tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post5734681832998620520..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: They Had Me At 'Scrotum'Her Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-19219737225268839932007-03-02T12:15:00.000-05:002007-03-02T12:15:00.000-05:00Mooseknuckles that is.Sheesh. Won't be winning any...Mooseknuckles that is.<BR/><BR/>Sheesh. Won't be winning any spelling bees soon!Redneck Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947243296264284961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-3420329594390235962007-03-02T12:13:00.000-05:002007-03-02T12:13:00.000-05:00I'm with Mom-101, I just want to walk into a libra...I'm with Mom-101, I just want to walk into a library and scream the word 'Scrotum!' But this is coming from the lady who very loudly talked about her vagina at her friends place of work, so loudly that the next day my friend was asked by a coworker how my vagina was holding up.<BR/><BR/>I'm so classy.<BR/><BR/>And my husband prefers 'Mooseknuckes' to scrotum. Just thought I'd share.<BR/><BR/>Cuz I'm thoughtful too.Redneck Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947243296264284961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-53714974911288339422007-03-01T18:57:00.000-05:002007-03-01T18:57:00.000-05:00I think I just rolled my eyes when this story firs...I think I just rolled my eyes when this story first came out. So typical. Why do some people/parents fear words so much? Words that have meaning? Do they want their children to be ashamed of their private parts? Because by reacting this way, that's what they're teaching them...it's something to be ashamed or embarrassed about. Grrrr.ewe are herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339650361453626546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-64147257642601137022007-03-01T13:33:00.000-05:002007-03-01T13:33:00.000-05:00I could have used your help the other day -- I'm w...I could have used your help the other day -- I'm writing a piece of fiction, and could not find the right word. I started with testicles, but wasn't happy with it. <BR/><BR/>I asked my husband for help, he suggested "scrotum?"<BR/><BR/>Too clinical I said.<BR/><BR/>He said, "balls?"<BR/><BR/>Too vulgar for this story I said.<BR/><BR/>He shrugged, "Nut sac?"<BR/><BR/>Too juvenile I screamed! Never mind, just get out of here!<BR/><BR/>It is a hard body part to talk of tastefully in a literary fashion, but for a kids' book, why not the medical term for Christ sake???? People can be so incredibly stupid sometimes.the mystichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536278508991059301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-8014246223515223732007-03-01T12:07:00.000-05:002007-03-01T12:07:00.000-05:00Scrotum, scrotum, scrotum! Ok. Now I've got that...Scrotum, scrotum, scrotum! <BR/><BR/>Ok. Now I've got that out of my system.<BR/><BR/>I really think that banning books is never the answer. I like the subtlety of Beck's comment: there is something about a school setting that is different from a library.<BR/><BR/>But. Dog scrotum? Why ban this? It sounds all Mrs-Revd-Lovejoy: "WON'T ANYBODY THINK OF THE CHILDRENNNNN???" It seems more like a bunch of freaked out parents.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-79984190461163764602007-03-01T11:36:00.000-05:002007-03-01T11:36:00.000-05:00well if we looked back at some of the books that h...well if we looked back at some of the books that have been banned before we'd laugh.i mean the next banned book will make people laugh at the uproar scrotum is causing.like previously banned books that no one thinks twice about reading now.LAVENDULAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-70431356745304652962007-03-01T11:23:00.001-05:002007-03-01T11:23:00.001-05:00I don't care if my girls read the word scrotum, wr...I don't care if my girls read the word scrotum, write it, hear it, giggle over it, roll eyes over it...as long as they don't actually touch one for a very very very long time.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350861069153040567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-77774714378424338392007-03-01T11:23:00.000-05:002007-03-01T11:23:00.000-05:00Hi. Just wanted to let you know that I read your ...Hi. Just wanted to let you know that I read your blog all the time...and I really enjoy it! You're great!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09633042085497299414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-13842687310031499502007-03-01T11:10:00.000-05:002007-03-01T11:10:00.000-05:00I don't know if scrotum is such a bad word, as it ...I don't know if scrotum is such a bad word, as it is a bad visual. I can see banning books that illustrate these nasty looking teste bags. That would be a good thing for all of us. :)Mitch McDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03162154118646288681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-47031183977285929442007-03-01T10:50:00.000-05:002007-03-01T10:50:00.000-05:00If my boobs looked like yours, I'd never stop look...If my boobs looked like yours, I'd never stop looking at them. Ummm...did that sound wrong to you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-14815225175779574022007-03-01T09:28:00.000-05:002007-03-01T09:28:00.000-05:00There was some graffiti on a rock near my high sch...There was some graffiti on a rock near my high school that read "GO NADS" and I thought until very, very recently that the Nads were a sports team that we were cheering for. Go Nads, indeed.<BR/>Having said that, I AM a religious person. I don't have problems with the Harry Potter books (I've read them aloud to my oldest child, even) but I do have friends who do have problems with those books that are very legitimate to who they are as a family. But I don't think that's the issue at hand here - the issue is whether people have the right to regulate vulgar language in older children's books. My feelings are that while they'd be innappropriate within a classroom setting, they'd be completely fine in a library - the difference between values being imposed and people being allowed to choose what their children are exposed to.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-61354914426776212702007-03-01T09:11:00.000-05:002007-03-01T09:11:00.000-05:00Would you believe I never knew what a scrotum was ...Would you believe I never knew what a scrotum was until ninth or tenth grade? utterly embarrassing. <BR/><BR/>but hell, I was always a late bloomer...DS Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182132574985722035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-51360692373574133752007-03-01T07:50:00.000-05:002007-03-01T07:50:00.000-05:00Oh this one... yes, it's been making the rounds ev...Oh this one... yes, it's been making the rounds even before the Newbery was announcd in Jan as a potential problem, but it really exploded after the awards were announced, when more people started to look more closely at it. Eek! I think it is even a dog's scrotum, and just mentioned in passing as part of a description, by no means a lingering glance. But god forbid our children should no anything about anatomy, let alone with proper terms! (This novel is, btw, one that would usually be recommended for about grades 4-7, I would think, at which time they are beginning to veer into the volatile and dangerous world of beginning to get health education - sex-ed - in schools! You can well imagine it's the same people who faint at the thought of that too who are freaking out.)kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-59621055491843033392007-03-01T06:47:00.000-05:002007-03-01T06:47:00.000-05:00I wrote about this too. The thing that struck me ...I wrote about this too. The thing that struck me was the fact that the book is intended for 9-12 year olds; the exact age range most curriculums cover family studies and discuss the proper terms for that part of the anatomy.SciFi Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479890087443823197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-11247813816521922482007-03-01T03:13:00.000-05:002007-03-01T03:13:00.000-05:00Oh for goodness' sake. What the hell is wrong wit...Oh for goodness' sake. What the hell is wrong with some people?<BR/><BR/>I was the kid who, as soon as I walked into church with my parents, a running monologue of every bad word I wasn't allowed to say started up in my head. I never had any desire to use those words, otherwise (at least not until I was older). I certainly wouldn't have wanted to add scrotum to my repertoire...it doesn't exactly roll off the (mental) tongue.NotSoSagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782162947524115936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-9863792217059230452007-03-01T01:23:00.000-05:002007-03-01T01:23:00.000-05:00I use to think that Scrotum was the name of the p...I use to think that Scrotum was the name of the piano playing character in the Peanuts comic. I think my dad put me up to this. <BR/><BR/>I love banned books - I read and buy as many of them as possible. <BR/><BR/><BR/>My husband's brother favours banning Harry Potter, Charmed, Buffy, and anything else that blithely portrays the presences of witches, wizards, magic or demons. He says it makes children complacent to the real life presence of demons and everyday threat of magic in their lives. He fears his kids no longer believe that demons and witches are real and walk among us doing the work of Satan. Did I mention my Brother-in-law is a baptist?N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07533821425490415972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-39347846076806147282007-02-28T23:55:00.000-05:002007-02-28T23:55:00.000-05:00My FIL is disgusted by the word scrotum. Sooo, whe...My FIL is disgusted by the word scrotum. Sooo, when we found out BubTar was a boy we had great fun passing the sonogram photo around the room and taking turns saying, "Oh! I see the scrotum right there! Look at that scrotum, definitely a boy!" while he cringed in the corner.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-32485629209667487472007-02-28T22:51:00.000-05:002007-02-28T22:51:00.000-05:00okay, so 'scrotum' is, indeed, a funny word to say...okay, so 'scrotum' is, indeed, a funny word to say and spell and, in and of itself, a funny body part, but <I>a dirty word</I>?? c'mon.<BR/><BR/>I think I'll make it my word of the day tomorrow and try and include it in as many sentences as possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-31960664358541201172007-02-28T22:39:00.000-05:002007-02-28T22:39:00.000-05:00FOM: My guess would be that if you don't want to a...FOM: My guess would be that if you don't want to add people as your friend, you certainly don't have to. Maybe just don't respond until you've figured out how you want to participate? I don't know anything about myspace, so I can't compare, but so far it seems to me that at MM you can participate as much or as little as you like.Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-3619195528719372082007-02-28T22:19:00.000-05:002007-02-28T22:19:00.000-05:00Sorry, another Maya's Mom question---I just joined...Sorry, another Maya's Mom question---I just joined and have about 6 people already emailing me to be my friend. This feels a little 'myspace' to me---am I supposed to add people who want to be my friend if I don't know them? Is it mean to say 'no'? Two hours later and I'm afraid I don't have a clue what to do! Many thanks for your guidance!Fairly Odd Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974404093257620566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-11479085948023220102007-02-28T22:13:00.000-05:002007-02-28T22:13:00.000-05:00Danny: That depends. Is 'barn-slut' one word or tw...Danny: That depends. Is 'barn-slut' one word or two?<BR/><BR/>MMTM: I think that I've figured it out. You can turn off the preferences to receive notifications on journal entries or posts. I keep some of them on, though, and click through when a 'friend' pops up or when there's a journal entry that interests me. I think it's just a matter of getting your preferences to a settign that suits you. <BR/><BR/>Go back in! We can hang there!Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-92151486594067232912007-02-28T21:58:00.000-05:002007-02-28T21:58:00.000-05:00So, friend, does this mean that you've figured out...So, friend, does this mean that you've figured out Maya's Mom? I still haven't, and I was finding the emails rather annoying. I canceled them, and now I forget to go to the site. What's the trick?<BR/><BR/>Oh, and...SCROTUM! Because it's just a fun word to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-78422405198294154402007-02-28T20:28:00.000-05:002007-02-28T20:28:00.000-05:00I grew up in the South and have relatives who beli...I grew up in the South and have relatives who believe Harry Potter is evil because the books promote satanism and witchcraft....seriously. They obviously haven't read them. I would bet these morons haven't actually read the book either. I grew up surrounded by idiots like this, luckily my parents are much more enlightened and I was allowed to read anything I wanted. I wish I could say I was surprised by this. Hopefully, calmer, more intelligent heads will prevail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-68487881589838353982007-02-28T20:24:00.000-05:002007-02-28T20:24:00.000-05:00How many words is "cum-soaked barn slut?"How many words is "cum-soaked barn slut?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-16241041694843745322007-02-28T19:43:00.000-05:002007-02-28T19:43:00.000-05:00Okay my penis story is an excellent cautionary tal...Okay my penis story is an excellent cautionary tale for giving children any words at all, especially Anatomically Correct Ones.<BR/><BR/>However.<BR/><BR/>Children will find words, and use them liberally. Period. First and Third graders in particular seem to relish teaching younger ones Naughty Stuff.<BR/><BR/>I'm just sick of Poop. Really.<BR/><BR/>And Underpants.<BR/><BR/>And my kids haven't even ever read those underpants books.<BR/><BR/>So this is silly.<BR/><BR/>They are just creating a counterculture [shaking head].<BR/><BR/>Wait, I'm hearing a sound, it's <BR/><BR/>EeeeeEEEE <BR/><BR/>a ha!<BR/><BR/>the sound of butts---asses?---clenched so tight they squeakJulie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.com