Impermissible Thoughts
Via Uma Thurman’s Feet, some educational news:
The particulars of which, we’ll get to in a moment. But in the meantime, do feel free to take a guess. Perhaps it could be the basis for a drinking game.
The email to union members, sent by John Vince, the chief negotiator for Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation district 27, is positively heaving with thou-shalt-nots:
As we’ve seen, many times, some teachers and educational bureaucrats do seem rather titillated by the prospect of actively deceiving parents. As, for instance, when middle-school teachers in Missouri were urged to fabricate and publish a false curriculum, purely to hide from parents the details of their activism and what they were actually up to in class. A move pre-emptively described by its proponent, Natalie Fallert, as “not being deceitful.” And regarding which, I wrote:
But I digress. Let’s get back to Mr Vince’s emailed instructions to Ontario educators:
Apparently, tardiness is a human right. Other sins to be avoided include the words blind spot, and the immensely oppressive phrase ladies and gentlemen.
Also forbidden are:
The opinion that women who have male reproductive organs (ex. a penis) may make some women uncomfortable in change rooms or washrooms.
The notion that there are only two genders.
Disagreement that someone could be born in the wrong body or that we all have a ‘gender-soul’.
The idea that keeping secrets from parents/guardians is bad.
These, it turns out, are “right-wing” opinions, and therefore have soul-blackening properties.
Needless to say, this quoted selection is but a small sample, a mere appetiser. Teachers are also warned not to congratulate parents on their child’s performance in a school play. Why this humdrum politeness should be avoided, with the threat of disciplinary consequences, is not entirely obvious and no hints are offered as to the reasoning. It is, however, framed as equal in sinfulness to informing a parent that their child has been “snorting a white powder.”
Because if little Billy is chopping them out in class, it’s now a teacher’s duty to keep parents in the dark, you see.
The full text of the email in question can be found via the link above. Please update your files and lifestyles accordingly.
Oh, and by all means consider this an open thread.
Is it possible you’re intoxicated?
More likely your excessive lint and fuzz has clogged it, it is important not to keep it too close to the Link-O-Matic 9000™.
Unlike in the days of Typepad, when the spam filter was a topic of much comedy, comments are now only likely to be intercepted and held for approval if they include five or more links.
[ Strokes Link-O-Matic 9000™. ]
…comments are now only likely to be intercepted and held for approval if they include five or more links.
Well, sure, if it not clogged with fuzz and lint. It is like a dryer that way, only works if the vents are clear.
Unfortunately, no. No as in not currently intoxicated but yes, lately that probability at any given time has gone up rather remarkably. If at first you don’t succeed…speaking of drinking…
In case anyone is looking for something to do in GA for St. Paddy’s Day…
Heh. I see you’ve been huffing marker pens too.
By the way, this is not to say that comments with many links are frowned upon – they may be justified – but they will most likely end up in my ‘pending’ folder until I remember to poke about in there.
In between dealing with Muldoon’s hourly grumblings about my choice of commenting software and its formatting toolbar, pictured below:
[ Strokes Link-O-Matic 9000™. ]
[ Strokes Link-O-Matic 9000™. ]
I’d recommend caution, those things have been known to go off prematurely. Ugly business.
Clergy: to clarifty–In the early days of civil rights protests, clergy were rightly in the forefront of protests. Recently, however, some have continued to support for example BLM in spite of their clear Marxist leanings, financial corruption, advocacy for shooting cops, and involvement in riots (not protests). Some clergy have become very very left-wing, supporting causes from the pulpit that are directly contrary to scripture. Interestingly, social justice denominations have been bleeding membership whereas more conservative churches have been growing. Another version of get woke go broke.
Remember the Sandinista nuns?
Are you sure it’s not actually a Lint-O-Matic 9000™?
Remember the Sandinista nuns?
Remember the present Pope?
[ Glares indignantly ]
I was about to post that.
But in reality the Lint-O-Matic 9000™ removes lint from the Link-O-Matic 9000™. Eventually David will discover that he always needs another -O-Matic 9000™ to deal with the problems caused by the latest model purchased.
Time to distract David’s ire with grumbling about the local Wensleydale drought.
Are you sure it’s not actually a Lint-O-Matic 9000™?
It would explain a lot.
Can go for days without doing so.
Heh. Kinda like the present VPOTUS. Maybe for similar reasons.
he always needs another -O-Matic 9000™ to deal with the problems caused by the latest model purchased
You jest, but this is literally how the consumer electronics industry works.
Like in Leviticus?
Wouldn’t want just anyone walking around pretending to be a rabbi, now, would you?
Oh! Spectacles, spectacles, wherefore art thou?
Remember the Sandinista nuns?
I read that as Sandynudist nuns. Mother Earth sect.
The things you learn, all this time I thought to understand it all you had to know it was to keep the Scots and Mexicans out.
It’s an effing cult.
Well that was an odd comment spam.
I think there should be an “About” link at the top, explaining where you and your other half live and what the two of you do other than producing this blog.
…explaining where you and your other half live and what the two of you do other than producing this blog.
What? Give away the air of mystery and intrigue, not to mention the location of the HQ of the Guild of Evil?
These days the rozzers would be on him like a duck on a junebug.
He also gets 15% more pay for being a mother and his his own room in the barracks.
If you are going to game the system, might as well go for broke.
If you are going to game the system, might as well go for broke.
Interesting, the different cultural approaches to fighting the Woke cult. In the North we attempt to critique the trans away with rational argument. Down South they’re attempting to spam it to death.
I guess we’ll see which approach wins.
“…but on the inside, I am a lesbian,”
Aren’t we all
I suspect we are all in danger of multi-year prison terms for what we’ve said here.
I guess we’ll see which approach wins.
“Look at me. I’m the Cloward-Piven strategy now.”
You kind of have to imagine the Captain Phillips screenshot.
Sure is working against sanctuary cities!
And the denouement’s headshot?
Sounds like a very messy post-credits scene 😂