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Matric Paper Rape Furore

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Matric pupils in South Africa were given a passage from a play describing the rape of a nine month old girl as an exam question.

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And . . .
The Basic Education Department is standing by its decision to include a controversial question in a matric exam paper.

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*waits for rusty to come and explain just how reasonable and suitable a question this is for a matric exam paper*
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Comprehension? or front page news that we see almost weekly...
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I dont have a problem with this.

I'm all for stimulating the imagination of South Africas, next generation of rapists.

We need some fresh ideas :?
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I am speechless. Glad my son neither takes drama nor writes the standard matric examinations.

It disturbs me that I know why a loaf of bread was used.
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Tribble wrote:It disturbs me that I know why a loaf of bread was used.
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Not sure it is something I want to discuss. Just think of what happens to bread when you repeatedly push a broomstick in and out of one end. It shows how fragile the baby is and how permanent the damage is - you cannot put the bread back together. It is meant to horrify the audience.
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Oh, ok.
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Tribble wrote:Not sure it is something I want to discuss. Just think of what happens to bread when you repeatedly push a broomstick in and out of one end. It shows how fragile the baby is and how permanent the damage is - you cannot put the bread back together. It is meant to horrify the audience.
Well well well, guess who could pass this years matric drama exam
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:P That is not an achievement.
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And they want to take the moral highground and sensor what people may or may not watch on TV :roll:
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What type of bread?
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Probably unsliced crispy bread. The outside would remain more or less intact but the inside would be a mess
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Probably pain aux noix.

Cause you'd have to be nuts to do it... :whistling:
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