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There have been a lot of "book burnings" since 1960. The subject du jour to ban shifts slightly over the years, from racial issues to gender equality to same-se
by astrodust 12y ago
There have been a lot of "book burnings" since 1960. The subject du jour to ban shifts slightly over the years, from racial issues to gender equality to same-sex marriage, but parents often end up in a frenzy over one thing or another.
- gojomo 12y agoNothing about these elided Wrinkle in Time passages were especially controversial, then or now. Other parts of Wrinkle in Time, in particular mentions of Jesus as sort-of coequal with other artists and scientists or Buddha, or its not-quite-Christian mysticism, have sometimes run afoul of some religious parents' groups. But a few generic warnings to the effect that "craving total safety can be dangerous"? That's pretty much common wisdom, in any American era, and doesn't trigger claims of insult or depravity.