Oh my god, what a bunch of pansies.

[Mr1337Duck]

They're replaceing red ink with purple ink. Read on:

When it comes to correcting papers and grading tests, purple is emerging as the new red.

"If you see a whole paper of red, it looks pretty frightening," said Sharon Carlson, a health and physical education teacher at John F. Kennedy Middle School in Northampton. "Purple stands out, but it doesn't look as scary as red."

"....The concept of purple as a replacement for red is a pretty good idea," said Leatrice Eiseman, director of the Pantone Color Institute in Carlstadt, N.J., and author of five books on color. "You soften the blow of red. Red is a bit over-the-top in its aggression."

"I do not use red," said Robin Slipakoff, who teaches second and third grades at Mirror Lake Elementary School in Plantation, Fla. "Red has a negative connotation, and we want to promote self-confidence. I like purple. I use purple a lot."

...Sheila Hanley, who teaches reading and writing to first- and second-graders at John F. Kennedy Elementary School in Randolph, said: "Red is definitely a no-no. But I don't know if purple is in."

....Ruslan Nedoruban, who is entering seventh grade at his Belmont school, said red markings on his papers make him feel "uncomfortable."

[QuakCow]

wtf, i like the damn red, now im gunna have to get used to purple...

[Infernus]

At my school they use green... but thats because last year the school ordered loads of those green bic pens not realising they actually wrote in green.

[Liquidtide]

Just another step in the pussification of America.

[Dharkbayne]

Fucking hippies. They should be shot.


Out of a cannon.




Into the sun.

[Mr1337Duck]

I swear to god, if I ever have sons, and they're still doing that crap, I'm pulling 'em out of the school system to raise 'em right. Let's see a conservative revolution in the schooling system, no pussy shit being taught to the kids.

[Hezzy]

Originally Posted by Dharkbayne

Fucking hippies. They should be shot.


Out of a cannon.




Into the sun.

[Sputty]

"oh No!!! Purple Pens!! Our Civilization Is Crumbling!!! Soon We Won't Be Able To Rape Children And Beat Them Without Risking Getting In Trouble!!!"

[ChewyLSB]

If I were a teacher, I don't think I could stand reading purple ink. I would probably require my kids to write in black, and I would let blue and red slip... those three colors seem like the easiest to read on white paper...

[martyr]

it's the teachers who're doing the correcting in purple, not the students writing in it

[OfaLoaf]

Idiots. They should keep red because it is negative.

OMG RED I SCREWED UP!

OMG PURPLE LOOKS PUUURTY!

[GonePostal]

[EineBeBoP]

Indeed. whats the big fucking deal?

[ChewyLSB]

Originally Posted by martyr

it's the teachers who're doing the correcting in purple, not the students writing in it

Oh. I must've misunderstood.

[UncleDynamite]

In high school, my teachers always seemed to make comments and corrections in pencil. More often than not, if they needed to write something on my work while I was around, they'd just lean over their desks and nab the pen or pencil I had in my hand at the moment.