
One of TKC's favorite author is once again on a banned books list.
The work of Kurt Vonnegut is timeless, bombastic and thought-provoking and genius.
It's doubtful that it's obscene and what's worse is that anybody who wants to ban one of our favorite long-dead German-Americans . . . Then they probably haven't read this classic novels & essays.
Here's the bad news and realization that partisan hype is worsening and removing most of the creativity from the American discourse . . .
For months now, a handful of books dealing with LGBTQ themes have been targeted by Kansas City area conservative parent groups and politicians. But facing a new Missouri law, schools have now removed a much wider array of books from library shelves, including “Slaughterhouse-Five,” “Watchmen” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
'Handmaid's Tale,' 'Slaughterhouse-Five': KC area schools now ban these books and more
For months now, a handful of books dealing with LGBTQ themes have been targeted by Kansas City area conservative parent groups and politicians. But facing a new Missouri law, schools have now removed a much wider array of books from library shelves, including "Slaughterhouse-Five," "Watchmen" and "The Handmaid's Tale."
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