Did you know that Captain Underpants is one of the most banned books of the 21st century, even more than Fifty Shades of Grey. If you didn't know, the Captain Underpants series was written by and illustrated by Dav Pilkey from 1997 to 2015. The reason it was banned, according to businessinsider.com was for its "offensive language", "partial nudity", "violence", "misbehavior", and "blackmail/threats." I think that these points should be disregarded because, for starters, the content is not as serious as the titles suggest (ie. "offensive language" but the worst word in the books are poopy) and every aspect of the book is used to create a comedic effect and is not meant to, nor could it, be taken seriously. Furthermore, shielding kids from "offensive" words like poopy is not only ridiculous, but in fact this is terrible parenting, as this is not a healthy way to raise a child for the real world, where much harsher words and actions are inflicted, and not only that, but you are stopping your child from getting into and enjoying reading, which in itself is a feat of despicable parenting.
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