Is The Fondling On The Test?
Via Nikw211 in the comments, some classroom incongruity:
Parents of kids at Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California say this video was played to their kids in math class. The kids clearly didn’t want to watch this pride video so the teacher threatened them with Saturday school to get them to watch it. pic.twitter.com/FUnB9DKYrN
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) June 11, 2023
To paraphrase, but only very slightly:
Not a good look, really. Presumably, the conceit is that any gay pupils will somehow feel affirmed – rather than, say, mortified, or made complicit in something that’s naff and contrived, a vaguely weird imposition. And note that the teacher is the one scolding the kids for being “inappropriate.”
But imagine being a gay kid in the class, possibly a gay kid not entranced by ‘progressive’ politics. Suddenly, the classroom is a world of rainbows and cringe, something the rest of the class groans at and resents having to sit through, again – and it’s all supposedly being done for your benefit. It does rather suggest an unhappy dynamic.
The video, made by other students, and apparently shown in all classes, is presented as both a sentimental review of time spent at the school and an appeal for tolerance and “acceptance” – of cuddling lesbians, glitter-adorned transsexuals, and people with imaginary genders and pronouns. “Don’t forget to love each other,” intones the narrator. It’s very much framed in ‘Pride’ terms – i.e., in terms of social and political “change.” Of “fighting,” alongside “allies,” against unspecified dark forces. As if the purpose of being at school were to become some kind of activist.
Presumably, the forces being fought against include people who think that time in a maths class could perhaps be better spent.
Several people have commented on Twitter and YouTube that the video is unobjectionable and in no way “propaganda.” Well, seen as a child, without wider context, perhaps. But it seems to me that the readiness with which the children have internalised ‘Pride’ and its rainbows and non-binary woo as something unassailably benign illustrates rather well just how effective the propaganda has been.
That the ‘Pride’ movement is intensely political, increasingly extreme – one might say unhinged – and entails rather more than “tolerance” and “acceptance,” is not acknowledged, of course. Apparently, it’s all hugs and sparkles, and being nice.
That the same banners, the same rainbows, the same compelled groupthink, are invoked and deployed to sterilise and mutilate children, and to actively deceive parents, and to make a farce of women’s sports and women’s intimate spaces – for instance – remains unmentioned. And once you’ve demonstrated your acceptance of the flag and all that it entails, what could possibly go wrong? Because it’s all just so nice.
[ Expanded via the comments. Which you’re reading, of course. ]Consider this an open thread. Share ye links and bicker.
“So how was your maths class?”
“Well, there was… a lot of gay kissing.”
Related thread.
From the above a bit down stream:
More than veers, more like deliberately drives headlong with the two tones to the floorboard.
The accompanying graphic is pretty hilarious, as if the Alphabet Mob and “working class” are the same.
Tones?
Maths was never my strongest subject, but I don’t recall quadratic equations involving quite so much lesbianism.
But imagine being the gay kid in the class. Suddenly, it’s a world of rainbows and cringe, something the rest of the class groans at and resents having to sit through, rightly, and it’s all supposedly being done for your benefit.
The consequences to the teacher will be non-existent. Compare and contrast to an English teacher at Batley Grammar School:-
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/year-prophet-muhammad-batley-school-23493076
But oh goody. One year on and the local labour MP issues a statement saying the teacher has her full support. And she has done precisely what to resolve the situation? Maybe she should use a hashtag next time.
On the subject of lady maths teachers I am reminded of the recent case when one middle-aged example was found to have been shagging an under-aged pupil.
Her defence was that she was only trying to work out how many times 16 can go into 40.
(Rushes for door. Too late as the bitter kiss of hamster urine slams into his back).
I just though that one was worth repeating.
“when one middle-aged example was found to have been shagging an under-aged pupil”
One? It’s currently an epidemic. But hey, pride flags for all, ok?
Lesbians? Well why didn’t you say so. Must be an Advanced Placement math class. I was in college before I was ever exposed to girl-on-girl action. A couple of my teachers are still alive. I should ask them why they didn’t think that I was ready for this material.
Imagine a math teacher demanding that a class watch a video about hetero sex, about a man and woman kissing and how wonderful that is. hahaha not ever happen and teacher would be fired. They want to indoctrinate the kids before they are old enough to object that is why all the sexual stuff aimed at kids.
And that’s another (broken record for me) thing… I was told that STEM would be a firewall for the woke nonsense. Conservatives…”conservatives” told me this.
Tones?
Two tone shoes, unfortunately coming back into style.
the bitter kiss of hamster urine
English translation of the Japanese art film “Hamusutā no nyō no nigai kisu”.
Speaking of Japanese, that Somali-American jackass harassing people in Japan has apparently learned their police are different.
The little shite screamed everything but “I can’t breathe!”.
The little shite screamed everything but “I can’t breathe!”.
The Link-O-Matic 9000™ strikes again!
No, that’s on me: I was clumsy in doing copy-paste. Fixed now.
A symptom of the madness: Anti-cop ice cream chain sues Seattle over ‘significant losses’ from BLM autonomous zone they promoted
Will school teachers soon tell kids that it’s cool to be a vampire?
Might have paid more attention if it had.
Still, I suppose it could be worse.
Also, the bitter kiss of hamster urine is the second album by The Sentinelese. Yes, just like that in all lower case.
Your daily language lesson.
I recently watched The Class (2008), and Mr Bachmann’s Class (2021), documentaries about “inspiring” teachers of predominantly immigrant students in France and Germany respectively.
It’s notable what the teachers insist on. When the students say that they’re not French or German, but Moroccan, Turkish, etc, and express opinions about the host country being morally tainted, and boring too until the students’ people showed up, the teachers treat it as evidence of sensitive souls, unique voices, refined moralities.
But when it comes to immigrant boys with opinions about the role of women, and immigrants with opinions about homosexual behavior being immoral, that’s the time for a stern lecture about our non-negotiable values. The students, probably taking this as the final evidence that there’s no point in arguing with morally degenerate whites, concede the point without much of a fight, in quite a mysterious Oriental way if that can be said.
In Mr Bachmann’s Class, the teacher is a 1970’s hippy in his last year before retirement, who teaches through folk-rock singalongs, which are actually quite effective in coaxing recent immigrant students out of their shell and getting them up to speed in German. But he has one song about a boy from the village swimming naked with a boy from the castle, and then other things go on. And Mr Bachmann not only sings the song to the embarrassed 6th graders but asks the children, most of whom by that time are hunched down and giving minimal answers, what the song means and what they feel about it.
As it’s a general weirdness posting day, just like any other day, I thought I’d ask if there has been any more news about the Toronto teacher who decided to wear a cheap wig, tight hot pants and massive fake breasts although when photographed outside school hours he was dressed like a normal bloke.
The last I heard he had received the full backing of the school board which rather kyboshed the presumed plan of scoring a big compensation payout.
Setting aside for the moment the extreme inappropriateness of the subject material, I have noticed a huge increase in recent years of “woke” and “progessive” minded people demanding that everyone publicly talk about their feelings about all sorts of things. Not just in schools but in the workplace too. It’s no longer sufficient to do your job well; you must also attend sessions and company retreats where you must talk about things that you may wish to keep private. Bare your soul, as it were.
Zen’s fascists will control you
Hundred percent natural
You will jog for the master race
And always wear the happy face
Close your eyes, can’t happen here
Big bro on white horse is near
The hippies won’t come back, you say
Mellow out or you will pay
Mellow out or you will pay
California, Über Alles
California, Über Alles
Über Alles, California
Über Alles, California
“… final evidence that there’s no point in arguing with morally degenerate…”
Speaking of which, a new book of note.
This goes way back. In the 70s or 80s the Left began making fun of abstinence for teens, pushing for condoms in high schools (mostly minors) and pushing for docs to be able to give the Pill or other to girls under 18 without parents knowledge. At the same time, they made no effort to change the age of consent, so teen boys often got in trouble with their 16 yr old girlfriend–because changing the law was too public.
the Toronto teacher who decided to wear a cheap wig, tight hot pants and massive fake breasts
Oakville, which is near Toronto but is a separate affluent bedroom community.
Basically once it became too obvious that said teacher was taking the piss, everyone kind of backed off being outraged. The focus now has shifted to how the board let him get away with it for so long, or at all, which is what he was always shooting for.
It’s a strange one. I can easily believe the school board were only too anxious to be seen to be cool and edgy. However their lack of judgement in choosing to champion this individual was truly off the scale.
The man does have a point.
However their lack of judgement in choosing to champion this individual was truly off the scale.
The residents of Halton also have to accept some responsibility. This whole affair took place during a municpal election (which includes school board elections). School Board members who allowed this to happen were easily reelected. It seems a sad state of affairs in most democracies that, through either ignorance or ennuie, the electorate fails to hold boards and governments accountable.
“Ms.”, ahem, Lemieux remains employed but is officially suspended with pay.
That sounds like a win for rubbertitz.
He’s still getting paid for doing nothing and as long as he sticks to his guns (no pun intended for once) by claiming they’re real there’s every chance he eventually gets the compensation payment just to make him go away.
From about the age of 9, I started to haunt local jumble sales where copies of old Readers Digests could be bought cheaply and which I devoured from cover to cover (that would be about 1966) and one of the things that I remember, because it terrified me, was a short story which research leads me to believe was a shortened version of “The Children’s Story” by James Clavell which is based on the idea of the old teacher being replaced by a young female teacher who proceeded to warp the minds of the young children in her charge to make them loyal servants of the new regime. I hate it when these stories turn out to be prophetic.
It’s a very short book which can be downloaded from Amazon Kindle in the UK for 99 pence, I don’t know the price in other countries. If you haven’t done so now then you should, it can be read on any computer. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Childrens-Story-James-Clavell-ebook/dp/B0BFGYTH8V Try to order through David, I forgot.
claiming they’re real
“Kayla” has been caught twice in public (once by the New York Post and once by Rebel News) without the women’s clothes and wig and, oh, sans-tits. It’s what lead to the suspension. But you’re still right, big compensation likely coming “her” way.
Well, if you add lesbianism to one side of the equation, you have to add it to the other.
But they can involve a lot of the hetero type.
This probably has two-three months before we have this stuff in UK maths (note the ‘s’, colonials!) classes.
Because there’s a new General in the Gender Wars:
Imagine saying that about, well, anything else?
“The issue has been blown out of proportion and there are only a “tiny fraction” of cases where people are racially abused in the street.“
[ Post updated. ]
Julia.
Honorary fellows of Mansfield College, where the professor holds court, include Jimmy Carter, Shami Chakrabahti, Will Hutton, Paddy Ashdown and Hilary Clinton.
Actually on reflection that’s remarkably tame by Oxford standards.
Somewhat related:
It’s all sparkles and glitter until you demur. Then you become “exceptionally bigoted.”
That.
Several people have commented on Twitter and YouTube that the video is unobjectionable and in no way “propaganda.” Well, seen as a child, without wider context, perhaps. But it seems to me that the readiness with which the children have internalised ‘Pride’ and its rainbows and non-binary woo as something unassailably benign illustrates rather well just how effective the propaganda has been.
That the ‘Pride’ movement is intensely political, increasingly extreme – one might say unhinged – and entails rather more than “tolerance” and “acceptance,” is not acknowledged, of course. Apparently, it’s all hugs and sparkles, and being nice.
That the same banners, the same rainbows, the same compelled groupthink, are invoked and deployed to sterilise and mutilate children, and to actively deceive parents, and to make a farce of women’s sports and women’s intimate spaces – for instance – remains unmentioned. And once you’ve demonstrated your acceptance of the flag and all that it entails, what could possibly go wrong?
Because it’s all just so nice.
[ Post updated again. ]
The video, made by other students who undoubtedly were graded A+ for the assignment, without any encouragement or involvement from teaching staff.
Sure Jan.
Until they come to take your kids away.
And speaking of deceiving parents.
Related (and very much worth the watching) – Douglas Murray and Julie Bindel discuss Pride:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YysgbnBohhc
Watching it now. We live in an age of strange bedfellows.
Somewhat related.
One for the Fuck That files.