Posted by
Playful Walrus on Monday, April 04, 2011 7:55:30 PM
Because California public schools are doing
so well teaching basic academic skills, state Senator Mark D. Leno of San Francisco (of course), is once against pushing for students to be taught that the sexual orientation of historical figures somehow matters. I like it when certain homosexuality advocates insist that guys who were married with lots of children were actually homosexuals. You know, because in their minds nobody can have any male friends without them getting each other off. Patrick McGreevy
reports in the Los Angeles Times.
As the battle over [neutering] marriage makes its way through California's courts, another gay rights fight is smoldering in the Legislature.
This is not an issue of gay rights. It is an issue of social engineering.
Democratic lawmakers have revived a plan to require state schools to teach about the contributions of gay, lesbian and transgender Americans.
This is written as though significant contributions by homosexual people, crossdressers, and those who have had adadictomies are being ignored now.
They are reigniting a movement that halted five years ago when legislators approved such a requirement only to run into opposition from then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger wasn't entirely worthless. But now Moonbeam is back.
If implemented, the measure, which would revise social science textbooks, could have effects beyond California. The state is a major purchaser of educational texts, and publishers often produce books tailored to California that other states use as well.
Hey rest-of-the-country: you're welcome.
The proposal would require that social science texts and other instruction include "a study of the role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans … to the economic, political and social development of California and the United States of America, with particular emphasis on portraying the role of these groups in contemporary society."
What about women who like to be on top? Auto-erotic asphyxiators? Left-handers? Drinkers? Smokers? Obese-Americans? Chubby-chasers?
Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) who introduced the bill, SB 48, said it addresses a glaring oversight in educating young people that has led to harassment of gays by their classmates.
Oh, sure. The reason why Johnny calls Timmy a f----t is because Johnny wasn't taught all of the wonderful contributions made by homosexual people. If Johnny had been, he would never call Timmy a f----t. No, wait, I thought Johnny was doing that because he himself is secretly a homosexual. Oh, this is so hard to keep… straight. Or by "harassment" do you include, "No, I will not sign your petition calling for weekly lunchtime viewings of ‘Glee’?"
"In light of the ongoing and ever-threatening phenomenon of bullying and the tragic result of suicides, it seems to me that better informed students might be more welcoming in their approach to differences among their classmates," Leno said in an interview.
The Left foolishly thinks "education" will solve all social ills. Because goodness knows, nobody who is educated ever commits crime. We could do a lot to fight bullying if we focused on
bullying and allowed kids to defend themselves against bullies.
"Students would better understand that we are talking about a civil rights movement."
I'm sorry, but people use to torture and murder black people with no legal consequences in this country. That's a little different than not being able to get a state marriage license when there's no bride involved. You want to fight for civil rights, then fight for the rights of property owners, parents, and gun owners.
The measure is backed by California Church Impact, a group whose members include the Episcopal Church, the United Church of Christ, the Greek Orthodox Church and others.
So much for "separation of church and state!" Do you know where your church donations are?
But lawmakers have been flooded with letters of opposition from groups including the California Catholic Conference, the First Southern Baptist Church and the Thousand Oaks Christian Fellowship.
You don't have to be religious at all to have a problem with this.
Although some teachers have testified against the change, it is supported by the California Teachers Assn. and the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Do you know where your union dues are?
Can we please, please, please split California? Please? Let the Left have Los Angeles County, San Francisco County, and the coastal counties between. Let the Left keep their money within that state. Raise the taxes as high as you want. Teach the school kids that there is no difference between boys and girls (yet, somehow, someone
has to be homosexual... even though there's no difference). Smoke all the dope you want. Let's see how well things turn out. Apparently, the disaster California is in right now isn't enough of a clue.