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Re: Bait and switch

Posted by Errant on 2024-April-6 07:16:56, Saturday
In reply to Re: Bait and switch posted by diogenes on 2024-April-5 09:04:54, Friday

"I wouldn't pressure boys into conforming to some caricature of masculinity. If they want to be non gender conforming, then that's fine by me."

It's fine to actually say so, but sticking boys in gender segregated institutions may not the engender such guarantees. Monocultures tend to have a stultifying effect regardless of what your intentions may be.

"It's not my decision to make, because I'm not the Dear Leader (worst luck)."

No, because you don't have the right.

"Society does make decisions for kids. Compulsory schooling is a despotism on kids. Maybe it should be abolished."

Sounds good to me.

"But whilst schools exist, someone has to decide their composition and organisation..."

In that case, I would rather err on the side of greater flexibility and choice, not less. All-boy schools already exist. Let the barriers come down, but pushing for it to supplant other choices is a mistake.

Errant

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