The Hills Are Alive With The Sound of Karens
While we're at it, let's remove all Nazi symbols from "Raiders of the Lost Ark," just in case kids don't know who the bad guys are.
California: “Thank God we aren’t like Florida, where bigoted, censorious busybodies with an inflated sense of self-importance and way too much time on their hands get to censor what children are allowed to read and watch in schools.”
The decision to eliminate Nazi symbolism from a Fullerton elementary school’s rendition of “The Sound of Music” is drawing both support and opposition.
Some parents are outraged that some parts of the Academy Award-winning play have been removed from Rolling Hills Elementary School’s performance because of the Nazi storyline. Others believe that some of the content is too serious for young children to fully understand.
“The Sound of Music” is based on the real-life Von Trapp family during the rise of Nazi Germany, and their escape from it.
Lisa Lobito’s daughter is playing the lead role of Maria at Rolling Hills Elementary School’s performance. Lobito…
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