The family of a freshman at William Monroe High School in Greene County want the book "Feed" by M.T. Anderson to be taken out of the school system. Ther reasoning is that it is profane and sexually explicit, because we all know that high school kids know nothing about either one of those things. The mother stated, and I quote: “I want the book removed from the school,” she said. “My child shouldn’t have to read it, nor should any other child have to read this book.”
OK, hold on a second. Let's break that sentence down. "My child shouldn't have to read it". Ok. You have every right as a parent to say that. "Nor should any other child have to read this book" BAM! Gotcha. You have no right to tell me whether my child should or should not read this book, and trust me, in causing this uproar, every kid in the tricounty area is going to go and pick up this book. In my head I'm screaming "What gives you the right?!" I want to read it now and probably will pick it up at the library when I go this weekend. Thanks for putting this book on the radar, and for being as ignorant as you are. You can read the article here.
