[Crimson Dynamo]

A primary school was forced to hold an event celebrating Pride in private after a group of parents threatened to protest at a playground parade.

Heavers Farm Primary School had invited families by letter to watch the “Proud to be Me!” parade on campus.

It said it wanted parents join in celebrating “the rainbow of things that make them and their family special”.

However, the event was axed at the last minute on Friday after the headteacher received warnings a group of parents planned to hold a protest.

“Some parents have taken exception to this. They feel the school is shoving LGBT issues down the kids’ throats. This takes us back decades.” Susan Papas, headteacher of the South Norwood school, told the Standard: “We thought we would celebrate Pride month so those children from LGBT families would feel included and to show the kids that children come from different families.

“But some parents aren’t happy with the term LGBT and don’t want their children knowing about these terms or what they mean.”

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/educ...-a3876841.html

do you agree this should not be part of primary schools?

[Alf]

Good on em'

[kirklancaster]

A primary school was forced to hold an event celebrating Pride in private after a group of parents threatened to protest at a playground parade.

Heavers Farm Primary School had invited families by letter to watch the “Proud to be Me!” parade on campus.

It said it wanted parents join in celebrating “the rainbow of things that make them and their family special”.

However, the event was axed at the last minute on Friday after the headteacher received warnings a group of parents planned to hold a protest.

“Some parents have taken exception to this. They feel the school is shoving LGBT issues down the kids’ throats. This takes us back decades.” Susan Papas, headteacher of the South Norwood school, told the Standard: “We thought we would celebrate Pride month so those children from LGBT families would feel included and to show the kids that children come from different families.

“But some parents aren’t happy with the term LGBT and don’t want their children knowing about these terms or what they mean.”

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/educ...-a3876841.html

do you agree this should not be part of primary schools?[/QUOTE]

Agree? The very idea that it was scheduled in a Primary School is enraging.

All the school staff who were complicit in this outrage should be sacked.

All that this extreme B.S. is going to succeed in achieving is to gradually alienate once sympathetic people and undermine the progress which has been made over the past 60 years or so.

[Matthew.]

it’s actually so sad that in today’s society, there are still parents who don’t want their kids to know that LGBT exists

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Matthew.

it’s actually so sad that in today’s society, there are still parents who don’t want their kids to know that LGBT exists

well that is patently not true. they just want to keep the sexuality of adults away from primary school kids - plenty time after puberty to learn about that

[Matthew.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

well that is patently not true. they just want to keep the sexuality of adults away from primary school kids - plenty time after puberty to learn about that

i understand your point but i just don’t know if i like the idea of purposefully keeping them unaware of LGBT, especially because there are kids who have parents of the same sex

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Matthew.

i understand your point but i just don’t know if i like the idea of purposefully keeping them unaware of LGBT, especially because there are kids who have parents of the same sex

a fraction

probably the same that have dads in jail but they wont do a thing about crims and jail

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

well that is patently not true. they just want to keep the sexuality of adults away from primary school kids - plenty time after puberty to learn about that

You don’t suddenly develop a sexuality when you become an adult, the whole point of pride is about acceptance, it’s not shoving anything in anyone’s faces

Find it so funny that the people who say sexuality shouldn’t be forced down children’s throats are probably the ones who say their kids are such “a ladies man” or “he’ll be fighting them off when he’s older the hypocrisy is hilarious

[Greg!]

Originally Posted by Smithy

You don’t suddenly develop a sexuality when you become an adult, the whole point of pride is about acceptance, it’s not shoving anything in anyone’s faces

Find it so funny that the people who say sexuality shouldn’t be forced down children’s throats are probably the ones who say their kids are such “a ladies man” or “he’ll be fighting them off when he’s older the hypocrisy is hilarious

!!

Close this thread!

[TomC]

Originally Posted by Alf

Good on em'

This is blatantly homophobic.

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

well that is patently not true. they just want to keep the sexuality of adults away from primary school kids - plenty time after puberty to learn about that

We are exposed to heteronormative relationships from birth.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by TomC

This is blatantly homophobic.



We are exposed to heteronormative relationships from birth.

I've been busted. That's my life over.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Matthew.

it’s actually so sad that in today’s society, there are still parents who don’t want their kids to know that LGBT exists

I can think of many much sadder things.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Matthew.

it’s actually so sad that in today’s society, there are still parents who don’t want their kids to know that LGBT exists

Different cultures.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Redway

Different cultures.

Thats exactly it, it would be interesting to know the ethnicity of the school kids

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Thats exactly it, it would be interesting to know the ethnicity of the school kids

“Most people are tolerant these days unless they’re old or extremely religious.”

Mhm. Depends if they’re white British or not. The truth is that different ethnic communities have different attitudes to things like this. I know we like to pretend all cultures are at the same level of exposure and tolerance but we’re not. No one readily admits that because of political correctness but we all know that deep down

[bots]

Nothing is ever mandatory at a school, it's impossible to enforce

[Amy Jade]

I'd have taken my child to that.

It wasn't even really about sexuality just about being proud to be yourself.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

I'd have taken my child to that.

It wasn't even really about sexuality just about being proud to be yourself.

for adults

how many primary school kids go to a pride event?

[glibberglobber]

I didnt know about LGBTQ until i started Secondary school. This is apalling

[Greg!]

Originally Posted by glibberglobber

I didnt know about LGBTQ until i started Secondary school. This is apalling

That's a bad thing that you didnt know about it until then though

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

“We thought we would celebrate Pride month so those children from LGBT families would feel included

The best way to make people feel included? Include them. Parades aren't necessary for that.

Originally Posted by glibberglobber

I didnt know about LGBTQ until i started Secondary school. This is apalling

It's LGBT. Only weirdo activists use the word "Queer".

Originally Posted by Brillopad

The guy wearing the tee shirt with gay fu**ing pride plastered all over it doesn’t make it seem very age appropriate. The whole thing is being shoved down parents’ and childrens’ throats too soon so hardly any surprise people react the way they do. Usual pushy left.

That picture is obviously just for illustrative purposes, no way would he be included in the school's parade wearing that. The school seems to have had the best intentions, from the article is seems like the event was to be "self pride" first, with LGBT issues being tied into it, rather than the focus.

[MB.]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Only weirdo activists use the word "Queer"

Thankfully people like you are in the minority on that one

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by MB.

Thankfully people like you are in the minority on that one

lol do you identify as "queer"?

[MB.]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

lol do you identify as "queer"?

Whether I do or not has no bearing on the fact that it's now a widely-used term within the LGBT umbrella, be it academia, popular culture (Queer Eye says hello) or otherwise, and anyone who doesn't think so is still living in the Thatcher era

[Brillopad]

A primary school was forced to hold an event celebrating Pride in private after a group of parents threatened to protest at a playground parade.

Heavers Farm Primary School had invited families by letter to watch the “Proud to be Me!” parade on campus.

It said it wanted parents join in celebrating “the rainbow of things that make them and their family special”.

However, the event was axed at the last minute on Friday after the headteacher received warnings a group of parents planned to hold a protest.

“Some parents have taken exception to this. They feel the school is shoving LGBT issues down the kids’ throats. This takes us back decades.” Susan Papas, headteacher of the South Norwood school, told the Standard: “We thought we would celebrate Pride month so those children from LGBT families would feel included and to show the kids that children come from different families.

“But some parents aren’t happy with the term LGBT and don’t want their children knowing about these terms or what they mean.”

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/educ...-a3876841.html

do you agree this should not be part of primary schools?[/QUOTE]

The guy wearing the tee shirt with gay fu**ing pride plastered all over it doesn’t make it seem very age appropriate. The whole thing is being shoved down parents’ and childrens’ throats too soon so hardly any surprise people react the way they do. Usual pushy left.