Today in Censorship:
- Jackass Two renamed…Jackbutt Two? (Via TV Squad.) I haven’t seen it, but from what I understand, the title is probably the least offensive part of the movie. I have to go with TV Squad on this one: Jackbutt sounds much dirtier.
- Parent petitions school to ban Farenheit 451. A novel about book burning. Yeah, that’s right. (Via Ed Champion.) Not surprisingly, the man hasn’t actually read the book in question. Do you think he’s maybe confusing it with the Michael Moore documentary Farenheint 911? Damn hippies!
Update: As Boing Boing reminds me, the latter is actually even more ironic in that it’s Banned Books Week. Are we sure this isn’t some kind of ALA publicity stunt?