*original post date, july 23rd, 2010*
a few weeks ago i mentioned to the kids that there might be an opportunity to go see toy story 3. after 3 squeals of delight, katie said with disappointment,
"mom, we can't see that movie there is a very bad word."
"really?", i said. "how do you know?"
"i heard it on the commercial," she responded.
"well, what is the bad word they use?" i asked hoping she would say something like, "butt, shut-up, gosh, idiot, god," all of which are not allowed in our home but commonly used. her response?
"mom, they say A-S-S-!" she spelled it instead of saying it. how cute is that?
"oh," i said. "that is a bad word."
first, i was very confused how pixar could use that word in a "G" movie AND use it on a tv commercial? second, i was sad that katie even knew that word. i decided to try and figure out what morally deficient person used that word in front of my baby girl.
"katie, how do you even know that word?" i righteously asked.
"oh mom, you taught me that word in the story of balaam and the ass from the Bible!"
my jaw dropped. "i certainly did, my dear!" i confessed.
still unsure of how that word made it into toy story, i asked dad who had seen the movie. he assured me there was no bad words. this lead me to an internet search which revealed that the word 'ascot' was used in reference to part of ken's outfit. thru a series of events we figured out katie was convinced she heard barbie say the following to the male barbie counterpart, "nice ass scott!" thinking the male counterparts name was scott, not ken. while i am sure this was the intended pun, the writers were unaware of the big brain my sweet, ethical, child possesses. shame on them!!! :) :)
happy friday,
~s
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