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LeVar Burton, also known as Mr. Reading Rainbow appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and shared his thoughts on this recent book banning craze. With a segment described as a topic on the ”latest culture war that’s tearing America apart,” he chose to focus on three books that were being banned saying, “I am so excited to read with you today,” the actor-director begins. “Our first selection is called Rosa, and it’s the story of Rosa Parks.”
While talking abotu this book about Rosa Parks, Burton says, “as it turns out that book is banned because reading about segregation is divisive, but since almost any book with black people these days is considered divisive, here’s one that doesn’t have any people in it at all.” The second was And Tango Makes Three, a book about two male penguins that adapt a baby penguin.
“Both penguins are boys,” he says before the staticky screen appears once again. “Well, I’m told that that book is also banned because of sexual perversion, which is weird because there’s no sex in the book at all.”
“Y’all they adopted the baby!” he continues. “What do you guys want? A mommy and Daddy penguin so the kids can make sure that the penguins are knocking boots?”
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