March 11, 2021

       "While he had already signed an executive order to a similar effect in other arenas, this order specifically directs the Department of Education to require schools to enforce transgender ideology in order to receive federal financial assistance under Title IX."

        People should understand that God judges both individuals and nations. When a nation receives a negative judgment, then everyone in that nation is subject to the effects of that judgment, even if they are righteous. On the reverse side, one should want righteous people in their nation, because they might serve as a powerful buffer with the potential to stop a nation from receiving that negative judgment. However, we are witnessing a quick national slide toward the dark side.

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/03/08/biden-celebrates-international-womens-day-by-forcing-girls-to-share-bathrooms-sports-teams-with-boys-n1430773

Biden Celebrates International Women's Day by Forcing Girls to Share Bathrooms, Sports Teams, With Boys

“On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the achievements, contributions, and progress of women and girls in the United States and around the globe,” Biden declared. “My Administration is committed to honoring women by investing in their opportunity, security, and wellbeing.”

Biden touted women’s central role in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, touted his history-making vice president, Kamala Harris, and lamented that “systemic obstacles” still “fuel gender disparities and undermine women’s potential.”

“Elevating the status of women and girls globally is the right thing to do — it is a matter of justice, fairness, and decency, and it will lead to a better, more secure, and more prosperous world for us all,” Biden argued.

Yet as he made this important declaration, the president also arguably helped erect one of the “systemic obstacles” undermining “women’s potential.”

The president signed an executive order “Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free from Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity.” While he had already signed an executive order to a similar effect in other arenas, this order specifically directs the Department of Education to require schools to enforce transgender ideology in order to receive federal financial assistance under Title IX.

Preventing “discrimination” on the basis of “gender identity” involves requiring schools to allow biological males to use girls’ restrooms and to open girls’ sports to biological males who enjoy the benefits of higher levels of testosterone and larger body size.

While the order aims to prevent “sexual violence,” it will allow biological males to use women’s and girls’ restrooms and locker rooms in schools. Transgender activists claim that this is not dangerous because people who genuinely suffer from gender dysphoria (the persistent and painful condition of identifying with the gender opposite one’s biological sex) do not represent a threat in private spaces.  (Note from WebEliahu - So I guess there is no problem with men staring at naked girls in locker rooms and other private places.)

March 15, 2021

        "a group of concerned parents in LA whose kids attend a $40,000-a-year prep school. They meet in private because of fear of being discovered...They are making my son feel like a racist because of the pigmentation of his skin...The school can ask you to leave for any reason"

        My goodness! LEAVE! Teach your children what it means to grow a backbone. You can afford to pay $40,000 a year. Then you can afford homeschooling and quality private tutors. Or for that matter, get a group together and start your own school, and DO NOT ACCEPT any government assistance.

https://hotair.com/archives/john-s-2/2021/03/09/wokeness-taking-americas-prep-schools/

How wokeness is taking over America’s prep schools

Bari Weiss has written an outstanding piece for City Journal about the ways in which wokeness has moved from universities to some of the country’s most exclusive prep schools. After speaking with parents and teachers at schools on both the east and west coast, Weiss concludes the woke revolution is already over. In fact, parents at these schools, aware their kids could be kicked out for any reason, are afraid to be identified as skeptics of critical race theory. This fear of being accused (or worse having your children blacklisted) is already so great that not a single person Weiss spoke to was willing to have their name appear in print.

The piece opens with Weiss sitting in with a group of concerned parents in LA whose kids attend a $40,000-a-year prep school. They meet in private because of fear of being discovered.

“They are making my son feel like a racist because of the pigmentation of his skin,” one mother says. Another poses a question to the group: “How does focusing a spotlight on race fix how kids talk to one another? Why can’t they just all be Wolverines?” (Harvard-Westlake has declined to comment.)…

“The school can ask you to leave for any reason,” said one mother at Brentwood, another Los Angeles prep school. “Then you’ll be blacklisted from all the private schools and you’ll be known as a racist, which is worse than being called a murderer.”

One private school parent, born in a Communist nation, tells me: “I came to this country escaping the very same fear of retaliation that now my own child feels.” Another joked: “We need to feed our families. Oh, and pay $50,000 a year to have our children get indoctrinated.” A teacher in New York City put it most concisely: “To speak against this is to put all of your moral capital at risk.”

March 16, 2021

        "Instead of asking a person, “What are you? Where are you from?,” the query should be, “What is your cultural/ethnic background? Where are your ancestors/is your family from?,” according to Grace’s guide."

         That's what I always say to new acquaintances: "What are you? Where are you from?"

https://nypost.com/2021/03/10/nyc-school-encourages-kids-to-stop-using-words-mom-dad/

NYC school encourages kids to stop using words like ‘mom,’ ‘dad’ in ‘inclusive language’ guide

A Manhattan private school aiming to use more “inclusive language” is encouraging its students to stop using the terms “mom,” “dad” and “parents” because the words make “assumptions” about kids’ home lives.

The Grace Church School in Noho — which offers academic courses for junior kindergarten through 12th grade — issued a 12-page guide to students and staff explaining the school’s mission of inclusivity.

The detailed guide recommends using the terms “grown-ups,” “folks,” “family” or “guardians” as alternatives to “mom,” “dad” and “parents.” It also suggests using “caregiver” instead of “nanny/babysitter.”

“Families are formed and structured in many ways. At Grace Church School, we use inclusive language that reflects this diversity. It’s important to refrain from making assumptions about who kids live with, who cares for them, whether they sleep in the same place every night, whether they see their parents, etc.,” the guide reads.

The document also states how to use appropriate terms relating to gender, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity.

Instead of asking a person, “What are you? Where are you from?,” the query should be, “What is your cultural/ethnic background? Where are your ancestors/is your family from?,” according to Grace’s guide.

The school defended the guide, telling City Journal that its goal is to “promote a sense of belonging for all of our students.”

April 2, 2021

       "She highlighted books such as Woke Baby and Antiracist Baby - whose cover features a black child protesting with its father, fist raised."

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9395075/Whose-wokest-baby-Washington-Post-lampooned-social-justice-guide-toddlers.html

'Who's the wokest baby?': Washington Post is slammed for 'social justice guide for toddlers' that pushes BLM and #MeToo onto children and recommends drag queen bedtime readings

Three-month-old babies should be taught about implicit bias and racial stereotypes, according to a series of experts quoted in The Washington Post.

In a much-mocked article last week, entitled 'Social justice for toddlers', parents were given a list of books, websites, YouTube channels and companies offering 'woke' material for babies and young children.

'Children develop implicit bias as early as three months old, and at four years old are categorizing and developing stereotypes,' one expert told author Natalie Jesionka, a Dalla Lana Global Journalism Fellow at the University of Toronto.

Another recommended that 'ensuring children have authentic connections to people from different backgrounds is likely to reduce bias'.

Jesionka wrote: 'In the era of Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, many parents are wondering when the right time is to talk to their children about social justice.

'Experts say it's never too early, and a new wave of tools and resources can help start the conversation.'

She highlighted books such as Woke Baby and Antiracist Baby - whose cover features a black child protesting with its father, fist raised.

Jesionka spoke to Nicole Stamp, a Toronto-based children's TV writer who co-founded ByUs Box - a company which sold a limited run of boxes of toys, books and learning materials 'to dismantle bias'.

ByUs Box's offerings included a 'Gender-Expansive Box', a 'LGBT2SQ+ Box' and an 'Indigenous Box', all containing activities, magazines, toys and games, priced at $89 CA ($70).

She also highlighted the work of Canadian drag performance duo Fay and Fluffy, who read books and sing songs for their young audiences.

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Through music, rhythm and movement, infants and toddlers learn about self-expression, teamwork, sharing, and empathy. All in a magical environment full of surprises and set to your favorite tunes from your favorite artists,' he writes on his website.

Now held online, Francisco's classes mix popular music with educational themes, holding up a colored ball and asking the toddlers: 'Is pink a boy or a girl?'

He told them: 'Remember, kids, a color is not a boy or a girl, a color is just a color.'