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  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,818

    If you believe public school teachers are forcing kids to be gay, I have an MSG Kong poster to sell you. 
  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,588
    Vitalogensia said:
    Coming from Virginia, the state where the mighty Glenn Youngkin defeated CRT, I find the whole topic about education and parental rights to be a tad ridiculous.  I mean, if a parent wants to have a say in their kid's education outside of the privacy of their home, they can get an education degree and follow that up with a job in teaching or administration.  Simple.  
    Not to mention that there’s always been avenues for parents to be engaged in their kids education - what they’re learning and how they’re doing. 
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,818
    Go Beavers said:
    JB16057 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    cincybearcat said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    cincybearcat said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    fuck "parental rights". just a fucking bigotted dog whistle against the protection of marginalized people. why is it assumed a parent has a "right" to know everything about their kid? they don't. it's a feeling of powerlessness, as a parent of two teenage daughters, to acknowledge this, but it's a fact. I don't have any right to know what they wish to be called amongst their peers and in their private lives. no parent of straight kids ever complained about having the right to know who their child is dating or what nicknames they go by. this is no different. but because this scares ignorant people, all of a sudden they claim "rights" they never had. 
    Fuck parental rights?  WTF.  Have we gone just fucking looney tunes here.  

    You are painting a broad picture and generalizing a shit ton here.
    I put in in quotations for a reason. I'm only referring to the specific context of this "I deserve to know if my kid is trans" bullshit. 
    Ah, then I apologize as I took that to mean more than you did.

    I would tend to agree.  I think that most parents that have a healthy relationship with their children would already know before it shows up at school....but there could be times where kids expect the worst.  

    As I parent, I still find it hard to believe that something that big...not just sexuality, that shouldn't be reported unless inappropriate behavior at school that would get same treatment regardless of sexuality...but a name change/gender change?  Seems to be significant and something that parents should be brought into.  It's just delaying it anyhow.  Again, we are talking minors.  These aren't adults. 
    how does it harm the kid to express themselves freely how they wish to express themselves? they aren't getting surgery. they are identifying as someone who they feel they are. 

    the GOP is fooling you into believing this is an issue, and they get their wish; more people spreading misinformation and fear against a marginalized community leading to more and more bigotry. 

    a friend of my 14 year old goes by a male name now. she was born female. they also wish to be addressed as he. the parents still call the child their given name when in conversation with other parents. I don't know what they do at home. that's their business. but they don't get all crazy about the child going by their chosen name at school. that would be making a mountain out of a molehill, and would just make the child retreat further into their own confusion, and likely close up shop emotionally. that's not healthy. what is healthy is letting the child explore their own self without doing anything permanent. changing your name on a test is not permanent, nor worthy of the fear mongering it's getting. 
    Kids can't take Tylenol at school but the schools can offer Transgender therapy without telling the parents but go ahead and blame the GOP.
    Some school districts require parental consent for a student to talk with a counselor, and others don’t. 

    I blame the gop for nosing into an issue they don’t have business being in, continuing their attacks on public schools, and trying to make “parental rights” part of their culture war bullshit.

    Next thing you'll tell me the party whose leader is a thrice married serial adulterer doesn't genuinely care about "family values". 
  • JB16057
    JB16057 Posts: 1,269
    Merkin Baller said:

    If you believe public school teachers are forcing kids to be gay, I have an MSG Kong poster to sell you. 
    There's proof of one teacher right there. Don't forget that it's all the GOPs fault! 
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,298
    JB16057 said:
    Merkin Baller said:

    If you believe public school teachers are forcing kids to be gay, I have an MSG Kong poster to sell you. 
    There's proof of one teacher right there. Don't forget that it's all the GOPs fault! 
    Seemed like a sarcastic post to me. But you believe she is really teaching kids to be gay? I mean....you really believe that?
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  • JeBurkhardt
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    JB16057 said:


    https://www.kcci.com/article/des-moines-public-schools-force-kids-to-be-gay-deleted-social-media-post-issues-apology/45808589#
    Is it the sarcasm or satire that went speeding past you?
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,818
    JB16057 said:
    Merkin Baller said:

    If you believe public school teachers are forcing kids to be gay, I have an MSG Kong poster to sell you. 
    There's proof of one teacher right there. Don't forget that it's all the GOPs fault! 
    If it was on twitter, than it must be true!!!  :D 

    No one's forcing kids to be gay. Don't be so gullible. 


    RE: the GOP - people have eyes and ears, and people hear the drum they've been beating. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    mickeyrat said:
    on brand.  get a job you fucking freeloaders. ..


    No kidding!  Where did these little brats ever get the idea they deserve to eat in the first place?  Let them dumpster dive if they can't find a job.

    Seriously though- goddamn hypocritical MAGAs.  
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  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,443
    Haven’t any of you had someone ring your doorbell and when you answer the door it’s a drag queen trying to convert you to become gay? Happens all the time in my hood.
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  • cblock4life
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    brianlux said:
    mickeyrat said:
    on brand.  get a job you fucking freeloaders. ..


    No kidding!  Where did these little brats ever get the idea they deserve to eat in the first place?  Let them dumpster dive if they can't find a job.

    Seriously though- goddamn hypocritical MAGAs.  
    Now this, to me, is worth getting really pissed off about.  They don’t eat they can’t learn….or is that the plan?  Friday lunch to Monday breakfast is a fucking long time…..breaks my heart. 
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,298
    Halifax2TheMax said:
    Haven’t any of you had someone ring your doorbell and when you answer the door it’s a drag queen trying to convert you to become gay? Happens all the time in my hood.
    My first grade teacher used to play checkers with us during rain day recesses. No idea why she didn't teach us chess. 
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  • OnWis97
    OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,618
    edited November 2023
    cblock4life said:
    brianlux said:
    mickeyrat said:
    on brand.  get a job you fucking freeloaders. ..



    No kidding!  Where did these little brats ever get the idea they deserve to eat in the first place?  Let them dumpster dive if they can't find a job.

    Seriously though- goddamn hypocritical MAGAs.  
    Now this, to me, is worth getting really pissed off about.  They don’t eat they can’t learn….or is that the plan?  Friday lunch to Monday breakfast is a fucking long time…..breaks my heart. 
    I know people like to talk about rewarding hard work, but never underestimate how many people think children should be rewarded for their parents' hard work and punished for (what they perceive as) their parents' lack thereof. 
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  • RunIntoTheRain
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    mickeyrat said:
    on brand.  get a job you fucking freeloaders. ..

    That is from 2021
    School District Says Students Can 'Become Spoiled' With Free Lunch (businessinsider.com)

    'Why are we not paying for lunch?': Evers, school leaders support plan for free school meals | Wisconsin Public Radio (wpr.org)
    Universal school meals haven't been accepted by all communities. Waukesha's school board voted to opt out of the COVID-era free meal program for the 2021-2022 school year, before later rescinding the decision. During the original vote, some district officials feared families would become too reliant on free meals.

    Of course it was a reprehensible statement/policy when it was said/proposed but it was over 2 years ago and rescinded. 
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,818
    OnWis97 said:
    cblock4life said:
    brianlux said:
    mickeyrat said:
    on brand.  get a job you fucking freeloaders. ..



    No kidding!  Where did these little brats ever get the idea they deserve to eat in the first place?  Let them dumpster dive if they can't find a job.

    Seriously though- goddamn hypocritical MAGAs.  
    Now this, to me, is worth getting really pissed off about.  They don’t eat they can’t learn….or is that the plan?  Friday lunch to Monday breakfast is a fucking long time…..breaks my heart. 
    I know people like to talk about rewarding hard work, but never underestimate how many people think children should be rewarded for their parents' hard work and punished for (what they perceive as) their parents' lack thereof. 
    There's no greater crime in America than being poor. 
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,298
    edited November 2023
    And the kids get labeled for being poor too. But I bet the GOP doesn't give a shit about that...the school better tell the parents if Johnny wants to hold Timmy's hand during recess but if he doesn't get a decent lunch so what?

    I remember forgetting to fund our kids lunch accounts sometimes and they would end up getting the disgusting peanut butter sandwich for lunch like a scarlet letter. Imagine getting that sandwich every fucking day.

    Of course I remember being in fourth grade and the principal came into our class and sprayed one of my classmates with Lysol because he stunk. The poor kid probably had no responsible parent at home to make sure he took a bath yet the school punished him for it.

    That principal is long gone but I would sure like to punch him in the mouth right now. The teacher too for allowing that.
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  • Merkin Baller
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    I wonder what a venn diagram of the pro life crowd and people who are against free school lunches looks like and why is it just one complete circle?
  • OnWis97
    OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,618
    Merkin Baller said:
    I wonder what a venn diagram of the pro life crowd and people who are against free school lunches looks like and why is it just one complete circle?
    That's why I call it pro birth.
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  • Halifax2TheMax
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    Merkin Baller said:
    I wonder what a venn diagram of the pro life crowd and people who are against free school lunches looks like and why is it just one complete circle?
    Pro life until you’re born.
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  • JB16057
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    Gern Blansten said:
    JB16057 said:
    Merkin Baller said:

    If you believe public school teachers are forcing kids to be gay, I have an MSG Kong poster to sell you. 
    There's proof of one teacher right there. Don't forget that it's all the GOPs fault! 
    Seemed like a sarcastic post to me. But you believe she is really teaching kids to be gay? I mean....you really believe that?
    Why would someone ever post that if they didn't mean it? Yes. I do believe it. There's proof that it was said right here along with a local news story showing it was legit. 
  • JB16057
    JB16057 Posts: 1,269
    brianlux said:
    mickeyrat said:
    on brand.  get a job you fucking freeloaders. ..


    No kidding!  Where did these little brats ever get the idea they deserve to eat in the first place?  Let them dumpster dive if they can't find a job.

    Seriously though- goddamn hypocritical MAGAs.  
    If it was on twitter, than it must be true!!!  D 
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