Let The Phantom Kidney Punches Begin

I said the other day that I was divided on the issues presented by a politician making a bit of a deal of the incidental and sexual discomfort humor present in the first volume of Akira Toriyama's wonderful Dragon Ball. I don't have children, and I doubt anyone cares how I would raise my imaginary phantom children, but it occurs to me that I have plenty of friends whom I'm certain would not feel comfortable with this kind of humor easily accessible by their young children. Just having these feelings doesn't make them right, but it doesn't seem unreasonable to bring this up in whatever legitimate way allowed by policy. However, I loathe the way that politicians and cultural warriors use these kind of incidents to bask a bit in their political heat and even perhaps divert that energy to shoot at target outside the original subject matter. In that light, I'm sad to learn that the public library is apparently reconsidering stocking this series in its entirety in what seems like a perfectly appropriate place just because people are asking angry questions. That doesn't seem right.
 
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