Comments on: Misunderstood Manga fan http://www.mareeanderson.com/misunderstood-manga-fan Author Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:23:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Maree http://www.mareeanderson.com/misunderstood-manga-fan/comment-page-1#comment-13 Maree Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:05:17 +0000 http://www.mareeanderson.com/?p=139#comment-13 Hey Marc, nice to hear from you! Have been trying to track you down for ages!!! Will send you a private email now I know your email addy. As for redneck kiwiland.... Guess it does seem a little high-handed but I don't actually blame the school for their response. The teachers are dealing with a bunch of hormone-infested kids on the brink of puberty and boy, do they have their work cut out for them! The stories that come back to me...Yikes! Make your hair curl, I'm telling you. Sounds harsh, I know, but by all reports this particular Manga crossed the line from 'inappropriate' to practically pornographic. Kid wasn't aware until he copped an eyeful and one of his friends was so discomfited he told a teacher. I guess the school figured rather than personally checking every kids' reading material, better to ban Manga universally. If it slipped by the kid's parents, then I applaud the teachers for stepping in. I'd be horrified if Roma had seen it! Totally different story with the librarian I agree. I mean I'm in there with her, asking for a specific Manga and she's kinda challenging my ability to parent. Still, her heart was in the right place, which was why I didn't get all high and mighty and remind her of that in no uncertain terms. Thanks for the congrats, Cheers! M Hey Marc, nice to hear from you! Have been trying to track you down for ages!!! Will send you a private email now I know your email addy.

As for redneck kiwiland…. Guess it does seem a little high-handed but I don’t actually blame the school for their response. The teachers are dealing with a bunch of hormone-infested kids on the brink of puberty and boy, do they have their work cut out for them! The stories that come back to me…Yikes! Make your hair curl, I’m telling you. Sounds harsh, I know, but by all reports this particular Manga crossed the line from ‘inappropriate’ to practically pornographic. Kid wasn’t aware until he copped an eyeful and one of his friends was so discomfited he told a teacher. I guess the school figured rather than personally checking every kids’ reading material, better to ban Manga universally. If it slipped by the kid’s parents, then I applaud the teachers for stepping in. I’d be horrified if Roma had seen it!

Totally different story with the librarian I agree. I mean I’m in there with her, asking for a specific Manga and she’s kinda challenging my ability to parent. Still, her heart was in the right place, which was why I didn’t get all high and mighty and remind her of that in no uncertain terms.

Thanks for the congrats,

Cheers!
M

]]> By: Marc Honore http://www.mareeanderson.com/misunderstood-manga-fan/comment-page-1#comment-12 Marc Honore Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:45:40 +0000 http://www.mareeanderson.com/?p=139#comment-12 Seems like an inappropriate response by the school. Surely the content rather than the style should determine suitability. Well....you do live in redneck country..... Seems like your reaction to the self-appointed-censor-librarian was quite restrained! Congrats on the writing success.....send my best to Rob.... Cheers, Marc Seems like an inappropriate response by the school. Surely the content rather than the style should determine suitability. Well….you do live in redneck country….. Seems like your reaction to the self-appointed-censor-librarian was quite restrained!

Congrats on the writing success…..send my best to Rob….

Cheers,
Marc

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