Tolerance Week Irks Conservative Group

**Nbadan** · 01-24-2005

National 'No Name-Calling' Week Irks Conservatives
Despite Gripes About Gay Themes, Observance Spreads Nationally

POSTED: 10:25 pm EST January 23, 2005
UPDATED: 10:33 pm EST January 23, 2005

NEW YORK -- Using a young readers' novel called "The Misfits" as its centerpiece, middle schools nationwide will participate in a "No Name-Calling Week" initiative starting Monday. The program, now in its second year, has the backing of groups from the Girl Scouts to Amnesty International but has also drawn complaints that it overemphasizes harassment of gay youths.

The initiative was developed by the New York-based Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, which seeks to ensure that schools safely accommodate students of all sexual orientations. GLSEN worked with James Howe, the openly gay author of "The Misfits" and many other popular children's books.

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"No Name-calling Week" takes aim at insults of all kinds - whether based on a child's appearance, background or behavior. But a handful of conservative critics have zeroed in on the references to harassment based on sexual orientation.

"I hope schools will realize it's less an exercise in tolerance than a platform for liberal groups to promote their pan-sexual agenda," said Robert Knight, director of Concerned Women for America's Culture and Family Ins ute.

Pan-sexual agenda? WTF? I heard Sponge Bob Square Pants might be having Pan-sex.

Imagine a conservative radio "no-name calling week", the shows would all last about 5 minutes.

**Nbadan** · 01-24-2005

Speaking of intolerance...

GALVESTON, Texas — Billboards scattered across Galveston County and south Houston bear this message: "I questioned sexuality. Change is Possible. Discover how." The billboards show a smiling man or woman and promote Focus on the Family's "Love Won Out" conference set for Feb. 19 in Houston.

A Web site promoting the event calls it a "dynamic one-day conference addressing, understanding and preventing sexuality," but some say the message can be destructive and dangerous.

Cline said his son was gay and is now heterosexual and that his organization works to "prevent sexuality." He raised the money from various Christian groups and the billboards include the Web site address of Exodus International, an ex-gay group.

Carla Willis-Brandon, a Galveston therapist who works with gay, lesbian and transgender individuals, said she was upset after hearing about the conference from one of her patients

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MySanantonio.com

Rumor has it that the conference will include closet decorating classes that they are forcing gays into.

**scott** · 01-24-2005

Maybe they are taking 50mg doses of Homicil.

**exstatic** · 01-25-2005

...Robert Knight, director of Concerned Women for America's Culture and Family Ins ute

Y'see, this bothers me. Is Robert a woman? This sounds like a women's organization, so why is there a man in it, let alone the director? If it's co-ed, why not call it the Concerned People for America's Culture and Family? Do conservatives think that women are too dumb to run their own organization, or are women just not all that outraged by this stuff, and this is a front organization trying to act like they are?

**SpursWoman** · 01-25-2005

Originally Posted by exstatic

Y'see, this bothers me. Is Robert a woman? This sounds like a women's organization, so why is there a man in it, let alone the director? If it's co-ed, why not call it the Concerned People for America's Culture and Family?

Yeah, that caught my attention. I thought briefly of the male OB that delivered my son....throughout the prenatal visits I'd always wonder, "How the does this dude know what I am or should be feeling?"

I think all OB's should be women who have had children. Just like "women's" organizations should be headed by women. Makes more sense, doesn't it?

**Useruser666** · 01-25-2005

That's just gender discrimination!!!! Why can't a man run a womens group as well as a woman??!!!!!

**SpursWoman** · 01-25-2005

Well, if you can describe to me the exact sensation of when an 8 month old fetus kicks the out of your unsuspecting bladder, subsequently causing you to wet your pants, then I'd write you in on the ballot.......

**Shelly** · 01-25-2005

Originally Posted by SpursWoman

Well, if you can describe to me the exact sensation of when an 8 month old fetus kicks the out of your unsuspecting bladder, subsequently causing you to wet your pants, then I'd write you in on the ballot.......

Or a fetus that seemed to have his foot stuck between your ribs for 5 months.

Man...if I implemented the no-name calling week in my house, my kids wouldn't talk to each other!

**Yonivore** · 01-25-2005

My neighbor's sister's cousin's half-brother's second nephew's sister is named Robert.

**Useruser666** · 01-25-2005

It would probably be no worse than trying to get off a boy's bicycle that is much to big for you and end up "wishboning" it!!

**Drachen** · 01-25-2005

Why did you put that image in my loins, I actually experienced physical pain.

**violentkitten** · 01-25-2005

we men can describe what its like to put up with moody know it all through hindsight es

**Samurai Jane** · 01-25-2005

Originally Posted by Useruser666

It would probably be no worse than trying to get off a boy's bicycle that is much to big for you and end up "wishboning" it!!

That's never made any sense to me, why do the men's bikes have those bars anyway?

**SpursWoman** · 01-25-2005

Originally Posted by violentkitten

we men can describe what its like to put up with moody know it all through hindsight es

Well, I guess you can suffer physical damage and scarring from that too.....although you can just get up and leave.

That's never made any sense to me, why do the men's bikes have those bars anyway?

We had this discussion the other day. I've never understood it, either.

**Useruser666** · 01-25-2005

Originally Posted by Samurai Jane

That's never made any sense to me, why do the men's bikes have those bars anyway?

They were designed by women.

**violentkitten** · 01-25-2005

Well, I guess you can suffer physical damage and scarring from that too.....although you can just get up and leave.

i let her do that

**Drachen** · 01-25-2005

Whats funny is that you say that full of spite, but probably wouldnt be caught dead riding a (much safer) woman's bike.

**Useruser666** · 01-25-2005

They didn't make the model bike I bought in a "woman's" style.

**JoeChalupa** · 01-25-2005

I have no problem "coughing" for a female doctor.

**Drachen** · 01-25-2005

Originally Posted by Useruser666

They didn't make the model bike I bought in a "woman's" style.

This wasnt a personal attack, I was just messin around because Im a guy and know how we are.

**Drachen** · 01-25-2005

Originally Posted by JoeChalupa

I have no problem "coughing" for a female doctor.

I remember when I had to get my physical for the 7th grade basketball team, we had just changed Primary care physicians and I had a HOT female doctor. This was quite embarassing, since, as I am sure all you guys know, at 13 if the wind blows the wrong way, well lets say you cant control it.

**Clandestino** · 01-25-2005

why does there have to a be a "no name calling week"... EVERY DAY should be no name calling in school..

**Yonivore** · 01-25-2005

Originally Posted by Clandestino

why does there have to a be a "no name calling week"... EVERY DAY should be no name calling in school..

Why can't people just remember that, "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me?"

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