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Michigan Elementary School Bans Captain Underpants over Gay Character
A Michigan school whose motto proudly declares “Preparing Students for the Changing World” has acted otherwise with the ban of the newest Captain Underpants novel from their recent guide fair for its allusion to a gay character.
The Arborwood Elementary School parent-teacher organization decided to banCaptain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot when they were notified that the book contained a gay character — a fact that is only uncovered at the finish of the manual, when it is noted that Harold, one of the series’ protagonists, grows up to be an artist living with his local partner Billy.
Normally parents aren’t given the option to manage what books should be included in the school’s novel fairs, but when school administrators learned that the reasonable list might hold “a book that may be a little controversial,” they in turn notified the parent-teacher organization and allowed the handful of parents emotionally attached to determine the fate of the book.
“Most of the kids come in and they get books and the parents aren’t part of the selection,” commented Barry Martin, Mo
This School Is Banning the New "Captain Underpants" Book Because It Contains a Gay Character
If you read author and illustrator Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants books as a kid, you know they're hilarious and gross and everything that kids love. The series has sold more than 70 million books worldwide, been translated into more than 20 languages, and made into a not-yet-released movie. And now one institution is trying to ban it.
The author recently announced that the main character in his newest book in the series, Captain Underpants and the Sensational Sag of Sir Stinks-A-Lot, is same-sex attracted. He said it in a subtle, natural way in the story, showing two dads.
It was an amazing step forward for kids books, showing that not all families are same. Some kids have same-sex parents, and get to see themselves and their family in their fave books. But one school in Michigan thinks the lgbtq+ character is "controversial," pulling the book from its recent manual fair.
"Scholastic notified us and the university that there was a book that may be a little controversial," said Dr. Barry Martin, superintendent of Monroe Public Schools, in Monroe, MI.
As a result, the ne
UPDATED: Michigan Superintendent Notifies Parents of Gay Character in Captain Underpants Book
A not many weeks after the Parent-Teacher Organization at an elementary school in Monroe, Michigan banned the latest Captain Underpants book from a school book fair because it reveals that one of the main characters is gay, a educational facility district on the other side of the articulate is taking a unlike tack. Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot will be available at next week’s book fairs in Rockford Public Schools, but the superintendent sent a letter to all elementary parents notifying them of “material that may not align with the values of many families.”
Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants series is published by Scholastic, which runs a robust book unbiased program allowing students and their parents to offer books at a discount with part of the proceeds going to the school. After receiving inquiries from the district about the superintendent’s letter, the publisher issued a expression regarding the book:
Children all across the country dwell in families with varied family structures and our authors are moved to portray these families in their books. While the auth
Captain Underpants Creator Quietly Reveals One of His Main Characters Is Gay—Get the Details!
Scholastic Inc.Fans of the Captain Underpants children's novel series are in for a surprise with one of their favorite characters.
In the twelfth guide of the series officially titled Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot, George and Harold meet their future selves.
And as author and illustrator Dav Pilkey quietly reveals, Harold is a gay character.
"Soon, everyone had gathered together in Aged George's studio," the passage interpret. "Old George, his wife, and their kids, Meena and Nik, sat on the couch, while Old Harold, his husband, and their twins, Owen and Kei, plopped down in the huge giant beanbag chair."
The passage concluded, "'We're your dads when they were kids,' said Harold."
While some are applauding Pilkey's subtle but significant words, others are immediate to question if it's right for their kids.
It's a situation the famous author has encountered before. Back in 2013, Pilkey's work appeared on the American Library Association's (ALA) 2013 Highest Ten List of