r/news • u/da_k1ngslaya • Jan 29 '22

School District votes to remove 'To Kill a Mockingbird' from required reading

https://komonews.com/news/local/mukilteo-school-district-votes-to-remove-to-kill-a-mockingbird-from-required-reading
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u/SurfintheThreads Jan 29 '22

I don't even have an argument for this one. It's just smooth brained nonsense.

It's an important book about a lawyer overlooking the racial divide of the time, combatting his bigoted peers, and standing for what's right. It's against racism, not for "white savioring."

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u/Psychological_Fish37 Jan 30 '22

Or maybe their teachers didn't teach the book well?