Alameda may introduce gay issues to schools

[Peikko 1,575]

since when tolerance=propaganda?

Tolerance is a weird negative word. It implies that while you may not like something, you still have to grin and bear it, even free to complain about it. I may tolerate my spouse's snoring, but it don't mean I like it. After all, we have to tolerate all religions, but that does not stop certain religions from being criticized on a constant basis.

Would acceptance be a more positive word?

Tolerance has been abused by extremists. It's neither negative nor positive, it is what it is, and it means what you said, that whatever your personal preference, you allow for something else. You do not have to like it to tolerate it, as in your example. Tolerating snoring is allowing the person to continue to snore despite the fact that you don't like it. Not tolerating it would be waking them up and telling them to stop snoring

[Nessa 23]

that's absurd. they'll turn all the kids into homos.

[pedroh 21]

Texas couple kills kid and injures adult, they were supposedly 'tresspassing' property

Yes and I'm sure such activity is limited to Texas. Very good. You've just proven -- along with Rob and Mel -- what a small-mind idiot you really are.

lol, u don't gotta start the name calling dude... are you from Texas? oh.. guess what, you're also proving the stereotype right with your hot-head attitude

[The_Dude 1,142]

I do find it a bit odd that the conservatives on this site are against this. You know, local community standards, let those who know the area decide for themselves, that line of reasoning. This is afterall, Alameda county (that is code for San Francisco aka gay HQ). Maybe it's just an inherent dislike of all things gay from some people.

Well, I don't really give a $hit. I just think it's a waste of time and resource to teach this at such a young age. Plus, I dislike how society won't let kids be kids. When I was a kid, all I cared about was doing my homework, Transformers, ThunderCats and He-Man.

Those days are gone. Now lets move on and see how we can best prepare our kids for the future. This sort of curriculum might not make sense in Texas, but in a community where gay families is very prevalent it does.

I know you have some sort of illogical dislike of Texas and it shows. You don't have a fvcking clue about that state (not that it surprises me). You seem to cling to Hollywood stereotypes. If you had the slightest bit of knowledge beyond 1950s westerns, you'd know that Texas is actually a very multicultural state.

Have you ever been to Houston, Dallas, San Antonio or Austin? Probably not. If you had, you'd know better than to make moronic comments about Texas (such as I've seen you do).

If you lack any relevant knowledge about a subject, keep your goddamn idiotic mouth shut.

I have been to Texas many times. I have family in El Paso and San Antonio. I like to go to the SXSW festival when I can, but outside of that, No, I don't like it there, just a personal preference. The reference wasn't a jab at texas per se, just saying that this sort of curriculum might not make sense in areas where gay culture isn't quite as prevalent.

Now, lets quit the misnomers and get back on topic.

[DeadPoolX 9]

Texas couple kills kid and injures adult, they were supposedly 'tresspassing' property

Yes and I'm sure such activity is limited to Texas. Very good. You've just proven -- along with Rob and Mel -- what a small-mind idiot you really are.

lol, u don't gotta start the name calling dude... are you from Texas? oh.. guess what, you're also proving the stereotype right with your hot-head attitude

I'm a little sick and tired of the moronathon visited by people when it comes to Texas. My so-called "hot-headed attitude" is hardly limited to Texas. But of course... that goes unnoticed.

[DeadPoolX 9]

I do find it a bit odd that the conservatives on this site are against this. You know, local community standards, let those who know the area decide for themselves, that line of reasoning. This is afterall, Alameda county (that is code for San Francisco aka gay HQ). Maybe it's just an inherent dislike of all things gay from some people.

Well, I don't really give a $hit. I just think it's a waste of time and resource to teach this at such a young age. Plus, I dislike how society won't let kids be kids. When I was a kid, all I cared about was doing my homework, Transformers, ThunderCats and He-Man.

Those days are gone. Now lets move on and see how we can best prepare our kids for the future. This sort of curriculum might not make sense in Texas, but in a community where gay families is very prevalent it does.

I know you have some sort of illogical dislike of Texas and it shows. You don't have a fvcking clue about that state (not that it surprises me). You seem to cling to Hollywood stereotypes. If you had the slightest bit of knowledge beyond 1950s westerns, you'd know that Texas is actually a very multicultural state.

Have you ever been to Houston, Dallas, San Antonio or Austin? Probably not. If you had, you'd know better than to make moronic comments about Texas (such as I've seen you do).

If you lack any relevant knowledge about a subject, keep your goddamn idiotic mouth shut.

I have been to Texas many times. I have family in El Paso and San Antonio. I like to go to the SXSW festival when I can, but outside of that, No, I don't like it there, just a personal preference. The reference wasn't a jab at texas per se, just saying that this sort of curriculum might not make sense in areas where gay culture isn't quite as prevalent.

Now, lets quit the misnomers and get back on topic.

Ah, of course. You know every facet of life and culture within Texas. Naturally, you say there's a small gay population, when in fact, there's actually quite a large and prevalent one. Austin probably has the largest, but I've seen it in Houston and Dallas before too. Maybe neither have the same gay population as San Francisco, but few cities do.

[alienlovechild 75]

It doesn't have to be in the article - I'm merely pointing out that you're using ignorance of what the school teaches already as a justification for the idea that this new gay tolerance thing is somehow propagandist.

Excluding other parents is inherently exclusionary and the sole focus on a single group was explicit. How diffucult would it be for a professional reporter to mention similar examples? I'm no writer but I already did it.

I don't know what they teach already - but I'm willing to bet that the schools primary focus is on what's best for the kids, and what facilitates the best learning environment for them.

You said you never attended school in the U.S. and you have kids in school here now? If not, talk about assumptions that what a school does ends up as the best course of action. I don't think they are inherently malevolent but the record of academic achievement of schools has declined over the years and flooding the classroom with more less enlightening ####### with the issue d'jour pushes out basic learning.

[Peikko 1,575]

Texas couple kills kid and injures adult, they were supposedly 'tresspassing' property

Yes and I'm sure such activity is limited to Texas. Very good. You've just proven -- along with Rob and Mel -- what a small-mind idiot you really are.

lol, u don't gotta start the name calling dude... are you from Texas? oh.. guess what, you're also proving the stereotype right with your hot-head attitude

I'm a little sick and tired of the moronathon visited by people when it comes to Texas. My so-called "hot-headed attitude" is hardly limited to Texas. But of course... that goes unnoticed.

Prejudice isn't fun, is it?

[pedroh 21]

It doesn't have to be in the article - I'm merely pointing out that you're using ignorance of what the school teaches already as a justification for the idea that this new gay tolerance thing is somehow propagandist.

Excluding other parents is inherently exclusionary and the sole focus on a single group was explicit. How diffucult would it be for a professional reporter to mention similar examples? I'm no writer but I already did it.

I don't know what they teach already - but I'm willing to bet that the schools primary focus is on what's best for the kids, and what facilitates the best learning environment for them.

You said you never attended school in the U.S. and you have kids in school here now? If not, talk about assumptions that what a school does ends up as the best course of action. I don't think they are inherently malevolent but the record of academic achievement of schools has declined over the years and flooding the classroom with more less enlightening ####### with the issue d'jour pushes out basic learning.

no, that is called no child left behind.. where they blame the teacher for not 'teaching correctly' isntead of realizing the dumb@ssery of some students who really don't deserve to be there.. basically u have to pass your students, if not, the teachers are to blame..

[DeadPoolX 9]

Texas couple kills kid and injures adult, they were supposedly 'tresspassing' property

Yes and I'm sure such activity is limited to Texas. Very good. You've just proven -- along with Rob and Mel -- what a small-mind idiot you really are.

lol, u don't gotta start the name calling dude... are you from Texas? oh.. guess what, you're also proving the stereotype right with your hot-head attitude

I'm a little sick and tired of the moronathon visited by people when it comes to Texas. My so-called "hot-headed attitude" is hardly limited to Texas. But of course... that goes unnoticed.

Prejudice isn't fun, is it?

Never said it was.

[Peikko 1,575]

It doesn't have to be in the article - I'm merely pointing out that you're using ignorance of what the school teaches already as a justification for the idea that this new gay tolerance thing is somehow propagandist.

Excluding other parents is inherently exclusionary and the sole focus on a single group was explicit. How diffucult would it be for a professional reporter to mention similar examples? I'm no writer but I already did it.

I don't know what they teach already - but I'm willing to bet that the schools primary focus is on what's best for the kids, and what facilitates the best learning environment for them.

You said you never attended school in the U.S. and you have kids in school here now? If not, talk about assumptions that what a school does ends up as the best course of action. I don't think they are inherently malevolent but the record of academic achievement of schools has declined over the years and flooding the classroom with more less enlightening ####### with the issue d'jour pushes out basic learning.

Is that what you think the cause is? How many children do you have currently in elementary school? Come back to me when you do. Thanks.

[alienlovechild 75]

lol, u don't gotta start the name calling dude... are you from Texas? oh.. guess what, you're also proving the stereotype right with your hot-head attitude

Somebody is still sore about the Alamo.

[Peikko 1,575]

Texas couple kills kid and injures adult, they were supposedly 'tresspassing' property

Yes and I'm sure such activity is limited to Texas. Very good. You've just proven -- along with Rob and Mel -- what a small-mind idiot you really are.

lol, u don't gotta start the name calling dude... are you from Texas? oh.. guess what, you're also proving the stereotype right with your hot-head attitude

I'm a little sick and tired of the moronathon visited by people when it comes to Texas. My so-called "hot-headed attitude" is hardly limited to Texas. But of course... that goes unnoticed.

Prejudice isn't fun, is it?

Never said it was.

What I like about you Deadpool, is that you don't normally indulge in broad brush generalisations about the poster when you respond to posts. Good for you. I think perhaps there is some leg pulling going on here - I could be wrong. I don't approve of people being pigeonholed though, so if it is not leg pulling, then it is making assumptions based on geography. Not cool.

[DeadPoolX 9]

You said you never attended school in the U.S. and you have kids in school here now? If not, talk about assumptions that what a school does ends up as the best course of action. I don't think they are inherently malevolent but the record of academic achievement of schools has declined over the years and flooding the classroom with more less enlightening ####### with the issue d'jour pushes out basic learning.

I don't think academic achievement has a lot to do with homosexuality. That's an internal issue with the school itself, not with the person.

Part of the problem is that are is no standardization. Some schools may grade on a 4.0 scale while others can go up to 6.0. An "honors" class in one school may be a "normal" class in another. The quality of teaching must be raised, something that's unlikely to occur so long as teachers are underpaid and lack authority within the classroom.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

This ####### again?

FFS -- if you don't want your children to know about this.... move to the North Pole. WAIT, there might be gheyz nearby. South Pole. Uh-oh, possibly some near there, too. Home school them, never let them watch TV, read the newspaper, go outside the compound. WAIT, maybe someone in the cult has teh gheyz. Those poor children are doomed.