Objectively, it's far more troubling that they're banning Toni Morrison and David Levithan and Art Spiegelman and any books that even hint at representing the right's Horsemen of the Apocalypse
But there's something so completely batshit about banning _Calvin and Hobbes_, a comic strip so family friendly that it ran uncensored in the most conservative newspapers in the country for more than a decade
https://pen.org/magic-tree-house-author-calvin-and-hobbes-among-hundreds-of-tennessee-book-bans/
@kims maybe they don't like mom and dad's anticapitalism:
@sarajw @kims Yeah, I bought a C&H collection and started reading it to my 5yo. I thought it would be a good easy time, but oh boy. The strip can be acid and critical to the core. Really introspective stuff. I found myself having to explain a lot of bad shit about the world. Pretty complex concepts.
Not surprised some of those in power want to ban it. The strip is clearly anti-ignorance.
@kims maybe they don't like mom and dad's anticapitalism:
>Calvin's father distinctly prefers cycling to driving. When Calvin asked his father if he had any ideas for his traffic safety poster, he exclaimed: "Cyclists have a right to the road too, you polluting maniacs! I hope gas goes up to 8 bucks a gallon!".
Cycling is a running gag in Calvin and Hobbes. Two bicycles are featured prominently. The first, child-sized, is Calvin's. The second, full-size, belongs to Calvin's father. Calvin and his dad are polar opposites when it comes to cycling: while his father loves to get up early in the morning for a bike ride, Calvin simply despises it. Main article: Calvin's Killer Bicycle On several occasions, Calvin has tried to learn how to ride his bike, usually with his father's help. When his parents...
@sarajw @kims Yeah, I bought a C&H collection and started reading it to my 5yo. I thought it would be a good easy time, but oh boy. The strip can be acid and critical to the core. Really introspective stuff. I found myself having to explain a lot of bad shit about the world. Pretty complex concepts.
Not surprised some of those in power want to ban it. The strip is clearly anti-ignorance.
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