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Originally posted by Bytemite:
Okay. I'm struggling to understand why they would ban Romeo and Juliet. Is it the hard to understand in modern English not-even-really sex scene? Or is it the overtures of suicide and the misinterpretation of Romeo and Juliet as a romance as opposed to a tragedy which has since influenced such "I'd die without you" abusive relationship garbage like Twilight?
Dumb to ban, though. They'll just read it outside school, if they care enough.

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Originally posted by rue:
The dictionary: Too hot for fourth grade!
A California school bans Merriam-Webster's 10th edition for including "oral sex"

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Yeah, I think so too. That's why they want to ban all the news reports about murders, suicides, rapes and such. Not to mention all those violent games. And violent TV shows too. Plus all the sexy ones. Though, of all that, Romeo and Juliet is by FAR the worst. I truly understand their point !


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Seriously, do we really need "oral sex" in a dictionary?

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It's just possible we're being pawns in a pretty smart piece of viral advertising.

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:facepalm: doesn't begin to cover it. :double-facepalm: would be closer, but still not quite there.

And yes, if you leave kids unattended with a dictionary, they WILL look up dirty words. I know this from experience (heck, how did YOU learn what they meant?).

But the thing is, while looking for the "dirty" words, they also tend to find lots of other cool words, too. And they learn how to use a damn dictionary.

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Seriously, do we really need "oral sex" in a dictionary?

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Because that's what a dictionary is for, defining words and phrases - even if some folk think they're "bad" words.

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It's just possible we're being pawns in a pretty smart piece of viral advertising.

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I'm struggling to see how that makes any damned sense.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

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Seriously, do we really need "oral sex" in a dictionary?

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Because that's what a dictionary is for, defining words and phrases - even if some folk think they're "bad" words.

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I'm struggling to see how that makes any damned sense.

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Originally posted by Kwicko:

Did y'all know that SOME dictionaries even have words like "fuck" and "shit" in them?

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I find it sad that there even has to be a Banned Books Week.

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Nyah, nyah, nyah! (Hmmm, not sure why the emoticon didn't work.)

Oh, wait, I'm supposed to be civilized. Okay, then I'll just put in a good word for Banned Books Week, which will be September 25-October 2 this year. (Yep, I'm planning ahead.) I find it sad that there even has to be a Banned Books Week. Check it out at the ALA site, if you're interested. (I didn't see any dirty words on the site but you never know....)


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And yes, if you leave kids unattended with a dictionary, they WILL look up dirty words. I know this from experience (heck, how did YOU learn what they meant?).

But the thing is, while looking for the "dirty" words, they also tend to find lots of other cool words, too. And they learn how to use a damn dictionary.

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I find it unimaginably sad that we'd have to add the dictionary to the list of banned books.

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oral sex
One entry found.

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A square is a rectangle, man, but a rectangle ain't a square.

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Bad words are double plus ungood!

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Originally posted by pizmobeach:

Let me see if I can make it make sense.

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Maps, News Papers... the Internet has made a lot of these pretty superfluous. So how do you get some press/attention? You know about "hot words" in advertising? "Key words" at Google based on searches? Like advertising imagery, a lot of them relate to sex or celebrities.
I wouldn't doubt that "oral sex" is one of the most attention grabbing that also doesn't cross the PG-13 threshold in terms of what can be published in a lot of online venues without fear of it being deleted (no "f*ck" for instance). So it's ready for any public setting, meaning it's perfect for a viral campaign. "I heard that Webster's Dictionary...oral sex... blah blah..." it's the perfect kind of sort of dirty web bite for people to pass around, probably all over Facebook.
Then there's also the pretend media that grab so called news feeds from whatever is getting a lot of attention. Digg is like that. Parses traffic/ hits as a gauge of interest to determine the "value" of a story. A blogger running a story that hits just the right notes ricochettes around the web building viewers exponentially. Money.
How many businesses are on Facebook now? Twitter? They are all taking advantage of social, viral marketing. We're part of that strategy when we pass along these kinds of info bits. Nothing wrong with it just a good idea to consider the source. "The answer to every question is money."

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You think Webster is somehow a lesser dictionary if they don't include "oral sex?" Does that make or break their industry rep? Consider what their motives could be for including it.

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Let me see if I can make it make sense.

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Maps, News Papers... the Internet has made a lot of these pretty superfluous. So how do you get some press/attention? You know about "hot words" in advertising? "Key words" at Google based on searches? Like advertising imagery, a lot of them relate to sex or celebrities.
I wouldn't doubt that "oral sex" is one of the most attention grabbing that also doesn't cross the PG-13 threshold in terms of what can be published in a lot of online venues without fear of it being deleted (no "f*ck" for instance). So it's ready for any public setting, meaning it's perfect for a viral campaign. "I heard that Webster's Dictionary...oral sex... blah blah..." it's the perfect kind of sort of dirty web bite for people to pass around, probably all over Facebook.
Then there's also the pretend media that grab so called news feeds from whatever is getting a lot of attention. Digg is like that. Parses traffic/ hits as a gauge of interest to determine the "value" of a story. A blogger running a story that hits just the right notes ricochettes around the web building viewers exponentially. Money.
How many businesses are on Facebook now? Twitter? They are all taking advantage of social, viral marketing. We're part of that strategy when we pass along these kinds of info bits. Nothing wrong with it just a good idea to consider the source. "The answer to every question is money."

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You think Webster is somehow a lesser dictionary if they don't include "oral sex?" Does that make or break their industry rep? Consider what their motives could be for including it.

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Nope, you didn't make sense.

The question about ulterior motives for a dictionary including a definition is patently retarded. It's what they DO.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

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New words and phrases come into use all the time. Internet. Dweeb. Dude. Whatever.

Dictionary publishers have to distinguish between slang and a genuine new word or phrase that's here to stay. The phrase 'oral sex' (or the act for that matter) isn't going to go away at this point. Hence, it got included. So OK ? We totally good, dude ?

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Originally posted by rue:
New words and phrases come into use all the time. Internet. Dweeb. Dude. Whatever.

Dictionary publishers have to distinguish between slang and a genuine new word or phrase that's here to stay. The phrase 'oral sex' (or the act for that matter) isn't going to go away at this point. Hence, it got included. So OK ? We totally good, dude ?

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On second, and I think more rational, thought it was a comedy where everyone played an unwitting and completely unscripted part.

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