A Politically Correct Version of Hangman

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A Politically Correct Version of Hangman
Instead of playing Hangman, students can try a different version of the game called Snowman.

By Greg Harrison
Posted August 18, 2011

In the politically correct environment of the 21st Century, teachers are coming under fire for doing and saying things in the classroom that previously did not cause any problems. I know a teacher who was reprimanded for playing the classic game Hangman in her class, because a parent thought that the image of a stick figure being hung was inappropriate. It was brought to the attention of the principal, and the entire school was forbidden to play Hangman. While I think that this reaction is a little extreme, I can understand the parent's objection. Lynching was a dark and terrible part of our country's history, and anything that evokes that awful time should be avoided at all costs.
Another Version of a Popular Game

Luckily, I have a simple solution to the "hangman issue." About ten years ago, when I was teaching fourth grade, a student suggested a new way to play the game. One of the boys in my class raised his hand and said, "Mr. Harrison, instead of playing Hangman, I think we should play Snowman. It's a nicer way to play." He told us that the game was played by adding a snowball to a figure each time a guess was incorrect.

How Snowman is Played

He was right! In the game of Hangman, when a child misses a letter of the secret word, you draw a circle (representing the head) in the noose. That's followed by a long stick (the body), two sticks (the arms), two sticks (the legs), two eyes, and a sad face. That's a total of nine mistakes. When you play Snowman, for the first incorrect answer the lower (and biggest) snowball is drawn, for the second the middle snowball is added, and for the third a snowball is added at the top (the head of the snowman). After that, the snowman gets two sticks (the arms), a top hat (like the one Frosty the Snowman wears), two eyes, and a sad face. Voila! Nine mistakes!

Sighhhhh.................

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Sexist!

It should be "Hangperson"

[DefiantSix]

Sexist!

It should be "Hangperson"

Aren't snowmen all white?  I wonder why whoever thought up this stupid game hates black people so much????

[Ptarmigan]

No one said it is a racist since it involves someone getting hanged.  

[DLR Pyro]

Oh for ****s sake. No wonder we have become a nation of pussies. 

[compaqxp]

This is a great idea. "Hangman" is overly violent and we should be protecting the children from things like that. Why do we teach kids to play Hangman? Why do we teach them that it's okay to hang something, even a stick figure on paper?

If we're going to teach kids to play hangman we might as well go all out and teach them how to play AK-47 Man, where every time you get a wrong letter the man on paper gets shot and after he is shot 3 times dies from his injuries. Hell, why not? It makes as much scene as hanging a man on paper!

Did that man being hanged on paper receive a fair trial before his punishment? Are we really teaching children we can hang anyone for anything without a fair trial?

Hangman should be banned from schools!

Think of the children!

 

(If you haven't figured out I'm not serious by now....surprise!)