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Pangloss62 06-13-2006 09:57 AM

She's Back, Fighting Evil.
 
Mother appeals Potter Decision

The Associated Press - LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.

A woman who asked the Gwinnett County school board to ban Harry Potter books is taking her case to the state.

Laura Mallory of Loganville, Ga., is appealing to the Georgia Board of Education a May 11 decision by the county board to keep the best sellers on school library shelves.

Mallory, a former missionary, filed her complaint in September, claiming that the books promote "evil themes, witchcraft, demonic activity, murder, evil blood sacrifice, spells and teaching children all of this." A panel of parents, teachers and community members at J.C. Magill Elementary, where her three children attend school, voted down the complaint.


Gee whiz. Isn't the Bible full of that stuff too?

Kitsune 06-13-2006 10:04 AM

God forbid children use their imaginations and actually read something they enjoy. :rolleyes:

Thankfully, they've banned Captain Underpants, which I'm sure was a danger to children everywhere.

These people need to put their energy into something useful instead of limiting materials that actually do kids some good.

skysidhe 06-13-2006 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pangloss62

Gee whiz. Isn't the Bible full of that stuff too?

I've thought that very same thing. The healing, the calling out all very spiritualist too.

Happy Monkey 06-13-2006 10:09 AM

Watch out!

skysidhe 06-13-2006 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kitsune
God forbid children use their imaginations and actually read something they enjoy. :rolleyes:

Thankfully, they've banned Captain Underpants, which I'm sure was a danger to children everywhere.

These people need to put their energy into something useful instead of limiting materials that actually do kids some good.


hehehe

Pangloss62 06-13-2006 11:40 AM

"Mad Genius"????
 
I watched that animation, H. Monkey. All I could understand was "Potter Potter Potter Potter." The rest was unintelligible. Was there any kind of "point" trying to be made in that thing, or was it just an animation for animations' sake? Maybe I was expecting too much.

wolf 06-13-2006 12:28 PM

It's quite the clever parody, actually.

Congrats on your 100.

Happy Monkey 06-13-2006 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pangloss62
I watched that animation, H. Monkey. All I could understand was "Potter Potter Potter Potter." The rest was unintelligible.

The other words were "Weasley, Weasley!" and "Snape, Snape, ohhhhh it's a Snape", IIRC.

I think you may need to research badgers, mushrooms, snakes, and Harry Potter.

Oh, and if you let the animation run through a couple times, you get a treat.

Pangloss62 06-13-2006 01:25 PM

Snape, etc.
 
I must say that I never really caught the HP "fever," but I once dated a single mom whose son ate those books up like there was no tomorrow. He never read anything before except for Pokie Man cards. HP turned him into a reader; a reader of HP, at least. The historical (hysterical) myopia of people like that GA woman astounds me.

rkzenrage 06-13-2006 06:50 PM

My sister-in-law is a similar flavor of idiot. She wants her kids to be as stupid as she is.


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