will be okay. I hope that ban wouldn't work and your children still can express their own opinion. Long live the USA! I love your country! Kevin Arbuckle I'm offended that this list exists. Therefore by the same logic that the list was created it should be destroyed. Perhaps quantum physics could help in making the list both exist and not exist at the same time, you know, to avoid offending anyone? Andrey Yeap... Residents of New York -- you have f*cking crazy people in Department of Education. From Russia with love. Lisa Petry Doesn't the City New York Board of Education have better things to do? Don't we have real problems that need to be addressed? This is so ridiculous I thought it was a joke! Breenzanemom AMEN! In a few years, no one will be allowed to speak or write anything for fear of "hurting someone's feelings". Political correctness just keeps on reaching it's nasty tentacles into every aspect of our lives...... ttp://seakla.tripod.com deannaanderson it is really ridiculous to be banning words and being worried that someone will be offended or hurt by them. They are ordinary everyday words. I have curly hair and always wanted straight so I am offended at the phrase straight hair...don't want to see it anymore on any dsocument or in a book or test...nope nope nope. LOL Or what about blue eyes, don't have those either so I am offended now. Really, we don't have bigger issues in the school system? ttp://willswords.wordpress.com/