经典的儿童读物居然在美国有被禁的历史
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1. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Handford
When: 1987
Why: The book was banned and then reprinted because it originally showcased a topless beachgoer (not like anyone could find her if they tried, though).
2. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
When: 1988
Why:Everyone‟s favorite childhood book was banned from a public library in Colorado because it was considered “sexist.” It was also challenged by several schools because it “criminalized the foresting agency.”
3. Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
When: 2006
Why: Talking animals are somehow considered an “insult to god,” resulting in this book‟s banning throughout random parts of the United States. Several institutions in Turkey and the UK have also banned the book, claiming that the character of Piglet is offensive to Muslims. Other institutions claim that the book revolves around Nazism.
4. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
When: 1999
Why: The book was banned from an elementary School in Texas because it included the word “ass.”
5. Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
When: 1983
Why:The book was banned from several schools for being “a bad example for children.” It was also challenged for teac hing “children to lie, spy, talk back, and curse.”
6. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
When: 2010
Why: Forget anti-semitism; the 50th Anniversary “Definitive Edition‟” was instead banned by a Virginia school because of its “sexual content and homosexual themes.” Addition ally, the book was previously banned by several schools in the United States because it was “too depressing.” Most recently, in May of 2013, a Michigan mom tried to get the book banned due to its “pornographic tendencies.”
7. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
When: 1996
Why: The b ook was banned from several classrooms in Pennsylvania on accounts of “profanity, disrespect for adults, and an elaborate fantasy world that might lead to confusion.” The book has also been banned by other schools for its use of the phrases “Oh Lord” and “Lord.”
8. Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
When: 2006
Why: Similar to Winnie-the-Pooh, this book was banned in Kansas because talking animals are considered an “insult to god.”
9. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
When: 1900
Why: Apparently there are references to sexual fantasies and masturbation in this book, resulting in its ban from classrooms in New Hampshire. Since this original banning, the book has been challenged by thousands of other institutions, most famously in the 1960s in fear that it would promote drug use to children.