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Just realized my kid's school quietly pulled 'The Bluest Eye' from the 11th grade list
I found out from another parent that the book was removed last semester, with the district citing 'mature themes' as the reason. Reading it myself, I saw it was about trauma and beauty standards, which felt important for teens to discuss. How do you even find out about these quiet removals before they happen?
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robin4896mo ago
Yeah, good luck with that. My only intel comes from my kid leaving their reading list on the kitchen floor, covered in ketchup. By the time I decode the stains, the book's probably already gone.
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linda_owens26mo ago
Oh man, @robin489, that ketchup struggle is so real! My nephew once used his math homework as a plate for a jelly sandwich. I had to hold it up to a lamp to see the equations through the grape smears. We never did figure out problem four.
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stone.jesse5mo ago
How do you even keep up? A friend of mine only found out because her daughter had to do a last minute book report swap and was panicking. She asked the teacher directly and got a form email back about "community standards." It's like they hope you don't notice until it's too late to say anything.
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