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Post by Tennesseer on Mar 27, 2023 17:35:05 GMT -5
Ruby Bridges being escorted out of school by federal authorities (for her protection) after she de-segragated it. If a first grader was brave enough to go to that school, then second graders should see what bravery is. The complaining parent should have opted her kid out of viewing the movie and let the rest of the kids view it. Florida school bans Ruby Bridges movie after one parent complainsA Florida elementary school removed a Disney movie about Ruby Bridges after a parent complained about scenes of white people threatening the Black girl as she entered school. Emily Conklin, development director for the YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg, filed a formal challenge dated March 6 complaining that the film about a 6-year-old who integrated New Orleans schools in the 1960s was not appropriate for second graders because, she wrote, students might learn that white people hate Black people, and the Pinellas County School Board pulled it from the curriculum, reported the Tampa Bay Times. “Think about it: A 6-year-old girl (Ruby Bridges) can go to school every day with armed guards, but second graders can’t learn about it?” said Ric Davis, president of Concerned Organization for Quality Education for Black Students. “It doesn’t make any sense.” The 1998 film had been part of Black History Month lessons for years without controversy, but parents across the state have been challenging materials that depict or explore racism and LGBTQ issues with the encouragement of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican legislators. “The (Pinellas) district’s leadership appears to fear the potential consequences of not acting in the way they have on these two decisions,” Davis wrote in an open letter. “This approach to challenging times in education in our state raises serious questions about Superintendent (Kevin) Hendrick’s leadership.” The district also banned Toni Morrison's novel "The Bluest Eye" after one parent complained about a two-page rape scene, and Davis said state guidelines were too vague and allowed a single complaint to result in bans while the material was reviewed. “At the highest level of decision-making in the district, they have to have more sensitivity to the diversity of the community they serve, and not overreact because one white person objected to something,” Davis said, adding that school officials should not overreact to a Black parent's objection. “At the end of the day, we’re one total community and we have to figure out how we work together to make decisions that serve everyone.” Florida school bans Ruby Bridges movie after one parent complains
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Post by djAdvocate on Mar 27, 2023 20:01:26 GMT -5
the anti-awareness campaign continues, unabated.
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Post by Tennesseer on Mar 27, 2023 20:35:44 GMT -5
Preview of Disney's Ruby Bridges movie.
The youth of today might not believe the anger and hatred by white people toward Black children possible back then but for those of us who were alive then remember it well. Today's children should not be shielded or protected from this reality.
Tap the Watch On YouTube to watch the preview.
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Post by teen persuasion on Mar 27, 2023 21:10:43 GMT -5
Ruby Bridges being escorted out of school by federal authorities (for her protection) after she de-segragated it. If a first grader was brave enough to go to that school, then second graders should see what bravery is. The complaining parent should have opted her kid out of viewing the movie and let the rest of the kids view it. Florida school bans Ruby Bridges movie after one parent complainsA Florida elementary school removed a Disney movie about Ruby Bridges after a parent complained about scenes of white people threatening the Black girl as she entered school. Emily Conklin, development director for the YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg, filed a formal challenge dated March 6 complaining that the film about a 6-year-old who integrated New Orleans schools in the 1960s was not appropriate for second graders because, she wrote, students might learn that white people hate Black people, and the Pinellas County School Board pulled it from the curriculum, reported the Tampa Bay Times. “Think about it: A 6-year-old girl (Ruby Bridges) can go to school every day with armed guards, but second graders can’t learn about it?” said Ric Davis, president of Concerned Organization for Quality Education for Black Students. “It doesn’t make any sense.” The 1998 film had been part of Black History Month lessons for years without controversy, but parents across the state have been challenging materials that depict or explore racism and LGBTQ issues with the encouragement of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican legislators. “The (Pinellas) district’s leadership appears to fear the potential consequences of not acting in the way they have on these two decisions,” Davis wrote in an open letter. “This approach to challenging times in education in our state raises serious questions about Superintendent (Kevin) Hendrick’s leadership.” The district also banned Toni Morrison's novel "The Bluest Eye" after one parent complained about a two-page rape scene, and Davis said state guidelines were too vague and allowed a single complaint to result in bans while the material was reviewed. “At the highest level of decision-making in the district, they have to have more sensitivity to the diversity of the community they serve, and not overreact because one white person objected to something,” Davis said, adding that school officials should not overreact to a Black parent's objection. “At the end of the day, we’re one total community and we have to figure out how we work together to make decisions that serve everyone.” Florida school bans Ruby Bridges movie after one parent complainsThe HS Librarian stopped in at my library today, and we were catching up. First she asked if we knew ANYONE going into librarianship - lots of vacancies in schools, not enough bodies to fill them. Next mentioned the district relaxed the requirement of having the MLIS to merely preferring it. And last, she is leading the charge to reexamine minutely the wording/procedures for handling book challenges in the district policy, and codify them better proactively. No more sloppy wording creating loopholes.
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Post by djAdvocate on Mar 27, 2023 21:30:21 GMT -5
Florida will be where many things go to die. including our republic.
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Post by thyme4change on Mar 28, 2023 11:24:49 GMT -5
Florida will be where many things go to die. including our republic. Maybe we can just make it the place that racist and assholes go to die.
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Post by thyme4change on Mar 28, 2023 11:26:00 GMT -5
I have decided I don’t have to decide which one is worse - I can just hate both of them with every fiber of my being. 😠
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Post by Tennesseer on Mar 29, 2023 11:36:54 GMT -5
One comment said: "Won't someone think of the (alien) children?!"
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Post by Spellbound454 on Mar 29, 2023 11:51:18 GMT -5
Pornographic? they need to get out more
I suspect they are trying to explain to alien life forms what our species looks.
Waste of time anyway... there isn't any more sentient lifeforms in the Solar System and probably not in the whole Milky Way.
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Post by Tennesseer on Mar 29, 2023 12:08:06 GMT -5
Pornographic? they need to get out more I suspect they are trying to explain to alien life forms what our species looks. Waste of time anyway... there isn't any more sentient lifeforms in the Solar System and probably not in the whole Milky Way. It's a satirical meme but the plaque is real. You must not be old enough to know about the plaque when Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 spacecraft were launched in 1972 and 1973 respectively.
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Post by djAdvocate on Mar 29, 2023 12:19:46 GMT -5
Pornographic? they need to get out more I suspect they are trying to explain to alien life forms what our species looks. Waste of time anyway... there isn't any more sentient lifeforms in the Solar System and probably not in the whole Milky Way. Based upon the mapping of our Milky Way, and through simulations, there are an estimated 40 billion planets that might support life in our Milky Way galaxy. there are 5x as many habitable planets in our galaxy as there are people on Earth. we need to get used to the fact that we are not alone. it seems far more likely than not.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Mar 29, 2023 12:21:55 GMT -5
Pornographic? they need to get out more I suspect they are trying to explain to alien life forms what our species looks. Waste of time anyway... there isn't any more sentient lifeforms in the Solar System and probably not in the whole Milky Way. Based upon the mapping of our Milky Way, and through simulations, there are an estimated 40 billion planets that might support life in our Milky Way galaxy. there are 6x as many habitable planets in our galaxy as there are people on Earth. we need to get used to the fact that we are not alone. it seems far more likely than not. I told DH we are the planet where the aliens lock the windows as they fly by.
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Post by thyme4change on Mar 29, 2023 15:34:16 GMT -5
When watching action movies and really considering the violence, I started considering my life experiences. I have watched a couple of people get punched, I have seen minor car accidents and I have seen fast motorcycles, cars and planes. I will hopefully never see anyone shot or even beaten to a pulp. But I can see that in the trailer for an action movie - which is rated PG-13.
Then I consider what makes a movie R rated. If they say shit or fuck multiple times - which is how I greet my morning alarm. If there are boobs, a penis, a naked butt, or a vagina - also things I often see before breakfast. Maybe I will see someone in the act of sex. Maybe drugs
I think about what my kids will most likely be exposed to - penises, boobs, sex, cursing, having sex - seems a pretty high chance that a person will be exposed to all of that.
So, if I wanted to protect my kids I would make violent movies and movies with heavy drug use rated R and naked people could be in G rated movies.
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Post by kadee79 on Apr 2, 2023 11:42:26 GMT -5
This didn't happen in higher education in Fl...but in a high school there. Just totally unreal....what's next? BTW, how does DeSantis know what a hooker looks like? And for that matter, Dolly Parton looks like one to many folks...so who is to say what any hooker looks like? hyperallergic.com/811443/florida-school-censors-madonna-and-child-calls-it-assault-on-family-values/Also...this guy, the principal, saying that Mary doesn't look happy.....well, if he had gone thru what she just went through, child birth, he might not be very happy either. Remember, they didn't have the more modern things to help with pain back then...nor the assistance of a Dr. or a nurse either.
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Post by bean29 on Apr 2, 2023 12:49:39 GMT -5
When watching action movies and really considering the violence, I started considering my life experiences. I have watched a couple of people get punched, I have seen minor car accidents and I have seen fast motorcycles, cars and planes. I will hopefully never see anyone shot or even beaten to a pulp. But I can see that in the trailer for an action movie - which is rated PG-13. Then I consider what makes a movie R rated. If they say shit or fuck multiple times - which is how I greet my morning alarm. If there are boobs, a penis, a naked butt, or a vagina - also things I often see before breakfast. Maybe I will see someone in the act of sex. Maybe drugs I think about what my kids will most likely be exposed to - penises, boobs, sex, cursing, having sex - seems a pretty high chance that a person will be exposed to all of that. So, if I wanted to protect my kids I would make violent movies and movies with heavy drug use rated R and naked people could be in G rated movies. What about what your kids see in a locker room in Middle School or HS. Maybe there is a Gay or Lesbian person in the locker room with them. Oh the horror. My DD had friends that were gay/lesbian in HS and One of my kids cousins was blatantly "out". They don't seem to have suffered any damage though.
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Post by swamp on Apr 2, 2023 14:50:01 GMT -5
This didn't happen in higher education in Fl...but in a high school there. Just totally unreal....what's next? BTW, how does DeSantis know what a hooker looks like? And for that matter, Dolly Parton looks like one to many folks...so who is to say what any hooker looks like? hyperallergic.com/811443/florida-school-censors-madonna-and-child-calls-it-assault-on-family-values/Also...this guy, the principal, saying that Mary doesn't look happy.....well, if he had gone thru what she just went through, child birth, he might not be very happy either. Remember, they didn't have the more modern things to help with pain back then...nor the assistance of a Dr. or a nurse either. Um, Mary Magdalene was a hooker. And now the GOP is not only requiring me to give birth, I have to be happy about it?
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Post by busymom on Apr 2, 2023 16:00:24 GMT -5
This didn't happen in higher education in Fl...but in a high school there. Just totally unreal....what's next? BTW, how does DeSantis know what a hooker looks like? And for that matter, Dolly Parton looks like one to many folks...so who is to say what any hooker looks like? hyperallergic.com/811443/florida-school-censors-madonna-and-child-calls-it-assault-on-family-values/Also...this guy, the principal, saying that Mary doesn't look happy.....well, if he had gone thru what she just went through, child birth, he might not be very happy either. Remember, they didn't have the more modern things to help with pain back then...nor the assistance of a Dr. or a nurse either. Oh good grief! I only have to go back 2 generations in family pictures to find images where family members chose NOT to smile in family portraits. That's what people did back then. Now they're whining about a painting? Do these snowflakes ever NOT get their undies in a twist about minor things?
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Post by Tennesseer on Apr 2, 2023 16:50:01 GMT -5
This didn't happen in higher education in Fl...but in a high school there. Just totally unreal....what's next? BTW, how does DeSantis know what a hooker looks like? And for that matter, Dolly Parton looks like one to many folks...so who is to say what any hooker looks like? hyperallergic.com/811443/florida-school-censors-madonna-and-child-calls-it-assault-on-family-values/Also...this guy, the principal, saying that Mary doesn't look happy.....well, if he had gone thru what she just went through, child birth, he might not be very happy either. Remember, they didn't have the more modern things to help with pain back then...nor the assistance of a Dr. or a nurse either. Satire always contains more than a grain of truth. In this article's case it does state it is satire in the upper left hand side of the page.
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Post by Tennesseer on Apr 2, 2023 16:52:17 GMT -5
This didn't happen in higher education in Fl...but in a high school there. Just totally unreal....what's next? BTW, how does DeSantis know what a hooker looks like? And for that matter, Dolly Parton looks like one to many folks...so who is to say what any hooker looks like? hyperallergic.com/811443/florida-school-censors-madonna-and-child-calls-it-assault-on-family-values/Also...this guy, the principal, saying that Mary doesn't look happy.....well, if he had gone thru what she just went through, child birth, he might not be very happy either. Remember, they didn't have the more modern things to help with pain back then...nor the assistance of a Dr. or a nurse either. Satire always contains more than a grain of truth. In this article's case it does state it is satire in the upper left hand side of the page. And the article was published yesterday, April 1st which is April Fools Day.
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Post by Opti on Apr 2, 2023 17:05:07 GMT -5
This didn't happen in higher education in Fl...but in a high school there. Just totally unreal....what's next? BTW, how does DeSantis know what a hooker looks like? And for that matter, Dolly Parton looks like one to many folks...so who is to say what any hooker looks like? hyperallergic.com/811443/florida-school-censors-madonna-and-child-calls-it-assault-on-family-values/Also...this guy, the principal, saying that Mary doesn't look happy.....well, if he had gone thru what she just went through, child birth, he might not be very happy either. Remember, they didn't have the more modern things to help with pain back then...nor the assistance of a Dr. or a nurse either. Satire always contains more than a grain of truth. In this article's case it does state it is satire in the upper left hand side of the page. TY, I missed that. Its sad that some folks are so out there I did not even consider it might be satire.
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Post by Tennesseer on Apr 2, 2023 17:22:36 GMT -5
Satire always contains more than a grain of truth. In this article's case it does state it is satire in the upper left hand side of the page. TY, I missed that. Its sad that some folks are so out there I did not even consider it might be satire. That's because satires contains a lot of grains of truth. And because it's about what is going on in Florida, it's just a step or two away from fact.
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Post by kadee79 on Apr 2, 2023 21:27:51 GMT -5
Sorry folks that I didn't point out that it was satire. But the way the GOP in Fl. has been going lately....it's really easy to believe it is totally truthful! It was originally posted on April 1, so it was April Fools. But don't feel too bad, I thought it was true at first too....then I looked again.
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Post by teen persuasion on Apr 2, 2023 21:34:09 GMT -5
This didn't happen in higher education in Fl...but in a high school there. Just totally unreal....what's next? BTW, how does DeSantis know what a hooker looks like? And for that matter, Dolly Parton looks like one to many folks...so who is to say what any hooker looks like? hyperallergic.com/811443/florida-school-censors-madonna-and-child-calls-it-assault-on-family-values/Also...this guy, the principal, saying that Mary doesn't look happy.....well, if he had gone thru what she just went through, child birth, he might not be very happy either. Remember, they didn't have the more modern things to help with pain back then...nor the assistance of a Dr. or a nurse either. Satire always contains more than a grain of truth. In this article's case it does state it is satire in the upper left hand side of the page. And the article was published yesterday, April 1st which is April Fools Day. Thanks, I missed the April Fool's tag. Though I'm still hung up on the incongruity of baby Jesus with adult John the Baptist and adult Mary Magdalene.
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Post by busymom on Apr 2, 2023 21:42:22 GMT -5
Totally sounds like the current GOP to me. Too much pearl clutching and fake dismay, and no real substance or conscience.
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Post by Tennesseer on Apr 2, 2023 22:48:38 GMT -5
Satire always contains more than a grain of truth. In this article's case it does state it is satire in the upper left hand side of the page. And the article was published yesterday, April 1st which is April Fools Day. Thanks, I missed the April Fool's tag. Though I'm still hung up on the incongruity of baby Jesus with adult John the Baptist and adult Mary Magdalene. Kind of like this meme?
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Post by djAdvocate on Apr 2, 2023 23:47:41 GMT -5
This didn't happen in higher education in Fl...but in a high school there. Just totally unreal....what's next? BTW, how does DeSantis know what a hooker looks like? And for that matter, Dolly Parton looks like one to many folks...so who is to say what any hooker looks like? hyperallergic.com/811443/florida-school-censors-madonna-and-child-calls-it-assault-on-family-values/Also...this guy, the principal, saying that Mary doesn't look happy.....well, if he had gone thru what she just went through, child birth, he might not be very happy either. Remember, they didn't have the more modern things to help with pain back then...nor the assistance of a Dr. or a nurse either. Oh good grief! I only have to go back 2 generations in family pictures to find images where family members chose NOT to smile in family portraits. That's what people did back then. Now they're whining about a painting? Do these snowflakes ever NOT get their undies in a twist about minor things? they don't do policy. only petty grievances.
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