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JustABozoOnThisBus

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11. He wanted to use the film to show how things have changed ...

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2015, 07:51 AM

May 2015

... but nothing has changed. Not in this dog-fearing Missouri community, where the fear of teh gay still reigns, and the FACT that teh gay is contagious and transmitted through mysterious means.

No Mr Teacher, we are STILL in 1959, and proud of it!

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Missouri high school history teacher suspended for showing "Boys Beware" [View all] pstokely May 2015 OP

If the teacher showed it as some sort of warning pipoman May 2015 #1

“I did say right when I started, let’s look at this and see how things have changed since 1959,” BlueJazz May 2015 #2

Really, we should be worried about flouride and our precious bodily fluids. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #5

Makes you wonder what the reaction would be if it were "Birth of a Nation" that was shown. Behind the Aegis May 2015 #6

Our cinema courses do show "Birth of a Nation" Coventina May 2015 #17

This was in a HS. Behind the Aegis May 2015 #20

For a HS audience, no matter the guy's intentions, probably not the best move. Coventina May 2015 #22

No. I give people the benefit of a doubt plus from the News report, I feel the idea of firing this.. BlueJazz May 2015 #9

I said repeatedly in this thread, the context here is everything. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #10

I'll certainly agree that there are different ways to look at it. I HOPE it's the way I see it... BlueJazz May 2015 #14

There is definitely a bad track record of school districts doing ridiculous "zero tolerance" moves, Warren DeMontague May 2015 #15

I have no idea Aerows May 2015 #16

Well, thank you so much Aerows...that's extremely nice of you to say that. Most women I interact... BlueJazz May 2015 #19

If showing it as a cautionary tale, then I am glad he was suspended. Behind the Aegis May 2015 #3

I've seen it too. It's INSANE. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #4

I think it is a hoot. Behind the Aegis May 2015 #7

I should have given you a bit more context. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #8

He wanted to use the film to show how things have changed ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2015 #11

PECULIAR, MO? I'd argue all of Missouri is peculiar. PeaceNikki May 2015 #12

History is uncomfortable sometimes. NuclearDem May 2015 #13

It appears it was a lesson in "How Things Have Changed" alphafemale May 2015 #18

American schools are not supposed to teach analysis or critical thinking Emelina May 2015 #21