Ixnay on the Otumscray
See, this is what happens when I make the mistake of ignoring my RSS reader for a few days: I miss out on the latest censorship controversy. It seems that some librarians and schools are choosing not to stock the book that won the 2007 Newbery Medal (that’s an award for excellence in children’s literature, for you non-liberry types) because… the book contains the word “scrotum.” Yep, the Talibanization of America is now apparently so far advanced that using an anatomically correct, utterly non-sexy medical term to describe a body part induces fainting spells on the part of our self appointed Morality Police.
A few of the commenters at librarian.net suggested that the author deliberately threw the word “scrotum” into the book knowing that some weenies would object, and that the ensuing controversy would increase her book sales. If so, I have only two things to say: “Well done!” and “Where’s my checkbook?”
(Bonus censorship link: “Vagina Monologues” is now “Hoohaa Monologues.” Sweet.)
UPDATE: I smell a poll!
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