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Almost 2 decades ago, the novelist Jodi Picoult had a brief stint writing Wonder Woman, for about 4-5 issues. According to this old CNN report:

So Picoult rearranged elements of her hectic work schedule and dove into research. (She admits to not being much of a "Wonder Woman" fan growing up -- "X-Men" was more her speed.) Looking back on the character's six decades in comics, Picoult found the story focused more on Wonder Woman's exploits as a superhero and less on the life of her alter ego, Diana Prince.

That angle baffled her. Diana Prince is a far more interesting character, she says, and offers plenty to work with.

"Over the years, she has had many different incarnations in the human world, some that I thought were pathetic," she says. "[But[ there's never been something that a reader could sink their teeth into and say, 'Oh yeah, this is why I'm like her.'"

If that's how she was going to put it, I don't think she could write up a convincing civilian life for any superhero character, and besides, if she wasn't into WW before, that could disqualify her. Also, if all she can do is put down virtually every characterization of WW except perhaps her own, no matter the merit of the completed story, that's a serious mistake.

Now, years later, this same author has caused controversy with musical theater plays and books considered unsuitable for children, according to Breitbart:

The superintendent of Mississinewa High School in Gas City, Indiana, canceled a production last week of “Between the Lines,” saying concerns were raised over “sexual innuendo” and alcohol references in the musical. Jeremy Fewell, the superintendent, did not respond to a request for comment.

“It’s devastating for us to know that these kids who put in hundreds of hours of hard work had that torn away from them because of the objections of a single parent,” says Picoult.

“What I know, perhaps better than most people, as someone whose books have been banned, is when one parent starts deciding what is appropriate and what is inappropriate for the children of other parents, we have a big problem.”

Picoult noted that the same Indiana high school has previously produced “Grease,” where the sexual innuendo and alcohol abuse is much greater, including a pregnancy scare, sex-mad teens and the line “Did she put up a fight?”

“Between the Lines” centers on Delilah, an outsider in a new high school, who finds solace in a book and realizes she has the power to write her own story and narrate her own life. “It is a very benign message. And it’s actually a really important one for adolescents today,” says Picoult.

The original work, which features a nonbinary character, had already been edited with licensed changes to make it more palatable for a conservative audience, including removing any reference to the nonbinary character’s gender orientation.

If that's what the original novel/play was like, there's really not much point reading/watching even an altered edition, because why put money into the pockets of somebody that left-leaning, who's perfectly willing to concoct a story pandering to what the left today wants to see? Besides, I'm sure more than one parent was concerned, and if Picoult's most questionable books were ever stocked in school libraries, it was uncalled for. As for Grease, I've seen both the 1978 movie directed by Randall Kleiser and at least one theater play years ago, and whatever sexual innuendo's in there, it was tame compared to what Picoult could've brewed up. I can't recall if there was any alcohol consumption though. That she'd pander to LGBT ideology just compounds why she wasn't suited to write Wonder Woman back in the day, and I hesitate to think of what she'll brew up next if DC/Marvel decide to hire her again to write their comics.

Labels: censorship issues, dc comics, golden calf of LGBT, moonbat writers, msm propaganda, politics, Wonder Woman