Christo-facist Idiots getting upset when a first grade student gets reprimanded for using Jesus' holy name in vain is one of the most dumbest, twisted, whacked out things you've ever seen.
So, these Christians are upset at 'thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain"? Take it up with Yahweh. It's your rule, not ours.
Frankly, they should be happy kids aren't allowed to do this. No doubt that if some 2nd grade Muslim or atheist kid was cursing "Jesus Christ!" in class, you'd be upset that they are allowed to do it rather than being upset that this kid isn't allowed.
This IS a warning. This is what a warning looks like. And it's conservatives, not liberals, who keep insisting that the school must inform the parents about every single teacher-student interaction. This is also what THAT policy looks like. If you demand to know, in writing, every time the kid says "call me Susan" and the teacher says "okay," then you are going to be told, in writing, every time the kid curses in class.
What's more, it's entirely possible the teacher behaved exactly as you wanted. I.e. didn't write up the cursing...and you're getting this note because it's not the first time, but rather the second or third time it's happened.
Conservative Christians are very quick to claim they are being persecuted, and there is no group who would be more inclined to persecute others given the chance. If the world wants to see what genuine persecution looks like, . . . hand power to the preachers.
My dear old Dad, an agnostic and a navy sailor in two wars, would frequently say "Oh, for Christ's sake!" to express his exasperation at something absurd, and he'd say "Jesus H. Christ!" to express shock at something. I picked it up of course, but I managed to avoid saying it out loud at school.
If Dad heard about these pious, pearl-clutching prigs pretending persecution, he would definitely say "Oh, for Christ's sake! Hell's bells, they don't care about that kid at all. They're just using him to show off their goddamn holiness. Jesus."
JFC! Enough with the persecution complex. If he said “fuck”, no one would be talking about this. The kid got appropriately reprimanded, that should be the end. No, idiot mom, this won’t follow him to the grave, but your FB post is forever. People don’t think.
To the Christians of Southaven MS who were offended by this school's action: There are REAL things to direct your outrage towards. Homeless, hungry children, for instance. What does your Jesus (oops, brought his name into it) have to say about feeding, clothing and housing the poor?
Just to throw in another angle here - I have heard of some research (don't have the reference) that found that swearing when mildly frustrated/thwarted is actually cathartic and part of how a person processes and lets go of stuff and moves on. It's normal and it's good for us!
Mom could have coached son on more appropriate "curses" to use at school, such as "hot pot of coffee!#@!!" or "by the power of Greystoke@!##$!"
One of the funniest moments in my family was when my 5 year-old nephew was getting frustrated with something and said "Jesus Christ!" under his breath - we tried not to laugh. KIds say the darnedest things...
I disagree with these crazy Christians and with you. Adults swear when they are frustrated and it’s just words. In my mind nobody should be getting into trouble for petty bullshit like this and we certainly should not be punishing children (and this child was not punished so doesn’t apply here) for saying something in frustration that adults do all the time. Aren’t we supposed to model the behavior we want to see? Adults are such hypocrites sometimes.
Yes, one would think they would have the opposite reaction because blasphemy. And then they would "pray for blasphemy laws" and "pray that everyone burns in hell".
Christians get bent out of shape when folks use their savior’s name as a curse word, but then they are now having a shit fit over a kid getting in trouble for using their savior’s name as a curse word. Make it make sense.
The note is clear about the context of the exclamation, this kid isn’t praying or asking for guidance, he cursed out of frustration. This little write up will not follow him, well, it wouldn’t have had his mother not posted it for the world to see. It affects nothing in his school career, especially if he takes the critique and changes his behavior.
This is just another tooth in the outrage gears keeping the malleable idiots from noticing the GOP is destroying the country and completely ineffective at governance and completely morally corrupt and want to put the worst human being in the Oval Office. It’s just the next thing to keep the base in fight or flight, who knows what tomorrow will bring.
I'm not even sure what to make of this. There are a thousand different ways to swear in the English language, and apparently, some are acceptable in a school setting and some are not. Also, for what I can tell, there was no fixed, well-defined school policy regarding swearing. As the woman said, she made it up. If the kid had said, "God damn!" or "Shit!" would there be the same reaction? Strikes me as likely.
Just as it strikes me that there is more than a slight degree of arbitrariness to this whole mess, and I see that as seriously problematic.
Christo-facist Idiots getting upset when a first grade student gets reprimanded for using Jesus' holy name in vain is one of the most dumbest, twisted, whacked out things you've ever seen.
"Now Johnny, show some respect. It's 'Jesus H. Christ' you little fucker."
Is this what we in Norway call "storm in a glass of water"? Used mainly when someone is treating something small as if it is an earthquake.
So, these Christians are upset at 'thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain"? Take it up with Yahweh. It's your rule, not ours.
Frankly, they should be happy kids aren't allowed to do this. No doubt that if some 2nd grade Muslim or atheist kid was cursing "Jesus Christ!" in class, you'd be upset that they are allowed to do it rather than being upset that this kid isn't allowed.
𝐻𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑛’𝑡 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑎 𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝐻𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜, 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑎 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒. 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑦𝑝𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑓𝑓 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑎 𝑘𝑖𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑."
This IS a warning. This is what a warning looks like. And it's conservatives, not liberals, who keep insisting that the school must inform the parents about every single teacher-student interaction. This is also what THAT policy looks like. If you demand to know, in writing, every time the kid says "call me Susan" and the teacher says "okay," then you are going to be told, in writing, every time the kid curses in class.
What's more, it's entirely possible the teacher behaved exactly as you wanted. I.e. didn't write up the cursing...and you're getting this note because it's not the first time, but rather the second or third time it's happened.
Sometimes it's appropriate and necessary.
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Conservative Christians are very quick to claim they are being persecuted, and there is no group who would be more inclined to persecute others given the chance. If the world wants to see what genuine persecution looks like, . . . hand power to the preachers.
My dear old Dad, an agnostic and a navy sailor in two wars, would frequently say "Oh, for Christ's sake!" to express his exasperation at something absurd, and he'd say "Jesus H. Christ!" to express shock at something. I picked it up of course, but I managed to avoid saying it out loud at school.
If Dad heard about these pious, pearl-clutching prigs pretending persecution, he would definitely say "Oh, for Christ's sake! Hell's bells, they don't care about that kid at all. They're just using him to show off their goddamn holiness. Jesus."
I miss him.
99.9% of even the most conservative Christians would side with the teacher here, which confirms that 99.9% of people who comment on FB are morons.
Jebus H these people are nucking futs.
JFC! Enough with the persecution complex. If he said “fuck”, no one would be talking about this. The kid got appropriately reprimanded, that should be the end. No, idiot mom, this won’t follow him to the grave, but your FB post is forever. People don’t think.
https://imgur.com/t/gleitzeit/fBNCgTN
So many snowflakes.
To the Christians of Southaven MS who were offended by this school's action: There are REAL things to direct your outrage towards. Homeless, hungry children, for instance. What does your Jesus (oops, brought his name into it) have to say about feeding, clothing and housing the poor?
Just to throw in another angle here - I have heard of some research (don't have the reference) that found that swearing when mildly frustrated/thwarted is actually cathartic and part of how a person processes and lets go of stuff and moves on. It's normal and it's good for us!
Mom could have coached son on more appropriate "curses" to use at school, such as "hot pot of coffee!#@!!" or "by the power of Greystoke@!##$!"
One of the funniest moments in my family was when my 5 year-old nephew was getting frustrated with something and said "Jesus Christ!" under his breath - we tried not to laugh. KIds say the darnedest things...
I disagree with these crazy Christians and with you. Adults swear when they are frustrated and it’s just words. In my mind nobody should be getting into trouble for petty bullshit like this and we certainly should not be punishing children (and this child was not punished so doesn’t apply here) for saying something in frustration that adults do all the time. Aren’t we supposed to model the behavior we want to see? Adults are such hypocrites sometimes.
Yes, one would think they would have the opposite reaction because blasphemy. And then they would "pray for blasphemy laws" and "pray that everyone burns in hell".
Christians get bent out of shape when folks use their savior’s name as a curse word, but then they are now having a shit fit over a kid getting in trouble for using their savior’s name as a curse word. Make it make sense.
The note is clear about the context of the exclamation, this kid isn’t praying or asking for guidance, he cursed out of frustration. This little write up will not follow him, well, it wouldn’t have had his mother not posted it for the world to see. It affects nothing in his school career, especially if he takes the critique and changes his behavior.
This is just another tooth in the outrage gears keeping the malleable idiots from noticing the GOP is destroying the country and completely ineffective at governance and completely morally corrupt and want to put the worst human being in the Oval Office. It’s just the next thing to keep the base in fight or flight, who knows what tomorrow will bring.
I'm not even sure what to make of this. There are a thousand different ways to swear in the English language, and apparently, some are acceptable in a school setting and some are not. Also, for what I can tell, there was no fixed, well-defined school policy regarding swearing. As the woman said, she made it up. If the kid had said, "God damn!" or "Shit!" would there be the same reaction? Strikes me as likely.
Just as it strikes me that there is more than a slight degree of arbitrariness to this whole mess, and I see that as seriously problematic.