religion N.Y.C. Dept. of Education Bans Word "Dinosaur" To Avoid Insulting C

[Ice_Blue]

http://jonathanturle...g-creationists/

Here is the complete list of other words that could be banned:

Abuse (physical, sexual, emotional, or psychological)

Alcohol (beer and liquor), tobacco, or drugs

Birthday celebrations (and birthdays)

Bodily functions

Cancer (and other diseases)

Catastrophes/disasters (tsunamis and hurricanes)

Celebrities

Children dealing with serious issues

Cigarettes (and other smoking paraphernalia)

Computers in the home (acceptable in a school or library setting)

Crime

Death and disease

Divorce

Evolution

Expensive gifts, vacations, and prizes

Gambling involving money

Halloween

Homelessness

Homes with swimming pools

Hunting

Junk food

In-depth discussions of sports that require prior knowledge

Loss of employment

Nuclear weapons

Occult topics (i.e. fortune-telling)

Parapsychology

Politics

Pornography

Poverty

Rap Music

Religion

Religious holidays and festivals (including but not limited to Christmas, Yom Kippur, and Ramadan)

Rock-and-Roll music

Running away

Sex

Slavery

Terrorism

Television and video games (excessive use)

Traumatic material (including material that may be particularly upsetting such as animal shelters)

Vermin (rats and roaches)

Violence

War and bloodshed

Weapons (guns, knives, etc.)

Witchcraft, sorcery, etc.

SMH. Gives new meaning to the word "absurdity".

[nominak]

Are they effing kidding? Absurdity isn't the word... the word is most likely a word that cannot be said here lol

[webeagle12]

Are they effing kidding? Absurdity isn't the word... the word is most likely a word that cannot be said here lol

w0rd

[macrosslover]

look I'm Christian and this is stupid. I've never heard any of the Christians I know say let's ban the word Dinosaur cause it might prove evolution or whatever. This is just PC run amok.

[Stealthy_Singh]

At first I thought this was going to be in the jokes section. But alas not. Now it may be true but if you look at the source of the source it is the Daily Mail. Enough said!

[MtnDewCodeRedFreak]

.... *laughs hysterically*

[xendrome]

Blog linking to dailymail..... :rolleyes:

oh with no source at dailymail or writer name...

[Ice_Blue]

From ABC News:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2012/03/nyc-bans-halloween-birthdays-aliens-and-more-on-school-tests/

From Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/26/new-york-city-bans-refere_n_1380991.html

From Fox News (hell, yeah!)

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2012/03/28/you-decide-is-the-nyc-department-of-education-list-of-banned-words-absurd/

From Gawker:

http://gawker.com/5896939/nyc-department-of-education-bans-dancing-death-and-politics-from-standardized-tests

So no, not just the Daily Mail.

[Xerino]

if they ban all those words... what will todays children talk about?

[abecedarian paradoxious]

I think I'll stop using the words "intelligence" and "intelligent" so I don't offend educators... or Democrats.

[ArialBlue]

Relax, it is America; nothing of value lost.

[jnelsoninjax]

if they ban all those words... what will todays children talk about?

Well around here, they mostly talk in there own made up language, Ebonics. Harder then hell to understand wtf they are saying sometimes...

[MtnDewCodeRedFreak]

I think I'll stop using the words "intelligence" and "intelligent" so I don't offend educators.

Or levels of education, like HS diplomas, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, PhDs, and post-doctoral studies (for professorships, I think).

I have a Bachelor's degree and I'm proud to announce it. <sarcasm> Now, please arrest me for saying it. </sarcasm>

I laugh at the fools for even creating that law beyond all ridiculousness.

Edit: And besides, since when does a major city like NYC have its own Dept of Education? It should be at the state level (the state of New York itself), not NYC.

[nub]

Looks like public education is done for.