An author's clash with a Georgia school district over a brief mention of homosexuality in a presentation highlights the reach of conservatives' push for what what they call parents' rights.
Then the school district told him he had to cut a key point from his presentation — that the artist he helped rescue from obscurity had a gay son. Rather than acquiesce, he canceled the last of his talks.
“We’re long past the point where we should be policing people talking about who they love,” Nobleman said in a telephone interview. “And that’s what I’m hoping will happen in this community.”
They didn’t ask him not to “say ‘gay’”, as the title all but claims. They asked him to participate in the erasure of a relevant gay person from a story he was teaching to children.
It’s the son of the artist, right? Did the son have anything to do with Batman? Did the son’s sexual orientation have anything to do with Batman?
What else is relevant about the son? Was he an artist? A writer? What did he do for a living? Did he have any relevant health disorders? Food preferences? Did he have any children?
BROADLY SPEAKING, your sexual preferences are the least interesting or relevant things in any conversation, unless we’re considering dating each other.
I don’t know the history of Batman so maybe it’s actually relevant, but my gut says it’s just not.
My policy has always been that I don’t care what you do in your own bedroom unless I’m involved in it, that is. Mainly, I just mean I don’t care to know everyone’s orientation. It’s not something I find relevant in most situations.
They didn’t ask him not to “say ‘gay’”, as the title all but claims. They asked him to participate in the erasure of a relevant gay person from a story he was teaching to children.
Wait, was it a relevant person?
It’s the son of the artist, right? Did the son have anything to do with Batman? Did the son’s sexual orientation have anything to do with Batman?
What else is relevant about the son? Was he an artist? A writer? What did he do for a living? Did he have any relevant health disorders? Food preferences? Did he have any children?
BROADLY SPEAKING, your sexual preferences are the least interesting or relevant things in any conversation, unless we’re considering dating each other.
I don’t know the history of Batman so maybe it’s actually relevant, but my gut says it’s just not.
who gives aa shit. telling people what words they can and connote say is the censorship in the extreme.
cannot. for some reason my screen dims when i try to post. won’t post again. for now.
I don’t disagree with you at all.
I was responding to someone claiming they were deleting a relevant gay person from history - I was challenging the “relevant” part, that’s all.
I personally couldn’t care less what this guy put in his presentation.
The son’s name is Bruce, his husband’s name is Wayne.
Holy crap I’ve never been so amazed. Yup, 100% relevant.
The son’s name was Fred Finger, and he died unmarried in his 40’s due to complications from AIDS.
The guy above was joking.
Well it was a good joke.
And that sucks. Fuck AIDS.
My policy has always been that I don’t care what you do in your own bedroom unless I’m involved in it, that is. Mainly, I just mean I don’t care to know everyone’s orientation. It’s not something I find relevant in most situations.
Yep, that’s my attitude too. Apparently it’s unpopular.
What’s your gender identity and sexual orientation?
I identify as tired.
Oh man, I’ve never thought to identify that way. But that’s a good one.
100% stolen from Nanette, a great comedy special/activisty rant by Hannah Gadsby.
Worth a watch even if she’s not your cup of tea.
Oh, I remember that. She was pretty great. Gotta see if she has anything new