https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/school-board-deems-dress-code-a-liability-after-oakville-teacher-wears-prosthetic-breasts-1.6148982?cid=sm%3Atrueanthem%3Actvtoronto%3Atwitterpost&taid=636f83c0dddb9b000179c9c1&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook
Looks like board doesn't want to go near this. NP is also reporting that the teacher is suspected of trolling WOKISM. 😯
So would those who opposed this ad a genuine expression of gender support it as a protest?
Joan and I have both suspected trolling and as such this story should just die if true.
"Dude you can't wear blackface to school."
"But I'm doing it ironically."
"Oh okay then."
"Dude you can't wear swastikas to school."
"Relax bro it's satire."
"Alright then go ahead."
No fukken way would that argument be accepted in other situations, so why should be accepted in this one?
Until somebody comes up with a practical mind-reading technology, we can't know what his motivation is, and it's irrelevant what his motivation is. As a matter of law in this country, it does not matter why he says he is a woman. All that matters is that he says he is a woman; no other consideration is relevant. You're attempting to make a distinction that simply doesn't exist.
There are no legal requirements he to meet in order for him to be considered a "real" trans person. There's no legal definition of what a "real" trans person is. The long-held position of trans rights activists is that someone's gender identity is not up for debate. What's the point in claiming that he isn't a "real" trans person? I recall that people wanted to assert that "Jessica" Yaniv wasn't a "real" trans person either, once they found out what a scumbag he is. But it's irrelevant. As far as the law is concerned, Yaniv IS a woman, and so is the Oakville teacher. Their reasons for identifying as women are unknowable and don't make a whit of difference to the real-world considerations of these cases. You can argue that he is "No True Scotsman" if you wish, but I am here to tell you I don't give a
**** if he is Scottish or not.
(for the record: I have heard the claim that he's "just trolling" before, and the only evidence I have seen was an anonymous post on 4chan written by somebody claiming to be one of his former students. So that's not something I would put much faith in.)
When this story first arrived you suggested that people should be quiet about it because it would be handled. Later on you suggested that people should be quiet about it because the school board was in the process of handling it. And now that the school board has decided that they won't or can't handle it, you're now suggesting that people should be quiet about it because this person might be a bad faith actor. It seems like your primary concern isn't about whether this situation be handled, but rather that people be quiet about it.
I disagree. People should not be quiet about this, because this is an assault on the dignity of women and girls, especially the ones who work and study at that school. This is despicable.
I hope some woman who works at that school is in contact with a lawyer about the possibility of a human rights case based around maybe sexual discrimination or a hostile work environment. The school board is obviously very concerned about being sued if they do anything; I hope they get sued for doing nothing. Maybe it would disabuse them and others of the notion that women will just willingly suffer every insult heaped upon us.
What makes me especially irate is the school board's statements that they're "committed to establishing and maintaining a safe, caring, inclusive, equitable and welcoming learning and working environment for all students and staff."
That's a huge lie. They're actually only concerned with a safe, caring, inclusive, equitable, welcoming learning and working environment for Miss Jumbo-Juggs. Their decision to let this walking, breathing insult to women continue to wander the halls of their school puts the lie to the claim that they are concerned with a caring, welcoming, inclusive, equitable environment for women and girls at their school. As often seems to be the case, when they talk about "inclusivity" and "equity" they really only give a
**** about people they view as "marginalized". Inclusion and fairness to women and girls at that school are not a consideration.
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