Surely we all agree that manga is one of the most interesting media that we will find today in fiction, due to its combination of a series of themes, drawing styles and stories that adapt to what every reader of any age around the world is looking for, without any kind of difficulty. An activity in which we can invest our free time to entertain ourselves with the attractive situations illustrated in sheet that usually generate the famous mangakas from Japan.
Although of course, the culture originated in the country of Japan, is still considered today as something strange or out of place for its content, especially shocking for people who do not know enough or have certain stereotypes of the past towards it. This ends up redirecting us to a viral controversy that was born a few days ago in the networks, and apparently, arises after certain decisions in a high school, after an activity of reading manga that did not have a good ending for those involved.
Manga is considered inappropriate at school!
It turns out that in the country of the United States, a mother in the town of “Delaware” was very dismayed after decisions that have been taken by the board of a high school in Magnolia, because in the establishment, there was an instance dedicated to various entertainment clubs for each student to enjoy their favorite activities, including a club to read manga that apparently is on the way to be restricted in relation to the category of works that are distributed.
The manga club at Magnolia High School consisted of approximately 80 students, a number that speaks to the magnitude of the readings of such exciting works. This did not seem to matter to the principal, as a formal announcement was made stating that manga with a label of T or higher, i.e., editions with teen-oriented content, would be banned. Among his reasons, the principal considers such things inappropriate for students.
However, a mother named Jennifer, a mother of several children who are studying at the same place, mentions that the interventions made by the Magnolia institution to discontinue the manga club abruptly are evidently lousy. She considers that manga, as well as anime, helped her children in the development of creativity, in addition to enhancing their knowledge of literature, while they were able to meet more friends interested in the same passion.
In the same statement, Jennifer also expands on her statement, attributing that manga positively develops people’s motivation to be interested in reading. Anime, on the other hand, brings students from all over the school together, strengthening their relationships and overall good behavior. Therefore, Jennifer took it upon herself to make a petition for signatures on the popular global website Change.Org, hoping that the Japanese-inspired entertainment clubs will become active again.
The online petition has a goal of 2,500 signatures, of which 1,600 have been reached in a matter of days. Obviously, the signatures made on the page do not always tend to be relevant because they do not belong, in this case, to the institution. Nevertheless, it is something that can serve as a good way for the directors to see the impact of the club, and possibly evaluate an agreement between both parties, provided that there is authorization from the parents or students involved in the matter.
