Posted on 08/30/2011 4:28:48 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
9/11 Coloring Book Draws Criticism for Portrayal of Muslims
By CANDACE SMITH
August 30, 2011
As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, one publisher has memorialized it in a manner that's generating a lot of controversy. Instead of appealing to kids with doe-eyed puppies and flowers, his new coloring book, "We Shall Never Forget 9/11: The Kids' Book of Freedom," offers children drawings of the Twin Towers burning and Osama Bin Laden in the moments before he was shot hiding behind one of his wives.
And while the publisher says the doodles represent patriotism, some Muslims are arguing that the book promotes the same stereotypes that have haunted Muslim Americans for years.
Wayne Bell, publisher of Really Big Coloring Books, Inc., in St. Louis, says that the book is a memorial tribute. "It is an informational piece to help educate children on events on 9/11," Bell said. He added that it is "a simplistic, honest tool."
As he describes it, the book is a 12-hour narrative of the events that happened on the day that forever changed America. Kids can color in the twin towers, Navy SEALS, former president George W. Bush, just to name a few. The graphic novel depicts the attacks by showing mourning Americans and alluding to the patriotism that brought the country together. In his interview with ABC News, Bell mentioned the songs included in the book, such as "God Bless America" and how the book quotes President Bush saying, "These acts shutter steel but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve."
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Until my nephew gets this book I’m going to keep him coloring my koran.
The Founders guaranteed freedom of political speech, which this coloring book clearly is. Currently, the Left has perverted Freedom of Speech to include every kind of depravity, but they want to forbid freedom of political speech because it opposes their agenda.
awesome
Nice. Where can I get some of those?
Pass the red crayon.
Every “moderate” Muslim is a potential terrorist. The belief in Islam is like a tank of gasoline. It looks innocuous, until it meets the fire. For a “moderate” Muslim to become a murderous jihadist, all it takes is a spark of faith.
Ali Sini
Well, let them convert to Christianity.
Well, it’s not like Muslims are responsible for 99% of the terrorism in the world. Oh, wait. THEY ARE!
Why are Muslims afraid of the truth?
Muslims hate dogs, because every time they squat, they create another likeness of Mohamed.
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