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+++ 1,000,000 +++ RKP5637 Apr 2013 #1
Little Red Riding Hood has been banned? Cleita Apr 2013 #2
In this particular version, Red is bringing her grandma a bottle of wine. baldguy Apr 2013 #6
In the original she brings granny a bottle of wine. enlightenment Apr 2013 #26
Get a book and read the original Grimm's sarisataka Apr 2013 #33
I did. enlightenment Apr 2013 #34
Maybe that's what is wrong with my kids sarisataka Apr 2013 #50
Well, I don't recall reading the original Grimm tales to my kid, enlightenment Apr 2013 #53
Check out "The Grimmest of Grimm" Kablooie Apr 2013 #39
Sounds like an excellent read sarisataka Apr 2013 #51
I bought this edition for myself! bluemarkers Apr 2013 #41
In two California school districts, yes... Earth_First Apr 2013 #7
How absurd! eom Cleita Apr 2013 #31
Had it been a CALIFORNIA WINE.. AsahinaKimi Apr 2013 #47
LOL! Cleita Apr 2013 #57
And the other is holding something that is wildly celebrated as protection. randome Apr 2013 #3
I assume... Bay Boy Apr 2013 #4
Truly a picture that's worth a thousand words. n/t Laurian Apr 2013 #5
OMG! It's was banned because an illustration in the book showed a bottle of wine. Arkansas Granny Apr 2013 #8
re:One child is holding something that's been banned in America to protect them. allan01 Apr 2013 #9
Worth pointing out that the title is actually a lie, and neither child is holding something banned. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #10
Well, if you want it to be more accurate.... alcina Apr 2013 #12
Yes, I do - I think dishonesty is counterproductive. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #60
But sometimes the spirit is more important than the letter, so to speak... nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #61
The spirit of a lie is a lie. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #62
I think the only real "point" is that we aren't doing enough to protect kids from gun violence. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #64
This is an "ends justifies the means" argument. Which is never good. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #63
the heaven05 Apr 2013 #11
nah. doesnt work. the child would be allowed to walk the book into school and not the gun. seabeyond Apr 2013 #13
It looks like a library, not a school. alfredo Apr 2013 #15
ok. the child could walk the book into the library, and not a gun. nt seabeyond Apr 2013 #16
It's not the setting of the image, it is the truth told. The right is more concerned over alfredo Apr 2013 #18
i am anti gun. and all over pro book. especially kids with books. but, the poster was not truthful seabeyond Apr 2013 #21
What is more a danger to children, a book or a gun? alfredo Apr 2013 #22
did you really ask me that question after i just made my statement. again.... seabeyond Apr 2013 #23
You may be over thinking it. Most people spend less than a second looking at alfredo Apr 2013 #35
What of the people who spend more than a second thinking about what they see? sl8 Apr 2013 #65
It's not aimed at gun fetishes. alfredo Apr 2013 #71
Except that there's no "truth" here. Llewlladdwr Apr 2013 #67
Little Red Riding Hood is on the banned book list. I looked it up. alfredo Apr 2013 #70
And the entire STATE of California has banned the weapon on the right. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #73
knr alfredo Apr 2013 #14
The anti-gun folk just can't play the lie/distort/hyperbole game as well as the NRA aikoaiko Apr 2013 #17
In some regions the Christian right has forced schools and libraries to ban certain books. alfredo Apr 2013 #36
Yes and in some anti-gun state that rifle configured so is banned aikoaiko Apr 2013 #38
The truth is, the book is banned, the gun isn't. The book entertains kids, alfredo Apr 2013 #40
Are you really unaware that adults cannot buy that rifle new in some states? aikoaiko Apr 2013 #44
It's available used? If it is so crappy, why has there been a long discussion about it? alfredo Apr 2013 #45
Well if that's the goal it worked. aikoaiko Apr 2013 #46
Again false dichotomy. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #75
Book is banned in 2 districts in CA, rifle is banned in the entire state. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #74
And The Politically Correct Left has had books banned or removed from classrooms too. bvar22 Apr 2013 #55
Wait, that was us? OriginalGeek Apr 2013 #80
I don't think photoshopping a gun into a child's hands is abuse... N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #59
Talk about ineffective. caseymoz Apr 2013 #19
same here. Euphoria Apr 2013 #56
More places ban such guns... bobclark86 Apr 2013 #20
I think that too many of you SCVDem Apr 2013 #24
Actually...no, onpatrol98 Apr 2013 #28
Hey, at least they didn't post a re-enactment of Lanza blasting away at little kids. Hoyt Apr 2013 #30
It may not be banned universally, but it is in some locations. alfredo Apr 2013 #37
And the rifle is banned in California. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #76
Do you apply the same critical eye to the NRA propaganda? alfredo Apr 2013 #83
I do so with ANY propaganda. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #86
Good. alfredo Apr 2013 #87
If dishonesty is the solution... cthulu2016 Apr 2013 #25
The infographic is entirely dishonest, but it was intended in the other direction. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #77
Why isn't thre truth good enough? AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #27
I do not care for this ad at all. Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #29
jesus played with wine in the bible yet bibles are not banned nt msongs Apr 2013 #32
Point well taken IrishAyes Apr 2013 #69
I get the point. Rex Apr 2013 #42
I can understand how the book adieu Apr 2013 #43
glad that moms demand action abelenkpe Apr 2013 #48
Yeah, honesty and integrity. Who needs it, right? AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #78
P O gun nut abelenkpe Apr 2013 #81
The truth is hard... I know. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #82
P O truth nut! Dr. Strange Apr 2013 #85
god, we are sick. No, WE aren't sick... BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2013 #49
K&R defacto7 Apr 2013 #52
Why was she riding in the hood anyway. She should carry a gun if she's gonna do that. L0oniX Apr 2013 #54
Wow! Thank you for this important post. That is terrifying Number23 Apr 2013 #58
And what Feinstein's bill bans... krispos42 Apr 2013 #66
Even worse, Little Red Riding Hood's granny is holding something that will send her to prison. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #68
Book banning. A Republican tactic as old as time immemorable. blkmusclmachine Apr 2013 #72
Not actually happening here, though. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #84
This could be why our educational system is failing. Mr.Pain Apr 2013 #79
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