Comments on: Scrotum. Scrotum. Scrotum.

By: MommyWithAttitude

MommyWithAttitude — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:03:00 +0000

Honestly, if you’ve got a ten year old who has never heard the word “vagina” — Well I just find that hard to believe. It’s just the medical term for a useful body part people — get over it!

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:13:00 +0000

PAGent–You would be surprised at all the cute double-entendres that have been floating around the blogosphere related to this story!

SpaceMom–You said it. I scrutinized the comments on the NYTimes story, and out of 480 there were only 20 that agreed with the school librarians (I should have emphasized that it was school librarians, not public library librarians–different beasts). Of course, the realization that there were 20 folks who said things like, “since itâ€™s a book for children , it would be much better for the author to descibe them in an implicit way through the wistful eyes of children to maintain the purity of childhood” was enough to make me gag.

By: Space Mom

Space Mom — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:04:00 +0000

Scrotum, huevos de oro, Balls, ‘nads.
WHO THE HELL CARES?

I just discussed this with Jay INFRONT OF MY 2.5 and 4.5 year old. Do you think they will be corrupted for life?

Let’s see, if a teacher is NOT COMFORTABLE saying “that’s a part of a boy’s body” and “You can ask your parents for more information” then perhaps they are in the wrong role…

By: PAgent

PAgent — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 16:22:00 +0000

There just aren’t that many clever euphemisms for the scrotum. I think that’s partly because, as you’ve indicated, it ALREADY sounds like a word you made up. Plus, I just don’t think the scrotum enjoys the kind of obsessive attention that other reproductive bits do. Frankly, it’s all just a popularity contest.

With that said, you can always refer to it as the ‘coinpurse’. THAT should inspire giggles at the five and dime.