Comments | linettasky: on censorship and men's genitalia

linettasky

on censorship and men's genitalia

Feb 17, 2007 15:17

In the New York Times right now, there's an article about a book for 9-12-year-olds that has the word "scrotum" on the first page. Take a minute and read the article, if you can. It's hereThe article ends with the quote: “I don’t want to start an issue about censorship,” she said. “But you won’t find men’s genitalia in quality literature...At ( Read more... )

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springheel_jack February 18 2007, 00:46:19 UTC

The Bible. There's quite a bit in there about how one is to wear one's penis.

nidhogg February 18 2007, 00:56:52 UTC

Scrotum? I hardly even know 'em!

As for the literature, well, Hesiod...

faethverity February 18 2007, 03:34:26 UTC

You scrotum! You brought 'im!

nidhogg February 18 2007, 03:43:52 UTC

Rectum? Damn near killed him!

faethverity February 18 2007, 03:52:26 UTC

Hehehe... cock.

(Going with the really low humor, here.)

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joyquality February 18 2007, 02:34:16 UTC

here via freyley: my first thought is In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak. It won the Caldecott award, and while it doesn't mention genitalia in the text, the main character is a naked boy, whose genitals are shown a couple times.

keystricken February 18 2007, 05:03:55 UTC

"Unless thou stroke as man should swive his dear,
Blame me not when horns on thy brow appear.
Thy wand seems waxen, to a limpness grown,
And more I palm it, softer grows the clown!"

-- from Arabian Nights, translated by Sir Richard Burton

Beth, look to Jack Murnighan. He wrote a regular column on Nerve.com that excerpts explicit sex scenes in literature, everything from poetry to... uh, there was a column on the Starr Report once. His archives are here: 182 columns to choose from. Enjoy.

rockthevanished February 18 2007, 11:35:23 UTC

I had no idea Judy Blume books weren't in school libraries. For some reason I'm under the impression that we read Judy Blume in fourth or fifth grade as part of required reading.

Eh.. reading the word "scrotum" once in a humorous context has got to be better than hearing "bitch" or "ass" on the TV every 20 minutes. People get their panties twisted over the weirdest things.