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More recent versions of "Lord of the Flies" have modified some of the language in the book, but the novel originally used racist terms, particularly when referring to Black people. A committee of the Toronto, Canada Board of Education ruled on June 23, 1988, that the novel is "racist and recommended that it be removed from all schools" after parents objected to the book's use of racial profanity, saying that the novel denigrated Black people, according to the ALA. <ref>https://www.thoughtco.com/lord-of-the-flies-banned-challenged-740596</ref> | More recent versions of "Lord of the Flies" have modified some of the language in the book, but the novel originally used racist terms, particularly when referring to Black people. A committee of the Toronto, Canada Board of Education ruled on June 23, 1988, that the novel is "racist and recommended that it be removed from all schools" after parents objected to the book's use of racial profanity, saying that the novel denigrated Black people, according to the ALA. <ref>https://www.thoughtco.com/lord-of-the-flies-banned-challenged-740596</ref> | ||
The Toronto Board of Education tried to have it removed from schools because of a reference to the word “niggers” and other insults towards African Americans <ref>https://vocal.media/education/the-controversy-of-lord-of-the-flies</ref> | The Toronto Board of Education tried to have it removed from schools because of a reference to the word “niggers” and other insults towards African Americans <ref>https://vocal.media/education/the-controversy-of-lord-of-the-flies</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:42, 16 January 2021
Plot
Controversy
More recent versions of "Lord of the Flies" have modified some of the language in the book, but the novel originally used racist terms, particularly when referring to Black people. A committee of the Toronto, Canada Board of Education ruled on June 23, 1988, that the novel is "racist and recommended that it be removed from all schools" after parents objected to the book's use of racial profanity, saying that the novel denigrated Black people, according to the ALA. [1] The Toronto Board of Education tried to have it removed from schools because of a reference to the word “niggers” and other insults towards African Americans [2]