Posted on 08/23/2013 11:32:38 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Common Core Education has sparked political controversy since the U.S. Department of Education decided to adopt its curriculum nationwide in both public and private schools. The Common Core website lists “exemplar texts” by grade which they recommend for reading and one in particular has some parents taking action. The Common Core recommends a book for 11th and 12th graders by Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison called “The Bluest Eye”. The excerpts from the book are too pornographic to post here but you can choose to read them here at this link. The Bluest Eye depicts detailed accounts of incest, rape and pedophilia as “friendly”, “innocent” and “tender”. The biggest issue with the book is that the story is told from the pedophile’s point of view so the reader can become a “co-conspirator” with the rapist. The author purposely did not portray the pedophile’s actions as wrong so the reader can “sympathize” with the pedophile.
Politichicks reported:
Obviously the reason behind some parents calls for removing the book are the graphic depictions of incest, rape and pedophilia. And not just that, the book actually lets the reader see the depictions from the perpetrators point of view. In fact, the author of the book, Morrison, says that she wanted the reader to feel as though they are a “co-conspirator” with the rapist. She took pains to make sure she never portrayed the actions as wrong in order to show how everyone has their own problems. She even goes as far as to describe the pedophilia, rape and incest “friendly,” “innocent,” and “tender.”
It’s no wonder that this book is in the top 10 list of most contested books in the country. The Bluest Eye is the story of Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl, who prays every day for beauty: for the blond hair and blue eyes that she believes will allow her to fit in. As her life begins to disintegrate in the face of adversity and strife, such as being raped by her father and beaten by her mother, she finally appeals to Soaphead Church, a pedophile, to help her attain blue eyes. After being impregnated by her father, she loses her baby and ultimately loses her mind.
Macey France goes on to explain why this is no different than child pornography:
Using just the smallest amount of common sense we can deduce that if the book cannot be read aloud in the class, could not be viewable if it was a movie and couldn’t be played on the stereo if it was a CD, then why is it okay for it to be read and discussed; in school of all places! In fact, according to one lawyer, if the incidents in this book were a movie or a picture there would be a very clear cut case for prosecution for child pornography.
The Blaze has more on the story as well.
Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
Common Core — The Qatar Connection
Maggie’s Notebook | August 24, 2013 | Maggie
Posted on 08/24/2013 10:39:07 AM PDT by Mortrey
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Another reason why "Common Core" is evil to the core. The word "common" is now a suspect word, hijacked by leftists, along with many other words such as "social", "justice", "gay", "rainbow", "fairness" etc.
Anyone who thinks that what people read, watch, listen to, view, etc has no effect on their minds and hearts, should look deeper. The more emotion driven the content, including and especially sexual and/or extremely graphic and bloody violence, the more of an impact it has on the psyche. Especially young people, as they are just forming their values and world view. The reason why ads and propaganda work is that human mind is influenced by what the sense organs take in. It's a simple law of nature. Of course not everyone is affected in precisely the same exact way, but everyone is affected.
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From the link posted by SunkenCiv above, important to read it in full:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3058348/posts
Common Core – The Qatar Connection
Maggie’s Notebook ^ | August 24, 2013 | Maggie
The Muslim Brotherhood has been associated with Islam-biased K-12 textbooks identified by Citizens for National Security(CFNS) and Act for America. The textbooks in the CFNS study contained pro-Islamic misinformation, and material that provided negative misinformation about Israel, Judaism, and Christianity.
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Please read the whole thread, especially this one posted by thouworm:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3058348/posts?page=4#4
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It’s really atrocious. We read some books with sex and even with mild gay issues - what is that one in the boys’ school where the one guy kills himself? But to have this piece of junk as mandatory reading is sick. There are absolutely brilliant pieces of literature by black authors, and from the perspective of slaves or suffering people of all minorities. It’s good for high school students to be so enlightened. But by literature. Not junk.
Whatever did they give this hag the Nobel for?
Toni Morrison (born Chloe Anthony Wofford), is an American author, editor, and professor who won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature for being an author “who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality.”
Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed African American characters; among the best known are her novels The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and Beloved, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988. In 2001 she was named one of “The 30 Most Powerful Women in America” by Ladies’ Home Journal.
As I remember, she is a friend of Oprah’s and spoke at somebody’s inauguration. Was it Bill Clinton?
Her work sounds awful.
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To think we pay property taxes that go to support this kind of horsecrap. Makes me want to puke.
Don't send him.
Homeschool him.
There are plenty of resources and other homeschoolers available to help.
Once this stuff is in his mind, it ISN'T coming out. It will be with him FOREVER.
Do your child a favor and give him his childhood. Whatever he faces as an adult, at least you will know that he had some years of innocence.
Did they include Barry’s poem, “Pop”?
Yep. Many Christians voted for Obama.
I don't believe many Christians voted for Obama. I believe many people who call themselves Christians who have traded the Gospel for a fake social justice gospel that can not save voted for Obama. Following a social justice gospel is following a fake gospel and that makes them fake Christians.
True. Obama himself claims to be a Christian.
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