Re: Gayby Baby

Anonymous · ‎27-08-2015

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

do you mean the 'women in leadership' forum?

it doesn't appear to have been compulsory.

the school hosted the event with participants

from other schools. not sure how the school

representatives were chosen but obviously

not all students from burwood high school and

other schools attended. there were about 500

in the school hall.

thanks for bringing that up though. this is what

julie bishop had to say on gayby baby:

“I think (marriage equality) is a fundamental issue that confronts Australia at the moment ... so I think it is great that the girls will have an opportunity to debate it,” Ms Bishop said during a media interview after the forum.

“Anybody who doesn’t believe in it, or it’s not their values, shouldn’t be made to feel isolated because of their view.”

Anonymous · ‎27-08-2015

@azureline** wrote:
@*julia*2010 wrote:
unless there is more to it, I wonder how that is bullying?

oh do you?

it is bullying because she was being questioned
about her choice which she was entitled to make.

the choice of opting out should have been
respected.

what is your definition of bullying?

Questioned= asked.
Bullying is not being asked about it ....... not enough details there to make a judgement that she was bullied.

you're right, asking does not literally

mean bullying.

questioning the motives for not participating

when the participation was optional in the first

place, is bullying. it can easily be seen as

coercing.

context!

fustermcluster · ‎27-08-2015

@punch*drunk wrote:
We had a gay teacher at school, he was a favorite teacher for a lot of kids. Students and parents were all completely accepting of him and he was well respected. Strange to think we've backslid so far since I was at school.

We watched a play performed by a group of men from the UK about life in prison which included a sex act between 2 men.

We also went to Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar.

icyfroth · ‎27-08-2015

@fustermcluster wrote:
@punch*drunk wrote:
We had a gay teacher at school, he was a favorite teacher for a lot of kids. Students and parents were all completely accepting of him and he was well respected. Strange to think we've backslid so far since I was at school.

We watched a play performed by a group of men from the UK about life in prison which included a sex act between 2 men.
We also went to Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar.

was it compulsory? did you have to get a note from a parent to say you couldn't attend?

kilroy_is_here · ‎27-08-2015

something that is forced appon someone will never be excepted

and something that is exceptable will never need to be forced appon someone

eeebatt · ‎27-08-2015

I am amazed at the number of people who are so fond of seafood.

The number of red herrings that have been thrown into the conversation is staggering, only to be exceeded by the number of people swallowing them whole

Anonymous · ‎27-08-2015

omega-3

fustermcluster · ‎27-08-2015

@icyfroth wrote:
@fustermcluster wrote:
@punch*drunk wrote:
We had a gay teacher at school, he was a favorite teacher for a lot of kids. Students and parents were all completely accepting of him and he was well respected. Strange to think we've backslid so far since I was at school.

We watched a play performed by a group of men from the UK about life in prison which included a sex act between 2 men.
We also went to Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar.
was it compulsory? did you have to get a note from a parent to say you couldn't attend?

The play was just another event at school. Hair required permission, after which my mother said "if I had known about the nude scene you would nat have gone" :D:D

fustermcluster · ‎27-08-2015

@icyfroth wrote:
@fustermcluster wrote:
@punch*drunk wrote:
We had a gay teacher at school, he was a favorite teacher for a lot of kids. Students and parents were all completely accepting of him and he was well respected. Strange to think we've backslid so far since I was at school.

We watched a play performed by a group of men from the UK about life in prison which included a sex act between 2 men.
We also went to Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar.
was it compulsory? did you have to get a note from a parent to say you couldn't attend?

The play was just another event at school. Hair required permission, after which my mother said "if I had known about the nude scene you would not have gone" :D:D

eeebatt · ‎27-08-2015

Same side effect, only more potent 🙂

AND addictive the more you swallow the more you are likely to swallow.