Peachman2000 t1_iu4aswx wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:26 PM

Reply to comment by sfurbish in Maine begins its removal of obscene vanity license plates by NCSUGrad2012

The type of people that offended by the license plates are way more likely to be offended by transgender people existing as we. This is the traditional family values crowd we’re talking about. They want the world to look like the fantasy world in 80s family sitcoms like Full House.

sfurbish t1_iu7e4w3 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 2:59 AM

Hey Peachman, No third grader needs to have you or anyone preaching your sexual proclivities to them. Childhood is and should be a time of innocence and there's plenty of time later on for them to learn about the birds, the bees and the bozos.

Peachman2000 t1_iu7yp8g wrote on October 29, 2022 at 6:54 AM

I disagree with childhood being a time that necessitates some sort of innocence. Why shouldn’t we just be honest with them about the way things are? Nevertheless, children in elementary school are not learning about sex. Being Transgender has nothing to do with sexuality. It is a matter of gender. If Transgender people are being brought up in classrooms, it’s no more in depth than an acknowledgment of their existence. Students may be told that it is okay to be transgender. As they should be. Transgender people aren’t hurting others by existing.

sfurbish t1_iuebmn7 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:03 PM

Yeah, at least that's the line they use to soften the weirdness? I have no issues with adult transgender people doing their thing, but I do have issues with schools teaching transgender in any form to grade school kids. Schools, IMHO, should do more to address bullying and less to placate gender warriors.

Peachman2000 t1_iuef9me wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:26 PM

I don’t understand why anybody could have a problem with teaching about transgender people in schools. What possible harm could it cause to anybody? There seems to be all this baseless fear around the subject. Especially when it comes to children.