It’s known, it’s video games and manga that make you violent. So, a famous manga is in the sights of the curators.
Let’s start this article with a little reminder, far from being trivial. The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that a “A well-organized militia being necessary for the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms must not be infringed”. And that’s just the second amendment! That’s how deeply rooted gun culture is in American culture. But of course, that’s not the source of all gun violence in Uncle Sam’s country. alongside video games, manga and sexual content.
A manga that “glorified” sex and violence?
In the United States, the culture is totally different from ours. We will therefore not allow ourselves to judge. But we are still surprised at the propensity of the Americans to turn their heads away from the arms problem. If we say this, it is because in response to the multiplication of mass killings in schools in recent years, a group of conservatives preferred to take a grip… a manga. In this case, it isAssassination Classroom. Simply put, Yusei Matsui’s work follows the path of the alien Koro-sensei. This one is very recognizable by its round and yellow head, which can change color.
By a combination of circumstances, he becomes a teacher of a class of dunces in a Japanese college. To motivate his students, he will give them classic lessons, but also train them to become assassins. And to train, it is precisely him that they must try to kill in class. In addition to this, books with pornographic content have the misfortune to appear in the manga. It was too much for the conservatives of the non-profit organization Citizens Defending Freedom. Here is what its communications director, Kristen Huber, said:
We should all be able to agree that teacher abuse and explicit sexual content is not something schools should glorify or promote, especially with taxpayers’ money.
Kristen Huber (via Fox News)
Assassination Classroom, soon banned in Florida?
After reading the previous paragraphs, you probably tell yourself that it’s nothing. After all, the organization Citizens Defending Freedom only shares an opinion. Or not. She has indeed gone so far as to turn to the Florida courts to try to ban Assassination Classroom of all state schools. It is not known at this time if this request has a chance of succeeding. On the other hand, this one does not come from nowhere. In March, defense groups formed in particular by parents of pupils complained of the harmful influence that the shonen on their children. As a result, a Wisconsin state school removed the manga from its online library while another, already in Florida, banned three volumes, all thanks to a profound warning message from another. organization : “We don’t want students to think it’s okay to kill their teachers”. Phew.
