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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Jan 27

      Jeet Heer Retweeted corey robin

      1. This is a good thread but saying there's no anti-Semitism & Holocaust denialism misses the point since it's very clear from the minutes that the swear words & nudity are pretextual for larger discomfort about a story about the Holocaust.https://twitter.com/CoreyRobin/status/1486726479723393034 …

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      corey robinVerified account @CoreyRobin
      3. As others have pointed out, there is no anti-Semitism or Holocaust denialism here. And not because the book's opponents are being shy or careful about expressing their views. They really just hate the curse words and sexual suggestiveness of anything nude, which is
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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Jan 27

      2. I would encourage reading the actual transcripts because it's very explicit board members think grade 8 students should read about "It shows people hanging, it shows them killing kids" -- i.e. it's about the Holocaust.pic.twitter.com/Et1PTakiSQ

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Jan 27

      3. The other area of objection is Maus shows how fraught Art Spiegelman's relationship is with father -- which is part of what makes the book great. It's about how suffering doesn't ennoble but causes trauma that ripples through generations.pic.twitter.com/6rlScqyZK2

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    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Jan 27

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Jane Coaston

      4. Also the board members constantly talk about the "nudity" in Maus as if its salacious and sexual (this Spiegleman fellow worked for Playboy) when, as @janecoaston noted the nudity is of death camp prisoners being stripped naked, which actually happenedhttps://twitter.com/janecoaston/status/1486472862655516678 …

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      Jane CoastonVerified account @janecoaston
      I'd like to note here that this is what the "nudity" in "Maus" looks like. pic.twitter.com/JrJfDKEpxx
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    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Jan 27

      5. So the position of the school board is they are ok with kids learning about Holocaust so long as there are no hangings, no kids being killed, no intergenerational trauma & no scenes of naked prisoners. Which is the same as saying they don't want kids to learn about Holocaust

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Jan 27

      6. I would encourage people to read the school board minutes because beyond the decision to remove Maus it reveals a fundamental desire to avoid confronting the reality of the Holocaust. That's not Holocaust denial but it is a deeply anti-intellectual & harmful

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        1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Jan 27

          7. The aversion to teaching the darker details about the Holocaust is very similar to the freakout over 1619 & history of slavery in general. It's about much more than swear words or nudity. More here:https://jeetheer.substack.com/p/maus-in-tennessee?r=bh54&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=emai …

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        1. Michael Snow Tires On My S2000 Cohen‏ @mdcohen Jan 27
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          Will they apply the same standards to, say, WW2 or 9/11?

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        1. lawhawk #vaxxedforfamilyandcommunity‏ @lawhawk Jan 27
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          Oh, but it does get at Holocaust denial and expropriation of Holocaust related terms, because if you don't teach the history and context, it's easier for those who want to misuse the terminology to water down what atrocities did occur.

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        1. Frosty Kale Picker‏ @KaleFrosty Jan 27
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          It's especially troubling if the results of this survey are valid - around 1/3 of high school students think the holocaust is exaggeratedhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-group-wants-holocaust-education-to-be-mandatory-1.6327488?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar …

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        1. 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝘁‏ @EbrilSir Jan 27
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          The fundamental need to reframe reality has always been the sole mission of Christianity.

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        1. Dan Kervick‏ @DanMKervick Jan 27
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          I think this accounts for some of the anti-CRT vibe that comes from left-ish directions. The real history of the country is too ugly and scary and triggering, and we all need to be protected from that so we can hug our myths and enjoy cozy 99% normalcy.

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        1. Alice@wonderland‏ @izzyqueenof Jan 27
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          I read the minutes and what I read was that these people operate on a level of a child themselves. That's why they don't get that book completely. That's why he asks what that bit about the father is about or that he doesn't like the ending.

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        1. Alice@wonderland‏ @izzyqueenof Jan 27
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          They understand the value about teaching about bad things but they don't understand the intricacies in stories or what is important about it and why. Because they don't think as "deeply" as some do and don't need nor want to.Maybe not even capable. You call it anti-...and harmful

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        1. Alice@wonderland‏ @izzyqueenof Jan 27
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          Thinking like that is not the greatest of "intellect" and yes it can be viewed as harmful but humans aren't all alike. Some just can't be what you wish them to be. It's not really bad INTENT. It's sad that some are like that but I don't believe you can force being intellectual.

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        1. Alice@wonderland‏ @izzyqueenof Jan 27
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          They want it explained like you would a child of 3 when a pet dies or a family member. Soft and maybe a white lie. Yes, that's not intellectual but I honestly believe there are MILLIONS of humans who will NEVER operate much more beyond that level. That's not malignant intent.

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