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Umm...what other word was he supposed to use? truebrit71 Mar 2013 #1
Bajingo? temporary311 Mar 2013 #3
The preferred term is "Cooter." MineralMan Mar 2013 #5
Cooter? temporary311 Mar 2013 #10
Yah, well, there's also a turtle called a "cooter." MineralMan Mar 2013 #14
The general term for turtles and female equipment is known as cooter in parts of the rural South TalkingDog Mar 2013 #165
LMAO! MynameisBlarney Mar 2013 #103
No it would be bajinga azurnoir Mar 2013 #90
I thought "Bajinga" meant boob.... Demoiselle Mar 2013 #189
'Down there' tblue Mar 2013 #15
"Nether regions" in polite Victorian company... JoeBlowToo Mar 2013 #34
Nether-Nether Land eShirl Mar 2013 #115
Aaarrrrgghhhhh... GoCubsGo Mar 2013 #39
Lady parts. Duh. MillennialDem Mar 2013 #29
Which Lady parts? RC Mar 2013 #61
The chest bumps would be.... vduhr Mar 2013 #78
woo woo and wee wee snooper2 Mar 2013 #36
;-) ReRe Mar 2013 #81
CALLING MR. BOOKMAN!!! Skittles Mar 2013 #151
I would not be surprised one bit haha Harmony Blue Mar 2013 #182
vagina is a technical term .. I can understand the outrage if he has used the c-word. nt srican69 Mar 2013 #50
Gaboinga? MynameisBlarney Mar 2013 #59
Shame cave. nt NickB79 Mar 2013 #86
Maybe "Steak Oven" would have sufficed. HughBeaumont Mar 2013 #89
Oh, please... "hoo-hah," of course! n/t TygrBright Mar 2013 #96
lol Liberal_in_LA Mar 2013 #163
Djina Unchained? Initech Mar 2013 #97
Holy Baby Factory? relayerbob Mar 2013 #101
Fronts piece? Initech Mar 2013 #110
Whisker Biscuit? n/t hibbing Mar 2013 #113
Bearded Clam? n/t MynameisBlarney Mar 2013 #116
Ewwww. narnian60 Mar 2013 #119
LOL MynameisBlarney Mar 2013 #121
I can take most names for that wondrous part, narnian60 Mar 2013 #161
Yeah, it is pretty darn gross. MynameisBlarney Mar 2013 #162
Salami warmer. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #124
Chin glove. MynameisBlarney Mar 2013 #129
Watch spring souffle, ay? Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #174
LOL MynameisBlarney Mar 2013 #183
That's what I thought! AndyA Mar 2013 #136
"panty parts" madinmaryland Mar 2013 #145
You're all idiots... Kurovski Mar 2013 #176
Naughty bits Major Nikon Mar 2013 #177
I'm fond of nappy dugout. Very earthy and to the point. n/t Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #180
I'm offended by the parents MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #2
What is he supposed to say? MineralMan Mar 2013 #4
no, that all kids are dropping into a cabbage patch by a stork wearing a Western Union cop Javaman Mar 2013 #8
That's old school. Purity. That's the thing, today. MineralMan Mar 2013 #35
Don't forget the side hug. Honest_Abe Mar 2013 #76
FedEx, not Western Union jmowreader Mar 2013 #144
yeah I guess you are right, times change and leveraged buyouts happen. Javaman Mar 2013 #166
Sophomores in high school are too HappyMe Mar 2013 #6
Say a kid for what ever reason is not in the upaloopa Mar 2013 #7
10th grade? seriously? VAGINA PENIS. See, the internets didn't break either. I am SO tired of uppityperson Mar 2013 #9
Same thought - 10th grade?! Cal Carpenter Mar 2013 #16
Identify these parents....and then Gin Mar 2013 #11
Check this out... cynatnite Mar 2013 #12
Lol!!!! nt tblue Mar 2013 #17
Quite possibly the only funny scene in that movie n/t VWolf Mar 2013 #44
Left coast librul tree hugging commie schools. How I miss them. freshwest Mar 2013 #149
wtf, do they want him to say pussy or vay jay instead? quinnox Mar 2013 #13
Oh my god! HappyMe Mar 2013 #26
Cue The Lecture Scene From "High Anxiety"...... Paladin Mar 2013 #18
"Yes, the woo-woo" VWolf Mar 2013 #45
Funny because it's also true Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #148
Better the John Cleese sex ed class from the meaning of life. n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #60
This fucking shit is getting ridiculous! I bet every one of those stupid ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2013 #19
$10 says white religious males filed the most complaints. Initech Mar 2013 #102
Nah. It was white Control-Z Mar 2013 #170
That would be "lewd". juajen Mar 2013 #114
I checked Facebook for frogmarch Mar 2013 #20
Yet another reminder that Idiocracy is real. redqueen Mar 2013 #21
True, but this one stands out. The RW has a very convoluted relationship with language. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2013 #52
"Is our children learning?" lpbk2713 Mar 2013 #22
My children knew "penis" and "vagina" at ages 4 / 5. IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #23
Maybe we should all shout it davidthegnome Mar 2013 #159
Maybe they're afraid that it'll appear if they say it three times. Orrex Mar 2013 #24
Thanks. My fiance came in wondering what I was doing. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #64
Jezus Fucking Christ we live in a nation with far to many nitwits. Matariki Mar 2013 #25
Well what other name would he use...."Who-ha".... Historic NY Mar 2013 #27
Wasn't it more about the description of orgasms and not the 'V' word? Bay Boy Mar 2013 #28
This is why so many kids come home pregnant. Love the embracing of ignorance. southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #30
Here are some other options badtoworse Mar 2013 #31
Of course this is Idaho, same state that gave us Palin LittleBlue Mar 2013 #32
And don't even THINK of saying VULVA! That's even worse! CTyankee Mar 2013 #33
"There's no need to go stampeding off to the clitoris! riqster Mar 2013 #106
I love that routine! CTyankee Mar 2013 #139
Yep. Will Rogers and Walt Kelly used to say something like riqster Mar 2013 #140
Clitoris = Devil's Doorbell! n/t Ligyron Mar 2013 #125
I love that this happened in a place where people call their town "Magic Valley". grantcart Mar 2013 #37
I thought I was the only one who thought that was hilarious. juajen Mar 2013 #117
I was about to suggest that would be the preferred local term (nt) muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #123
Men have Pinnacles, and women have Magic Valleys and Grand Tetons. hunter Mar 2013 #169
Do the parents want their teens to think the stork brings babies? appleannie1 Mar 2013 #38
But it's really about "An Inconvenient Truth" hamsterjill Mar 2013 #40
Aha. Yes, that will have been a serious black mark against him and a signal that he must be stopped. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2013 #54
For Earth Day, Idaho is asking students to celebrate Oil Companies. DebJ Mar 2013 #134
We don't know what he is being investigated for, from this story... jberryhill Mar 2013 #41
It's the fault of the text book's publisher. TroglodyteScholar Mar 2013 #42
Well, we know one thing... ReRe Mar 2013 #92
Aaaaaand... Aristus Mar 2013 #43
Should've used "bearded clam" and "one-eyed wonder worm" n/t VWolf Mar 2013 #46
Oh brother. City Lights Mar 2013 #47
what state is this? barbtries Mar 2013 #48
Dumbing down of america is correct pediatricmedic Mar 2013 #67
Idaho. Chellee Mar 2013 #147
What a dumbass! The scientific term is "baby hole" cthulu2016 Mar 2013 #49
Are you implying that babies come out of the..... ehhh you know..... down there...? Who's Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #71
a really interesting comment to the story: barbtries Mar 2013 #51
If he called the external part the "vagina", Revolutionary Girl Mar 2013 #53
I figured he was explaining the contractions of the vagina during orgasm. Dollface Mar 2013 #105
Vaginas are scary!!! Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #55
This^^^ Mnemosyne Mar 2013 #85
Reminds me of this... a la izquierda Mar 2013 #56
I knew it was a male teacher before clicking. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #57
Surely you can't be serious. iandhr Mar 2013 #58
Thank god he didn't say dongle The Straight Story Mar 2013 #62
i believe the correct term is "downton abbey" unblock Mar 2013 #63
Now children. Girls have two holes, boys have one hole. End of class. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2013 #65
A+ ReRe Mar 2013 #99
Actually, boys have two, girls have three. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2013 #173
I was surprised. In 1961, HS, we had some pretty good RKP5637 Mar 2013 #181
The school board should send letters to the parents instead... Blanks Mar 2013 #66
How dare he use that offensive name for the naughty hole!! Bastard nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #68
Parents should be investigated for child abuse if they're this up tight! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2013 #69
Tenth graders are already familiar with less-scientific terms for 'vagina'; LeftinOH Mar 2013 #70
jesus effing christ how did those parents ever reproduce? rurallib Mar 2013 #72
As my history prof said of her recalcitrant poodle... Hekate Mar 2013 #179
The fact that the principal said "It probably won't lead to his dismissal" shows that he too thinks world wide wally Mar 2013 #73
This method of teaching human reproduction would have driven those parents insane aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2013 #74
ZOMG! Baring it all for dramatic effect! freshwest Mar 2013 #150
Could you edit that word out of your title and use the more acceptable term Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #75
I like the term "naughty bits" because it is gender neutral unless you add a modifier. Dollface Mar 2013 #109
When ABC showed Monty Python in 1975, they edited out the words "naughty bits" muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #127
It's almost like Adria Richards was in his class. n/t Gore1FL Mar 2013 #77
Looks like it's Idaho. Quantess Mar 2013 #79
Why does anyone even go into teaching anymore? gollygee Mar 2013 #80
If I were reprimanded for saying "vagina" I'd tell the board to fuck off. tridim Mar 2013 #82
+1 Go Vols Mar 2013 #107
Here is a letter from someone who took this teacher's class...very interesting... Stuart G Mar 2013 #83
That is very cool ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #152
Thanks for the letter; the teacher sounds like a gem. nt babylonsister Mar 2013 #154
Sweet Home California... Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2013 #84
Sorry to intrude to clarify, phylny Mar 2013 #175
It might be a misnomer, but that is what the world calls it. Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2013 #187
You do realize that this makes the whole country look ignorant, right? PDJane Mar 2013 #87
Everybody calm down and have a muffin. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #88
*facepalm* sakabatou Mar 2013 #91
Vagina. The word itself offends some men. They don't like hearing it and find it difficult to say. Initech Mar 2013 #93
These people had to have just come out of the bushes. Lint Head Mar 2013 #94
That's why they support de-forestation. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #126
Dietrich Idaho has 320 people..according to google.. Stuart G Mar 2013 #95
All of whom were given birth by women who didn't possess v......s. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #98
Fer FUCK'S sake... Taverner Mar 2013 #100
Anyone who thinks that the American education system is going anywhere but down just ladjf Mar 2013 #104
Good grief we learned this in the early sixties in gym class in Texas. There was no drama, none. freshwest Mar 2013 #156
Oh my word! Sadiedog Mar 2013 #108
everybody knows the correct term is "privates" or more specifically, "female privates." CTyankee Mar 2013 #111
I always thought tenth graders were preoccupied with getting comfortable with the material. bluedigger Mar 2013 #112
Helicopter parents :eyeroll: adieu Mar 2013 #118
I'm late to the party but something similar just happened to me.... mike_c Mar 2013 #120
Wow. It seems we're going backwards; how in the world babylonsister Mar 2013 #155
On the first day of sex ed... kimmylavin Mar 2013 #122
OMG, in 10th grade bio we were looking at live, human semen under the microscope. Ian David Mar 2013 #128
How about the state's 'professional' standards commission gets investigated for STUPIDITY! elleng Mar 2013 #130
Maybe this is why, in middle school, the gym teacher spelled "sperm" with a "u." n/t Ian David Mar 2013 #131
That's because this is the "Magic Valley" of Idaho, where babies are born not through vaginas, pnwmom Mar 2013 #132
The stupid, it hurts! blackspade Mar 2013 #133
If "vagina" in a biology class... WinstonSmith4740 Mar 2013 #135
Would "female naughty bits" be more acceptable? Good grief. talkingmime Mar 2013 #137
How little puritans understand that they create the very thing they fear. Locut0s Mar 2013 #138
All the teachers I know tell me thucythucy Mar 2013 #141
I bet their real objection was to the orgasm part LadyHawkAZ Mar 2013 #142
What should he have called it? I can think of a few but none that Autumn Mar 2013 #143
Aww man, none of the offended parents could be reached. Why? I'm sure they are delightful folks ck4829 Mar 2013 #146
Have times changed? I thought the V word was taught in 6th grade. mainer Mar 2013 #153
Would they have felt better if Mr. McDaniel said "puntang?" muntrv Mar 2013 #157
It was probably less LWolf Mar 2013 #158
I am reminded of Porky's davidthegnome Mar 2013 #160
They're trying to make it a dirty word. Neoma Mar 2013 #164
Memo to parents: if I can find this on the internet, so can your tenth graders. Lionel Mandrake Mar 2013 #167
I've never seen that particular Georgia O'Keefe before. Kurovski Mar 2013 #185
... Apophis Mar 2013 #168
Well what do the parents want teachers to do? Make up code words??? agentS Mar 2013 #171
Sadly, not the Onion. n/t alp227 Mar 2013 #172
Va-jayjay is the correct term. I heard it on one of those hospital shows on teevee Hekate Mar 2013 #178
Posted without comment. ParkieDem Mar 2013 #184
He was my science teacher a few years back. I aced his biology tests. Glassunion Mar 2013 #186
A 3-year-old in my family calls it her "front butt." gauguin57 Mar 2013 #188
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