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From: bfahey at comcast.net <bfahey>
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:19:59 +0000
David,
Obviously, if one waltzes into the faculty lounge and starts spewing words like vagina and penis, for no reason at all, that would be inappropriate. I fail to see the connection between that and a book that kids read in class. If I were to walk into the faculty lounge and ask a teacher what they thought of using a word like penis, vagina or scrotum in a book, that would obviously not be harrassment, because there is a context for it. Big difference.
Similarly, if I were to include scrotum in every post that I made on here, regardless of the topic, then that would be strange. And, no, I was not offended that you used vagina, breast and penis in your post.
Brian
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "David Richardson" <rich5568 at hotmail.com>
> Food for thought.
>
> Brian is right. They are the medical terms for certain body parts.
>
> My wife, being a nurse, we hear all the medical terms quite a bit. But when
> I brought this topic up, my daughter (15) said, "Do you mind? I'm trying to
> eat." And my son(12) replied, "Yeah, Dad. Couldn't we talk about breasts
> instead?"
>
> Yet, I'd venture to say if Brian were to start throwing terms around the
> faculty lounge and lunchroom like vagina, scrotum, penis, and breast, it
> wouldn't be long before his principal sat him down for a little chat about
> another term: sexual harrassment.
>
> Medical term or not, sexual harrassment trumps freedom of expression every
> time.
>
> Say it to adult colleagues and it's called sexual harrassment. Say it to
> children in a captive classroom and it's called education. (At least until
> some smart lawyer figures out he can make money by calling it sexual
> harrassment too.)
>
> keep writing,
> dave r
>
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Received on Mon 19 Feb 2007 11:19:59 AM CST
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:19:59 +0000
David,
Obviously, if one waltzes into the faculty lounge and starts spewing words like vagina and penis, for no reason at all, that would be inappropriate. I fail to see the connection between that and a book that kids read in class. If I were to walk into the faculty lounge and ask a teacher what they thought of using a word like penis, vagina or scrotum in a book, that would obviously not be harrassment, because there is a context for it. Big difference.
Similarly, if I were to include scrotum in every post that I made on here, regardless of the topic, then that would be strange. And, no, I was not offended that you used vagina, breast and penis in your post.
Brian
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "David Richardson" <rich5568 at hotmail.com>
> Food for thought.
>
> Brian is right. They are the medical terms for certain body parts.
>
> My wife, being a nurse, we hear all the medical terms quite a bit. But when
> I brought this topic up, my daughter (15) said, "Do you mind? I'm trying to
> eat." And my son(12) replied, "Yeah, Dad. Couldn't we talk about breasts
> instead?"
>
> Yet, I'd venture to say if Brian were to start throwing terms around the
> faculty lounge and lunchroom like vagina, scrotum, penis, and breast, it
> wouldn't be long before his principal sat him down for a little chat about
> another term: sexual harrassment.
>
> Medical term or not, sexual harrassment trumps freedom of expression every
> time.
>
> Say it to adult colleagues and it's called sexual harrassment. Say it to
> children in a captive classroom and it's called education. (At least until
> some smart lawyer figures out he can make money by calling it sexual
> harrassment too.)
>
> keep writing,
> dave r
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Mortgage rates as low as 4.625% - Refinance $150,000 loan for $579 a month.
> Intro*Terms http://www.NexTag.com
>
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> CCBC-Net mailing list
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