Posted on 04/27/2022 1:39:12 AM PDT by Libloather
On April 14, retired Missouri teacher Nedra Jeffress, of Independence, wrote a letter to state Rep. Chuck Basye, the Rocheport Republican who is pushing hardest to ban transgender girls from school sports.
“I’m wondering if there is data supporting the need for bills regulating this in Missouri or if this (is) a solution in search of a problem,” Jeffress wrote. “As an educator who has worked at the middle school and high school level in Missouri, I know how hard it is for transgender students to be accepted by peers, parents, churches and some teachers. If they are able to participate on an athletic team, they may find acceptance important to their well-being. I hope you would sponsor bills that support positive mental health for each citizen of the state of Missouri instead of proposing bills that attack a population already at risk. Thank you for your time,” she said in closing.
The next morning, she received this far less respectful reply:
“Nedra, Do your own research. I don’t care about your feelings nor do I care about your resume."
“Bottom line, my intent is to keep women’s/girl’s sports for the female gender."
“If a person was born with a penis, that individual doesn’t belong in sports designed solely for females."
“Now go ahead and have your meltdown and/or temper tantrum. Remember, Let’s Go Brandon!!”
Was this a parody, or a prank? Even with vitriol in politics and in everyday life increasingly not just tolerated but rewarded, would any elected official answer so rudely?
We emailed Basye, asking if he had really responded this way to a constituent, and if so, why.
(Excerpt) Read more at kansascity.com ...
Let's go Brandon.
It’s taken decades for girls/women’s sports to get fans to show up and cheer for them. All this transgender business will do is trigger less fan participation.
This teacher is retired? at what age? 30?
Good for him. Glad it made the crybabies in the media mad.
The article says she taught in Independence for 29 years,
Good. It’s about time someone in power stood up to these lunatics instead of just knuckling under every time they pitch a fit.
Well, it was rude. He could have replied better. Nevertheless, good thing the teacher is retired. She needs to educate herself on physical, anatomical, physiological, mental, genetic, biochemical, and disease prevalence differences in men and women before we let those who own such sadly ignorant “transgender” beliefs and/or delusions control our actions.
Everybody can’t be treated like Emperor Norton.
The seeword wasn’t even a constituent. We need more reps like this guy, I’d vote for him.
“Well, it was rude. He could have replied better.”
That is why we are losing our culture. Everybody is afraid of offending those who want to destroy it.
It sounds to me like she did a hell of a lot of damage in those 29 years based on her hand wringing supplication to the ‘feelings’ altar.
It’s high time these ‘feelings’ freaks get back what the give.
Truth.
I disagree with the retired teacher, but an elected official shouldn’t be in-your-face rude. Her letter was respectful, and his email back makes it look like he couldn’t even come up with a cogent reply. He’s so full of himself that he’s an embarrassment to conservatism.
We’ve tried being respectful and polite to the left. Where has it gotten us? I bet if a conservative wrote a letter to their representative about an issue near and dear to them, they wouldn’t even get the courtesy of a reply. At least the guy addressed her concerns, lol.
Good. I am not responsible for your feelings - nor do I care about your feelings. Its up to you to manage your feelings.
If you’re that sensitive, I suggest you grow thicker skin/put on your big girl panties and learn to deal with it.
That’s what Leftist crybullies need to be told.
Great response.
Rude would be a baseball bat to the knee, which is what these morons deserve.
The guy's response to that stupid cupcake was appropriate.
It was spot on for a response.
It was to the point, factually accurate and ended with the expected outcome.
God forbid we be rude to those grooming grade schoolers.
Rude? As in #MeanTweets?
“If a person was born with a penis, that individual doesn’t belong in sports designed solely for females."
This is perfect, the rest is the politician trying to be cute and snarky.
I don't care about the retired teacher's feelings either, but I'm not looking for votes like he is.
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