Since the city planners apparently have no regard for my health or safety, I’ve been forced out onto the mean streets to get my daily exercise. Meaning that both have been fenced off and closed to the public until further notice. The city in which I live has also decided that said parks require some major improvements and, in their infinite wisdom, scheduled the renovations of both parks at precisely the same time.
The city in which I live boasts two parks with lovely, well-populated walking trails that afford perambulators the opportunity to complete their regular constitutionals without fear of being run over by careless drivers, attacked by unleashed dogs or accosted by ill-intentioned perpetrators. The argument I saw most often on Facebook? “Just let kids be kids.” Continue reading → The issue? One of the primary ones is “ the suggested use of gender-neutral and LGBTQ-inclusive language.” The curriculum covers grades K through 12 and many parents think kids in the lower grades are too young to start learning such stuff. With school back in session now, I’m wondering how long it will be until I start seeing posts by angry parents, frustrated and disgusted by what their precious spawn are being taught in school and threatening to move out of The Golden State in response. Others - far-righters, conservatives and those who answer direct questions with Bible quotes - did angry summersaults, banging their heads on the floor as they ranted and raged. Some - left-leaners, hippies and those with little rainbows next to their handles on the Twitter - did happy cartwheels and handsprings and generally bounced around like a bunch of wannabe Katelyn Ohashis. When California made major changes to its sex education curriculum earlier this year, people flipped out.
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