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Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot.
So.
Maybe it shouldn't be surprising that a mother in Menifee, California asked the school district to ban the 10th edition of Merriam Webster's Dictionary after seeing that the book--distributed district wide to fourth and fifth-graders--contains an entry on oral sex. But what is surprising, and terrible, is that the school district decided that removing the dictionary would be a good idea. The Press-Enterprise reports:
Randy Freeman, an elementary school teacher who lives in Menifee, says he supports the district's decision to ban the book. He notes that Webster's is "a prestigious dictionary that's used in the Riverside County spelling bee," but adds that "I also imagine there are words in there of concern.""
The lewd entry, incidentally, defines the phrase as "oral stimulation of the genitals," and refers readers to entries on cunnilingus and fellatio.
The district says it will review the dictionary before deciding how to proceed. ?It?s hard to sit and read the dictionary," says Betti Cadmus, spokesperson for the district. "But we?ll be looking to find other things of a graphic nature."
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From Carnal Nation (NSFW!). Bolding mine.
The motherfcking dictionary.
Re: Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot.
::Mouth...agape::
I just a friendly gal looking for options.
No wonder kids can't spell anymore.
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Well, I remember kids looking things up "to see if it's in there" or stumbling across funny entries and giggling about them. But Nico is right, it wasn't a Kinkfest, it was typical curiosity and part of growing up.
Parents that put this much time and energy into sheltering their children from the real world shouldn't be surprised when they end up addicted to heroin at 16.
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