Comments | gehayi: The Stupid is Strong With This

gehayi

The Stupid is Strong With This

Feb 10, 2010 12:28

From Slap Upside the Head:

Matt Windschitl and Jason Schultz, two Iowa lawmakers, have proposed a bill to explicitly remove gay and lesbian students from anti-bullying policies in state schools.

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Me being me, I decided to look a bit and see if anything had happened since the story was originally reported. Well, yes, it has. Here is House Bill ( Read more... )

marriage, gay rights, lgbt

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quizzicalsphinx February 10 2010, 17:46:15 UTC

Yes! Because subjugating people is exactly what crushes their spirits and prevents them from rising up and reclaiming their full place in the system. Isn't that right people of colour women labour unions nation's founders?

quizzicalsphinx February 10 2010, 17:47:54 UTC

Also, am writing letters.

gehayi February 10 2010, 18:10:08 UTC

I wish there were an organized campaign against this douchebaggery, I really do.

gehayi February 10 2010, 18:09:14 UTC

Of course!

Seriously, Schultz really seems to believe that if LGBTQ kids are treated like, oh, human beings, that will inevitably lead to LGBTQ adults being treated like human beings, and that that will lead to the destruction of the world as we know it.

I honestly don't see why treating LGBTQ people as people, or treating any oppressed minority as people, is such a horrifying prospect to anyone.

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drabblewriter February 10 2010, 18:04:43 UTC

Really? REALLY? This is *so* not okay. I don't even... >:( People are so stupid sometimes.

gehayi February 10 2010, 18:12:21 UTC

I know. I hope that people will see this and start talking about just how not right such behavior is.

das_mervin February 10 2010, 19:11:17 UTC

So, bullying is okay so long as you bully the right people? That's good to know.

And I love that argument that because anti-bullying laws are not very effective, that makes it okay to completely remove a certain group of people from it. Clearly, that is logical.

Or, maybe, you know, it's not right to bully anybody, whether it be over sexuality or gender or ethnicity or what kind of Jell-O they eat.

Nah, that can't be it. I'd better go find my gay friend Sam and hit him. You know--be ahead of the game.

gehayi February 10 2010, 20:46:30 UTC

Yes, that makes sense. If laws aren't being enforced, clearly we should just get rid of the laws!

scrollgirl February 10 2010, 22:48:34 UTC

If laws aren't being enforced, clearly we should just get rid of the laws!

It's like they completely forgot for a minute they're the ones making the laws. D'oh!

lls_mutant February 10 2010, 19:22:50 UTC

I have been following that. Thank you for posting the contact info, though, because angry letters needed to be sent ( ... )

gehayi February 10 2010, 20:44:38 UTC

That is a brilliant letter. I sincerely hope someone listens to it.

I notice that both Schultz and Windschitl have kids, too. It makes me wonder how they'd feel if their children were LGBTQ and were therefore being discriminated against and bullied. Or if, in fact, their kids are in that position and they just don't know it.

scrollgirl February 10 2010, 20:20:23 UTC

Oh for f*ck's sake. Can I contact them even if I'm not even from your country? Because God almighty, what happened to the resounding cry of, "Think of the children!!!" They clearly don't give a rat's ass about the children.

gehayi February 10 2010, 20:38:59 UTC

*evil grin* Oh, please let the Iowa legislature know that these assholes are creating an international incident that's holding America up to ridicule and contempt.