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|medium=Literature | |medium=Literature | ||
|date_of_action=April 23, 2014 | |date_of_action=April 23, 2014 | ||
|location=Faquier County, Virginia | |location=Faquier County, Virginia, USA | ||
|description_of_content=''Two Boys Kissing'' is a Young Adult novel featuring two teenage boys who set out to break the Guinness World Record for kissing and those impacted by their undertaking. | |description_of_content=''Two Boys Kissing'' is a Young Adult novel featuring two teenage boys who set out to break the Guinness World Record for kissing and those impacted by their undertaking. | ||
|description_of_incident=Jessica Wilson, a parent of a student, filled out a request form “after reviewing the book on Amazon.com and typing in several keywords,” after which results came up with a total of 117 references to words like “kiss” and “sex.” According to the copy of her complaint form, the self-verified research allowed Wilson to conclude on the form that the number of references “equate[d] to 60 percent of the book’s contents being related to kissing or sexual content.” | |description_of_incident=Jessica Wilson, a parent of a student, filled out a request form “after reviewing the book on Amazon.com and typing in several keywords,” after which results came up with a total of 117 references to words like “kiss” and “sex.” According to the copy of her complaint form, the self-verified research allowed Wilson to conclude on the form that the number of references “equate[d] to 60 percent of the book’s contents being related to kissing or sexual content.” | ||
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The complaint form also documents that Wilson read “a majority of the book at Amazon.com,” where it is currently ranked in the top 100 bestselling books under “Literature & Fiction for Teens.” However, a registered Amazon account user is only able to read the first 45 pages of the 196 page novel. In her request form, Wilson stated, “[m]y concern is in no way related to the homosexual nature of the book. The overt sexual nature of the book is my primary concern.” | The complaint form also documents that Wilson read “a majority of the book at Amazon.com,” where it is currently ranked in the top 100 bestselling books under “Literature & Fiction for Teens.” However, a registered Amazon account user is only able to read the first 45 pages of the 196 page novel. In her request form, Wilson stated, “[m]y concern is in no way related to the homosexual nature of the book. The overt sexual nature of the book is my primary concern.” | ||
|description_of_result=The review committee met and decided to retain the book in the library with an unanimous vote. | |description_of_result=The review committee met and decided to retain the book in the library with an unanimous vote. | ||
|image=Two boys kissing.jpg | |||
|source=http://www.slj.com/2014/04/censorship/request-to-ban-two-boys-kissing-from-virginia-high-school-library-denied/#_ | |source=http://www.slj.com/2014/04/censorship/request-to-ban-two-boys-kissing-from-virginia-high-school-library-denied/#_ | ||
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:<span style="font-style: italic;">Two Boys Kissing</span>}} | {{DISPLAYTITLE:<span style="font-style: italic;">Two Boys Kissing</span>}} |
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