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From: moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
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Subject: Re: What do Palestinians see on TV?
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:03:31 -0400
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On 4/22/2025 1:16 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> On Apr 22, 2025 at 9:41:53 AM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 4/21/2025 10:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
>>>   On Apr 21, 2025 at 7:33:39 PM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>   
>>>>   On 4/21/2025 7:13 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
>>>>>     On Apr 21, 2025 at 2:12:39 PM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>>>     
>>>>>>     On 4/21/2025 4:54 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> 
>>>>>>>>> All a teacher has to do is stick to the curriculum and not interject
>>>>>>>>> personal political opinions or give or elicit commentary on anyone's
>>>>>>>>>   sexuality and they'll be fine.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yes, an automaton like ChatGPT should fit the bill nicely.
>>>>>>>       
>>>>>>> One doesn't have to be an automaton. One only has to not be this:
>>>>>>>       
>>>>>>> https://ibb.co/zVrFVctS
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well, of course.  Purple hair and a nose ring deserve hard time...
>>>>>     
>>>>> And the militant gay flag with the hammer & sickle and the BLM poster...
>>>>> which you conveniently missed,
>>>>
>>>>   How could I miss them? They've been a running theme...
>>>   
>>>   Which should tell you something about what's going on in today's public
>>>   schools.
>>
>> It tells me something about what's going on in today's outrage-seeking.
> 
> Wherein moviePig implies classrooms adorned with sex flags, Hamas symbology,
> and communist propaganda are not valid cause for concern.
> 
> Betcha if a teacher came to school everyday wearing a red MAGA hat, had an ICE
> flag hanging front and center on the wall, and constantly extolled the virtues
> of conservatism and the evils of the Left, moviePig would be singing a
> different tune.
> 
>>>   Hardly the solitary outliers they're claimed to be, even you admit it's a
>>>   running theme among the modern cadre of teachers.
>>
>> I might worry when these flags displace the American one.
> 
> You mean like in the example I cited earlier in the thread which seemed to
> give you no concern?
> 
> An L.A. public school classroom had the BLM flag, the Palestine flag, the flag
> of the Password People, and  "Fuck the
> Police" posters prominently displayed, while the American flag was dumped
> haphazardly on some furniture in the corner.
> 
> This didn't draw any "worry" from moviePig. It merely prompted a sarcastic
> question as to whether I was worried that Russians had infiltrated the school
> and were orchestrating an uprising, implying the whole thing was much ado
> about nothing.
> 
>>>>> but yes, when I was a kid the school had a dress code for the kids.
>>>>> There's no reason the teachers shouldn't have to abide by one
>>>>> as well.
>>>>
>>>>   Well, I had to go back and check to see what outrageous garb she's
>>>>   sporting ...and I conclude you must be talking about her hair and ring?
>>>>   If so, I can safely say our concerns there are miles apart.  (Fwiw, *I*
>>>>   personally deplore both aesthetically, but so what?)
>>>   
>>>   I could have said the same about my school's ban on heavy metal t-shirts--
>>> so
>>>   what?
>>>   It was, nevertheless, the standard of the day and we had to abide by it. I
>>> see
>>>   nothing wrong with requiring teachers to present themselves in a
>>> professional
>>>   manner. No visible tattoos, no nose rings, no non-natural hair color, etc.
>>
>> "Non-natural hair color"... that'd be a fun line to try to draw.
> 
> That line has been drawn for decades with the students. I see no problem with
> applying the same standard to teachers.
> 
> Basically, you should look like you're working in a bank. If you want to let
> your freak flag fly, do it on your own time.

I think looking like you're working in a bank fosters *teaching* like 
you're working in a bank.  I'm guessing you think that's a good thing...