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Post by tinafea on May 11, 2023 22:32:58 GMT -5
here is today's news thread
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Post by pi on May 11, 2023 23:38:32 GMT -5
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Post by pi on May 11, 2023 23:42:34 GMT -5
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Post by katycake on May 12, 2023 9:21:14 GMT -5
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Post by svca on May 12, 2023 10:32:48 GMT -5
Go Adam!!! So agree with him.
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Post by girldrummer on May 12, 2023 12:58:00 GMT -5
I respect Adam's passion. There is a lot of misunderstanding out there about drag in general. He has tried to clear that up, but I'm not sure it will make a difference to many people.
As far as the whole dressing=up thing goes, some children (and adults) find circus clowns and their extreme clothing and makeup absolutely terrifying. And yet circus clowns are intended to entertain children. I think drag has its place, but not everyone agrees that children should be exposed to it. Parents should have that option for their own kids. This whole thing is just one small part of a larger attempt to marginalize people who are different and to literally take away their rights.
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Post by katycake on May 12, 2023 13:03:24 GMT -5
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Post by lurleene on May 12, 2023 14:09:07 GMT -5
I respect Adam's passion. There is a lot of misunderstanding out there about drag in general. He has tried to clear that up, but I'm not sure it will make a difference to many people. As far as the whole dressing=up thing goes, some children (and adults) find circus clowns and their extreme clothing and makeup absolutely terrifying. And yet circus clowns are intended to entertain children. I think drag has its place, but not everyone agrees that children should be exposed to it. Parents should have that option for their own kids. This whole thing is just one small part of a larger attempt to marginalize people who are different and to literally take away their rights. It makes me wonder if they are going after drag queens to take the focus off of the bigger harm they are doing to chip away at LGBT rights. They know most people don't think drag shows should be for kids and by claiming they are protecting kids changes the issue. Unless the kids are in clubs it shouldn't be much of a problem. But look over here at the drag queens when Florida just signed a law making it okay to deny medical services to LGBT people based on their religious objections. Book bans related to race or sexuality. Can't speak about sexuality to a student who may have questions because that would mean teaching about sex or indoctrination. I remember when I graduated from college, I taught for about 4 months (long term temp) before I went into the corporate world. There was this really cute blonde kid, who instead of going to lunch with the other kids, would eat his lunch in my classroom with me everyday to talk. He was in a blended family (step dad in the military) and his older step brothers would pick on him and call his gay because of his looks. The harassment was getting too much for him. He felt very comfortable talking to me about his feelings and stress and not being happy in the new family. It probably helped that I looked much younger than I was and was more of a flashy dresser and looked more like a student than the regular teachers, lol.) But he found great comfort in talking with me and I told him that even if he were gay (he wasn't) that he was worthy of being accepted and not picked on. I encouraged him to talk to his mother and step father which he did in time with a little push. I guess in this climate, I would have been banned for even trying to help a student cope and feel good about himself. |
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Post by pi on May 12, 2023 14:53:14 GMT -5
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Post by pi on May 12, 2023 15:04:25 GMT -5
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