![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/florida-parent-says-childrens-arthur-book-damages-souls-based-on-four-words/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2_B00ZW6896O01_SCLZZZZZZZ_SX500.jpg&description="Everyone that you meet has an original point of view" says the Arthur theme song, and one Florida parent is certainly living up to those lyrics after alleging that a 1989 children's book 'damaged souls' with one phrase A conservative parent from Florida says they want a children's book published in 1989 banned from the school library because, despite its message of friendship, an item in the background mentions a spin-the-bottle game. Bruce Friedman, a conservative activist from New York that moved to Florida, says that the content in 'Arthur's Birthday,' by Marc Brown, 'damaged souls.' What's the red flag? At some point in the story, the monkey-girl character, Francine, hands Arthur, a human-like aardvark, a birthday present - a bottle marked 'Francine's Spin the Bottle Game.' 'It is not appropriate to discuss 'spin the bottle' with elementary school children,' he wrote in all capital letters. 'This book is found in all/almost all [district schools]!' When filling in the section about what he feels the result may be if a child reads this book, he wrote "DAMAGED SOULS" in all capital letters. In the section that asks 'for what age group would you recommend this material?' he wrote: "NONE." He's filing complaints in a school library that serves children that range from kindergarten to sixth grade - which is ages five to 12. The complaint says that even mentioning 'spin the bottle' is inappropriate around children - but this man has also admitted on camera that his own son isn't allowed to read most library books. Last year, Friedman made a list of 3,600 books he described as including "porn, critical race theory, social-emotional learning, [and] fluid gender." The lone parent that added this book to a list of 45 MORE books that are now considered challenged titles that are 'pending oversight committee review.' A new rule says that books that have been flagged must be removed from libraries immediately until the committee has had time to make a decision. Friedman has){kind=link}
“Everyone that you meet has an original point of view” says the Arthur theme song, and one Florida parent is certainly living up to those lyrics after alleging that a 1989 children’s book ‘damaged souls’ with one phrase
A conservative parent from Florida says they want a children’s book published in 1989 banned from the school library because, despite its message of friendship, an item in the background mentions a spin-the-bottle game.
Bruce Friedman, a conservative activist from New York that moved to Florida, says that the content in ‘Arthur’s Birthday,’ by Marc Brown, ‘damaged souls.’
What’s the red flag? At some point in the story, the monkey-girl character, Francine, hands Arthur, a human-like aardvark, a birthday present – a bottle marked ‘Francine’s Spin the Bottle Game.’
“It is not appropriate to discuss âspin the bottle’ with elementary school children,” he wrote in all capital letters. “This book is found in all/almost all [district schools]!” When filling in the section about what he feels the result may be if a child reads this book, he wrote “DAMAGED SOULS” in all capital letters.