A friend of mine went to a PTA meeting in north Oakland County MI, a very conservative area. They went there with their kid, and grand kids.
They were all shocked to see vivid and near pornographic photos and posters lining the walls and cases in the hall way- relating to trans and drag. This was at 3-4 ft height- in a hallway where 2nd and 3rd graders have classrooms.
When they tried to discuss it with the teachers, the response they got was "that is our policy and we are not allowed to discuss it"
They went home and posted this information on Google. Google took it down in an hour.
Thats how this works. Tell people its NOT prevalent- its not happening. And the tribe repeats it, on forums lije this one.
i don't think you understand what "single anecdote" means.
Your friend's PTA attendance and ghastly revelations do not equate to nation-wide prevalence. Why are you completely incapable of understanding that?
Oh, and your sources on the previous post are comical. You live n a bubble where everyone in your tribe is against INEVITABLE social progress.
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And no, parents very often don't get it right. Avoiding topics that are confusing and *gasp* sexual until "the right time" leads to 15 year olds being pregnant. The most religious/rural states of our country still have the highest rates of teen pregnancy. By far. Why? BECAUSE PARENTS DON'T ADDRESS IT, BY AND LARGE. It's hush-hush.
No, trying the same head-in-the-sand tactic for all the other "sins" you have a problem with isn't a good strategy. You're so obsessed with being outraged that schools may or may not be informing students of these REALITIES that you never stopped to ponder WHY the schools feel the need to do so.
BECAUSE TOO MANY PARENTS DON'T ADDRESS IT THEMSELVES. You know, something a little more nuanced than, "no son of mine is gonna be queer!"
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You're the mud that slows the society at large from improving as a whole.