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The Prophet 22

DrTyore;389548 wroteYou think inclusive language, evolving our understanding, and explaining complex social, interpersonal issues that will reduce ignorance, enhance understanding and empathy, and thereby lessen hate and bigotry is a waste of time and money?

I withdraw my earlier comment... this does belong in the lol thread.

Mark

Perfect, except for the fact they you believe the above.

Glad we can finally agree. Let's find something else to agree upon and make the world a better place!

Prophet22

DrTyore

The Prophet 22;389549 wrotePerfect, except for the fact they you believe the above.

Glad we can finally agree. Let's find something else to agree upon and make the world a better place!

Prophet22

I agree you should move out of the county. Take Milo with you.

Mark

wildbill7145

Aaaand, it's official. February is the angriest month on the interweb. Even an "I LOL'd" thread won't be spared.

The Prophet 22

DrTyore;389550 wroteI agree you should move out of the county. Take Milo with you.

Mark

Such hostility! Where is the ignore button? You should probably change your tag line as well, cause as long as you continue to post in the affirmative position on issues like this there is know sanity. What is next for you, taking the words like: woman and women out of the dictionary because they have word man in them?

Prophet22

moose

Just because those words exist doesn't mean that the school shouldn't be sensitive to the fact that not all kids have parents and neither are they all male/female pairs.

Nor should they be reinforcing the stereotype that they should be hetereosexual couples.

Should a child made to feel not included, as if the child somehow had the choice of parents/guardians?

There once was a time where there was a social stigma attached to being a single parent. Should we put the blame for that on the child as well?

I guess we should just go back to referring to the mentally disabled as retards.

This topic is so gay.

DrTyore

moose;389553 wroteJust because those words exist doesn't mean that the school shouldn't be sensitive to the fact that not all kids have parents and neither are they all male/female pairs.

Nor should they be reinforcing the stereotype that they should be hetereosexual couples.

Should a child made to feel not included, as if the child somehow had the choice of parents/guardians?

There once was a time where there was a social stigma attached to being a single parent. Should we put the blame for that on the child as well?

I guess we should just go back to referring to the mentally disabled as retards.

This topic is so gay.

I love this post. "Like" isn't enough.

Mark

DrTyore

Also.. Moose is right

Hijacking an LOL thread sucks balls. Here's something funny.

Mark

Bfillmaff

Milo

DrTyore;389548 wroteYou think inclusive language, evolving our understanding, and explaining complex social, interpersonal issues that will reduce ignorance, enhance understanding and empathy, and thereby lessen hate and bigotry is a waste of time and money?

Mark

The LOL comes from the notion that terms like Mother or Mr. need to be deemed in appropriate for that to happen. You really can be dense, sometimes.

The idea of children calling adults by their given names is simply bad manners. Lack of respect is NOT evolution.

Milo

moose;389553 wroteJust because those words exist doesn't mean that the school shouldn't be sensitive to the fact that not all kids have parents and neither are they all male/female pairs.

But does telling kids that calling their Mom and Dad "Mother" or "Father" is inappropriate not make them "feel bad". It is perfectly acceptable language. Why does one need to be excluded in order for newer terms to be included.

Nor should they be reinforcing the stereotype that they should be hetereosexual couples.

Agreed.

Should a child made to feel not included, as if the child somehow had the choice of parents/guardians?

Nope. Which is why telling kids that terms like Mother and Father are inappropriate is just dumb.

There once was a time where there was a social stigma attached to being a single parent. Should we put the blame for that on the child as well?

I guess we should just go back to referring to the mentally disabled as retards.

This topic is so gay.

It certainly is . . .

Milo

Basically the School Board wants to be more "inclusive" by being exclusionary . . .

How can that NOT be an LOL

wildbill7145

Lol? C'mon guys.

Milo

wildbill7145;389561 wroteLol? C'mon guys.

I find your use of the descriptor "guys" to be offensive and highly inappropriate. Please refrain from using such terms in the future to avoid giving offense. May I suggest the term "people" as a substitute?

moose

Use a little common sense Milo. If a kid refers to his mom or dad, no one is going to tell the kid that is wrong. But just because a kid refers to their mom doesn't mean a teacher should be assuming that she is a Mrs. Neither should a teacher be making general announcements to go home and tell mom or dad something.

You're a fucking moron (and that is gender nonspecific) if you think that being inclusive somehow excludes others.

Milo

From the article . . .

-- A poster campaign by an Ontario public school board advises its 15,000-or-so students that it is not appropriate for them to use words such as mother and father, husband and wife, or even Mr. and Mrs.

Instead, the Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board located in Belleville, Ontario, says that students should say "parents/guardians," "partner or spouse," and call adults by their first names rather than say "Mrs. Smith."

How is defining something as "inappropriate" not exclusionary?

My point is not about the intent of the policy, merely the ham-fisted manner in which they seem intent on implementing it.

Simply put, you do not need to make one group feel awkward in order to make another feel better.

JohnnieH

I tried to read the article but I couldn't get past the 'SAY NO TO PORN! BOYCOTT 50 SHADES OF GREY, THE MOVIE!' Banner at the top of the page.

compuease

Don't much care who's arguing which way but I liken this article to the banning of Merry Christmas and Christmas trees. We have way more important issues in the world.

Found this comment posted about this article:

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What did you do at the weekend, Johnny?’

‘I played baseball with my male guardian.’

‘And you, Mary?’

‘My female parent took me shopping.’
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**Note** Johnny does not equate to our JohnnieH..:p

Kinda sums up the stupidity of it all..

I'm all for tolerance, understanding and forgiveness but I'm not in favour of promoting stupidity...

moose

JohnnieH;389567 wroteI tried to read the article but I couldn't get past the 'SAY NO TO PORN! BOYCOTT 50 SHADES OF GREY, THE MOVIE!' Banner at the top of the page.

My wife is rereading the books to prepare for the movie. Game of Thrones did nothing for my sex life compared 50 Shades...you know, things a man and a woman do...or woman on woman. I'm not picky...

moose

Milo;389565 wroteFrom the article . . .

-- A poster campaign by an Ontario public school board advises its 15,000-or-so students that it is not appropriate for them to use words such as mother and father, husband and wife, or even Mr. and Mrs.

Instead, the Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board located in Belleville, Ontario, says that students should say "parents/guardians," "partner or spouse," and call adults by their first names rather than say "Mrs. Smith."

How is defining something as "inappropriate" not exclusionary?

My point is not about the intent of the policy, merely the ham-fisted manner in which they seem intent on implementing it.

Simply put, you do not need to make one group feel awkward in order to make another feel better.

I think I need a poster telling me it is not appropriate to swear at people so I can feel excluded when I say GFY...

Milo

moose;389574 wroteI think I need a poster telling me it is not appropriate to swear at people so I can feel excluded when I say GFY...

Mark and Wolffhound say it all the time. You'll just be part of the "club".

Feel better now?

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