The Bad Number 69
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Will the number 69 harm your children?
I created at Zazzle an Christmas Invitation with an Alien on it and added some template fields.
I wrote as default "Route 69" into the address field.
When I clicked on "post for sale" a message came up telling me The number "69" is rated PG-13.
In which world do we live where someone thinks kids need to be protected from seeing a number and that I have to ask Content Review for permission to post my product?
I wonder why 66 is not on the list too, you don't need much imagination to see something "oh so shocking" in it ...
It raised many questions, would be great if you answer some!
Need kids under 13 to be proteced from seeing the number 69?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand bySure, it gives them nightmares
Aquavel says:
If they are shopping on Zazzle, they definitely need to be protected from seeing this number in print. Who knows what fantasies it could possibly conjure up?! The Zazzle infringement team needs to relax.
Posted January 24, 2012
Othercat says:
Yes. And when you're teaching them to count, make sure to go from 68 straight to 70.
Posted November 24, 2011
Silly Question
Morgannafay says:
geeeze Zazzle is getting scary in it's old age. LOL I hope I read on to find this was a software mistake with Zaz's filters because censoring a number is down right frightening.
Posted December 26, 2011
Swisstoons says:
Several of my Zazzle product titles and descriptions contain the word, "sexy" in the most playful way anyone could imagine. I was annoyed when Zazzle insisted I reclassify those products as PG-13. Then it occured to me; anyone who'd be interested in buying one of those products, innocent as they were, would probably have set his or her viewer rating to PG-13 or R when he or she created an account. Those wishing not to see the word, "sexy" while at Zazzle would've set their ratings accordingly. Too many of you sound like you think you're defending "free speech," when this is not a free speech issue at all, nor of true censorship. It's a business decision, and one I support. What well-run company wants to chance offending its customer base? And I say this as someone who once sold cartoons to Penthouse Magazine on a regular basis.
Posted December 08, 2011
missprinteditions says:
Kids under 13? - how did a phrase like that make it past the censors?
Posted December 04, 2011
cffutah says:
keep kids as kids, some things they surely don't need to know.
Posted December 01, 2011
pawpaw911 says:
I don't know. I'm just worried that he number police will find out I am reading this, and come and arrest me.
Posted November 30, 2011
Luv2help says:
Another ridiculous thing to worry about if you ask me. If a child is old enough to ask they are old enough to know, but the "explainer" needs to answer in the most rudimentary of ways, then build up the answer as the child builds up their question. Stop explaining when the questions stop and you will not have over done it.
Posted November 29, 2011
JoyKitten says:
Of the current responses, I most agree with the comments by PaulOnBooks.
Posted November 29, 2011
WordCustard says:
Are birthday parties cancelled for 69 year olds? How unfair!
Posted November 27, 2011
BuddyBink says:
Unless you attach some meaning to a number it should have no meaning beyond what it is, a number. If I have 69 cents or 69 dollars or 69 Squidoo lenses, do those 69's have negative connections? People will apply positive or negative messages to just about anything.
Posted November 26, 2011
helikettle says:
I'll be 69 next year - does this mean that I'll have to skip straight over to 70? :(
Posted November 25, 2011
EditionH says:
I always appreciated Zazzle for protecting their sellers from legal consequences in case they use copyright or trademark protected material accidentally.
The 69 case is however completely alienating to say the least. I wonder whether US schools manage to teach maths without using this figure?
Posted November 25, 2011
akarki says:
those kids probably would be laughing to know that for they that number is forbidden, i am wandering what is the math lesson mention that number...
Posted November 24, 2011
PaulOnBooks says:
If a child under 13 knows enough to snigger at the number 69 then it's too late. If he or she doesn't know the meaning then it's a waste of time "protecting".
Posted November 24, 2011
Has 69 a meaning to you other than being just a number?
Some things you like to know (or not) about 69
- -69 is an error code in iTunes, the solution you find at Support Apple
- The number 69 comes after 68 and before 70
- If you rotate the number 69 by 180° it still looks like 69
- Some call 69 "odious number"
- 6 spoken in german sounds like s~e~x
- Propostion 69 is the DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crime and Innocence Protection Act in California
- STS-69 was a Space Shuttle mission in 1995
- 69 69th Street is located in New York, NY
- 69th Street Transportation Center is located in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
- Bible Psalm 69 Deutsch English
- In the Bible you find 69 times the verb graze
- Bryan Adams composed Summer of '69
- Coordinates +69° 69' 69.00" for Moab, UT
- In 17th century a woman gave birth to 69 children
- 69 is the zodiac sign of the cancer
- 69 resembles the symbol Yin and Yang
- Too Can Chu is chinese for 69
- In Canada and the US you have to type for the "Last Call Return" feature *69 on your phone
- Thulium (chemical element) has an atomic number of 69
Will children under 13 understand what 69 can mean?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand bySure, they know more than you think
Morgannafay says:
They get it from their goofy friends, then giggle about it. It's harmless and half of them probably don't even know what it means. They won't admit that to their friends. I've had debates with friends before the age of 13 on why is that, and what happens in regards to sex or where babies come from. Some are funny, outlandish and bring back some fond childhood memories looking back on all the conversations and giggles.
Posted December 26, 2011
pussycat says:
I guess nowadays some thirteen year olds could teach me a thing or two ....
Posted November 24, 2011
nancycarol says:
Unfortunately, they probably do! They learn these things far too early in life. But again, how many things do we have to delete from our numbers or alphabet to satisfy the censors? Where is the line drawn? When we have total mind control, will that be enough? GADS!
Posted November 23, 2011
Showpup says:
It means lots of things... depending on where the numeral is used.
Posted November 23, 2011
Frischy says:
I would like to say no, but I think it is possible that they are exposed to this concept in middle school these days....not from adults, but from their peers. Our kids today have much greater exposure to sexual themes due to content on radio, movies and popular music which is all highly sexualized. But, really, what difference does the 13th birthday make, if they are exposed to all of this at age 11 or 12?
Posted November 23, 2011
Silly Question
TomMaybrier says:
Every child will be different but calling it out like this will only make them curious - Zazzle needs to relax a bit.
Posted February 06, 2012
PaulOnBooks says:
Yes, all children are born with the stain of original sin and a deep knowledge of ancillary practices in the area of human relattionships. (Not how I'd normally say it!)
Posted November 24, 2011
ElleDeeEsse says:
Some children will know that was the year their parents were born, others will know that is how old Grandma is, some may guess that's how many jellybeans are in a packet
Posted November 24, 2011
lisadh says:
Kids grow up fast these days, but I think most kids under 13 probably just know 69 is a number between 68 and 70.
Posted November 24, 2011
NYtoSCimjustme says:
Only if they are taught it... I can't believe how twisted some censorship gets
Posted November 23, 2011
New Hampshire and Vermont
Classic Music Opus 69
Will you celebrate your 69th birthday?
Are you 69?
Arizona Route 69
Kindle eBooks 69
Interstate 69, Texas
69 Love Songs are more
Rate this Camaro 69 PG-13?
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LIST OF PG-13 WORDS
Add one of your products and the "bad word" that is considered PG-13 so you have to ask Content Review for permission to give it a G rating.
Please vote for the most stupid entry to the PG-13 list.
BOOBY BOOBIES
more...1 point
PUNTA like in PUNTA GORDA, FL
more...0 points
GOLDEN CIRCLE
more...0 points
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Aquavel
Jan 24, 2012 @ 7:11 pm | delete
- Razzle dazzle Zazzle is starting to frazzle. I love 'em anyway though. Still, the bigger they get, the buggier their filters. Hope you got through to a human being and that they reinstated your products. Fun Monkey Brain lens!
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Tipi
Jan 20, 2012 @ 8:30 pm | delete
- You got an idea and ran to beat 69 with it....some things wil just make our brains go tilt!
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Treasures-By-Brenda
Jan 2, 2012 @ 9:50 pm | delete
- Interesting subject to write about, the number 69.
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Edutopia
Jan 2, 2012 @ 4:38 am | delete
- Sounds like they had a really really lazy filter set up where there was a correlation between the number 69 and other content on pages equaling out to a PG-13 page. In stead of trying to make something heuristic or adaptive they just blanket state 69 = PG-13.
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Morgannafay
Dec 26, 2011 @ 5:23 pm | delete
- I really enjoyed my stay here! HEH, I'm the 59th like! Come on 69, almost there. :)
Really, like I said in the first debate module, I really hope the cheese hasn't fallen this far off of zazzle's cracker. Even when you look at 69's other more...sexy meaning, it's not a bad thing. Could be worse, could mean something racist or hurtful to another group.
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StephenC
Dec 7, 2011 @ 2:10 pm | delete
- I teach math and 69 will inevitably come up. I have never goofed up on that, nor heard any snickers. Go figure. If adults only knew what 4-20 meant....now that's a "bad" number.
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cffutah
Dec 1, 2011 @ 9:01 am | delete
- enjoyed my visit here, loved all your questions for your readers, squidliked this.
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pawpaw911
Nov 30, 2011 @ 5:32 pm | delete
- Nicely done. When you get to 68 likes, will it jump to 70?
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Luv2help
Nov 29, 2011 @ 10:03 pm | delete
- Very engaging (can I say that word here?) lens!
SMILES!
~Wendy
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WordCustard
Nov 27, 2011 @ 7:25 am | delete
- Someone needs to give this software a human review. I adore the steamy cup of coffee design! :) I also have great tits who visit my bird feeder... should I tell them they are banned?
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BuddyBink
Nov 26, 2011 @ 7:11 pm | delete
- Just an after thought, what are they going to do when you get 69 thumbs up on this lens?
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BuddyBink
Nov 26, 2011 @ 7:10 pm | delete
- An excellent lens on how PC we have become.
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pencilonpaper
Nov 26, 2011 @ 9:00 am | delete
- Any number can hold a significance. Same symbol can be perceived as “good” or “bad” by different people living in different cultures.
Let’s take the number 13 for example. For some people this means bad luck while others see it as a sign of fortune.
69 is a number like any other number. If the adults with their perverted and creative minds see another thing in it and keep it away from the children and threat the number 69 as a “taboo” number then this will add weight to it and it will eventually become a “bad” number.
Just like the middle finger is just another finger but due to our association with it being “bad” it has become an insult.
Children are born without preconceived ideas. It is the adults that are inserting these ideas into their little forming minds.
If we begin treating a number as being “bad” then it will become bad!
Like someone else in here said, should we count from 68 to 70 from now on? Like some hotels do with their room numbers?
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KimGiancaterino Nov 25, 2011 @ 4:44 pm | delete
- My What's New Pussycat? lens was caught in Squidoo's spam filter. What's the world coming to! 69 thumbs up for a fun and enjoyable lens.
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tokyonights7
Nov 25, 2011 @ 4:00 pm | delete
- Funny lens, Erich! People do have a funny obsession with the meaning of numbers...
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