Stop me if you've heard this one before. A fantasy writer goes into a school, says "crap, poo, fart," and gets his butt kicked out of there for making the 12-13 year-old children too "excitable."
If you know me at all, you know how ridiculous I think this is.
Damn, you want kids excited in school. It beats the crap out of the zombie-like state that's a little too common.
I remember a third-grade teacher trying to explain to us that farting was natural and we shouldn't laugh when someone does it. Didn't help much, but I don't remember it being a problem in 4th grade on.
Except I still roll on the floor during movies like Van Wilder and Dumb and Dumber. What's wrong with a good laugh?
Hmm, as I think about it more, this author probably just boosted sales 100%.
Oh, except he already made over a million on film rights. Publicity is not an issue.