Gay penguins should be banninated!

Hexcuse me but I'll decide whether to let my kidlets read about gay penguins, TYVM. I don't need any authority to do it for me.

Oy.

They are cute... There's no such thing as an un-cute pengiun...

**adds title to list of books to buy - cause I'm a rebel like that**

scarletpeaches said:

But they'll bring about the fall of civilisation!

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Or, at the very least, the fall of the Central Park Zoo. Gads!

scarletpeaches said:

But they'll bring about the fall of civilisation!

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but think of the fabulous fashion sense we'll have as we fall.

KTC said:

but think of the fabulous fashion sense we'll have as we fall.

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shirts and tails are back?

*stamps approval all over the gay pingus*

Only if I happen to be a straight penguin - which I'm not.

I had a cat that we swore was gay. I should write a book about him. I'd soooo love to get on that list.

I had a cat who played it on the DL.

meh. i'd have a problem with gay cats. no sense of fashion.

Nah... he was cool - gray and white - very subtle and understated.

And his eyes were amber. Beautiful amber. He was okay...

Now gay dogs on the other hand....

Jersey Chick said:

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Now gay dogs on the other hand....

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gay dogs feed into the whole "oh they'll shag anything" stereotype...

a bannination on gay dogs, i say.

OK I'm really confused. Does the book describe gay penguin sex acts? I'm putting this on my list. It will add variety to my daughters but male seahorses give birth smartypants remarks.

Stupid question.

How can a book be 'banned' when I can buy it on Amazon ???

Or by banned, do we just mean that some nutball group without any real authority has decided to 'ban' the book?

Or that the government just refuses to sponsor the book in any libraries and schools?

EDIT: I guess it is the latter reason.
*sigh*

Mel...

The books are being banned from US libraries and schools. They're still being printed and sold, however.

¡La lujuria del pingüino!

Dicentra P said:

OK I'm really confused. Does the book describe gay penguin sex acts? I'm putting this on my list. It will add variety to my daughters but male seahorses give birth smartypants remarks.

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No sex acts, just a really cool true story. My kids loved it.

Incidentally, my library has it and keeps repurchasing it, though it has gone missing several times.

dolores haze said:

No sex acts, just a really cool true story. My kids loved it.

Incidentally, my library has it and keeps repurchasing it, though it has gone missing several times.

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People love it so much they want to keep it for their very own, huh?

Nothing is banned so long as I has de interwebz.

It's a secret plot to get rid of this filth...

one book at a time....

GENIUS!

Seriously though, I'm going to have to buy it now. I want to see how teh gey penguins live.

CaroGirl said:

People love it so much they want to keep it for their very own, huh?

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I wish that was the reason.

BenPanced said:

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Yeah, you can't fool me, snoopy.

Somewhere in my closet I have an Opus in a tie and sneakers.

BenPanced said:

The books are being banned from US libraries and schools. They're still being printed and sold, however.

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It doesn't even say it was ever banned, just that it was the most often requested to be banned or restricted.

In fact, the whole article never says anything was banned, just that 84 requests for banning or restrictions were successful in 2008. I'd be interested to know the split between those 2 categories.

My library system has several books on the 'restricted' list (parental permission required for minors to check out) mostly for sexual reasons. I gave my kids permission to check out any book in the library and never worried about it again.