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Contents:
- CAPTA UNRPANTS CREATOR QUIETLY REVEALS ONE OF HIS MA CHARACTERS IS GAY—GET THE DETAILS!
- CAPTA UNRPANTS CREATOR REVEALS A GAY CHARACTER KIDS’ SERI
- ‘CAPTA UNRPANTS’ BANNED OM SCHOOL BOOK FAIR OVER GAY CHARACTER
- WATCH: GAY CHARACTER CAPTA UNRPANTS SPARKS SCHOOL BAN
- CAPTA UNRPANTS BOOK REMOVED FROM SCHOOL OVER GAY CHARACTER
- THIS SCHOOL IS BANNG THE NEW "CAPTA UNRPANTS" BOOK BEE IT CONTAS A GAY CHARACTER
- 'CAPTA UNRPANTS' BANNED OVER GAY CHARACTER
- THE LATT ‘CAPTA UNRPANTS’ BOOK HAS A GAY CHARACTER – SO THIS SCHOOL BANNED ITTHE SUPERTENNT OF THE SCHOOL SAYS HE BACKS THE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}ISSUBY RAE PAOLETTAOCTOBER 28, 2015/11:30 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}GETTY IMAGBY RAE PAOLETTAOCTOBER 28, 2015 / 11:30 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE LATT ‘CAPTA UNRPANTS’ BOOK HAS A GAY CHARACTER – SO THIS SCHOOL BANNED IT","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-10-28T15:30:42.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-10-28T15:30:42.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"RAE PAOLETTA","ARTICLESECTN":"ISSU"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR MANY OF , THE "CAPTA UNRPANTS" SERI IS A SACRED TEXT THE LIBRARY OF OUR CHILDHOODS. BUT RECENTLY, THE LATT BOOK THE SERI HAS GOTTEN SOME PHBACK OM THE MONROE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT MICHIGAN, BEE FEATUR A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WXYZ REPORTS THAT "'CAPTA UNRPANTS AND THE SENSATNAL SAG OF SIR STKS-A-LOT' IS THE 12TH NOVEL THOR DAV PILKEY’S SERI," AND THAT PILKEY, "RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT A MA CHARACTER THE BOOK IS GAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DR. BARRY MART, SUPERTENNT OF MONROE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TOLD WXYZ THAT THE SCHOOL'S PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATN (PTO) CID TO BAN THE BOOK OM THE UPG BOOK FAIR AT ARBORWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. "SCHOLASTIC NOTIFIED AND THE SCHOOL THAT THERE WAS A BOOK THAT MAY BE A LTLE NTROVERSIAL," HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE BOOK, 'S REVEALED THAT HAROLD, ONE OF THE MA CHARACTERS, HAS A HBAND WHEN HE GETS OLR. IT WAS LD BY FANS OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE OTHER "CAPTA UNRPANTS" BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE FAIR, THIS ONE WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE ONLE. "MOST OF THE KIDS E AND THEY BUY BOOKS AND THE PARENTS AREN’T PART OF THE SELECTN," SAID MART. "IN THIS SE, WE FELT WAS NECSARY THAT IF THIS BOOK WAS GOG TO BE PURCHASED, THE PARENT NEED TO BE VOLVED THAT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOME ONLE HAVE FEND THE BOOK THE WAKE OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MART ADD THAT HE "SUPPORT[ED] THE CISN OF THE PARENT GROUP AND THE [ARBORWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL] PRCIPAL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UPDATE 10/28: IN A STATEMENT TO MTV NEWS, DR. BARRY MART SAID, "ROUGHLY 90 PERCENT OR MORE OF BOOK PURCHAS MA AT THE POPULAR BOOK SALE ARE MA BY STUNTS WHO GO TO THE SALE WH THEIR CLASSROOM AND TEACHER. WE FELT WAS PNT THAT PARENTS SHOULD CI IF THIS PARTICULAR STALLMENT WAS SUABLE FOR THEIR CHILD. AS OF TODAY (OCT. 28) NO PARENTS HAVE EXPRSED ANY NCERNS ABOUT THE BOOK’S AVAILABILY AND NO PUBLIC MENTS WERE RECEIVED AT LAST NIGHT’S (OCT. 27) SCHOOL BOARD MEETG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- ELEMENTARY PARENTS NOTIFIED OF GAY CHARACTER CHILDREN'S BOOK
- ‘CAPTA UNRPANTS’ BANNED FROM SCHOOL BOOK FAIR OVER GAY CHARACTER
- NEW "CAPTA UNRPANTS" BOOK REVEALS ONE OF YOUR FAVE CHARACTERS IS GAY
- ‘CAPTA UNRPANTS’ BOOK WH GAY CHARACTER BOOTED FROM GRA SCHOOL BOOK FAIR
- MICHIGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BANS CAPTA UNRPANTS OVER GAY CHARACTER
- NEW "CAPTA UNRPANTS" BOOK REVEALS ONE OF YOUR FAVE CHARACTERS IS GAY
CAPTA UNRPANTS CREATOR QUIETLY REVEALS ONE OF HIS MA CHARACTERS IS GAY—GET THE DETAILS!
Dav Pilkey’s Capta Unrpants and the Sensatnal Saga of Sir Stks-A-Lot is ld for a character ‘matter-of-factly prented as gay whout mentary’ * gay character in captain underpants *
And as thor and illtrator Dav Pilkey quietly reveals, Harold is a gay character. Steven Frank at NewNowNext, who first highlighted Harold’s outg, lled a “big (stky) step forward for kid’s l”, sayg that “Harold, as an adult, is matter-of-factly prented as gay whout mentary, ” which is “credibly rare and rehg” children’s book publishg. While the majory of rears on Amazon weled the new novel, others ma ments cludg: “A heads up on the homosexualy ntaed this book would have been nice.
CAPTA UNRPANTS CREATOR REVEALS A GAY CHARACTER KIDS’ SERI
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Harold Hutchs is a gay character om Capta Unrpants. It's nfirmed that Harold Hutchs is gay the book Capta Unrpants and the Sensatnal Saga of Sir Stks-A-Lot.
‘CAPTA UNRPANTS’ BANNED OM SCHOOL BOOK FAIR OVER GAY CHARACTER
A Michigan elementary school has banned the latt "Capta Unrpants" novel om s book fair bee one of the ma characters is gay, acrdg to a report by WXYZ Detro. * gay character in captain underpants *
And when they do show up, sometim the form of an Alb Dumbledore of Harry Potter fame — a character who’s emed gay by the creator outsi the actual book ntent but who you might never gus is gay if you only ever read the books.
Kid-l recently got a ltle b gayer, though, wh the revelatn that one of two ma characters the long-nng Capta Unrpants seri is gay. Predictably, there are plenty of people g out of the woodwork to cry pictns of The Gay a book for kids, as if a cute drawg of two married guys stg a beanbag chair wh their children is too sndalo for the tenr ey of an 8-year-old.
Homogeney is borg, pecially when that homogeney at the st of showg LGBTQIA kids reflectns of themselv books.
WATCH: GAY CHARACTER CAPTA UNRPANTS SPARKS SCHOOL BAN
A Michigan elementary school is banng the latt stallment of the popular children's seri bee one of the ma characters is gay. * gay character in captain underpants *
That means a lot of kids who might not have picked up a book themed around growg up gay will be meetg this character and realizg that maybe ’s not such a big al for someone to be to the same genr after all.
Regnizg — and normalizg — relatnships between non-straight upl is a big al for kids’ lerature, and if a straight uple hangg out wh their kids isn’t too racy for a middle-gra picture book, neher is a gay uple dog exactly the same thg.
CAPTA UNRPANTS BOOK REMOVED FROM SCHOOL OVER GAY CHARACTER
A school Michigan, has removed the latt stalment of Capta Unrpants om s annual book fair after was revealed that one character is gay. * gay character in captain underpants *
A Michigan elementary school has banned the latt “Capta Unrpants” novel om s book fair bee one of the ma characters is gay, acrdg to a report by WXYZ Detro. "Capta Unrpants and the Sensatnal Saga of Sir Stks A-Lot, " the latt stallment the "Capta Unrpants" seri, has ed some tensn Michigan schools due to a gay relatnship the book. RELATED: WHAT HAPPENED WHEN A GAY MAN ASKED OUT A STRAIGHT MANThough this is jt a small tail the story at large, has rattled tors the state.
2 m readArborwood Elementary School Michigan, have cid to remove the latt stalment of the popular children’s seri, Capta Unrpants om the shelv of s annual book fair after was revealed that one of the ma characters is gay.
THIS SCHOOL IS BANNG THE NEW "CAPTA UNRPANTS" BOOK BEE IT CONTAS A GAY CHARACTER
Kids love Capta Unrpants, but stunts shoppg at one Michigan elementary school book fair will have a hard time gettg their hands on the seri' 12th stallment. The latt Capta Unrpants novel was banned over a gay character by… * gay character in captain underpants *
Capta Unrpants thor Dav Pilkey, nfirmed that Harold, one of the seri’ ma protagonists, the twelfth stalment tled: Capta Unrpants and the Sensatnal Saga of Sir Stks-a-Lot, is gay. “Controversial” gay character, Harold. The news team for Gay Natn love tips om our rears.
Vis the Gay Natn store Now. And now one school is tryg to ban thor recently announced that the ma character his newt book the seri, Capta Unrpants and the Sensatnal Sag of Sir Stks-A-Lot, is gay. But one school Michigan thks the gay character is "ntroversial, " pullg the book om s recent book fair.
'CAPTA UNRPANTS' BANNED OVER GAY CHARACTER
A school district Michigan has banned the most recent "Capta Unrpants" book om an elementary school book fair bee featur a gay character. * gay character in captain underpants *
Not sure when beg gay beme ntroversial.
The latt Capta Unrpants novel was banned over a gay character by Arborwood Elementary School's parent-teacher anizatn. Not only do reprentatn the classroom make LGBTQ stunts feel more wele and safe, but also teach the broar stunt body to regnize and bat anti-gay bias. Wrg about anti-LGBTQ bullyg, Joleen Hanlon says:We should addrs this problem by iatg nversatns wh our stunts about anti-gay bias, and by discsg LGBT people the curriculum.
It is very simple to tie the them to lsons about fay diversy, rpect, the civil rights movement, the gay rights movement, the Holot, discrimatn, and other ntexts.
THE LATT ‘CAPTA UNRPANTS’ BOOK HAS A GAY CHARACTER – SO THIS SCHOOL BANNED ITTHE SUPERTENNT OF THE SCHOOL SAYS HE BACKS THE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}ISSUBY RAE PAOLETTAOCTOBER 28, 2015/11:30 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}GETTY IMAGBY RAE PAOLETTAOCTOBER 28, 2015 / 11:30 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE LATT ‘CAPTA UNRPANTS’ BOOK HAS A GAY CHARACTER – SO THIS SCHOOL BANNED IT","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-10-28T15:30:42.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-10-28T15:30:42.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"RAE PAOLETTA","ARTICLESECTN":"ISSU"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR MANY OF , THE "CAPTA UNRPANTS" SERI IS A SACRED TEXT THE LIBRARY OF OUR CHILDHOODS. BUT RECENTLY, THE LATT BOOK THE SERI HAS GOTTEN SOME PHBACK OM THE MONROE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT MICHIGAN, BEE FEATUR A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WXYZ REPORTS THAT "'CAPTA UNRPANTS AND THE SENSATNAL SAG OF SIR STKS-A-LOT' IS THE 12TH NOVEL THOR DAV PILKEY’S SERI," AND THAT PILKEY, "RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT A MA CHARACTER THE BOOK IS GAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DR. BARRY MART, SUPERTENNT OF MONROE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TOLD WXYZ THAT THE SCHOOL'S PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATN (PTO) CID TO BAN THE BOOK OM THE UPG BOOK FAIR AT ARBORWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. "SCHOLASTIC NOTIFIED AND THE SCHOOL THAT THERE WAS A BOOK THAT MAY BE A LTLE NTROVERSIAL," HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE BOOK, 'S REVEALED THAT HAROLD, ONE OF THE MA CHARACTERS, HAS A HBAND WHEN HE GETS OLR. IT WAS LD BY FANS OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE OTHER "CAPTA UNRPANTS" BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE FAIR, THIS ONE WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE ONLE. "MOST OF THE KIDS E AND THEY BUY BOOKS AND THE PARENTS AREN’T PART OF THE SELECTN," SAID MART. 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BARRY MART SAID, "ROUGHLY 90 PERCENT OR MORE OF BOOK PURCHAS MA AT THE POPULAR BOOK SALE ARE MA BY STUNTS WHO GO TO THE SALE WH THEIR CLASSROOM AND TEACHER. WE FELT WAS PNT THAT PARENTS SHOULD CI IF THIS PARTICULAR STALLMENT WAS SUABLE FOR THEIR CHILD. AS OF TODAY (OCT. 28) NO PARENTS HAVE EXPRSED ANY NCERNS ABOUT THE BOOK’S AVAILABILY AND NO PUBLIC MENTS WERE RECEIVED AT LAST NIGHT’S (OCT. 27) SCHOOL BOARD MEETG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Prr to s book fair, Rockford Public Schools has notified s elementary parents about the gay character "Capta Unrpants and the Sensatnal Saga of Sir Stks-A-Lot.'' * gay character in captain underpants *
But recently, the latt book the seri has gotten some phback om the Monroe Public School District Michigan, bee featur a gay reports that "'Capta Unrpants and the Sensatnal Sag of Sir Stks-A-Lot' is the 12th novel thor Dav Pilkey’s seri, " and that Pilkey, "recently announced that a ma character the book is gay. But Capta Unrpants creator Dav Pilkey revealed his ma character Harold is gay (or bisexual) a simple way, worthy of applse.
Capta Unrpants' Harold intifi as gay or bisexual, but his sexual orientatn is jt a fact, a part of his inty.
ELEMENTARY PARENTS NOTIFIED OF GAY CHARACTER CHILDREN'S BOOK
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Leve, who notably intifi as gay and is a parent himself, said:At this pot, 20 years later, we get . A Michigan elementary school has banned the latt "Capta Unrpants" novel om s book fair bee one of the ma characters is gay, acrdg to a report by WXYZ Detro.
More From SeventeenThe latt stallment reveals that Harold is gay. An elementary school small-town southeastern Michigan has banned “Capta Unrpants and the Sensatnal Sag of Sir Stks-A-Lot” om s upg book fair this year bee a ma character ends up beg gay.
‘CAPTA UNRPANTS’ BANNED FROM SCHOOL BOOK FAIR OVER GAY CHARACTER
Harold is gay. Mart said the cisn not to sell the Capta Unrpants book that reveals a gay character was ma by the school’s parent-teacher anizatn and Arborwood’s prcipal.
NEW "CAPTA UNRPANTS" BOOK REVEALS ONE OF YOUR FAVE CHARACTERS IS GAY
A Michigan school whose motto proudly clar “Preparg Stunts for the Changg World” has acted otherwise wh the ban of the newt Capta Unrpants novel om their recent book fair for s alln to a gay character.
The Arborwood Elementary School parent-teacher anizatn cid to ban Capta Unrpants and the Sensatnal Saga of Sir Stks-A-Lot when they were notified that the book ntaed a gay character — a fact that is only unvered at the end of the book, when is noted that Harold, one of the seri’ protagonists, grows up to be an artist livg wh his domtic partner Billy.