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TUCSON — Outrage was the response to the news that Tucson schools has banned books, including “Rethinking Columbus,” with an essay by award-winning Pueblo author Leslie Marmon Silko, who lives in Tucson, and works by Buffy Sainte Marie, Winona LaDuke, Leonard Peltier and Rigoberta Menchu.
 
The decision to ban Chicano and Native American books follows the 4 to 1 vote on Tuesday by the Tucson Unified School District board to succumb to the State of Arizona, and forbid Mexican American Studies, rather than fight the state decision.

Students said the banned books were seized from their classrooms and out of their hands, after Tucson schools banned Mexican American Studies, including a book of photos of Mexico. Crying, students said it was like Nazi Ger many, and they were unable to sleep since it happened.

Horrible.

Well, in for a penny, in for a pound, they say. If we’re going to be ignorant, let’s be as ignorant as possible.

Wtf. 0_0

Are you kidding me…

Reblogged 1 year ago from aperfectsonnet-or-afoolishline (Originally from my-demiurge)
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  1. highwaysunset reblogged this from moosedeevita
  2. vampirefinch reblogged this from zorascreation and added:
    They are taking books away from children, in schools. Books written about their own cultures and written by their own...
  3. sovietnarwhal reblogged this from myjourneymythoughts and added:
    What the fuck, Arizona?
  4. kathrynbegins reblogged this from ubi-caritas-et-amor and added:
    GODDAMNIT ARIZONA. You are the WORST!
  5. ubi-caritas-et-amor reblogged this from zorascreation and added:
    ARIZONA. STOP IT. AND WHEN I SAY “IT” I MEAN “EXISTING”
  6. mmmegantron reblogged this from oddlyclad and added:
    BULLSHIT
  7. alwaysthetumbling reblogged this from beartzu and added:
    Good news though, there’s a group smuggling said books into New Mexico! I’ll pop a link into a post once I find it.
  8. beartzu reblogged this from conjuringseed
  9. spinor reblogged this from occono and added:
    what the fuck.
  10. graveyardbaby reblogged this from oddlyclad and added:
    What part of the Constitution allows them to do this? Certainly not the 1st amendment. Does the government only care...
  11. oddlyclad reblogged this from aperfectsonnet-or-afoolishline and added:
    Are you kidding me…
  12. hammerofsam reblogged this from conjuringseed
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  14. fennel reblogged this from poojajaja and added:
    Bahahaha. This state.
  15. jethroq reblogged this from necoho
  16. necoho reblogged this from generalbriefing and added:
    Horrible.
  17. abbyolabibi reblogged this from zorascreation and added:
    SMH! God we need you.
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  21. dftbrhi reblogged this from generalbriefing and added:
    The war on PoC continues.
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  27. roseannarchist reblogged this from lyssamae and added:
    what the fuck, arizona?!
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  30. october-eightyeight reblogged this from moosedeevita and added:
    THIS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
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