Sounds more like a book promotion stunt on Simon & Schuster's part.
Posted on 01/26/2005 6:31:48 AM PST by Laissez-faire capitalist
Dr. Warren Throckmorton and Brenda High, executive director of Bully Police USA have publicly questioned the usefulness of 'No Name Calling Week,' created by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) in association with Simon & Shuster, publisher of The Misfits, written by gay author James Howe. His book tells the fictional story about a gay student in a middle school.
"No Name Calling Week" in public schools is scheduled for January 24-28. The alleged purpose of this week is to protect children from being harassed or called derogatory names.
Dr. Throckmorton and Mrs. High, however, question the motives behind "No Name Calling Week." According to High, "It is not the job of the school to desensitize students concerning moral values. Strategies such as No Name Calling Week that focus on social advocacy do nothing to keep schools safe for ALL students."
Dr. Throckmorton agrees. "'No Name Calling Week'has an admirable objective but a dubious methodology. By basing the event around a book that has its purpose to change beliefs about the controversial issue of homosexuality, the organizers are asking schools to become involved in social advocacy first and education second, if at all. Furthermore, the book, The Misfits, is developmentally inappropriate for children targeted by the No Name Calling Week, grades 5 through 8," said Throckmorton.
Dr. Throckmorton notes that the No Name Calling Week sponsors are using name calling as a tactic to meet social advocacy objectives.
Ping.
It appears that GLSEN is at it agian.
Acceptance of perversion? Unacceptable!
This is a gay article.
Sounds more like a book promotion stunt on Simon & Schuster's part.
"Hey Dork! Its no name calling week."
I think this is a great idea actually. Just to be sure, what names are we not supposed to call them? Fag? Queer? Butt Pirate? Rump Ranger?
I don't think this is quite accurate. I think social advocacy is first, and education is pretty much abandoned.
Apparently you forgot about it being 'No Name Calling Week.' We'll let it slide this one time, though..... :)
bigots
Nazis
intolerant
homophobes
Bible beaters
Jesus freaks
etc....?
I appreciate the gesture, AP, but there is really no need to thank me.
Activist organizations like GLSEN, who apparently insist on 'sticking their noses' in schools will ensure that threads like this are posted to inform people of their activities.
One makes the choice to partake in perversion and then insists on immunity from truth? LOL!
So I can't call anyone "Yankee" this week? That's going to be tough!
There is no Heterophobia. Christophobia does not exist. Theophobia does not exist.
Only Homophobia exists. (sarcasm)
Or have you not been listening to the major media news prostitutes lately?
Surely "damyankee" is OK.
No name calling eh? Well then. STICKS AND STONES, THREE FOR A BUCK!
No name calling eh? Well then. STICKS AND STONES, THREE FOR A BUCK!
What a bunch of fags.
It's not a name, it's a description?
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