Posted on 11/22/2022 5:19:35 AM PST by simpson96
In Vermont’s Randolph Elementary School last year, a third-grade boy was disciplined and made to apologize to a girl classmate who instructed those around her that she desired to be addressed by the pronouns “they” and “them.” The boy was compelled to use the speech elected by the girl; not the other way around. The boy is deprived of the choice of what pronouns of the English language he must employ -- these are determined in “gender theory” not by rules of grammar but of self-identity. This is profoundly foolish, but is increasingly the fad at ideologically-polluted public schools.
The boy in question had remarked to another boy simply “That girl ran 15 laps.” This was a verboten use of trans-English, and the girl promptly reported the boy to the language police. Both boys missed recess awaiting the official verdict -- they were compelled to apologize to the biological girl, who self-identifies (for the moment) as “they.”
The problem for the eight-year-old boy is that his brain does not warp like the warped dimensions of gender pronouns: he is rooted in the functional linguistics imprinted by his parents, and normative thinking. Vermont third-graders are governed by “teachers” who do not understand what they are teaching -- have the adults imposing these rules memorized the dozens of gender identities and gender pronouns that have rapidly proliferated? This foolish thinking proposes an infinite number of gender pronouns, and even neopronouns.
The defining characteristic of these shifting linguistic sands is that they are based on subjective feelings. Grammarly instructs:
Pronouns are an important part of English. Understanding how to use personal pronouns is essential for being able to talk about people accurately and respectfully. ….Pronouns have evolved to represent people’s identities beyond the gender binary of masculine (he/him) and feminine (she/her).
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Good thinking! Let’s make life harder for men and boys.
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i was taught that it is impolite to use pronouns in the presence of the person you are talking, so by using pronouns in the absence of these nuts, everyone should be fine. no one gets to choose the pronouns used to identify them.
they them becomes flake nutjob kook...
His parents should immediately disenroll him from that idiotic school and enroll him in a true place of learning or home school.
Ok corrected to use their pronouns..... exactly how many people did the boy apologize to? All of them or just they?
I’ve only been asked twice, and “you should be able to figure that out” seems to work fine.
My pronoun would be “The teacher is an a-hle”
Who's on first?
My pronouns are king and lord. Don’t shame me, even though they’re strictly not pronouns
ENOUGH! Fire the Administrators and Teachers who are pushing this crap.
ENOUGH! Fire them Administrators and Teachers who are pushing this crap. (corrected for pronoun abusers).
I don’t know, who’s on first? 😂
Yes ...
Maybe the teacher or principal of the school needs some old school physical therapy after hours?
That was a great comedy bit.
If forced to refer to her, I'd use descriptors that career mariners would use. When called out, I'd simply say, "You better recognize. Those are my preferred pronouns you bigot."
The man with the legion’s pronouns were they/them.
Which, they teacher or principal or them teacher or principal? It’s just so confusing?
I am ‘lord’ and ‘master’ under my roof... :-)
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