Imagine speaking out in favor of the right for your kid maliciously bullying a student

[Anonymous]

These parents… are … beyond help. Who calls it a “free speech” or “compelled speech” to be punished if you maliciously deadname a transgender child or purposefully refuse to use their preferred pronouns?

And this elementary school argument is bunk and a red herring. Agree the punishment might be too severe for younger children who might not know better but by the same token I don’t see a second grader ever behaving in such a manner.

https://wjla.com/news/local/fairfax-county-school-board-meeting-parents-rally-malicious-misgendering-policy-lbgtq-pronouns-gender-identity-virginia-youngkin-schools-elementary-education-queer-gay-rights

[Anonymous]

Free speech is always the canard relied on by the radical right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Free speech is always the canard relied on by the radical right.

Unless you want to have a book about a queer kid in the library. Then it’s all, “First Amendment? What’s that?”

[Anonymous]

Why are republicans so afraid of life? Oh noes, the gays! Oh noes, the trans! Oh noes, new ideas!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are republicans so afraid of life? Oh noes, the gays! Oh noes, the trans! Oh noes, new ideas!

Because breaking down traditions and institutions has been so helpful for society as a whole and for individuals...

[Anonymous]

FCPS can’t figure out how to run an efficient admissions process for TJ, address school overcrowding effectively, or close the achievement gap, but perhaps they’ll do a fine job discerning when individual students have acted “maliciously” towards each other in their speech. How good are they now at addressing physical bullying, which relies less on making determinations about intent?

[Anonymous]

Just start calling a cis-gender bullies by the wrong name and pronoun and see how long it is before they freak out.

I actually did this to a neighbor who was being a jerk about pronouns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are republicans so afraid of life? Oh noes, the gays! Oh noes, the trans! Oh noes, new ideas!

Because breaking down traditions and institutions has been so helpful for society as a whole and for individuals...

Generally speaking, it has.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just start calling a cis-gender bullies by the wrong name and pronoun and see how long it is before they freak out.

I actually did this to a neighbor who was being a jerk about pronouns.

That's bullying and would get you a suspension.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are republicans so afraid of life? Oh noes, the gays! Oh noes, the trans! Oh noes, new ideas!

Because breaking down traditions and institutions has been so helpful for society as a whole and for individuals...

Generally speaking, it has.

Right? We're all doing great now!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just start calling a cis-gender bullies by the wrong name and pronoun and see how long it is before they freak out.

I actually did this to a neighbor who was being a jerk about pronouns.

Wow, that’ll learn him.

[Anonymous]

Out of curiosity how much time did the School Board spend talking about academics or facilities last night?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FCPS can’t figure out how to run an efficient admissions process for TJ, address school overcrowding effectively, or close the achievement gap, but perhaps they’ll do a fine job discerning when individual students have acted “maliciously” towards each other in their speech. How good are they now at addressing physical bullying, which relies less on making determinations about intent?

+1

[Anonymous]

Ugh. I hate this entire debate. Why can't people just live their own lives in peace, and accept that sometimes people will be weird and call them by the wrong name? There are millions of people at risk of starvation in Asia and Africa, more than usual because of the war in Ukraine and profiteering on the grain market. Why don't we do something about REAL issues instead of fighting over what one kid said to the other?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh. I hate this entire debate. Why can't people just live their own lives in peace, and accept that sometimes people will be weird and call them by the wrong name? There are millions of people at risk of starvation in Asia and Africa, more than usual because of the war in Ukraine and profiteering on the grain market. Why don't we do something about REAL issues instead of fighting over what one kid said to the other?

Just to answer this- because the local school board governs schools not Africa or Ukraine. Those are global concerns. Feel free to advocate on their behalf, write legislators, etc. I think its interesting that you say things like "lives in peace" being equated with being called the wrong name or gender- likely, repeatedly and in the cases we are talking about, maliciously.
Do you know how many times as a server I accidently said yes sir or yes mam to the wrong gender because I was on auto. Or said youre welcome when I meant thank you because my mind was 100 different places? Those are mistakes. Slips.

Being introduced to someone named Carol and then purposefully calling them CARL is malicious and means that you think that you are more important than they are. It isnt weird. Its purposeful. Deliberate.

I have a named like Suzanne but I go be a subset name, Suzie. I use the subset name in all my correspondence with one individual and they continue to use my full name. It is annoying and it feels condescending. Im not responding to his email by saying Johnathan when he goes by John or Joe because of John. Its common decency and respect.