Why "but it will confuse the children" is an obnoxious excuse for discrimination


	Why "but it will confuse the children" is an obnoxious excuse for discrimination

Lexica

10-7-2009 6:52 PM

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discrimination, prejudice, children, parenting

Lexica says:

As the post points out,

[Y]ou know what else confuses kids? Everything: Time zones. Books without pictures. Cargo pants. Certain hair colors. Jello molds. The magic trick with the quarter behind the ear. Mirrors. Mentadent toothpaste dispensers. Everything confuses kids, because they're kids. So "Will it confuse kids?" is probably not the best litmus test for, well, anything besides toys and Spongebob plotlines (and even then, there's a lot of leeway).

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