It appears that Italian Catholics have something going for "Gender Theory". Basically, these guys think there is a conspiracy to actively instruct children that being gay is not only okay - it's something that should be encouraged. Yup, think tin-foil hats, except with a cross on the top. I really don't want to discuss what they think because it's evident that they're out of their minds, but this time they fucked up.
So, kindergartens and primary schools in Venice had this "Reading without stereotypes" program going on, which involved the (optional) reading of children's books about sensitive issues such as bullying, homophobia, divorce, and non-traditional families. Well, the new centre-right mayor simply banned these books from the schools, saying that “We don’t want to discriminate against anyone and at home parents can call themselves daddy number one and daddy number two, but I have to consider the majority of families, which have a mum and a dad." The fuckhead didn't even pay attention to what he was banning - because all the anti-bullying books, or books which were simply about empathy and the acceptance of diversity were banned too.
And once again, the Catho-Fascists follow their rule: if you can't prove it wrong, ban it.
Luckily, there was some backlash. The Italian Children's Book Writers Association condemned this act as "an authoritarian practice that was seen only in the darkest of dictatorships", and now the mayor has declared that there will be a more thorough study of the books to be banned.
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Sources:
http://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/07...118306936/
http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com...ex_parents
So, kindergartens and primary schools in Venice had this "Reading without stereotypes" program going on, which involved the (optional) reading of children's books about sensitive issues such as bullying, homophobia, divorce, and non-traditional families. Well, the new centre-right mayor simply banned these books from the schools, saying that “We don’t want to discriminate against anyone and at home parents can call themselves daddy number one and daddy number two, but I have to consider the majority of families, which have a mum and a dad." The fuckhead didn't even pay attention to what he was banning - because all the anti-bullying books, or books which were simply about empathy and the acceptance of diversity were banned too.
And once again, the Catho-Fascists follow their rule: if you can't prove it wrong, ban it.
Luckily, there was some backlash. The Italian Children's Book Writers Association condemned this act as "an authoritarian practice that was seen only in the darkest of dictatorships", and now the mayor has declared that there will be a more thorough study of the books to be banned.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sources:
http://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/07...118306936/
http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com...ex_parents
"Every luxury has a deep price. Every indulgence, a cosmic cost. Each fiber of pleasure you experience causes equivalent pain somewhere else. This is the first law of emodynamics [sic]. Joy can be neither created nor destroyed. The balance of happiness is constant.
Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.
Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.
Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.
Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."
Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.
Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.
Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.
Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."
