▲ 327 ▼ Libs of TikTok unleashes harassment campaign against North Carolina elementary school teacher (www.advocate.com) submitted 5 days ago by TRAHR@sh.itjust.works to c/news@lemmy.world 74 comments fedilink hide all child comments Supporters rallied behind the teacher as conservative influencers sought to make their gender identity a scandal.
[–] Capable_Coping@piefed.social 43 points 4 days ago (2 children) "parental rights" is usually just code for instilling bigotry or other abuse permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 13 points 4 days ago (1 child) There is no such thing as parental rights. There are only parental responsibilities. Those who think they have rights over other human beings(including children) are akin to slave owners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago Parental rights is about who has the right to influence and teach children, what they are taught. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hume_lemmy@lemmy.ca 12 points 4 days ago (2 children) They view children as property. So teaching their "property" things like "rights" and "tolerance" is just like... installing Linux on their PCs. It makes it completely unusable to them, especially because they don't like learning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lianodel@ttrpg.network 2 points 3 days ago I always like to bring up that the Republican Party of Texas, I think in 2012, made it an explicit part of their platform to oppose teaching critical thinking because it undermines parental authority. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago 100% agree. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 13 points 4 days ago (1 child) There is no such thing as parental rights. There are only parental responsibilities. Those who think they have rights over other human beings(including children) are akin to slave owners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago Parental rights is about who has the right to influence and teach children, what they are taught. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago Parental rights is about who has the right to influence and teach children, what they are taught. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hume_lemmy@lemmy.ca 12 points 4 days ago (2 children) They view children as property. So teaching their "property" things like "rights" and "tolerance" is just like... installing Linux on their PCs. It makes it completely unusable to them, especially because they don't like learning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lianodel@ttrpg.network 2 points 3 days ago I always like to bring up that the Republican Party of Texas, I think in 2012, made it an explicit part of their platform to oppose teaching critical thinking because it undermines parental authority. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago 100% agree. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lianodel@ttrpg.network 2 points 3 days ago I always like to bring up that the Republican Party of Texas, I think in 2012, made it an explicit part of their platform to oppose teaching critical thinking because it undermines parental authority. permalink fedilink source parent