 LePigeon
Male, 30-39, Canada
 40 Posts
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012 10:51:29 AM
They should add the word "life" to the ban list, reason being it may cause those who are spearheading this campaign to feel badly about their lack of one. |
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 5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
16909 Posts
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Sunday, April 01, 2012 12:43:18 PM
@NNoamfer: Nope, March 26, and it's For Reals. AND it's not just New York City, it's ALL ACROSS America! NYC just has more words (ideas) banned than most other places.
Fact Check before you say it's fake. |
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furrything
Male, 50-59, Europe
348 Posts
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Sunday, April 01, 2012 10:04:55 AM
READ ORWELL'S 1984!!!!! This is what they were doing!
They're beginning to put actual WORDS into the 'memory holes'. Aw Jesus....the World's finished! |
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 NNoamfer
Male, 13-17, Asia
994 Posts
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Sunday, April 01, 2012 9:04:54 AM
Oh god drating damnit, this is a pooty april fools joke and absolutely everybody is falling for it. |
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 Mantistador
Male, 18-29, Western US
2205 Posts
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Sunday, April 01, 2012 1:36:23 AM
this is the problem with free speech and opinion, because now whenever some idiot claims something is bad or wrong we all have to accept it and adjust and we soon start censoring everything that some nut job doesn't like because EVERYONE'S opinion matters... I'm not saying it's not great to have such freedom, i just think there should be some sort of IQ test before you earn it |
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Chaosmaster
Male, 30-39, Western US
234 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 11:13:39 PM
We keep trying to shelter our kids and protect them from things like competition and failure all we are doing is weakening our future and teaching intolerance for differences. |
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 mon360
Male, 13-17, Southern US
741 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 9:38:37 PM
Who cares! The tests are pointless anyways! except for the times when they are not. |
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 PizzaPits
Male, 18-29, Western US
555 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 8:13:34 PM
What the hell is this world coming to? These words aren't offensive... Just because some people choose not to believe in dinosaurs, or don't celebrate birthdays doesn't mean that they should/would be offended at the sight of the subject. When are people going to realize that you can't please everyone all the time? If people get offended at something as stupid as this, there is something wrong with them.. |
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 OldOllie
Male, 50-59, Midwest US
8712 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 7:55:09 PM
This is what you get when you vote Democrat.
Elections have consequences. |
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 Draculya
Male, 30-39, Asia
6288 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 7:02:44 PM
"The word 'dinosaur' made the hit list because dinosaurs suggest evolution which creationists might not like"
Christians are at it again, undermining science because it disproves their delusion. |
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 carmium
Female, 50-59, Canada
4017 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 6:15:50 PM
Each student will be placed inside a plastic bubble upon entering school property. All teachers will dress as fairy tale tale characters (good ones only) and teach only love, happiness, and good times. All academic subjects will be discontinued as actual learning is stressful to some students... |
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5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
16909 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 5:21:14 PM
No 'Bieber' allowed @greggas! He still counts as a 'celebrity'! lolz!
What you say is true enough @LillianDulci, and I don't know exactly what sort of test these 'guidelines' apply to. I just object to pencil-pushing beurocrats who strive to make the world a dumber place so they can feel smart!
Also: when I SEE a 'wolf' (censorship) I bloody well start yelling! Wolf! Wolf! It's disguised as 'guidelines' (sheeps clothing) but look at the teeth, it's a woooolf! |
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 xiquiripat
Male, 18-29, Western US
2419 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 5:01:29 PM
And then we act all surprised when we come in last among industrialized nations in education. |
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 Viking864
Male, 40-49, Southern US
817 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:09:06 PM
Why not just ban idiots instead? |
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greggas
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
19 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:46:30 PM
i didn't see 'penis', 'crack ho', or 'Bieber' on the list. |
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 LillianDulci
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
2696 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:30:25 PM
And if it does affect AP tests or other tests that are supposed to test specific knowledge then there's no way in hell I support this. But if it's just for NY's equivalent of FCAT then I'm fine with it. FCAT was a joke anyway when I took it, but I can understand why they'd want to "ban" some things from being mentioned, because they could make people uncomfortable (giving them a disadvantage) but the tests aren't supposed to test knowledge on those subjects anyway.
For example, there's no real reason for why "evolution" has to be mentioned in a test that tests your reading comprehension or your ability to add numbers together, so I'm okay if it's banned for that. |
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LillianDulci
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
2696 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:21:20 PM
5Cats, that's not true at all o_O I took calculus in high school, there's no calculus on Florida's standardized test. I don't recall having any standardized test that tested my history knowledge. I know people who take programming classes in high school, there's no standardized tests to test those. I was taught tons that had nothing to do with our statewide standardized test. |
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LillianDulci
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
2696 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:18:43 PM
leesah, I'm under the impression that AP tests don't fall into this category. I'm thinking it only counts for things like FCAT (I can't remember the NY equivalent but that's the Florida version) where it's testing your general knowledge (basic English reading/writing and basic math for example), not specific knowledge. |
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5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
16909 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:16:21 PM
@LillianDulci: The only thing being affected is standardized tests.
Fine, except that if it's NOT ON the standardizes test, it likely will NOT be taught! Why? Because many district rate their teachers on how well their kids do in those tests. Why waste time discussing 'poverty' if you know it won't be on the test?
It's not even subtle, it's outright censorship. |
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 robosnitz
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
2752 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:11:55 PM
This country is turning into ass. |
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cyborg
Male, 13-17, Midwest US
2799 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:10:19 PM
wouldn't it be bad if someone who was poor answer a question about poverty. maybe that'll stop them from shooting each other... |
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 leesah
Female, 18-29, Midwest US
1577 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:07:02 PM
*I meant every AP student in NY, not the world. :] |
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leesah
Female, 18-29, Midwest US
1577 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:05:51 PM
"The only thing being affected is standardized tests. In which case, I'm fine with it."
.....every AP student in the world who now has to take a standardized AP Brit Hist exam without questions concerning "disease, death, plague, violence, weapons, etc etc etc" would like to have a word with you. |
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 Fatninja01
Male, 18-29, Australia
23995 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 2:46:15 PM
WTF? this is retarded! |
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bloomi
Male, 13-17, Europe
84 Posts
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 2:37:52 PM
Someone who knows please explain to me how rock 'n' roll music is offensive? This is such a joke. |
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