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War On Words: NYC Dept. Of Education Wants 50 'Forbidden' Words Banned From Standardized Tests →

Fearing that certain words and topics can make students feel unpleasant, officials are requesting 50 or so words be removed from city-issued tests.

The word “dinosaur” made the hit list because dinosaurs suggest evolution which creationists might not like, WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond reported. “Halloween” is targeted because it suggests paganism; a “birthday” might not be happy to all because it isn’t celebrated by Jehovah’s Witnesses.

So this is really a religious issue, and not an educational one. I would think a tenet of most major religions would be tolerance of opposing viewpoints and philosophies.

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   Homes with swimming pools. Because students may want to…swim?

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   “But, but what if someone is offended?!” Heaven forbid.

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    What? They want to ban dinosaurs? WHAT DID DINOS EVER DO TO ANYONE? :(

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    dinosaurs? *headdesk* This Earth Science teacher is outraged.

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    This is unbelievable. Seriously, what is going to become of our education system? Why don’t we focus on teaching...

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    This sounds like something Texas would do

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    R.I.P education

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    This is so fucking stupid I don’t even…UGH. Wow.

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    This is really bizarre to think about. In general I don’t think words or books should ever be banned- rather certain...

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    I’m starting to think they’re just doing this shit because they can now. - _ -

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    … are you fucking kidding me?

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    this is just ridiculous. the list bans pretty much everything but rainbows and butterflies. if these words have never...

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    Fucking what?

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    It’s like saying someone should pour quick-drying cement down their throats just because mute people might be jealous of...

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    Just…really?

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