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I've been loving this story of Tango the
penguin and his two dads since I read about the little family at DaddyTypes
almost a year ago. Two male penguins, Roy and Silo, are living in a committed relationship at the Central Park Zoo.
Zookeepers notice the couple trying to incubate a rock and give them an abandoned egg to hatch between the two of them.
Tango is born from this union.The book has been moved from the children's fiction shelves at a Missouri public library after two parents expressed concerns about the book's homosexual overtones. A librarian at the library says the book has been moved to the non-fiction shelves to decrease the chances a reader would be "blindsided" by the story.
Hey, they're gay penguins and they incubated a baby, who was abandoned by its (apparently heterosexual)
How absolutely horrifying.
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ReaderComments (Page 4 of 4)
3-23-2006 @ 10:24PM
Kimberly said...I think you're all missing the real point here.
If your children read about gay penguins raising a baby together, they will grow up to be gay penguins.
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And hey Bill, "Any problem with kids getting a mommy and a daddy?"
Did anyone say anything like that? No there's no problem with that and there's no problem with kids having one parent or two same sex parents or grandparents for parents whatever kind of parents who will love and care for them.
Don't be ridiculous.
Posted at 11:03AM on Mar 5th 2006 by MelissaS 14 stars
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Did I hear that someone has gay penguins for kids?? My son told me when he was about 6yrs old that when he grew up he wanted to be a "stranger". lol
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3-26-2006 @ 6:48PM
Anonymous said...I just took my daughter to the Central Park Zoo today and bought this book precisely because of the thread.
It's a lovely story about penguins who love each other and raise a family together.
Yes. This issue is exclusively about censorship and the public libraries should be ashamed of themselves for catering to such nonsense. That said, this book really does belong in the non fiction shelves. It's a true story about the two penguins in the Central Park Zoo. Maybe it has even more power in the non fiction shelves.
Frankly, it's a really terrific way to introduce the subject of same sex relationships. Afterwards, my husband and I reminded our daughter of the many male friends we have who are in relationships and our daughter understood in a way that she hadn't before. "Oh," she said, "like Paul and Michael."
We were really delighted.
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4-03-2006 @ 6:09PM
lindsay said...ok, so, we have some penguins who happen to be male and happen to raise a baby penguin. these penguins do not have to b gay, but the cover makes it seem this way. moving on
i would never under any circumstances want my kid to read this book. it is not necessary to expose the idea of homosexuality at such a young age. i do not promote homosexuality in any way and do not want my children thinking it is ok. its not...i am not condeming any one who is...but i believe it is wrong. and there are still many americans who believe the same. so keep the book outta the childrens reach because there will be controversy. which i know most of you cant live without hence why u create it.
My Heavenly Father made a male, he then made a female. it was not homosexuality that got this world started. it was the love between a male and female, the way it is supposed to be. the way my God meant for it to be.
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