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I don't think an official renaming is necessary. If that's how you wanna get down, do that. Personally, while have have no problem teaching my kids that crackheads exist, I wouldn't be too keen on it becoming part of her daily vocab. Cuz here's the thing, anything that she can get in trouble in school for saying, I don't want her repeating just yet. I wouldn't want her to learn hooker control either.
But we all parent differently. My route would be to teach her the original, come up with a substitute just for us and explain that, as usual, some words are only for grown folk.
Ok I have asked and nobody who "understands" or agrees or can "see his point" or Ric himself has tried to explain it so I'm going to just say its bullshit, there is absolutely nothing un kid friendly about the term crackhead. If you want to have a rational discussion about some of the other names that's one thing but I will disagree about changing those too. I don't have a problem breaking down the realities of life to my children.
Reading is fundamental. LOL. I explained. Any word that can get my kid in trouble in school is not a word that I'd like her repeating just yet.
Not sure why people are getting so annoyed about it. Call it whatever you want. Teach your kids to curse if you want. But some people do have a preference. That's the beauty of America. I don't think it needs an official renaming, but I think it's fine to have an alternative for your own kids or a kids program you run. In fact, I do recall one of the moon heads mentioning that he does rename some moves for his kids program so it's not like this is some horribly far fetched absolutely bullshit idea. Haha. You'd swear 10thP were a religion or something.
just want to say Ric has always seemed like a cool guy and makes some really good post.
I have heard Eddie say some less PC things than Crackhead control imho. :) On my first day at HQ we had a long conversation about Snatching the arm for Twister from Truck. "Most you boys never seen a snatch this good."
This kind of talk is probably why I am part of 10 P.
thats disgusting,sexist, pot smoking animal corrupting our youth.