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They didn't ban it. They removed it from their curriculum. They felt that state policy demanded it. There have been multiple versions of the seal and many of

They didn't ban it. They removed it from their curriculum. They felt that state policy demanded it. There have been multiple versions of the seal and many of them do not depict the character with an exposed breast.

defrost 1y ago
Not banned, just expurgated then? That seems a perineum of difference.
- timewizard 1y ago
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  - defrost 1y ago
    I understand the words thank you and I dare say my grandchildren are likely older than yours.
    - timewizard 1y ago
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      - defrost 1y ago
        Whenever I discuss the meaning of words with children and grandchildren I refer them to dictionaries (plural) Banned: officially or legally prohibit (something), to forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially, to prohibit, esp officially, from action, display, entrance, sale, etc; forbid. This and similar can be found in the Cambridge dictionary, the Oxford English Dictionary, the Merriam-Webster, the Collins, et al. "Officially prohibit" is what the Lamar CISD did via their Board Policy Manual that was passed and adopted on the 19th of November 2024 via point 10. of their Library Materials Collection Development policy: No library materials used in elementary schools shall contain depictions or descriptions of sexual acts or stimulations of such acts implied or otherwise. This includes explicit or non-explicit written descriptions, depictions or illustrations of sexual acts, except for the purposes of teaching students (as may be approved by parents) to avoid and report molestation. No material in elementary school libraries shall include visual depictions or illustrations of frontal nudity; The seal was _banned_ from the library under the "[no] visual depictions or illustrations of frontal nudity" clause. Not only _banned_, according to multiple reports the seal was also _expurgated_ by the school board along with a section about Virginia from its online learning platform used by 3rd-5th graders (eg: https://www.txftrp.org/censorship_tx_even_state_flags_arent_safe https://www.txftrp.org/censorship_tx_even_state_flags_arent_... for one such source) See: https://pol.tasb.org/PolicyOnline/PolicyDetails?key=481&code=EFB#localTabContent https://pol.tasb.org/PolicyOnline/PolicyDetails?key=481&code... You were factually incorrect in your claim that "They didn't ban it." ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43734863 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43734863 ) You were factually incorrect in your limited definition of "Banned" ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43735102 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43735102 ) You have also apparently failed to read and certainly failed to heed the HN user guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html These are all simple things that can be improved upon.
5555624 1y ago
Most of the ones with the breasts covered were before the Civil War. In 1875, the seal exposed both breasts. Of the several versions after that, I believe only hte 1904 version covered both breasts. The current design dates to 1912 and was made official in 1950, although the description in the Code of Virginia (§1-500) makes no mention of Virtus' breast being exposed. While Virtus has one breast exposed on the obverse, Libertas, Aeternitas, Ceres are fully clothed on the reverse.

defrost 1y ago

Not banned, just expurgated then? That seems a perineum of difference.

timewizard 1y ago
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- defrost 1y ago
  I understand the words thank you and I dare say my grandchildren are likely older than yours.
  - timewizard 1y ago
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    - defrost 1y ago
      Whenever I discuss the meaning of words with children and grandchildren I refer them to dictionaries (plural) Banned: officially or legally prohibit (something), to forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially, to prohibit, esp officially, from action, display, entrance, sale, etc; forbid. This and similar can be found in the Cambridge dictionary, the Oxford English Dictionary, the Merriam-Webster, the Collins, et al. "Officially prohibit" is what the Lamar CISD did via their Board Policy Manual that was passed and adopted on the 19th of November 2024 via point 10. of their Library Materials Collection Development policy: No library materials used in elementary schools shall contain depictions or descriptions of sexual acts or stimulations of such acts implied or otherwise. This includes explicit or non-explicit written descriptions, depictions or illustrations of sexual acts, except for the purposes of teaching students (as may be approved by parents) to avoid and report molestation. No material in elementary school libraries shall include visual depictions or illustrations of frontal nudity; The seal was _banned_ from the library under the "[no] visual depictions or illustrations of frontal nudity" clause. Not only _banned_, according to multiple reports the seal was also _expurgated_ by the school board along with a section about Virginia from its online learning platform used by 3rd-5th graders (eg: https://www.txftrp.org/censorship_tx_even_state_flags_arent_safe https://www.txftrp.org/censorship_tx_even_state_flags_arent_... for one such source) See: https://pol.tasb.org/PolicyOnline/PolicyDetails?key=481&code=EFB#localTabContent https://pol.tasb.org/PolicyOnline/PolicyDetails?key=481&code... You were factually incorrect in your claim that "They didn't ban it." ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43734863 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43734863 ) You were factually incorrect in your limited definition of "Banned" ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43735102 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43735102 ) You have also apparently failed to read and certainly failed to heed the HN user guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html These are all simple things that can be improved upon.

5555624 1y ago

Most of the ones with the breasts covered were before the Civil War. In 1875, the seal exposed both breasts. Of the several versions after that, I believe only hte 1904 version covered both breasts. The current design dates to 1912 and was made official in 1950, although the description in the Code of Virginia (§1-500) makes no mention of Virtus' breast being exposed. While Virtus has one breast exposed on the obverse, Libertas, Aeternitas, Ceres are fully clothed on the reverse.