Poll of the Day > 22 y/o Gay Teacher QUITS cause Parents accuse of him teaching Kids to be GAY!!!

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22 y/o John M. Wallis, a Missouri Junior High School Teacher hung a pride flag in his classroom and has now submitted his resignation after parents accused him of teaching their children to be GAY!!

He taught speech and drama t Neosho High School and said trouble happened at the beginning of the year when he hung a pride flag next to a sign that said "In this classroom, EVERYONE is welcome. This was an attempt to make my classroom more open and welcoming for all my students and nothing was ever taught about the flag because it stood there as a reflection of my classroom as a safe space for my LGBTQIA+ students"

His effort at inclusiveness backfired when a parent called to complain about him stating he was teaching his kid to be gay and told them to remove him and the signs from the classroom.

But John says "The use of my pride flag in my classroom was compared to hanging the confederate flag in my classroom"

After removing the rainbow flag, a universal symbol of acceptance of all sexual preferences, students began wondering why it was removed and Wallis answered truthfully why which lead to 2-3 more people accusing him of pushing the gay agenda

He was then asked to sign a letter not to discuss sexuality in the room which then promoted his resignation

He said "There's never a problem when a heterosexual teacher displays pictures of thesmelves and their spouses in the classroom but i have a flag and all hell breaks loose. My administrators chose to belive the bigotry of parents over their building's teacher. To say i am devastated is an understatement"

Jim Cummins, the school district didn't respond for comment.

Twitter users were MIXED to the fallout with some accusing him of leaving sexuality out of the classroom while others praised him for his inclusiveness

Do you think the pride flag is promoting the "gay agenda"?

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Wow he obviously wasnt teaching gay lessons correctly if the kids ran home and taddled to their dumb straight parents

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Wow they really act like he was buttfucking dudes in front of the entire class

and not just ya know, existing and identifying himself honestly and accurately

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Lmao at fragile parents pushing the straight agenda with their "pretend gay people don't exist" rhetoric

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They really think some children, in a drama class of all things, aren't going to be gay anyways? And also "Missouri" so as to be expected. Teacher was pretty naive.

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Conservatism needs to die immediately. I'm so sick of these regressive fucks. Don't they understand that it is the current year and we live in a society?

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MeteoricBurst posted...

They really think some children, in a drama class of all things, aren't going to be gay anyways?

Of course they do. These people cling desperately to the fantasy that gay people exist only because other gay people convince them to be gay, not that they arise naturally and the only way they're actually going to be absent from a sufficiently large population is if they're closeted. They characterize sexuality as "trying to be straight," but don't seem to realize that anyone that has to try to be straight, isn't.

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I got a 95 on the Gayology midterm

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This is no different than the ANTIFA teacher in CA that just got canned. This guy just saved the school time by quitting first.

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Decoy77 posted...

This is no different than the ANTIFA teacher in CA that just got canned. This guy just saved the school time by quitting first.

I feel these are very different, tbh
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Decoy77 posted...

This is no different than the ANTIFA teacher in CA that just got canned. This guy just saved the school time by quitting first.

I nominate this for most deadbrain post of 2021

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Decoy77 posted...

This is no different than the ANTIFA teacher in CA that just got canned. This guy just saved the school time by quitting first.

No, there's a pretty huge fucking difference between promoting LGBT issues and promoting a literal terrorist group. Pretending that they're the same thing is absurdly offensive to the LGBT movement.

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If being against fascism makes you a terrorist doesn't that mean the terrorized ARE fascists?

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SilentSeph posted...

I got a 95 on the Gayology midterm

So you got an A at getting the D?

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HornedLion posted...

So you got an A at getting the D?

was it all yas or noi questions?

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HornedLion posted...

So you got an A at getting the D?

This B needs a C in his A

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People are fine taking the American flag and stuff out of the classroom but then cry foul

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Full Throttle posted...

it stood there as a reflection of my classroom as a safe space for my LGBTQIA+ students

That sounds like an agenda.

Full Throttle posted...

the rainbow flag, a universal symbol of acceptance of all sexual preferences

That also sounds like an agenda.

Full Throttle posted...

There's never a problem when a heterosexual teacher displays pictures of thesmelves and their spouses in the classroom

It's been a decade or so since I was in a classroom but I don't recall teachers being allowed to hang personal photos on the walls.

Lokarin posted...

If being against fascism makes you a terrorist doesn't that mean the terrorized ARE fascists?

If the people against fascism were only attacking fascists that reasoning might hold up. But they think everyone is a fascist.

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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

It's been a decade or so since I was in a classroom but I don't recall teachers being allowed to hang personal photos on the walls.

Most would hang it on the wall. It was usually on their desk, but still visible to pretty much anyone who came to the room...
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Lokarin posted...

If being against fascism makes you a terrorist doesn't that mean the terrorized ARE fascists?

What? First, they're not "against fascism," and they're fascist-friendly when they happen to agree with the fascism being promoted. Second, and more importantly, a stated objective isn't what makes a group terrorist or not, it's the tactics they choose to employ.

Antifa pretty explicitly tries to use violence to achieve its political and social objectives, which is textbook terrorism:

the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

What they CLAIM to believe doesn't really enter the discussion, because that's not what makes them terrorists, it's the fact that they openly advocate and rely on violence to achieve those objectives. However, there's a pretty big dissonance between what they claim to believe and what they actually believe, although you can argue that there's no real central belief structure, it's just violence to suppress the general public and stifle open discourse, which is very closely tied with fascism and other strongarm regimes.

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someone post that south park episode with the super gay cub scout leader that was the ideal cub scout leader
SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

It's been a decade or so since I was in a classroom but I don't recall teachers being allowed to hang personal photos on the walls.

teachers could do wtf ever they wanted as i grew up as a 30 year old guy now as long as it wasn't inherently offensive

which a lgtbq flag isnt

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agesboy posted...

as long as it wasn't inherently offensive

Nothing is inherently offensive. It depends on who is offended and how much they bitch about it.

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Agenda schmagenda

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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Nothing is inherently offensive. It depends on who is offended and how much they bitch about it.

so you wouldn't consider overt racism or ableism to be inherently offensive? good to know!

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Zeus insists on just further and further marginalizing himself into an existence of ineptly frustrated obscurity.

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22 is too young to be dealing with that kind of heat.

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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

That sounds like an agenda.

Generally speaking, nobody that isn't an abject piece of shit should object to the agenda of "gay people shouldn't be discriminated against," to such an extent that calling it an "agenda" is semantically null. That's not a scheme to change the world in some personally beneficial way, that's just not being a douche.

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Honestly. 22 is pretty young to be a teacher. This guy should been an assistant because at 22 most people havent quite matured yet.

I wouldnt hire anyone until 24/25 to be a teacher.

teddy241 posted...

Honestly. 22 is pretty young to be a teacher. This guy should been an assistant because at 22 most people havent quite matured yet.

I wouldnt hire anyone until 24/25 to be a teacher.

He could be pretty mature. I dont think ageni always a good indicator of maturity. Id base it on the person instead
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adjl posted...

should object to the agenda of "gay people shouldn't be discriminated against," to such an extent that calling it an "agenda" is semantically null.

First, that's not what was said. It's not simply "shouldn't be discriminated against". Being indifferent to them would accomplish that. The teacher specifically called it a "safe space". What he's talking about is showing favoritism to certain students.

Second, your argument is that there is an agenda, but it's a minor one, so ignore that it's an agenda. The question was "do you think the flag is promoting an agenda" and the teacher described the agenda the flag was promoting.

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Lol SKIDMARK is so triggered by the phrase "safe space" that he thinks it's ok for gay kids to be made to feel unsafe

We can all be glad that SKIDMARK has no actual influence in the world other than complaining on internet forums about how there should be more discrimination in the world against gay people


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Literally on purpose misinterpreting the entire message communicated by having a pride flag and saying it's a safe space for lgbt kids, then getting mad about it

Talk about playing the victim card

You get no sympathy and the majority of adults in the country would recognize your stance here as deplorable

How about you go try to better yourself in some way instead of being a champion for discrimination against kids for something entirely out of their control

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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

The teacher specifically called it a "safe space". What he's talking about is showing favoritism to certain students.

What he's talking about is a space in which they won't face harassment, hatred, or other forms of discrimination for their sexual orientation or gender identity. Which is pretty much exactly what all students should be able to enjoy in the classroom. That's not favouritism, that's just not being a douche.

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Second, your argument is that there is an agenda, but it's a minor one, so ignore that it's an agenda.

Not so much that it's a minor one, but that it is (or at least ought to be) such an utterly banal part of the status quo that singling it out as an "agenda" is absurd. You don't talk about how you have an "agenda" to oxygenate your blood every time you breathe in (that damn aerobic agenda), that's just a reasonable way to conduct everyday life that doesn't warrant any special recognition.

Does the pride flag promote the "gay agenda"? Yes. Is the "gay agenda" anything that actually needs to be identified as a specific plan? No, that would be absurd. It just means stop being a dick to people for no reason. Anyone that considers that to be so difficult that there needs to be an actual plan to get them on board with it is a terrible person.

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We straights have failed to teach gay kids to be straight for literal decades. Even torture has failed to turn them from their path.

Meanwhile every gay substitute in America is making our sons suck dick and our daughters eat pussy with a mere flag in the classroom

Perhaps this is a battle we simply cannot win

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Clench281 posted...

he thinks it's ok for gay kids to be made to feel unsafe

I wouldn't say go out of your way to do that but it is ok for them to feel as safe or unsafe as any other student. They should not be singled out.

adjl posted...

What he's talking about is a space in which they won't face harassment, hatred, or other forms of discrimination for their sexual orientation or gender identity.

It's not discrimination to disagree with something someone says. But if they can claim something they disagree with makes them feel unsafe, or that defending a position against them is harassment, then they can get favorable treatment over other students. That is discriminatory.

adjl posted...

It just means stop being a dick to people for no reason.

People should be allowed to be a dick to eachother whether they have a reason or not. What a "safe space" does is say you can't be a dick to these specific people. Whether it actually is the reason, if they can make it about their gender identity then they can benefit.

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you actually think harassment is a basic human right

that's a take

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I'm not sure what kind of bizarre fantasy you've dreamed up in which a pride flag in a classroom means straight kids become helplessly oppressed, but it's demonstrating some rather spectacular ignorance of how the real world works.

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We have to force gays to be straight that way it will be even tougher for us to find a date!

-a lot of straight people strangely

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agesboy posted...

you actually think harassment is a basic human right

that's a take

This only supports what I was saying. Being a dick to someone is not harassment. But people will claim it is to try to gain an upper hand just as you did here.

adjl posted...

in which a pride flag in a classroom means straight kids become helplessly oppressed

You're making a lot of erroneous assumptions about my position. I acknowledged that an agenda exists and how it can be exploited. You have now drawn that out into asserting that not only has it been exploited but has been exploited so successful that those effected are helpless against it. That is not at all what I've been saying.

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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Being a dick to someone is not harassment.

being a dick over a protected class (sexual orientation or gender) is absolutely harassment

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agesboy posted...

being a dick over a protected class (sexual orientation or gender) is absolutely harassment

Protected classes determine that you cannot be a dick to certain people for a specific reason. You can still be a dick to that person for any other reason or for no reason at all.

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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

The teacher specifically called it a "safe space". What he's talking about is showing favoritism to certain students.

This is a stupid take. Having a safe space for gay students isnt favoritism. He probably would like it to be a safe space for everyone, including the LGBT+ community

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

I wouldn't say go out of your way to do that but it is ok for them to feel as safe or unsafe as any other student. They should not be singled out.

Like Insaid, I dont think hes showing favoritism. I think he wants everyone to feel safe there. But its also true that there are probably more safe spaces available for straight kids. But not as many for LGBT+ kids. Having this as a safe space for everybody is definitely a good thing. Thinking otherwise makes you a bad person

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

What a "safe space" does is say you can't be a dick to these specific people.

Why do you think he would allow the LGBT+ kids to be dicks to the straight students, while stopping the straight students from being dicks. He probably wants everyone to be nice to everyone else
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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

I acknowledged that an agenda exists and how it can be exploited.

With a ridiculous leap of logic that has no basis in reality.

Since you seem to genuinely not understand, establishing a safe space for LGBTQ people means establishing a space where they can trust nobody's going to give them a hard time for being LGBTQ. That's all. There are no special privileges, just an acknowledgement that the world outside that classroom often sucks and that they might be facing such harassment elsewhere, and a commitment to making sure the classroom is better than that. I don't know how you get "special protections" from a philosophy of inclusivity and acceptance, but nothing about this suggests that.

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adjl posted...

establishing a safe space for LGBTQ people means establishing a space where they can trust nobody's going to give them a hard time for being LGBTQ.

And when that safe space is a classroom which other people need access to, then what? If they want a space that's designated just for them that's fine. Anyone that doesn't agree to their terms doesn't need to be there. But in this instance those terms are imposed on a space that is meant to be accessible to everyone.

adjl posted...

just an acknowledgement that the world outside that classroom often sucks and that they might be facing such harassment elsewhere, and a commitment to making sure the classroom is better than that.

Is everyone who enters the classroom required to make that acknowledgment?
What happens when someone who is required to be there for a class doesn't agree to that commitment?

adjl posted...

I don't know how you get "special protections" from a philosophy of inclusivity and acceptance, but nothing about this suggests that.

If the philosophy says the individual who subscribes to it must include and be accepting of others then I have no problem with that. However, in this case the application of that philosophy is to ensure that those who don't subscribe to it also have to practice it. This is stated as being to the benefit of LGBTQIA+ students. Are the LGBTQIA+ students also required to accept anything which they don't agree with?

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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

But in this instance those terms are imposed on a space that is meant to be accessible to everyone.

It is, though. Everyone should be nice to everyone else. No one should be a dick to anyone for any reason

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

What happens when someone who is required to be there for a class doesn't agree to that commitment?

Switch classes if you dont like it People shouldnt have to agree to not be a dick. And if you want to be one, go to a classroom that accepts that kind of behavior. Or a school that accepts that behavior
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LinkPizza posted...

It is, though. Everyone should be nice to everyone else. No one should be a dick to anyone for any reason

i agree, wholeheartedly, ok?

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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

What he's talking about is showing favoritism to certain students.

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Somebody on Reddit has finally found it. The real gay agenda

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Turns out, the real gay agenda comes with stickers!
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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

What happens when someone who is required to be there for a class doesn't agree to that commitment?

Then the teacher disciplines them appropriately for being a piece of shit. Since, you know, anyone who doesn't make that commitment is a piece of shit and should be treated accordingly.

Why are you so bothered by the idea of homophobia not being tolerated? Homophobes are shit, dude. Treat them accordingly. If you are one, punch yourself until you become a better person.

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adjl posted...

anyone who doesn't make that commitment is a piece of shit and should be treated accordingly.

You just made my point for me.

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