The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison is offensive to a white woman in Virginia Beach, Va., who wants to ban the book. The Virginian Pilot reported that Virginia Beach School Board member Victoria Manning called the revered literature “pornographic” and demanded that it be immediately prohibited.
Manning and fellow board member Laura Hughes also demanded in an email that three other books be banned from the school district. The ridiculous demand also called for Ernest Gaines’ novel “A Lesson Before Dying” and “Lawn Boy” by Jonathan Evison to be banned, as well as “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe. The email was addressed to Virginia Beach School’s Superintendent, Aaron Spence.
“It has been brought to my attention by some parents that there are some disturbing books in our district that are available to students,” she wrote, “I would like to ask that you pull these books from shelves and also block any electronic access by students to getting these books IMMEDIATELY.”
Hughes and Manning also had issues with the books “Good Trouble: Lessons from the Civil Rights Playbook” and “Beyond Magenta” by Susan Kuklin. They also want the library staff disciplined for allowing the books in the first place.
The email accused the novels of containing pedophilia as well as being sexually explicit. Manning admitted in the email that she hasn’t even read “The Bluest Eye.” However, she noted that she tried a few pages resulting in her “utter disgust.”
“Just reading a few of the pages gives me utter disgust,” wrote Manning.
“The Bluest Eye” and other Toni Morrison novels are used in universities and educational institutions worldwide for their literary genius. Morrison is also considered one of the greatest authors of our time.
Manning also had an issue with the “1619 Project” and “other leftist ideologies.” She had her panties in a bundle back in May about the school district partnering with a nonprofit that supported the initiative, which teaches the true history of slavery and its impact on America.
A very salty Manning complained about middle school teachers using Anneliese A. Singh’s “The Racial Healing Handbook as well. She called the book “appalling and disgusting.”
We think that Manning is appalling. Spence responded by advising Manning that the Department of Teaching and Learning vets all literature before being used in the district. He also told Manning, “What one person finds offensive, others may not.”
