Tommy Tainant
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![www.theguardian.com](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3c1daa86d34164b08e22323abb273220c83e7e83/0_0_3671_2202/master/3671.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctYWdlLTIwMjIucG5n&enable=upscale&s=3486a766a91665775393eec62ddba85b)
Tennessee school board bans Pulitzer prize-winning Holocaust novel, Maus
Author Art Spiegelman says decision by McMinn county, which cited inappropriate ‘curse words’ and nudity, is ‘demented’
8 curse words and a drawing of a NAKED female mouse.
Its not the end of the world but it is a signpost on the way. One of the board commented that there was a lot of unpleasant stuff in the Pulitzer Prize winning book. There must be a way to depict the Holocaust without subjecting the kids to unpleasentness.
Its easy to mock these people but I am sure they are genuinely doing what they think is best for the kids. But really.....................