWII concentration camps was called labelled "anti-ethnic" by protesting parents.

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  • johnhummel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1too bad - Maus is a great piece of work that should be read by every student when they learn about WWII and the Holocaust. As for Blankets, I haven't read it - but I'm willing to bet this is more a problem with librarians putting the work in the "teenagers" section rather than "adults", no Mom and Dad Repressive fear "Oh, noes - my chillin' will see a nipple or pee-pee! Gotta stop it!"

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