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Honestly, raising a DD made me realize how much misogynist, sexist BS women have to tolerate from a very young age.  She’s tired of it and so am I.  The emotional labor of constantly being forced to explain why depictions are sexist or racist, then having to defend your dissent, worry about retaliation, etc. - well it’s draining and it’s time and energy that she could put to better use.  But if you don’t oppose it, then it just perpetuates. Either way, women keep losing.

Also, I’m fine with the free speech or will to read offensive books.  I’m not fine with being forced to read sexist ideas which then are not discussed critically in the classroom and instead just perpetuate the tropes.

[b]I’m thinking specifically about MS sex Ed in MCPS which uses a video in which a girl speaks about her rape while under the influence and blames herself.  Subsequent class discussion, led by the boys, and supported by the male teacher, centered on why drunk girls have no one to blame but themselves when they get raped.  I[/b] have a thousand stories like that from DD’s education - books, video, teacher talks, administrative decisions, etc.[/quote]

If this had happened to one of my daughters (which fortunately it didn't), the principal would have heard about it from me.[/quote]

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