Friday, August 25, 2023

The bard is banned

 

It seemed inevitable that this was going to happen, but some of Will Shakespeare's most famous works have been banned in Florida because they are ... colorful.

Florida school district cuts back on SHAKESPEARE in the classroom to fall in line with DeSantis' Parental Rights in Education Act because full texts of 'Romeo and Juliet', 'Hamlet' and 'Macbeth' are too raunchy

"Instead of enjoying the full texts of classics such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Macbeth students will be assigned individual excerpts from the plays to study.

'It was also in consideration of the law,' said Tanya Arja, a spokesperson for the school district told the Tampa Bay Times, referring to the controversial bill promoted and signed by Governor Ron DeSantis.

By using excerpts the schools will be able to include Shakespeare on the syllabus but avoid anything considered inappropriately sexual under the new act."
OK, so just watch the movie(s) at home.

Guess what?  Teenagers fall in love.




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