Banned Book Week: The 7 Most Ridiculous Reasons For Banning Books, 2009-2010

Sep 30th 2010 By: Chris
Since 1982, the last week in September has been observed as Banned Books Week, during which readers are reminded that there are still people out there trying to get books like "Huckleberry Finn" and "The Diary of Anne Frank" -- yes, "The Diary of Anne Frank" -- banned from schools and libraries. In the year 2010. Yeah, I know.
Comics have been a frequent target of book-banning for decades -- as we all learned from Dr. Wertham, sequential art has always been the most effective way of warping young minds with subversive ideas -- but according to the ALA's list of books that have been either banned or challenged (meaning someone unsuccessfully tried to have them banned), concerned parents are still going after them, and as usual, their reasoning is often absolutely insane.
That's why, in order to show solidarity with the people trying to keep these books -- comic and otherwise -- from being taken away from readers, I've gone through the ALA's list and picked out their seven most ridiculous reasons in order to do what I do best: Make fun of them for being stupid.

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