Good. Parents are entitled to decide what their young child consumes.
Edit: hahah of course redditors are angry. Cry more 😂
Edit: call me what you like. 👍. Our children need to learn proper skills and we as parent need to affirm WHO they are
antbaby_machetesquad on
This is what happens when you let the idea that people being offended actually means something take root.
So many nowadays are overjoyed when it’s things they dislike being censored, blissfully ignorant that the same tools would be used against things they hold important.
No wonder schools are folding to the pressure when we’ve allowed mobs to harass and intimidate teachers because they dare to teach things that don’t line up with someone’s fantasy books.
It’s about time we start cracking down on intimidation tactics, the reaction against some of the recent thuggery is a good start.
Disagreements and unpalatable views are fine, but you simply can’t tolerate people/groups who won’t rationally debate their views if you want to maintain a decent society.
ice-lollies on
I couldn’t read the article because it’s paywalled. But as a general basic rule I really think institutions should stop banning books and censoring literature.
Psephological on
We don’t have to copy everything US conservatives do, guys
paolog on
We’ve been here before. Fortunately, we have a Labour government in power this time.
ACO_22 on
And this is why religion needs to be completely separated from schooling.
A persons right to believe in their sky fairy will never trump a persons right to exist
Books about those people’s real existence should never be banned and if parents request their children not be taught about the very real existence of these people then they can remove the kids from school and face repercussions for doing so
You either accept that we teach these things, or you leave. Simple as
Coolkurwa on
Heaven forbid gay teens have positive role models or even a shred of not feeling like they’re totally alone during one of the most turbulent times in their lives.
If we try really hard maybe we can make the LGBT teen suicide rate five times that of their peers, instead of just four!
At least in that case some parents won’t have to challenge their own prejudices, wouldn’t want that.
ash_ninetyone on
Can we please not have Section 28 back in schools by default
Science has proven there is nothing wrong with being gay. Nature demonstrates homosexuality exists in almost a vast amount of animals. Only humanity has ever knowingly displayed homophobia.
Can we also not have racially enforced bigotry. This is not the US. Schools should provide resources based on acquired understanding and factual basis, not eschew or twist that by religious idealogues to fit a narrow-minded world-view.
saxbophone on
Ugh 🤮 Let us not allow so-called “parental choice” masking thinly-veiled bigotry create a neo-Section 28! 😖
illegalbusiness on
They’re so thick it makes my blood boil. The irony is that had they read more books as children they might realise that doesn’t happen like that. They also might understand that being gay or any other moniker under the LGBTQ+ umbrella isn’t a choice. There is no hope for these people. They’re like a burnt pie in an oven you can’t turn off.
SayHelloToMyAfro on
And do parents keep an eye on the shit their kids watch on TikTok and other bullshit rather than challenging the books they may pick up that may influence them? There is more harm there than can be found in an LGBT book…
Utter horseshit. It makes me sad that schools are caving to it too.
mayveen on
A lot of people are jumping to blaming this on religious parents, and while they likely do contribute, it’s also very likely the parents that aren’t religious but have transphobic, gender critical, terf views are a contributor.
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Good. Parents are entitled to decide what their young child consumes.
Edit: hahah of course redditors are angry. Cry more 😂
Edit: call me what you like. 👍. Our children need to learn proper skills and we as parent need to affirm WHO they are
This is what happens when you let the idea that people being offended actually means something take root.
So many nowadays are overjoyed when it’s things they dislike being censored, blissfully ignorant that the same tools would be used against things they hold important.
No wonder schools are folding to the pressure when we’ve allowed mobs to harass and intimidate teachers because they dare to teach things that don’t line up with someone’s fantasy books.
It’s about time we start cracking down on intimidation tactics, the reaction against some of the recent thuggery is a good start.
Disagreements and unpalatable views are fine, but you simply can’t tolerate people/groups who won’t rationally debate their views if you want to maintain a decent society.
I couldn’t read the article because it’s paywalled. But as a general basic rule I really think institutions should stop banning books and censoring literature.
We don’t have to copy everything US conservatives do, guys
We’ve been here before. Fortunately, we have a Labour government in power this time.
And this is why religion needs to be completely separated from schooling.
A persons right to believe in their sky fairy will never trump a persons right to exist
Books about those people’s real existence should never be banned and if parents request their children not be taught about the very real existence of these people then they can remove the kids from school and face repercussions for doing so
You either accept that we teach these things, or you leave. Simple as
Heaven forbid gay teens have positive role models or even a shred of not feeling like they’re totally alone during one of the most turbulent times in their lives.
If we try really hard maybe we can make the LGBT teen suicide rate five times that of their peers, instead of just four!
At least in that case some parents won’t have to challenge their own prejudices, wouldn’t want that.
Can we please not have Section 28 back in schools by default
Science has proven there is nothing wrong with being gay. Nature demonstrates homosexuality exists in almost a vast amount of animals. Only humanity has ever knowingly displayed homophobia.
Can we also not have racially enforced bigotry. This is not the US. Schools should provide resources based on acquired understanding and factual basis, not eschew or twist that by religious idealogues to fit a narrow-minded world-view.
Ugh 🤮 Let us not allow so-called “parental choice” masking thinly-veiled bigotry create a neo-Section 28! 😖
They’re so thick it makes my blood boil. The irony is that had they read more books as children they might realise that doesn’t happen like that. They also might understand that being gay or any other moniker under the LGBTQ+ umbrella isn’t a choice. There is no hope for these people. They’re like a burnt pie in an oven you can’t turn off.
And do parents keep an eye on the shit their kids watch on TikTok and other bullshit rather than challenging the books they may pick up that may influence them? There is more harm there than can be found in an LGBT book…
Utter horseshit. It makes me sad that schools are caving to it too.
A lot of people are jumping to blaming this on religious parents, and while they likely do contribute, it’s also very likely the parents that aren’t religious but have transphobic, gender critical, terf views are a contributor.