So individual liberty and freedom don’t matter a hill of beans when a 9 y.o. boy wants to bring a My Little Pony backpack to school? We chuck those small ‘c’ conservative values out the window because we wouldn’t be caught dead carrying around a backpack like that? I’m afraid I can’t agree with that at all.
Look. In a few years this boy will be a cross dresser. Demanding his rights to enter the girls restroom at school.
Will you still be OK with his “individual liberty and freedom” to do that? Will you also take his side against the “bullies”?
Then, wear your pony backpack. Don’t bitch about getting teased. How are those for conservative battles. If he thinks this is bad, wait until middle school.
And..back in the day we just carried book bags and metal lunchboxes. Hit a bully across the head with that, and you might need a new thermos-but he would need a dentist.