tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post4281899607623074320..comments2023-11-10T22:27:47.359-05:00Comments on Eye on a Crazy Planet: Uncle Ben's Rice versus Free SpeechRichard Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239826441964023625noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-27449705835845980052012-01-12T14:53:20.069-05:002012-01-12T14:53:20.069-05:00Saed,
You mean the type of bigotry and intoleran...Saed, <br /><br />You mean the type of bigotry and intolerance that leads publicly financed educators to create policy that takes sex education out of the parent's hands? ..and then lie to their faces that they have done so?..mainly because they feel that they, and the nanny state, can do a better job of parenting?<br /><br />You mean that type of bigotry?KURSKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286593811913745188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-69713145760941475422012-01-12T13:35:30.178-05:002012-01-12T13:35:30.178-05:00Great Mark - let's hope they get enough of a r...Great Mark - let's hope they get enough of a response to do something. I don't want to boycott M&M's any longer than I have to!Richard Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239826441964023625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-85701732763261302522012-01-12T13:26:47.301-05:002012-01-12T13:26:47.301-05:00Also done.
Mark AndrewsAlso done.<br /><br />Mark AndrewsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-67542161984271732322012-01-12T11:03:38.311-05:002012-01-12T11:03:38.311-05:00Trans kids? The idea that a prepubescent child has...Trans kids? The idea that a prepubescent child has a sexuaized identity beyond their birth gender is dubious science. It's the same kind of logic that guides fanatics to think it's okay to give hormone blockers to little kids who have been socialized to think they're the opposite gender, when they might be better off with psychiatric treatment.<br /><br />If an adult who has experienced puberty makes the decision that they are best off being another gender, I respect that decision and support it, but pre-pubescent children lack the psychological and physical maturity to be able to arrive at any kind of decision that inalterable. Nature rarely makes decisions that require surgery to enforce.Richard Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239826441964023625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-47715781358523907352012-01-12T00:28:40.963-05:002012-01-12T00:28:40.963-05:00Trans kids need to know about trans issues, and mo...Trans kids need to know about trans issues, and most seven year olds are more capable of understanding trans people than many adults I know. Gender is not something that develops suddenly at puberty. The idea that kids would be "confused" by knowing that trans people exist is bullshit rooted in bigotry.<br /><br />I have no problem with Mars taking a stand against bullshit rooted in bigotry.shaedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612950889549668702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-9082817668665201232012-01-11T16:30:51.924-05:002012-01-11T16:30:51.924-05:00@Richard
There are certainly age-appropriate ways...@Richard<br /><br />There are certainly age-appropriate ways to discuss gender identity with children, and I see it as my responsibility to do so whenever possible. <br /><br />You see, I was one of those seven-year-olds once upon a time, and what confused me when I learned about puberty (yes, before it started to happen to me!) was that nobody talked about people like me, with bodies like mine. <br /><br />I grew up thinking I was the only person on earth that felt the way I did. And do you know what? Being taught that I didn't exist didn't stop me from figuring myself out eventually. All the damage came from the message that I was so wrong and deviant that I shouldn't even be mentioned. <br /><br />The idea that we shouldn't tell kids about trans people because it might confuse them is just like the idea that talking to kids about suicide will 'give them ideas'. It just reinforces the stigma.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-38860564640270172042012-01-11T12:54:24.538-05:002012-01-11T12:54:24.538-05:00An odd stance, given their post Nipple-gate 2007 S...An odd stance, given their post Nipple-gate 2007 Superbowl ad for Snickers:<br />http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17011630/ns/business-us_business/t/snickers-ad-pulled-after-complaints-gays/<br />Or 2011's:<br />http://politicallyillustrated.com/index.php?/news_page/features/2335/CQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812751573047844045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-50302685455276879232012-01-11T12:24:45.183-05:002012-01-11T12:24:45.183-05:00I agree that MARS has the right to be affiliated o...I agree that MARS has the right to be affiliated or not with anything it chooses, but the way they framed it is that they are not going to be associated with the network because it is dealing with this controversial and important issue.<br /><br />Personally, I think the use of the word "corrupt" in the ad was a poor choice, but I think you'll find it came nowhere near the legal definition of "Hate Speech." If you do, you should file a complaint with the Toronto Police Hate Crimes Unit.<br /><br />As to the larger issue of teaching sexualized curriculum to very young children, this is a very important issue and indicative of a large push to politicize curriculums within Ontario schools. Absolutely, children should be taught it’s wrong to discriminate against people because of their sexual orientation, and people familiar with this blog know that I am against discrimination against the transsexual community. In fact, when I covered Trans Pride last summer, I heard from many Trans people that they felt they were facing discrimination from within the Gay/Lesbian community. But that has nothing to do with the propriety of whether it is appropriate to teach young children about gender identity at the age of 7. Before they are experiencing the physical and hormonal changes that make them capable of understanding such issues, it is counterproductive and as the ad says, confusing. It's certainly not the purpose of school. By Mars taking the position it has, it is essentially saying, this debate is off limits the way Sun TV approached it, and that is taking a clear political stand.Richard Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239826441964023625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-50554572478194176102012-01-11T10:03:03.232-05:002012-01-11T10:03:03.232-05:00I'm surprised that this is being framed as an ...I'm surprised that this is being framed as an issue of freedom of speech. Uncle Ben's didn't tell FoxNewsNorth to stop running the ads, they merely said that they don't want to be affiliated with the attitude behind those ads. Since they come quite close to the definition of hate speech under Canadian law, I'm not surprised.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-11200090728238308402012-01-09T15:40:10.604-05:002012-01-09T15:40:10.604-05:00I hpe they change their minds. I have to admit it&...I hpe they change their minds. I have to admit it'll be hard giving up peanut M & M'sRichard Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239826441964023625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-66997546004771404842012-01-09T14:36:19.241-05:002012-01-09T14:36:19.241-05:00Done and done.
Though I will the Mars bars.Done and done. <br /><br />Though I will the Mars bars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com