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From: bfahey at comcast.net <bfahey>
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:18:41 +0000
Hi Jackie,
I agree with you about polite language. My point is that scrotum is not a slang word, and it's not a raunchy word. It's a word that describes a part of the body. Last week I had to stop reading an article to the class and describe for them what an anterior cruciate ligament is (we were reading about an injured soccer player). There's really no difference.
Was it necessary for Patron to use that word? I don't know. It's a good question to ask. Robin Smith makes a good point about why using the word is importan to the story. Debating the choices that an author makes can make for stimulating conversation. I can't remember the last time I used "scrotum" in conversation, other than the annual chat I get to have with fifth grade boys during their human body units. But I also can't remember the last time I used metatarsal, illiac, orbital bone, or pituitary gland in conversation, and those are not words that I shy away from because they are raunchy. I don't use them because I don't need to, but if they appeared in print I would have no problem explaining their meaning to children.
Brian
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Jackie Rodenberger" <jrodenberger2 at hotmail.com>
> I have been reading the comments about "the" word in "The Higher Power of
> Lucky".
> I guess I'm old-fashioned, but I was raised that certain words and actions
> might be okay in our home, but not necessarily appropriate in other
> settings.
> Those of you who think people are being squeamish about the word scrotom
> in a children's book, I have a question: Just how often do you use the
> word "scrotom" in your everyday conversation?
> The same with the word "farting".
> Did the word add to the story? Was it really necessary to describe the
> rattlesnake bite that way in a children's book? I'd certainly have no
> problem in an adult book.
> Just my opinion.
>
> Jackie Rodenberger
> School Librarian
> K-2, 3-5
> Perry Elem.
> Selma Elem
> Selma, IN
> jrodenberger2 at hotmail.com
>
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Received on Mon 19 Feb 2007 09:18:41 AM CST
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:18:41 +0000
Hi Jackie,
I agree with you about polite language. My point is that scrotum is not a slang word, and it's not a raunchy word. It's a word that describes a part of the body. Last week I had to stop reading an article to the class and describe for them what an anterior cruciate ligament is (we were reading about an injured soccer player). There's really no difference.
Was it necessary for Patron to use that word? I don't know. It's a good question to ask. Robin Smith makes a good point about why using the word is importan to the story. Debating the choices that an author makes can make for stimulating conversation. I can't remember the last time I used "scrotum" in conversation, other than the annual chat I get to have with fifth grade boys during their human body units. But I also can't remember the last time I used metatarsal, illiac, orbital bone, or pituitary gland in conversation, and those are not words that I shy away from because they are raunchy. I don't use them because I don't need to, but if they appeared in print I would have no problem explaining their meaning to children.
Brian
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Jackie Rodenberger" <jrodenberger2 at hotmail.com>
> I have been reading the comments about "the" word in "The Higher Power of
> Lucky".
> I guess I'm old-fashioned, but I was raised that certain words and actions
> might be okay in our home, but not necessarily appropriate in other
> settings.
> Those of you who think people are being squeamish about the word scrotom
> in a children's book, I have a question: Just how often do you use the
> word "scrotom" in your everyday conversation?
> The same with the word "farting".
> Did the word add to the story? Was it really necessary to describe the
> rattlesnake bite that way in a children's book? I'd certainly have no
> problem in an adult book.
> Just my opinion.
>
> Jackie Rodenberger
> School Librarian
> K-2, 3-5
> Perry Elem.
> Selma Elem
> Selma, IN
> jrodenberger2 at hotmail.com
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> The average US Credit Score is 675. The cost to see yours: $0 by Experian.
> http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=660600&bcd=EMAILFOOTERAVERAGE
>
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