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   Relic to dumpster4@hotmail.com   
   Re: Florida Mother Protests Manga in Pub   
   09 Jul 10 23:56:24   
   
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   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.   
      
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