Gayby Baby

[icyfroth]

Burwood Girls High School: Anger over gay parenting documentary ‘Gayby Baby’

PARENTS are angry that a prominent government high school had organised for its 1200 students to watch a documentary on gay parenting instead of normal classes.

Burwood Girls High School sent a flyer to parents last week saying all students would attend a special screening of the documentary Gayby Baby during periods two and three on Friday. Students were instructed to wear purple, with purple cupcakes served after the movie.

But after a backlash from parents, including outrage at the flyer which depicted a young, shirtless boy with a tattoo on his chest, principal Mia Kumar yesterday offered parents the option to exclude their daughters from the screening if they notified the school in writing.

NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli has now directed the Department of Education to ensure the film is not shown in school hours, telling  2GB Radio on Wednesday while the schools accepted diversity, “schools are not places for political issues to be aired”.

“During school hours we expect them to be doing maths and English and curriculum matters.

This movie is not part of the curriculum and that’s why I’ve made that direction,” Mr Piccoli said.

He also admitted that he hadn’t seen the film, which follows the lives of several children with same-sex parents.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/burwood-girls-high-school-anger-over-gay-parenting-documen...

"principal Mia Kumar yesterday offered parents the option to exclude their daughters from the screening if they notified the school in writing." 

How dare they?

Who is pushing this relentless homosexual agenda, and why?

[fustermcluster]

Was it compulsory for BGHS students to attend the Julie Bishop event during class time, recently?

[*pepe]

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@punch*drunk wrote:

Those who are most vocal about tolerance need to start practising it themselves, or maybe they are confused with the meaning of the word. Tolerance doesn't mean forcing your view on someone else and insisting they accept it or explain themselves, nor does it mean they cant voice their own opinion without being called names or ostracised.

Maybe there were complaints to the school or maybe people were too scared to complain because those expecting tolerance don't really seem to be able to give it in return. The choice to not view the film is a personal one and not something people shouldn't be scared to make in case of repercussions.

You can still be tolerant of other peoples views/opinions/lifestyle/religion without agreeing with them. But its supposed to work both ways.

I think the film probably has a place in the curriculum, in social studies or humanities for example. It would probably be a great subject for students to study and put forward points of view, unfortunately I think only one point of view would be acceptable though.

tolerance

ˈtɒl(ə)r(ə)ns/

noun

noun: tolerance; plural noun: tolerances

1. 1.

   the ability or willingness to tolerate the existence of opinions or behaviour that one dislikes or disagrees with.

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awesome post!!

absolutely spot on!!

[azureline**]

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@youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit wrote:

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@eeebatt wrote:

Regretfully, azureline**, sex education does not prevent promiscuity.

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It doesnt promote it either.

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I forgot to reply to that, I actually believe it can help prevent promiscuity. It opens the door for abused children to tell, to understand it shouldn't be kept secret, that it isn't normal to be sexually abused.

[youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit]

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@eeebatt wrote:

You have to wonder what the sexual orientation of Ms Kumar is, being in an all girls school.

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I wonder what are you insinuating?

[bluecat*dancing]

There is a time and a place for intolerance. I am gratefully intolerant of social injustices and bigots and the harm caused. Ignorance is only changed through education. Good on the students, parents, schools, police and other members of society for wanting to support inclusivity and self-acceptance.

The school in question rectified the perceived error. So, the problem is ???????????????????

[azureline**]

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@youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit wrote:

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@eeebatt wrote:

You have to wonder what the sexual orientation of Ms Kumar is, being in an all girls school.

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I wonder what are you insinuating?

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why do you need to wonder? very clear to me what she meant.

I didn't wonder about her sexual orientation at all.

[the_great_she_elephant]

Maybe there were complaints to the school or maybe people were too scared to complain because those expecting tolerance don't really seem to be able to give it in return

Or maybe, nobody felt the need to complain?

[bluecat*dancing]

Perhaps they could do that with all docos meant for school viewing?

Although, this has meant that the film has recieved a lot of free publicity. I admire the previous works that the producers have been involved with so am interested to watch this doco. I may have to wait until it hits the television screen.

[bluecat*dancing]

My mum went to an all girl school and she wasn;t a lesbian.

[*pepe]

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@bluecat*stopsdancing wrote:

Perhaps they could do that with all docos meant for school viewing?

Although, this has meant that the film has recieved a lot of free publicity. I admire the previous works that the producers have been involved with so am interested to watch this doco. I may have to wait until it hits the television screen.

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i'm interested to watch it, but like you I'll wait for it to go on tv.