One of the 12 year olds explains they went to a mandatory assembly about teachers using inappropriate touch, etc. with videos and an app for reporting.
Apparently there is a suspected pedohilia teacher at her school. I guess I should say allegedly. Although the assembly was a state wide mandatory thing, not just because of this suspected pedophile.
It has surprised me how much school communication has fell outside the traditional admin/parent communication channel, and more between admin/student.
A bit disconcerting, especially with the incoming. Ripe for abuse.😦
Had an interesting convo with black man today around 40. He was outraged that his 12 yr old twin nephews went to the doctor for annual check up during which doc asked each boy how they identify. They didn’t know what he meant & it was very embarrassing & upsetting.
He made a comment about fucking liberals so I’m guessing he voted trump.
Should I have defended the doc asking the gender question? Is 12 too young? Are cis
black men more LGBTQ resistant?
Educate me
"They didn’t know what he meant & it was very embarrassing & upsetting."
🤔
If they didn't know what he meant; next question. Sounds like it was more his problem than theirs.
Thinking you would have been banging your head on a wall with this guy.
His being the guy I was talking to or the doctor? He was upset his brother & nephews were upset.
The questions remain: should 12 yr old kids be asked how they identify? Are black cis men overly sensitive/suspicious of LGBTQ+ identities? Did I handle this wrong after fucking liberal comment?
I felt impotent & uncaring toward the guy.
Asking LGBTQ folks to educate me.
@LnzyHou @slapout @CinnamonGirlE I had a gay housemate tell me he knew when he was 5 that he wasn’t like the other boys. Not that he was gay, but that he wasn’t like the other boys. I don’t think 12 is too young to be discovering your sexuality, it’s probably on the older side of realizing who you’re attracted to.
No clue about the other questions.
@cjcrew @LnzyHou @slapout @CinnamonGirlE 12 is exactly the right age. My best friend is a pediatric ER doctor and says she always asks tweens and teens their preferred pronouns.
@Notokay @cjcrew @LnzyHou @CinnamonGirlE
Not to mention, it is becoming standard on medical forms, even for pediatric visits.
@slapout @Notokay @cjcrew @LnzyHou @CinnamonGirlE Yeah, it’s part of the EMR (Electronic Medical Record) the hospital system I work at uses.