The other day I found another interesting article (sorry to those of you tired of hearing about random articles). Apparently, a California school district voted to ban the Merriam Webster dictionary because it gives a definition of "oral sex."
Apparently, a
Dictionary that does its
Job is a problem
Who would've thought that a dictionary would give a definition of a phrase? I certainly didn't. I mean, it's not like you're supposed to open up a dictionary and find definitions of words. While they're at it, the school should probably vote to ban the Bible for its countless mentions of "begat." Also, the history books could use some touching up. We can't have our nation's children thinking that bad things happen in the world!
Luckily, I found another article stating that the vote to ban it lost, which is good- but the fact that it was even taken into consideration is a bit ridiculous. Some people will do anything to prevent their children from receiving a proper education. After all, how will the children be able to be properly raised in their bubble if there's exposure to the outside world?
Sources: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jayne-lyn-stahl/ban-merriam-websters-dict_b_434831.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-dictionary27-2010jan27,0,5566022.story
In other news, I've started another Twitter account which focuses on sharing fabricated factoids with the world. Take a look here: http://twitter.com/fauxfacts
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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