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Sam Sandler Inner circle 2487 Posts |
I was telling some one about a situation that happened over Christmas excuse me I mean over the winter holiday and got to thinking what else are we told we can't say in schools.
PC police where are you? A couple years ago I asked the kids all to sit Indian style and the teacher came right up to me and said never to say that again can't say Merry Christmas either. So what else can't we say? (just curious.) sam
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MagicB1S Inner circle Knoxville Tenn. 1039 Posts |
Religion is another big one Sam. Jesus Christ or God should not be mentioned. It is getting ridiculous.
I have a friend who works for Budweiser and gets in trouble if he picks his kid up while wearing his work uniform because it says Budweiser on it.
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Sam Sandler Inner circle 2487 Posts |
Yea, I should have mentioned that one can't mention God in school!
It really has become such a sad thing these days.
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TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts |
At my son's school they referenced every religion except Christianity this past Christmas. You probably can't bring a lunchbox with an American Flag on it, either.
Remember after 9/11 the museum which had a pornography exhibit but would not hang the American Flag because they didn't want to offend anyone? Why I oughta...
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
It has been a while since I did a school show, can you still say #$%&*@#%?
I guess not
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Mindpro Eternal Order 10576 Posts |
LOL!
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jay leslie V.I.P. Southern California 9498 Posts |
My assistant was lifting an entire illusion onto the stage and I commented "As you see, the president's physical fitness program really does work".
I was then sent a letter from the district stating they will never hire me again because I used political humor. You read correctly. Basically ANY problem that ANYONE has (in a school) is because YOU caused it. A man, on the way to the show, had a fender bender and wanted the name of my insurance company because "he wouldn't have gotten into that accident if he wasn't on the way to the show" so it was my fault.
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Stevethomas Inner circle Southern U.S.A. 3728 Posts |
Al,
You CAN say that in any school, provided you're a student there and not a visitor. Steve |
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Christopher Lyle Inner circle Dallas, Texas 5698 Posts |
Shockingly, I've done a really good job at staying out of trouble with school and daycare shows. Back in the day, I dated both a daycare center teacher (i.e. Babysitter) and a Kindergarten teacher, both of whom gave me the low down on the do's and do nots of these things. Thanks to these to ladies, I learned quite a bit of how to perform in these venues. Not all of us have had that luxury.
In the last two years however, I have gotten in trouble twice saying two things that I shouldn't have said in a school environment. Both times I stood behind what I said and told the school I thought they were being ridiculous. In my school show, I do a routine that is based on "color identification." I'm holding up objects of all different colors and as I hold them up, the children say what color the object is. The final object is black. I say "and what color is this?" They respond "BLACK!" which prompts me to respond, "Sorry, BLACK IS NOT A COLOR!" I then explain that the color of black (and white while were at it) is a value. Its used to increase or decrease the value of the other colors (on the color wheel). After the show, I was pulled aside by the principle saying that he'd never book me again b/c I was a racist...and you can guess where that conversation went from there... Another time, I told a child to sit down in his chair on his butt, as he was on his knees and I was afraid the child would fall out of the chair. I was reprimanded during the show by a teacher b/c I said the word "butt." The proper term is "backside" apparently in this person's mind. Whatever... Other than that, I've always seemed to avoid major disaster! Christopher P.S. Indian Style is now called "Criss Cross Apple Sauce."
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rossmacrae Inner circle Arlington, Virginia 2475 Posts |
When I was performing, I used a lot of 'magician in trouble' humor. And at the worst example of my cluelessness, I'd say 'that was really stupid." Both in schools and homes, during a certain era of hyper-PC, sometimes I'd hear one little voice going "Awwwwww, he said a bad word!"
A few times I'd respond, "Look, I grew up in the 1960s, and one of the things we fought for was the right to call something what it is." |
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Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3659 Posts |
You had better not mention evolution (especially in a science class).
I'm a lot less worried about p.c. considerations than I am about the erosion of the ability to teach real science in an increasingly competitive world. -Mary Mowder |
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David Thiel Inner circle Western Canada...where all that oil is 4005 Posts |
You can't say **** or **** or ********** or **** or ****** -- or any variants thereof.
David
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Bill Hoffman Loyal user 297 Posts |
TRUE STORY: While working for the mouse in Florida.... My line was "Oh my goodness" I of course slipped and said "Oh my God".
Docked a weeks pay and put on a final warning. PS.... Religion is mentioned in all kinds of mouse movies.
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Christopher Lyle Inner circle Dallas, Texas 5698 Posts |
I wonder if saying the more hip term "OMG!" would still get you a slap on the wrist now a days. Tho' one could argue it means One Might Guess...?
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magicgeorge Inner circle Belfast 4299 Posts |
It's health and safety gone mad!
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TommyJ Inner circle Foxboro, MA 1750 Posts |
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On 2011-03-08 21:54, rossmacrae wrote: I also got spoken to years ago during my Health for Life show where I stated cigarette smoking is downright stupid. "Mr. James, we don't use the word stupid in our school. Next time maybe you can say foolish" I agreed and never used stupid again. (but, stupid IS a word, ain't it? lol!)
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magicgeorge Inner circle Belfast 4299 Posts |
Stupid isn't a very nice word to describe a person but a perfectly acceptable word to describe the act of cigarette smoking.
I suppose if a school wants to ban a word it would be hard to ban it only being used in certain ways. It all sounds quite stupid to me though |
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Red Shadow Inner circle 1788 Posts |
In all those scenarios, I would have asked the school to send me a complete list of the words I cannot use so that they can be avoided next time, and if they try to mess with my pay, I would have said that they should have sent me the list before I had arrived. If they cannot produce a list, which has on it all these English dictionary terms, then I have all the power and it shuts them up!
If they did have a list, that in itself is prosbally some infringement on free speech - I guess it would depend on the words and context. But either way, they need to give you the list before arrival for it to be enforced. If the school wishes to make certain words unallowable, they need to tell any visitor what those words are before arriving. I doubt any school would have a list, and I doubt any lawyer would have any trouble securing your money if they tried anything based on this line of reasoning. In the case on content, such as talking about religion - then I agree it should not be done. There is a basic expectation that the teachers can have for visitors but using sayings like 'oh my god' and saving its religious talk is ridiculous and if they try to dock my pay, I would just call up equity (my lawyers) over them. I think in most these cases, it really has nothig to do about what you said - they either didn't like your show and are using this as an excuse or they are trying to swindle you to get out of paying. |
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TonyB2009 Inner circle 5006 Posts |
Thank god I live in Europe! (I am an atheist but can still say that).
I have a firm and unbreakable rule. If I am told that certain words, ideas or concepts cannot be mentioned, then I tell them to book someone else. Whether I was planning on mentioning those words, idea or concepts or not. And if they complain afterwards I will not allow them to rebook me. Its surprising how people complain about what you say and then try and rebook you. Won't happen with me. The older I get the less tolerant I get for such stupidity. And it is spreading to Europe. The European Court has just ruled that insurance actuaries cannot offer cheaper car insurance to women, despite decades of statistical proof that they are safer than men. Apparently it's discriminatory. Its the triumph of PC over common sense and fairness. And we should fight it at every turn. If you tell me not to mention god in my show I'll mention her in every trick. Rant over.
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MikeHMagic Inner circle 1007 Posts |
No Tony. you can't use tha word...that's OUR word LOL
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