Marshmallo Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 1 minute ago, ICTChris said: I don’t like the way being non-judgemental is held up as a virtue, I don’t think it is. I certainly judge people for their behaviour, what they say, what they do. . As individuals, yes absolutely. Do you then take these judgements and apply them to a group of people who share one characteristic of the person you'd previously interacted with, read about or heard a story about? That's where it creates a negative environment IMO. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 20 hours ago, Bigmouth Strikes Again said: I don't know if you know this but other people all see these posts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I don't cause I've got him on ignore - wow! -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 The only reason that this has caught on is that it happened in a few places in America and right wingers rose to the bait so now everyone wants their shot at the culture war. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Can we please stop tip-toeing around the subject and trying to ensure we stay on the right side of political correctness; hiring a drag queen whose name is a play on the word 'blow job' to talk at a primary school is at the very least, inappropriate. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, Dee Man said: Can we please stop tip-toeing around the subject and trying to ensure we stay on the right side of political correctness; hiring a drag queen whose name is a play on the word 'blow job' to talk at a primary school is at the very least, inappropriate. But it got the MP and headteacher's name on the news so it's fine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Busta Nut said: What was deleted here? It was me, it’s my kids former school. The issue that has caused the most concern with the parents I know is that he has posted a photo from the schools twitter onto his public insta gram thread. In amongst his very sexualised content. The faces of some of the children were visible and identifiable. Not that a drag queen read them a story. And let’s not kid ourselves that kids won’t have googled him and found some of the images available. What is really sad is that school has huge issues which aren’t being tackled effectively. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Dee Man said: Can we please stop tip-toeing around the subject and trying to ensure we stay on the right side of political correctness If you say you're English these days they arrest you and throw you in jail mate -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 1 hour ago, RH33 said: It was me, it’s my kids former school. The issue that has caused the most concern with the parents I know is that he has posted a photo from the schools twitter onto his public insta gram thread. In amongst his very sexualised content. The faces of some of the children were visible and identifiable. Not that a drag queen read them a story. And let’s not kid ourselves that kids won’t have googled him and found some of the images available. What is really sad is that school has huge issues which aren’t being tackled effectively. That's cool, I was informed of what it was and guessed it was yourself. I think the parents have a right for concern. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 8 minutes ago, Busta Nut said: That's cool, I was informed of what it was and guessed it was yourself. I think the parents have a right for concern. My original post was quoted so it’s still here. Just felt maybe I was bit too personal about the headteacher. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Of all the people who could have taken over Rab's role as chief Marshy-baiter, I'd have thought Bairnardo would have been a real outsider 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 14 minutes ago, RH33 said: My original post was quoted so it’s still here. Just felt maybe I was bit too personal about the headteacher. Not the first Head Teacher to indulge in a bit of drag. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Just now, invergowrie arab said: Didn't expect you to be the prudish type seeing as you died on a hill defending the rapist of a teenage girl I beg your pardon? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Pack Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Jenna Jameson and Vlad the Impaler have been invited over from the States for the Biology classes next week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 11 hours ago, Bairnardo said: I dont think a drag queen represents much of, well anything really. What springs to my mind when someone says drag Queen is an adult themed entertainment act. Of course then certain other assumptions come to mind about that persons lifestyle etc What assumptions would you make about their lifestyle? I'm not having a dig or trying to trip you up, I'm just curious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 10 hours ago, Bairnardo said: Think that's a different thing tbh. Oh no it isn't. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 51 minutes ago, Dee Man said: I beg your pardon? Can you tell me where you found that post? I want to give it a green dot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Can we please stop tip-toeing around the subject and trying to ensure we stay on the right side of political correctness; hiring a drag queen whose name is a play on the word 'blow job' to talk at a primary school is at the very least, inappropriate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 24 minutes ago, yoda said: What assumptions would you make about their lifestyle? I'm not having a dig or trying to trip you up, I'm just curious. I know you arent. Most folk arent but too many times on here and elsewhere discussion is stifled by the immediate battle lines and wailing that goes on. Anyway FWIW I probably worded that section badly, so let me just pre empt the hard of thinking of the thread and say that I am not in anyway prejudiced over gender or sexuality. I wasnt wrong to say I would make assumptions, I was wrong to use the word lifestyle as the persons lifestyle is not relevant. I picked the wrong word there. The assumption I or others (I didnt actually state I personally would leap to any assumptions, my post was fairly general in tone) might reach off the bat is that this persons chosen career, in the guise of which they presumably visited the school, and all that this career path entails, might be inappropriate for kids. Once again, I have no issues with a drag act in an adult setting but I do not believe it representative of the LBGT community. I do not automatically trust that the people making these decisions have thought it all the way through, and the details revealed about social media prove that to be correct. Unless this is curricular learning then the parents absolutely should have been given the heads up. I personally am very unlikely to ever intercept anything the school want to teach my kids, but I respect the right of others to do so if it impinges on their beliefs, even if I think their beliefs are wrong. I hope it's clear enough that I am in no way prejudiced against drag queens or anyone else. I think if you read what I write on the forum you will see I am pretty consistent I being against bigotry but also accepting that often arguments like this arent as simple as just shouting BIGOT as loud and often as possible. Anyway, bit of a ramble, I generally see the benefit in there being some devils advocacy in these arguments but only an idiot (demonstrably in this case) can extract from that that I somehow have an issue with the person involved 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: I know you arent. Most folk arent but too many times on here and elsewhere discussion is stifled by the immediate battle lines and wailing that goes on. Anyway FWIW I probably worded that section badly, so let me just pre empt the hard of thinking of the thread and say that I am not in anyway prejudiced over gender or sexuality. I wasnt wrong to say I would make assumptions, I was wrong to use the word lifestyle as the persons lifestyle is not relevant. I picked the wrong word there. The assumption I or others (I didnt actually state I personally would leap to any assumptions, my post was fairly general in tone) might reach off the bat is that this persons chosen career, in the guise of which they presumably visited the school, and all that this career path entails, might be inappropriate for kids. Once again, I have no issues with a drag act in an adult setting but I do not believe it representative of the LBGT community. I do not automatically trust that the people making these decisions have thought it all the way through, and the details revealed about social media prove that to be correct. Unless this is curricular learning then the parents absolutely should have been given the heads up. I personally am very unlikely to ever intercept anything the school want to teach my kids, but I respect the right of others to do so if it impinges on their beliefs, even if I think their beliefs are wrong. I hope it's clear enough that I am in no way prejudiced against drag queens or anyone else. I think if you read what I write on the forum you will see I am pretty consistent I being against bigotry but also accepting that often arguments like this arent as simple as just shouting BIGOT as loud and often as possible. Anyway, bit of a ramble, I generally see the benefit in there being some devils advocacy in these arguments but only an idiot (demonstrably in this case) can extract from that that I somehow have an issue with the person involved Aye, so you say! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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