Controversy Of Censorship In School

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When I was little, I was taught that "stupid was a bad word. If you said the word "stupid" in kindergarten in front of a teacher, you were immediately reprimanded and sent to the corner and your parents were told. Maybe, a little bit of an overreaction. Because while stupid may not be the nicest thing to call someone, there's definitely worse . Now of course as I grew up I started hearing a lot worse. A lot worse. And every time someone got in trouble for using language that was deemed inappropriate, I would think, "Why?" All they did was exercise their right to freedom of speech? What's wrong with that? Which brings me to another point. Why do they even bother with censorship on TV? Sure they bleep it out but just because we can't hear

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