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Florida school yanks Anne Frank book for being sexually explicit
NY Post ^ | 04/10/2023 | Yaron Steinbuch

Posted on 04/10/2023 7:39:17 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

A book about Anne Frank has been removed from a Florida school library after a parent group complained that it was sexually explicit and minimized the Holocaust.

The tome titled “Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation” was yanked from the shelves at Vero Beach High School in Indian River County after Moms for Liberty voiced concerns, WPTV reported.

“We think true history absolutely needs to be taught, the Holocaust, the Anne Frank diary,” Jennifer Pippin, chairwoman of the group’s local chapter, told the outlet.

But she argued that it was inappropriate that the book features illustrations of the girl strolling among nude statues, as well as a “graphic scene” where she asks a friend to expose themselves to one another.

After the grassroots parent advocacy group complained to the principal, the school determined that some portions of the book did not contribute to the themes of Holocaust education, WPTV reported.

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To: ChicagoConservative27

It’s been awhile, but I don’t recall reading that part in Ann’s diary.


21 posted on 04/10/2023 7:49:10 AM PDT by Rusty0604 (Desperately looking for new conspiracy theories as all the old ones have come truep)
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To: Morgana

The next version will have Anne Frank’s name changed to “Arnie Frank” and reveal how Arnie sought ‘gender affirming healthcare’ before the Nazis forced he/him into hiding.


22 posted on 04/10/2023 7:49:13 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

A responsible action.
The text only version is preferred.
Only groomers foist this graphic material on kids.


23 posted on 04/10/2023 7:49:40 AM PDT by TheDon (Resist the usurpers! Remember the J6 political prisoners!)
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To: babble-on

I read it as a teen, but I do not remember the “explicit” parts. I remember the fear of them possibly being found and the whole hiding experience. I remember my opinion of the Nazis.

Do the numb-numbs allow drag queens, guys and girls to share locker rooms and other perverted , modern crap? If they do then I will assume that they are anti-Jewish, not anti “explicit” writing.


24 posted on 04/10/2023 7:49:47 AM PDT by madison10
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To: Guenevere; NorthMountain

see my post 20


25 posted on 04/10/2023 7:50:18 AM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor. )
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To: babble-on

How ironic that head mom of “Moms For Liberty” looks like a dude.


26 posted on 04/10/2023 7:50:45 AM PDT by Callahan ( )
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To: Guenevere

Did you ever read the original?

It is the diary of a teenage girl. It contains a the sexual thoughts that you would expect a girl of that age to have in private.


27 posted on 04/10/2023 7:51:02 AM PDT by Renfrew (Muscovia delenda est)
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To: madison10

see my post 20 this is a different/recent edition


28 posted on 04/10/2023 7:51:12 AM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor. )
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To: NorthMountain
Why not read the real thing. Are the "teachers" too stupid to handle it?

Sadly, the answer is, "YES"! And not just the teachers, the students, who have not been able to read on their same grade level for 20+ years, cannot handle the reading either!

So, the illiterately inclined, Liberal Leftists have a Manga version of The Diary of Anne Frank published with graphic sexualization, and viola they have a reason to slam those "book burning, Neanderthal Republicans"!!

Please note, the news story isn't about the sexually graphic comic book using the Holocaust as a backdrop...nope, it is about those "evil Republicans" banning books!! I'm sure that is just a coincidental oversight on the part of the uranlists!
29 posted on 04/10/2023 7:52:29 AM PDT by ExTxMarine
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To: G Larry

Thank you. LOL I just wrote a long response to the wrong statement

The parents are correct if the stupid school just allows the graphic book. That graphic part was a very small part of the bookm


30 posted on 04/10/2023 7:52:40 AM PDT by madison10
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To: Renfrew

Not the updated version!!! see my post 20. It get pornagrapic


31 posted on 04/10/2023 7:52:41 AM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Why the hell do high schoolers need a “graphic adaption,” aka a comic book version of the story? The original book was written by a teenager and should be easily readable to even junior high schoolers.

Yes, I know the answer to my question—the emerging generation is too dumbed down to be able to comprehend the original.


32 posted on 04/10/2023 7:53:16 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It’s basically a comic book. You can find images online. The nude statues are nothing overt. But the question remains: why can’t the kids just read the actual book? Why does everything need to be dumbed-down?


33 posted on 04/10/2023 7:54:09 AM PDT by thefactor
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It’s a “book about Anne Frank”, not the Anne Frank diary itself.

It’s possible this “book about Anne Frank” was put there as some sort of false flag operation.


34 posted on 04/10/2023 7:54:25 AM PDT by LuxAerterna
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To: babble-on
“Grassroots parent advocacy groups” = idiots

I remember when “Married with Children” specifically, and FOX, generally, rode that horse to great success. Seth MacFarlane owes them a great deal.

35 posted on 04/10/2023 7:54:27 AM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

36 posted on 04/10/2023 7:57:32 AM PDT by Bratch
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To: BenLurkin

These people are just evil snakes, they lace this crap into an Anne Frank book. After someone notices what they’ve done. Then win win they get the headline “The fascist Republics have banned an Anne Frank book”.


37 posted on 04/10/2023 7:57:46 AM PDT by iamgalt
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To: TheDon

Not necessarily. Graphics showing the hidden staircase, and how narrow it was (I’ve climbed it), or how tight the quarters were, might be actually instructive.. . .


38 posted on 04/10/2023 7:58:22 AM PDT by Salgak (You're in Strange Hands with Tom Stranger. . . .)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Who puts these books into school libraries in the first place?

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39 posted on 04/10/2023 8:00:10 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: NorthMountain
Why not read the real thing. Are the "teachers" too stupid to handle it?

Most likely. These days, diversity, inclusion and equity (DIE) takes precedence over academics.

When I was in high school, we read Shakespeare, Dostoevsky, Dickens, Melville, Hawthorne, Orwell, Whitman, Hemingway, etc. I outgrew comic books around sixth grade and no teacher even in grade school ever assigned us to read a "graphic novel."

40 posted on 04/10/2023 8:01:35 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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