Sociolinguistic Artifacts

Talking about this "radical" children's book called Frindle where a kid invents a new word. There's one specific really great quote from a very angry parent. "'My ten-year-old has been absolutely f—ed in the mind by the radical ideas propagated by the public education system!” spoke avid anti-Frindleist, David Crowstomper. “He came into my bedroom last night and asked me, ‘Daddy, if stores require you to be clothed to go inside, then how do people get clothes in the first place?’ What the hell kind of question is that? I stormed into his room, and do you know what I found under his pillow? That goddamn f—ing ginger holding that goddamn f—ing pen. PEN! PEN! It’s a motherf—ing PEN, dammit!'" [Published on 02-21-2024]