Cenk Uygur
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Parents Notified Of Gay Character In Children's Book
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November 15, 2015
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5:27Now PlayingA school district in Michigan is warning parents about a book that will they plan on selling at the book fair. The school told parents that in an edition of Captain Underpants a character finds out that he is gay. The school didn’t say their was a problem with this but just wanted to be transparent with the families. Ana Kasparian (The Point), Hannah Cranston (Think Tank), Hasan Piker (Pop Trigger) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
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“Rockford Public Schools notified its elementary parents that a book that will be available at its upcoming Scholastic Book Fair includes a gay character, according to Superintendent Michael Shibler.
"Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot" is the 12th book in the popular children's book series by author and illustrator Dav Pilkey.
"Our philosophy is to be as transparent as we possibly can when dealing with parents and their children," said Shibler, about the Tuesday, Nov. 10 letter, regarding next week's book fairs at the elementary schools.”
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