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Topics => World/Foreign Affairs => Topic started by: Pandora on March 14, 2012, 01:28:10 PM

Title: Dante's Divine Comedy 'offensive and should be banned'
Post by: Pandora on March 14, 2012, 01:28:10 PM

It is a world-renowned work of literature and one of the foundation stones of the Italian language, but Dante's Divine Comedy has been condemned as racist, homophobic, anti-Islamist and anti-Semitic. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/9140869/Dantes-Divine-Comedy-offensive-and-should-be-banned.html)

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The classic work should be removed from school curricula, according to Gherush 92, a human rights organisation which acts as a consultant to UN bodies on racism and discrimination.

Dante's epic is "offensive and discriminatory" and has no place in a modern classroom, said Valentina Sereni, the group's president.

Valentina Sereni, intolerant of intolerance.  ::)

Title: Re: Dante's Divine Comedy 'offensive and should be banned'
Post by: Sectionhand on March 15, 2012, 03:28:56 AM

Wow ... Dante's "Inferno" is inflamitory ! Who'd a thunk it ?   ::falldownshocked::

Title: Re: Dante's Divine Comedy 'offensive and should be banned'
Post by: Weisshaupt on March 18, 2012, 11:16:31 AM

Quote from: Pandora on March 14, 2012, 01:28:10 PM

Valentina Sereni, intolerant of intolerance.  ::)

Life is so much fun when you get to define words.

Intolerance: The support or avocation of any deed, act or belief which is contrary to what a Liberal supports or advocates.

 I am intolerant of anyone who does not think just like I do.

Title: Re: Dante's Divine Comedy 'offensive and should be banned'
Post by: IronDioPriest on March 18, 2012, 11:46:57 AM

My older boy read that in advanced English last year. He enjoyed it, and refers to it often. It is clear that he values having read it.