>claims book is controversial
>cites "recent detractors"
>not a single example
Are we really manufacturing outrage to promote a movie adaptation of the fucking rainbow fish???
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Controversial? Wtf
Writer Pfister has said the story is ultimately about the beauty of sharing, but recent detractors have said it sends out mixed messages about individuality, acceptance, coercion and boundaries, in turn sparking debates over cancel culture.
Oh, come on
Sounds terminally online lmao
The primary lesson kids take away from it is that shiny things are pretty
Wow! I remember those drawing! I don't remember the story tho
Is it real controversy or just a (US) American thing ?
It is just a US thing, and barely at that.
Here’s an alternate ending that expresses my problem with the book https://www.topherpayne.com/rainbow-fish