Things that made you Facepalm today (Political Version)

[Stumplicker]

Don't know why they didn't just have her change in a bathroom stall.

That makes sense, yeah. I think the thinking though was that their directive, probably from their board, is to not discriminate against the wishes of someone based on their sexual orientation or gender. If you segregate the population, even if that population is just one, there's a legal basis to claim discrimination. Rock and hard place. They take the discrimination and segregation stuff pretty serious in that area. Just down the road from Tampa is Brooksville, which I believe was one of the last towns in the country to fully desegregate...sometime after 1970. At least that's what I was told when I lived there. I'll have to look it up to be sure.

[~Rocktar~]

That makes sense, yeah. I think the thinking though was that their directive, probably from their board, is to not discriminate against the wishes of someone based on their sexual orientation or gender. If you segregate the population, even if that population is just one, there's a legal basis to claim discrimination. Rock and hard place. They take the discrimination and segregation stuff pretty serious in that area. Just down the road from Tampa is Brooksville, which I believe was one of the last towns in the country to fully desegregate...sometime after 1970. At least that's what I was told when I lived there. I'll have to look it up to be sure.

And yet they are discriminating against the teacher instead. So, bad all around no matter what.

[Methais]

Ever notice how you and your troll squad is obsessed with talking about men and shoving things up their ass?

Ever notice how you never denied crashing on time4fun's couch and paying "rent" via getting pegged mercilessly with her industrial sized jackhammer dildos?

[Methais]

And yet they are discriminating against the teacher instead. So, bad all around no matter what.

If he stayed and "observed" them changing then there'd probably be some retarded #MeToo movement against him with probably some pedophile accusations thrown in instead, because the left is really that retarded.

[Stumplicker]

And yet they are discriminating against the teacher instead. So, bad all around no matter what.

Hence...being between a rock and a hard place... Especially with a hot button issue. They tried to please everybody, which obviously failed, someone brought a highly politicized issue to the media, the whole thing blows up, and yeah it'll probably be the teacher that takes the brunt of it. The teachers union in Florida sucks. In a choice between "punish teacher for not obeying a directive" and "become national news/circus and potential lawsuit by transgendered person's family", "punish teacher" is gonna win just about every time.

[Gelston]

Ever notice how you and your troll squad is obsessed with talking about men and shoving things up their ass?

Ever notice how you never deny having it happen to you? You aren't really worth any serious conversation.

[Taernath]

Hence...being between a rock and a hard place... Especially with a hot button issue. They tried to please everybody, which obviously failed, someone brought a highly politicized issue to the media, the whole thing blows up, and yeah it'll probably be the teacher that takes the brunt of it. The teachers union in Florida sucks. In a choice between "punish teacher for not obeying a directive" and "become national news/circus and potential lawsuit by transgendered person's family", "punish teacher" is gonna win just about every time.

I'd assume that the transgender kid's family accepts that if their kid identifies as a male and wants to change in a male bathroom, they're going to be interacting with males and male teachers.

As far as monitoring/supervising the locker room, the only way I could see that being an issue is if the policy requires something weird like 100% eyes-on supervision. Maybe that's a thing now, I don't know, it wasn't when I was in high school / middle school. Let them change in a bathroom stall, be within earshot/sight and call it a day.

[Tgo01]

Correct.

Amazing argument style from pk. A deflection, a NOU, AND a failure to hold both sides accountable all in one short post.

My hats off to you, sir.

[Tgo01]

Don't know why they didn't just have her change in a bathroom stall.

Because that's treating her differently. We are to the point of human evolution where instead of trying to find a middle ground that makes everyone happy we just force one side's beliefs on everyone else.

[Gelston]

Because that's treating her differently. We are to the point of human evolution where instead of trying to find a middle ground that makes everyone happy we just force one side's beliefs on everyone else.

No, we're getting to the point where it'll be like Starship Troopers and all genders will shower together.