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    8 KB 'Oral sex' definition prompts dictionary ban in US schools Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)12:42 No.10071  
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jan/25/oral-sex-dictionary-ban-us-schools

    Dictionaries have been removed from classrooms in southern California schools after a parent complained about a child reading the definition for "oral sex".


    Merriam Webster's 10th edition, which has been used for the past few years in fourth and fifth grade classrooms (for children aged nine to 10) in Menifee Union school district, has been pulled from shelves over fears that the "sexually graphic" entry is "just not age appropriate", according to the area's local paper.


    The dictionary's online definition of the term is "oral stimulation of the genitals". "It's hard to sit and read the dictionary, but we'll be looking to find other things of a graphic nature," district spokeswoman Betti Cadmus told the paper.


    While some parents have praised the move – "[it's] a prestigious dictionary that's used in the Riverside County spelling bee, but I also imagine there are words in there of concern," said Randy Freeman – others have raised concerns. "It is not such a bad thing for a kid to have the wherewithal to go and look up a word he may have even heard on the playground," father Jason Rogers told local press. "You have to draw the line somewhere. What are they going to do next, pull encyclopaedias because they list parts of the human anatomy like the penis and vagina?"


    A panel is now reviewing whether the Menifee ban will be made permanent. The Merriam Webster dictionary joins an illustrious set of books that have been banned or challenged in the US, including Nobel prize winner Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon, which last year was suspended from and then reinstated to the curriculum at a Michigan school after complaints from parents about its coverage of graphic sex and violence, and titles by Khaled Hosseini and Philip Pullman, included in the American Library Association's list of books that inspired most complaints last year.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)12:44 No.10102
    Fuck, thats exactly how I found out about oral sex as a kid. They never had an entry for 'anal sex' though, I wonder if they do now......
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)12:45 No.10116
    >>10102
    keep your fingers crossed and search for a dictionary. today might be your lucky day.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)12:46 No.10126
    That's fucking retarded.
    >> Hands the Size of !/jupiTeRR. 01/25/10(Mon)12:48 No.10143
    This is fucking stupid. If a kid is curious, he or she should be able to go out and find out what they want, not be kept back and told no. This is how I grew up, and shit, I don't know what I'd do if I hadn't

    >>10102
    Checked for you, no not in my 11th edition.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)12:49 No.10156
    Just cut to the chase and kill your children so the devil can't get them.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)12:49 No.10164
    Anyone who thinks their children will not be exposed to sex in one form or another by 9 or 10 is either hopelessly naive or teaches them at home.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)12:50 No.10170
    >Khaled Hosseini

    His books describe how Afghanistan has been transformed into a clusterfuck by western intervention and how evil the Taliban were. Seems a little ironic there are so many complaints.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)12:50 No.10178
    I heard it from kids at school, then I looked it up in the dictionary
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)12:51 No.10186
    Why does that even need a definition if oral and sex are defined?
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)12:51 No.10192
    >>10164
    >got fiddled with
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)12:52 No.10193
    If that link hadn't been there I would've sworn this was from The Onion or something. Fucking disgusting.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)12:52 No.10200
    Just checked in the dicitonary but alas, no definition for the shocker
    "Two in the pink, one in the stink
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)12:52 No.10201
    I learned about it from Microsoft Encarta
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)12:53 No.10225
    We should not have any sexually graphic entries in the dictionary, because its not like its an important or otherwise notable part of life.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)12:54 No.10229
    That's... incredibly stupid. I just can't even... I bet the parent that reported that is one of the most promiscuous people in town.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)12:57 No.10267
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    I can't remember if the guardian is one of those UK tabloid rags though.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)13:01 No.10312
    >>10267

    No, the guardian is generally regarded as one of the better ones.

    Ones to avoid..
    -the sun
    - news of the world
    - mirror
    - daily mail
    - daily express

    Better ones
    - the times
    - Guardian
    - Independent
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)13:03 No.10332
    >>10312
    I'd probably begrudgingly add the Torygraph to the list of decent ones, even if it's just another source of right-wing propaganda (especially its embarrassing commentary and opinion pieces)
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)13:06 No.10374
    >>10332
    Torygraph, moar liek Labourgraph these days
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)13:42 No.10869
    Nothing like good old censorship of our own language to help spur on society, eh?
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)13:48 No.10974
    >>10225
    i can relate to this
    >> VIVA LA TRIPFAGGOTRY! !OK8FhyWNXk 01/25/10(Mon)13:56 No.11123
    >"oral stimulation of the genitals"
    That is truly sexually graphic.
    >> Lord Britain 01/25/10(Mon)13:59 No.11152
    BREAKING NEWS!
    CHILDREN LOOK UP DIRTY WORDS IN DICTIONARIES!

    Also breaking-Ursine faeces found in woods.
    More at 11.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)13:59 No.11153
    oral sex isn't a word; it's two words "oral" "sex"

    the fucking president gets a bj and suddenly we need to make two words in to one so that kids realize that oral sex is sex?

    I pray for the planet.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)14:00 No.11165
    psst. gay ass sex with gerbils. look it up
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)14:00 No.11172
    Book burning bonfires are the best for the toasting marshmallows.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)14:02 No.11189
    >>11165
    >implying that's not a perfectly acceptable word
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)14:03 No.11208
    >>10071
    Let's divide California into 3 states and exterminate the bible thumping confederates who were spreading their bible thumping bullshit throughout the West coast.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)14:04 No.11217
    >>11152
    >ursine faeces found in woods

    high five
    >> CIingingMars !nDHcugKusw 01/25/10(Mon)14:06 No.11255
    if this is an elementary school, I understand. otherwise, its a bit extreme.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)14:06 No.11259
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    >>11208
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)14:10 No.11303
    >Dictionaries have been removed from classrooms
    Stopped reading there.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)14:17 No.11417
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    FAGS
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)14:18 No.11432
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    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)16:04 No.11610
    Ten year olds see people getting *murdered* on TV nearly every day and that's apparently fine... but recreational sex? That's just wrong! They could grow up to have orgasms!
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)16:10 No.11627
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    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)16:13 No.11639
    I remember seeing a poorly-drawn picture of people having sex in a dictionary when I was in fourth grade. That was when I started doubting my previous assumption that the father's half of a baby's DNA got into the mother just through saliva while kissing.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)16:13 No.11640
    >>10069
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    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)16:49 No.11949
    I don't want my child to know how to fucking blow cock. Dictionares for children should be suitable for them WITHOUT SUCH FUCKING DEFINITIONS, for fuck's sake.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)16:53 No.11998
    When my class used to go to the library, I'd crack open the dictionary and always look up as many dirty words as I could. Fucking good times, man.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)16:56 No.12041
    If i can't find it in the dictionary, i use the internet. Guess which source has more "inappropriate" material.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)16:57 No.12047
    >>11949

    Because once again, censorship gets the job done, right?
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)16:57 No.12048
    >>11998
    well, look where that led you
    >> mavis !!UGqAVZGvrB3 01/25/10(Mon)16:58 No.12064
    >>11949
    by the time they are 12 they usually know.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)17:01 No.12087
    Fuck it, my parents told me exactly what sex was when I was young; of course, we kept sheep and the such in the paddock, so it's not like it was hidden from us.
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)17:01 No.12092
    >>12064
    maybe in your household
    >> Anonymous 01/25/10(Mon)17:02 No.12101
    >The dictionary's online definition of the term is "oral stimulation of the genitals". "It's hard to sit and read the dictionary, but we'll be looking to find other things of a graphic nature," district spokeswoman Betti Cadmus told the paper.

    This is why I'm glad I don't live in California. Screw free pot, I couldn't put up with this shit.



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