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  That would imply they were unique. Unfortunately...
context: "Indecent is a 2015 play about the controversy centered around the 1923 production of God of Vengeance, which was shut down on Broadway for obscenity. It is also considered a queer Jewish love story. "
  You'd think they'd like a play about shutting down a play! >
  
  It's a really beautiful play which has a great filmed production available. It's hardly obscene and is in some ways about people overreacting to "obscenity." It's a moving and sad play. >
  
  I saw it on PBS a few years ago (when I was a closeted FL high schooler funnily enough) and it was stunningly beautiful, probably Paula Vogel’s best writing, and that’s really saying something! I can’t imagine a more ironic piece of art to censor, but given this state’s slide into fascism I’m not at all surprised. >
  
  What we are facing is wildly unprecedented and people truly have no idea of the widespread effects. >
  
  Cancel culture is really out of control in Florida >
  
  They are literally cancelling kids from living their dreams on stage. This is cruel beyond the pale. >
  
  Oh, my gosh! That is so despicable! He is literally trying to take over education and turn it into a Christian madrasa. They are going to make all school Bible training and bring back residential schools, with kids being abused nonstop. This is sick and despicable. Ron DeSatan! >
  
  “Indecent contains adult sexual dialog that is inappropriate for student cast members and student audiences,” Duval County Public Schools spokesperson Tracy Pierce told Teen Vogue on Friday. “It’s that simple. The decision has no relevance to any legislation but is rather a function of our responsibilities to ensure students engage in educational activities appropriate for their age.” 
  When I was in high school, I was in a play where two teenagers fuck after only knowing each other a couple of days. It ends in one of them committing murder, and then their double suicide. Not a single person objected to Romeo and Juliet, let alone tried to shut it down. We also read things like Of Mice and Men, Brave New World, 1984, etc. Not to mention studying world history.
  This is so much bullshit. >
  
  I teach in Florida. Nearly everything you mentioned is not allowed in our schools right now. What we are facing is wildly unprecedented and people truly have no idea of the widespread effects. >
  
  Serious question: what CAN they read? What's on the literature curriculum? >
  
  Okay it’s wild but our current curriculum selected and approved by my district doesn’t include novels. That’s elementary and middle but I do not know about high school since it gets weird with AP and dual enrolled and such. We read nearly exclusively non-fiction articles usually about benign topics that won’t offend anyone (I.e. orange groves, beach animals, how-to instructions, how plastic is made,…) and sometimes excerpts from books or short stories that are in the district approved textbook curriculum. Teachers have to follow the assigned curriculum and ALL are expected to be on the same page on the same day district wide regardless of their student population (I.e. gifted 5th grade and low performing ESE 5th grade read and do the same assignments at the same exact time). This is so that the district and state can walk into the room at any point and know what will be being taught and read. Teachers are NOT allowed to add any other reading materials not in the approved textbook curriculum to supplement (many of us secretly do but also many have been reprimanded for it). If you have a good principal, like mine, you might be encouraged to do 5 minutes of teacher read aloud from a choice fiction novel because the research shows reading fluently to kids helps them develop reading skills themselves and it’s fun! Media center AND even our classroom libraries have to be catalogued and every book pre-approved so kids choice reading is even censured. I’m telling you this stuff could NOT be made up! >
  
  I can't think of anything more likely to kill a love of reading. Benign articles about orange groves for preteens. This is so sad.
  I'm really sorry. >
  
  The Florida government seems to be on top of making sure no students are subjected to anything vaguely lgbt. I wonder how on top of the next inevitable category 5 hurricane they will have. >
  
  Probably not at all. Desantis will probably blame that hurricane on trans people, I'm sure.
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  Because we know trans people and pronouns are the real problem today! /s >
  
  And then ask for tend to hundreds of millions in fema aid. >
  
  Why do conservatives hate free speech so much? >
  
  People learn how conservatives and their ideas hold no weight and thus cease to be conservatives. They realize the religion they learned as a kid was a lie, and that trickle-down economics is a farce. Then, they realize how hoodwinked they are and no longer remain conservatives. That's why they hate free speech. They want full autocracy and theocracy. They would trade America away for it. >
  
  Southern Baptists.  The one group it's actually illegal to offend in this country. >
  
  A story about the Southern Baptists had a predator cover up list so long, it could read as a scroll. >
  
  Teen Vogue has been kicking ass and naming names the past few years, a lot different than my idea of it when I was younger (I’m old now). Quality writing and reporting, another excellent article. >
  
  I live near Jacksonville and this is (or was) an amazing school for creative kids. It’s sad to see such creativity shackled because of ignorance and bigotry. >
  
  Wow the people shutting this down sure are snowflakes