Friends,
I have to say that I was appalled, as well, at the suggestion of drawing shorts on
an illustration to cover up genitalia. Certain things "just ain't right," and
that's one of them.
From an author or illustrator's perspective, I'm pretty sure that I'd rather have
my work remain on a bookstore shelf over the option of having it "corrected" by a
wrongheaded interloper, regardless of their imagined rationale. In short, I'd say
that if you can't get behind a book cover-to-cover, don't purchase it.
Look: Kids will always giggle, tastes will always change and community standards
will forever vary, but the Venus de Milo will never ask to borrow your bikini.
You dig?
Jeffrey Hastings
School Librarian
Highlander Way Middle School
Howell, Michigan
hastingj@howellschools.com
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i just have to say i am utterly disturbed that there are librarians--of all
people--out there defacing books due to nudity or any other reason. doesn't this
go against what the very core of a librarian is supposed to be? isn't this a
perfect opportunity to teach/show students, no matter what their age, that these
sorts of experiences can be handled as maturely as possible? are we THAT uptight
in this country? it's natural for young people to giggle over nudity--what's the
big deal? sometimes i giggle along too (No, David for example) and as for my older
students, well, how else are they supposed to learn about great artists,
illustrators or even their own bodies?
and no i do not have tenure and that still does not stop me from choosing for my
media center what i feel is necessary/important/enlightening/fun for the students
of my school. i'd feel quite upset knowing my own 10 and 12 year-old daughters
were exposed to a media center that censors books in such a way, and they, quite
frankly, would find such actions laughable. Jenifer SwensonMedia SpecialistHolland
Township School710 Milford-Warren Glen RoadMilford, New Jersey 08848(908)995-2401
X140jswen@hts.k12.nj.us
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