WON’T YOU THINK OF THE CHILDREN
That title’s all I got. I can’t really think of any way to make this funny. Award winning art teacher takes kids on field trip to art museum, kid sees rendered naughty bits, teacher loses job of 28 years.
TheDenverChannel.com – Education – Art Teacher Loses Job After Kids See Nude Sculpture
Of course, it’s Texas, so.
When Bush was caught saying “shit” on tape, Michael Medved was talking about the growing permissiveness of our culture, and how all crude language has become more acceptable, and he could think of no examples where a word in normal usage became less acceptable. I thought about it for a while and thought of one: “ejaculate”. And if the concept ever comes up again, I’ll have to remember this story about a teacher getting fired for letting a student see a statue.
October 5th, 2006 18:42
One of the local radio stations has been discussing this and was talking to her lawyer earlier this week. The teacher said she was told specifically to take the kids to the museum for the field trip. Of course, the school is denying that now.
What’s interesting is that the school district said they fired her for poor performance – having nothing to do with the trip in question. The lawyer has asked the school board for a public “town hall” meeting to open up the teacher’s file to prove their claims. So far, they haven’t responded. I’m sure a wrongful termination suit is imminent.
The radio host said this probably would have blown over had the school board just not renewed her contract when it was up next April, but that the school board just couldn’t keep its mouth shut and started issuing press releases.
October 5th, 2006 21:03
…and he could think of no examples where a word in normal usage became less acceptable.
Shocker (obviously had no offensive meaning a few years ago)
Black (in reference to ethnicity)
Homo (of all the slurs against sexual orientation, this seems like it’s the only one that’s become less accepted by the mainstream)
Retarded (used to just be a generic taunt, but is now deemed an affront to the mentally handicapped)
and of course, sadly enough…
Liberal
October 5th, 2006 23:10
“Jizz,” as I am reminded every time my mom uses it as a substitute for “energy.”
No, go on, make a joke about that sentence.
October 6th, 2006 10:34
Actually, I was surprised, in that unpleasant way, when Comedy Central let Jon Stewart’s mention of “jism” go unedited. Just not a word I like to think about when I don’t have to.
October 6th, 2006 12:20
That didn’t bother me, but it surprised me how much the sound and graphic FX on Jason Jones’ s recent segment on masturbation creeped me out.
October 7th, 2006 05:18
…and he could think of no examples where a word in normal usage became less acceptable.
I’d add to the list any “politically correct” term, since they seem to alternate wildly between acceptable and unacceptable. Just this week I wound up completely uncertain if the term “dwarf” is still unacceptable and “little people” (an expression which I hate because I keep thinking of Darby O’Gill) is still the acceptable way of referring to persons under 4’6″, or if they’ve swapped round now.
October 9th, 2006 18:23
wuxia…
As long as she doesn’t substitute it for an “energy drink,” it’s ok.
Nyder…
I prefer the term “little fuckers.” That way nobody knows whether to be offended by the language or the reference.