The Troublesome S word

One more thing that I just can't get excited about. The word "scrotum" appears in a book for children aged nine or so. Apparently some poor dog gets their scrotum bit by another dog. Tough luck for that pooch but even tougher if your child is reading the book and doesn't yet know what a scrotum is. Look, if you're child is nine and doesn't know this, then its probably time for them to discover that body parts have names that don't sound like winky, po-po, or whatever cute-sounding euphemism.