The puckered sphincters who run Wisconsin schools constricted a little more. They banned a song from a first grade class.
Administrators at a Wisconsin elementary school stopped a first-grade class from performing a Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because the song “could be perceived as controversial.”
Students at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha had prepared a rendition of “Rainbowland” for their spring concert, but school officials struck the song from the lineup last week. Parents in the district say the decision was made because the song encourages LGBTQ acceptance and references rainbows.
Superintendent James Sebert, who did not immediately return a call on Monday, confirmed to Fox6 that administrators had removed “Rainbowland” from the first-grade concert because it might not be “appropriate for the age and maturity level of the students.” He also cited a school board policy against raising controversial issues in classrooms.
Sebert has previously prohibited rainbows and pride flags from being displayed in Waukesha classrooms and suspended the school district’s equity and diversity work in 2021.
It’s just hatred all the way down, isn’t it? Mr Sebert must gnash his teeth in frustration when he steps outside after a rain. All these horrible people with sticks up their ass seem to be pretty good at clawing their way into positions of petty power, I must say.
Of course, you know what I must do: I must post the song and help it spread.
Damn. That’s so obscene…to a dirty little mind.
Classic: create a controversy by stating that there is a controversy.
It’s disturbing that it’s so easy to stir up hatred against a group that just wants life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, just like other Americans.
“Shine my head” ? I guess that is a call for even bald people to be accepted.
Don’t leave out that they initially also banned “Rainbow Connection” by Kermit the Frog.
“Where we’re free to be exactly who we are.”
Whoa, now, that’s dangerous talk!
I think there is a lot of manga for kids -mainly girls- with rainbows and ponies. Watch out for those horrible Japanese that are trying to brainwash our kids.
Next up: Sean Hannity quotes the Chipokemon episode of South Park as evidence of what the Japanese intend to do.
Hatred, yes, with an unhealthy glob of fear, and some stupid, self-serving politicians, businessmen with deep pockets, and preachers ready to exploit the hell out of it.
I remember when the Hawaiian golfer, Michelle Wie wore earrings with her state’s symbol, the rainbow, and the anti-gay people had a field-day condemning her.
I thought the rainbow was god’s promise to Noah when he landed. Now it’s a curse? Give me a break.
This is very likely to be illegal!!!
Cthulhu, these meat robots are so predictable.
It violates the US First Amendment, that freedom of speech one.
Proof.
Background, An Oregon school district in Newberg near Portland, was taken over by right wingnut xians a few years ago. They promptly fired the school administration and prohibited BLM and Pride Rainbow flags and slogans.
They barely survived a recall election.
They were sued and taken to court. And lost.
“A Yamhill County judge ruled in September that the ban was unconstitutional.
The school district not only lost in court but they had to pay court costs and legal fees of the organizations suing them.
“The local teachers union said the court settlement includes the school board reimbursing both the National Education Association and the Oregon Education Association for part of their legal fees.
The Yamhill County Circuit Court ruled earlier that the school board’s policy violated the state constitution’s free speech guarantee.”
The headline is misleading.
The Newberg christofascist school board rescinded their policy because they had to.
They lost in court big time and ended up costing the school district a lot of money.
So will this work in Wisconsin?
Maybe, who knows.
It would work in Federal court but a lot of state courts in Wisconsin are likely to have been taken over by right wingnuts.
I live in Waukesha County. This news IS NOT surprising.
Waukesha is a relatively well to do community with about 89% White, 3.5% Black, and 3% Asian. About 14,000 students in the district.
Also there is a school board election next week with four challengers running for three seats. Only one person is likely not right wing (she had been on the board and lost re-election in 2021). Of the others, one seems to be Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (very conservative). About the candidates https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/waukesha/2023/03/08/four-candidates-running-for-three-seats-on-the-waukesha-school-board/69985370007/
When correctly viewed
Everything is lewd
I could tell you things about Peter Pan
And the Wizard of Oz, there’s a dirty old man!
-Tom Leher
geezer septuagenarian @9, indeed, they’re rejecting God’s end of the flood.
So, they should follow up on that and immediately drown themselves, since they reject His covenant.
Instead, they’ll want to nuke all clouds that exhibit rainbows or something equally “wise”.
Cancel culture run amok again! Wait…
Another story to point to when people refer to “cancel culture” unironically, but there are already too many examples.
United States 42nd Infantry Division.
vereverum, give them time to learn about The Rainbow Division, they’ll demand it be disbanded.
Rainbows? I really enjoy the clever musical videos of Randy Rainbow. He shines his rainbow light into the darkness of the rtwingnut Nat.Cs.
Yes, it’s time to ban all books with rainbow-based stories, such as in Genesis!
The Epic of Gilgamesh has the One True Flood Story, so all distorted copycat books such as the Bible need to be suppressed by Sebert.
Yeah, Randy Rainbow is a special treasure of humanity.
It’s weird that YouTube stopped recommending Randy Rainbow’s videos to me.
drksky, same here. Although, I don’t consider it weird, just sad that even they bow to a minority.