I expected to be writing a post that 100% rubbished all claims for this book to be banned, but I’d be lying if I said that I didnt raise my eyebrows at least once – but not because of the books “gay undertones”. Tango Makes Three could be integral to improving attitudes towards homosexuality. One of the reasons homophobic tension exists is because children are unfamiliar with it they fear and consequently hate what they do not know. What about kids who have two mummies or two daddies? Unlike the stories about princes and princesses, And Tango Makes Three gives children of same-sex relationships something to relate to and identify with. Introducing children to the reality of same-sex relationships at an early age would surely discourage homophobic idiocy in later life. Okay, so when I heard about the controversy surrounding this story, I thought, “what a big hullabaloo!”. Co-written by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, the story revolves around two chinstrap penguins, Roy and Silo, who love each other dearly. One of these books, And Tango Makes Three, has been challenged and banned “for homosexuality, anti-family, and unsuited to age group.”Īmazon delivered it promptly this week, and I’ve spent the past couple of days mulling it over. As part of this years Banned Books Week in the US, I decided to read a couple of books from the ALA’s list of most-challenged books.
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