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|    Re: Florida Mother Protests Manga in Pub    |
|    09 Jul 10 23:56:24    |
      ae50b8f2       XPost: rec.arts.anime.misc       From: relic1980@ameritech.net              On 7/9/2010 11:24 PM, dumpster4@hotmail.com wrote:       > "A mother in Crestview, Florida protested the       > availability of mature manga at her city's public       > library and claimed her teenage son was       > negatively affected after picking up a volume       > from the general circulation shelves. The parent,       > Margaret Barbaree, said that the manga had       > adult themes which she described as "graphic"       > and "shocking." Barbaree is the founder of a       > citizens group called Protect Our Children, and       > she presented her case to the Crestview City       > Council on June 28.       >       > Barbaree told the council, “My son lost his mind       > when he found this. Now he's in a home for       > extensive therapy.”"       >       > See:       >       > http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-09/florida-mother       protests-manga-in-public-library              I read that earlier. If the kid "lost his mind" when he read that       manga, it makes me wonder what kind of nuthouse that lady is       running.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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