How Signal Walks the Line Between Anarchism and Pragmatism

Re:How Signal Walks the Line Between Anarchism and Pragmatism by katbyte on Monday July 24, 2023 @11:22PM (#36857479)

That may have been the intent (which I seriously doubt) but in practice it means teachers cannot even mention their same sex partners or even that gay/trans people exist because that could be considered “sex ex” by a parent who doesn’t want their children to know gay people exist (and for the record it is not sex ed)

Hence the use of the phrase “don’t say gay”

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Re:How Signal Walks the Line Between Anarchism and Pragmatism by SV_BubbleTime on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @11:29AM (#36863762)

I would government employees to not talk about sex, their partners, their bedrooms, and all manner of topics to 5-9 year old kids.

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Re:How Signal Walks the Line Between Anarchism and Pragmatism by mrguyorama on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @01:28PM (#36866010)

That bill would penalize the teacher if their gay significant other brought their forgotten lunch to school, the kids asked "who was that", and the teacher attempted any answer.

It has nothing to do with sex. Republicans in florida have quite clearly criminalized same sex couples doing normal things.

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Re:How Signal Walks the Line Between Anarchism and Pragmatism by SV_BubbleTime on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @02:40PM (#36882757)

That's a very specific hypothetical. How based in reality is it?

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Re:How Signal Walks the Line Between Anarchism and Pragmatism by katbyte on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @01:27PM (#36881439)

So you don’t want female teachers to mention their husbands? Or their partner is male? Or that marriage even exists?

Because that would be the equivalent.

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Re:How Signal Walks the Line Between Anarchism and Pragmatism by SV_BubbleTime on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @02:40PM (#36882749)

YES. I don't any teachers to mention anything that isn't part of my child's direct education. How is this so difficult to understand? Go talk to an adult.

The children are not the teachers friends. Leave them alone.

I don't care who their partner is, neither does my child. No one cares. Maybe we should ask why government employees aren't keeping stronger boundries when around children?

Also... Seriously? You aren't fooling anyone with these absolutely convoluted hypotheticals. No one is going to jail for saying "that's my <whatever>". It's an weak case when you need to reach outside of reality.

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Re:How Signal Walks the Line Between Anarchism and Pragmatism by katbyte on Thursday July 27, 2023 @10:30PM (#36902559)

you do realize what you are saying right? and how dumb of suggestion it is or were your teachers growing up robot automatons who were not people?

and you do realize that marriage and relationships ARE part of education? history english etc. at what age do kids learn about what a husbands or wife is and what is marriage? because that is the same age they should learn about same sex relationships.

> I don't care who their partner is, neither does my child

lots of people do. lots of parents want their kids to not be exposed to the fact same sex couples exist, hence the don't say gay bill. and afterwards schools pulling all library books because the mere mention of a same sex couple in one is enough for them to be sued under the bill.

you are correct no one will go to jail. but school districts can be sued, which means they will not hire gay teachers because of the simple risk one parent gets upset and racks up a legal bill for them

THAT is why its so bad, how is that so difficult to understand for you?

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