Common sense has fled the premises in the wake of political correctness. Under the guise of allowing children to "discover their own identities," parents and so-called educators have allowed a quite disturbing scenario.
According to The Dallas Morning News, Larry King was a gay eighth-grader in Oxnard, California. He was allowed to attend school in makeup, high heels, and earrings. How do you think eighth-grade boys (or boys of any age for that matter) responded to a kid like that? Surprise! They ridiculed him. The way Larry handled their ridicule was to flirt with them, and he flirted with the wrong one. February 12, Brandon McInerney, 14, shot him twice in the head at the back of the computer lab at their junior high school.
Gay rights activists are demanding that schools do more to educate youngsters about discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Larry's friend says, "Larry was brave enough to bring high heels and makeup to school, and he wasn't afraid of anything." The superintendent of Larry's school district says Larry was free to wear women's accessories because the dress code prohibits only items that could be a safety threat.
In the first place, I question whether any hormone-ridden 15-year-old really knows whether he's gay or not. Second, where were mom and dad? What parent would allow their male child to go to school dressed like a girl, gay or not? Even if we concede the point that the kid was "discovering himself," there are gender neutral clothes out there -- pants and polo type shirts are worn by both genders, and no one is conspicuous wearing them.
As far as the gay rights demands, perhaps they should be educating their own kind -- 1) don't draw attention to yourself, and nobody will care whether or not you're gay. But if you dress to draw attention, you're probably going to get it. 2) Don't try to get amorous with heterosexuals!
Larry's friend says he was not afraid of anything. He should have been. Fear can be a good thing -- I'm afraid of tornadoes, I'm afraid of wackos, I'm afraid of running a red light, I'm afraid of sticking my hand in the fire or my finger in a light socket, I'm afraid of sharpening my mower blade while the mower's running -- you get my drift?
And finally, I address the school district policy which prohibits only attire that could be a safety threat. Larry's dead -- looks to me like women's clothes on an eighth-grade boy is about as unsafe as you can get!
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Referring to your last paragraph, why is femininity in an 8th grade boy such a problem? Why do we care so much about how masculine a boy is or how feminine a girl is? It often has nothing whatsoever to do with their sexual orientation.
Your comment implies that all boys who express "too much" femininity (at least according to your standards) have reason to be afraid in school, or should work to purge themselves of any femininity. That includes straight kids who just are as masculine as some others.
Surely, even you can see the inherent evil and destructiveness in that attitude?
At least I hope you can. If not, you may continue to teach these attitudes to others and perhaps, another feminine boy will be injured or killed by some other young boy upholding "your" standards of what a boy should or should not be.
Jenn B.
Portland, OR
If you read the last paragraph correctly, you would see that I was addressing the SCHOOL dress code. What Larry wears outside of SCHOOL should be of concern to his parents, but shouldn't necessarily concern anyone else unless you believe like Hillary that "It Takes a Village." What he wears in the SCHOOL should be of concern to the school board, his parents, and the parents of all the other students. Obviously, his attire was a distraction to learning and was unsafe. Can you deny that?
Readers of this blog might want to google Jenn Burleton -- quite an interesting history. Also explains her post.
I would like to answer Jenn's question. "..why is femininity in an 8th grade boy such a problem?" Well Jenn, it is a problem because evidently Larry felt the need to flaunt his sexual preference. Life is all about choices....he made a bad one when he dressed like a woman and came on to a heterosexual! I agree with Essie May...had Larry "chosen" neutral gender clothes and controlled himself in school...he would more than likely be alive! You want to be gay...be gay...just get back in the closet where you belong!
We need more Essie Mays who are not afraid to stand up for what's right no matter how politically incorrect it may be! I can't imagine a parent or a teacher not giving an 8th grader more guidance than this kid seemed to receive -- of course he's going to be ridiculed when he blatantly exhibits aberrant behavior. And I don't care how many trannies say they're just as normal as the rest of us -- THEY AIN'T!
"Referring to Jenn Burleton's second paragraph" . . . besides being convoluted {"That includes straight kids who just are as masculine as some others" -- huh?}, it definitely confirms the title of this thread, doesn't it?
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