A mother in California is working to remove The Kite Runner from classroom reading lists. She has moral objections to the sexual content and, apparently, the wisdom of the overall work. The same goes for Of Mice and Men, which is being challenged in Kansas City for similar stupid reasons: too many instances of the word "nigger". Thankfully there are some smart people in charge in the latter case, at least:

"It's not a pleasant part of our history," David Smith, a spokesman for the school district, told KMBC-TV. "But kids these days need opportunities to learn about it, understand it, not in a sanitized 21st-century way, because that's how we move forward in society."

Mommies and Daddies, you cannot force your morals, your standards, your beliefs on everyone else.