Robert Braun, 74, of West Allis, Wisconsin is mad as hell at his local library because they have a copy of Baby Be-Bop, by Francesca Lia Block.  He wants the book banned, removed, and burned because it’s offensive and vulgar.  He’s also suing to make this happen.

Braun and three fellow members of the Christian Civil Liberties Union have filed a claim against the West Bend Library for stocking “Baby Be-Bop” in its young adult section. The book, which is about a teen struggling with his homosexuality, is “explicitly vulgar, racial and anti-Christian” and is “inappropriate for the elderly and their minor grandchildren, and degrades the community,” according to the complaint.

The complaint asks for “damages and demand for relief pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Section 893.80.” Specifically, the plaintiffs, only one of whom lives in West Bend, are asking for $120,000, and that West Bend Mayor Kristine Deiss resign and the “racist book be removed and publicly burned or destroyed as a deterrent to repeating this offensive conduct.”

Mr. Braun, even if you burn every single copy of this book known to exist, it isn’t going to deter people from creating similar content that will offend you.  Also, if this book is burn, then so should the bible.  After all, it’s racist and instills violence in its readers.  If one reads the Song of Solomon, it’s explicitly vulgar too.  Be careful what you wish for Mr. Braun.