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[06 Aug 2009|09:37am] |
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1204359/In-week-Harriet-Harman-takes-charge-feminist-initiative.html
Stand out quotes:
Pupils as young as five will be taught about the evils of 'wife beating' and the need to form healthy relationships.
Why is wife beating in quotes?
Others say the plan is part of the feminist agenda led by Harriet Harman in her role as Equalities Minister.
They pointed out the new classes will not cover violence against men, who are far more likely to be the victims of violent crime.
Violent crime, maybe, yes. Domestic violence? No. Very different things.
She added: 'I do not really want my youngster to be indoctrinated with these things.
'There will always be those who want to cram our school curriculum with social issues that need to be taught by parents and society.'
You know what? Some parents do teach these things. Some don't because it's not an issue for them. Some don't because they don't think it's wrong. I don't know if primary schools still have Bible study classes, but mine did, and you specifically needed a note from your parent to get out of them. If schools can teach religion they can teach social issues. My health class taught us to pour standard drinks when I was 14 (the drinking age at the time was 20). We did a unit in PE on how children play. Why not teach kids that domestic violence is wrong?
A quarter of all violent assaults in England and Wales are carried out by women, and it is the most common reason for females to be arrested, recently overtaking theft and handling stolen goods.
Man, a whole quarter, huh? That would be really impressive if there were more than two genders. Because that means three quarters are carried out by men. (I wonder what the most common reason for men to be arrested is. The article doesn't see fit to mention.)
Jill Kirby, of the Centre for Policy Studies, said Miss Harman and the Government should not be creating the impression violent crime is men against women, when the statistics show this is not the case.
She added: 'It is young men who are most likely to be the victims of violent crime. It is a distortion to suggest otherwise. It appears that everything must be viewed through the prism of 1960s feminism.'
They're not. They're creating the impression that domestic violence is usually men against women, and that is the case. Yes, sometimes it's not. There needs to be better support for men who are victims. But overwhelmingly, it's men against women.
Why not do a unit on "violence is bad"? Domestic violence could be a smaller section of it. That way you can appease the feminist haters by teaching girls that hitting is wrong as well.
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Thinking on the bit in Laurentia's bio where her mother took her to Lebanon when her grandmother was dying so she'd be able to see Thestrals. Had a sudden thought that "way back when", ancient tradition that they don't do anymore, when Lebanese (and possibly throughout the Mediterranean) wizards who work with winged horses get too old to world or start going senile or whatever, they could gather up the clan and, like, commit ritual suicide with poison or something, to make sure the next generation would be able to see the Thestrals.
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