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Post by Omnipotent on Aug 19, 2006 15:01:38 GMT -5
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Post by MoonageDaydream on Aug 19, 2006 19:04:39 GMT -5
"Besides being upset over the school's showing of Donnie Darko to Alexis and other ninth-graders, Tara says she is also outraged that the school required her daughter to read Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. Members of an Illinois school board that banned Always Running described it as 'pornographic'."
Hmm... why does that sound familiar...
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Post by ProvidencePortal on Aug 22, 2006 7:18:33 GMT -5
I love even-handed reporting.
According to the family, the movie is "pretty graphic." What about according to the reporter?
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Post by Spencer Hale on Jan 19, 2007 12:06:25 GMT -5
I think that is is funny that in America people are allowed to pull off these kinds of stunts. In America if someone asked that the national anthem not be played because it references a christian god, they would end up being the people on trial. It seems that today religion is set up in a way to allow small minded people to run the show. As said in Richard Dawkins "The God Dilusion" in some universities are now allowing anti homosexual groups and other groups associated with hating everything outside the christian form- because when it is a matter of religion -its a matter of personal choice. Thankfully I live in Canada (even though it is only slightly better).
And that family can go suck a f%*#!!!!!
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Post by Twitchmonkey on Jan 19, 2007 20:40:53 GMT -5
I have to agree that Donnie Darko was not the best choice for a a 9th grade class, especially with the fuckasses, sucking fucks, and smurf gangbangs. I know that sort of thing wouldn't be allowed in any of my 9th grade classes, though it would have been cool if it did.
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Post by thepretender on Jan 19, 2007 23:42:14 GMT -5
I agree Twitch...at first I was so upset with the parents, I still am...but if it is rated R, I guess the teacher should have checked it out with the parents first...
Do I think they are going overboard and exaggerating the effect this has had on their daughter?
Yes... and I found it odd that they said there was
"all kinds of offensive subject matter, including "gross obscenities, various types of deviant sexual activity, and misogynistic fantasy.""
:-(
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Post by Twitchmonkey on Jan 20, 2007 2:35:07 GMT -5
There is a small bit of all of that stuff, yeah. Really there isn't any misogyny or sexual deviance beyond the smurf discussion, but it is there. Overall they needn't get so upset over it, but this wouldn't be a problem in the first place if the teacher would've taken more care informing the parents and allowing them to make the decision.
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Post by thepretender on Jan 20, 2007 9:11:44 GMT -5
I guess what gets me is that they weren't able to see any good messages in the movie...
I am surprised that It's a Wonderful Life hasn't been banned...after all it contains
*'all kinds offensive subject matter, including greed, lust, stalking and suicide'
*being silly here*
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