tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post6382169196362414256..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: Michigan: What Are You Thinking?Anne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-23973562284722930022011-11-18T13:28:16.053-05:002011-11-18T13:28:16.053-05:00Just because somebody has got into a governing bod...Just because somebody has got into a governing body that can propose laws and regulations does not mean that he or she actually has any informed idea of what laws and regulations are or what they are supposed to do. <br /><br />In a democracy. <br /><br />It's a pretty sure thing that "religious" bullying by adherents of religions other than the fashionable Abrahamic ones will not get any sort of free pass. <br /><br />As an alum of Michigan State, one of the many things that I continue to find charming about the state (along with the handy hand map!) is Yoops! The UP (the space a bit above your fingertips shaped kinda like a duck's bill) is like another world. Yoop! Yoop! Yoop!Pitch313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-21411430904769737482011-11-17T21:05:36.696-05:002011-11-17T21:05:36.696-05:00Dont know if you saw my FB post about one of our W...Dont know if you saw my FB post about one of our WV Delegates who is opposing the WV Dept of Ed's bullying policy because it protects those students who practice the "sin' of homosexuality. He likens homosexuality to "chosen" sins such as lying and cheating. On the heels of Delegate Jonathan Miller's asinine declarations, another boy committed suicide in WV yesterday due to the unrelenting bullying he encountered as a young gay student. RIP Eston Nelson, and a big twist of the balls to Jonathan Miller.bibinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-85034084652877984742011-11-17T18:29:59.038-05:002011-11-17T18:29:59.038-05:00This is crazy ridiculous. But somewhere (not this ...This is crazy ridiculous. But somewhere (not this particular situation) there has to be a line drawn. My 10yo son got written up for bullying because he told his crush that she smells like dead squirrel. Srsly, people? And his teacher told me "the definition of bullying is changing" from when I grew up and bullying meant being afraid to walk home alone from school because "they" were waiting in ambush to beat you up or steal your lunch money. So it's sketchy, and where does one draw the line...I think this situation at my son's school is NUTS, but the one you are describing is flatly dangerous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com