Posted on 03/09/2006 8:58:52 PM PST by peggybac
Zelda's revenge: Gender-neutralizing bill could also jeopardize prom kings, queens
A traditional-values organization in California is warning the state's residents that a bill pending in the Legislature, if approved, could remove all references to gender in public schools – threatening even references to "mom" or "dad" in textbooks.
If the bill, SB 1437, were to become law, warns the Capitol Resource Institute, "it could potentially require gender-neutral bathrooms in our schools and all references to 'husband' and 'wife' or 'mom and dad' removed from school textbooks as the norm."
Sponsored by Democratic Sen. Sheila Kuehl – a lesbian actress best known for playing Zelda in "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" in the '60s – the legislation would add "gender" (actual or perceived) and "sexual orientation" to the law that prohibits California public schools from having textbooks, teaching materials, instruction or "school-sponsored activities" that reflect adversely upon people based on characteristics like race, creed and handicap.
States Capitol Resource Institute on its website: "The reason this is such an outrageous bill is because it is the most extreme effort thus far to transform our public schools into institutions that disregard all notions of the traditional family unit. SB 1437 seeks to eliminate all 'stereotypes' of the traditional family so that young children are brainwashed into believing that families with moms and dads are irrelevant.
"The social experiment pro-homosexual activists have envisioned for our young children is mind-boggling!"
The organization notes the bill also applies to school activities, which include cheerleading, sports and events like the prom.
"Under SB 1437, school districts would likely be prohibited from having a 'prom king and queen' because that would show bias based on gender and sexual orientation," said CRI. The measure also could affect issues like gender-specific sports teams.
Earlier this week, about 500 homosexual students gathered at the State Capitol in Sacramento to celebrate "Queer Youth Advocacy Day."
According to the Sacramento Bee, demonstrators voiced support for Kuehl's bill and AB 606, authored by Democrat Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, which addresses harassment and discrimination in schools.
"I refuse to settle for anything less than respect and equality in education," 16-year-old Garrett Rubin stated at the event. "I shouldn't have to be working so hard to get an education like everybody else."
The Bee reported participants also spoke out against AB 2311, authored by GOP Assemblyman Dennis Mountjoy, a bill that would prohibit the "promotion of homosexuality in public education."
The young protesters chanted: "Hey hey, ho ho, homophobia's got to go."
Traditional values group Campaign for Children and Families decried AB 606, which has passed the Assembly and likely will be approved in the state Senate.
"AB 606 would give inappropriate, draconian power to the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction to unilaterally withhold state funds from California school districts that don't promote transsexuality, bisexuality, and homosexuality according to his arbitrary 'standards,'" stated an e-mail from the group. "This horrible bill essentially mandates the trans-bi-homosexual agenda in curriculum, textbooks, presentations and more. And because two-thirds of a school districts' funds come from the state, AB 606 would interrupt and destroy the academic learning of millions of California schoolchildren if schools 'don't comply.'"
Campaign for Children and Families is urging Californians to urge Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to veto the bill should it reach his desk.
these fx intend to legislate normalcy and decency out of existence. Talk about some imaginary civil war in Iraq? Maybe we need have one here!
Of course it would start here.
If the bill, SB 1437, were to become law, warns the Capitol Resource Institute, "it could potentially require gender-neutral bathrooms in our schools
If Dobie had only taken one for the team, this would be a better State today.
I have heard a rumor, that the "gay rights bill" recently passed here in Washington State had a provision buried in it that required GENDER NEUTRAL labelling of school bathrooms......
"Sponsored by Democratic Sen. Sheila Kuehl – a lesbian actress best known for playing Zelda in "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" in the '60s..."
Next thing you know, Senator Sheila ("Zelda") will be wanting to ban the lyrics to the "Dobie Gillis" theme song for being sexist:
Dobie, wants a little cutie,
Dobie, wants a little beauty,
Dobie want a gal to call his own
Any size, any style, any eyes, any smile, any Jean, any Jane, nay Joan.
Oh Dobie, wants a girl who is dreamy,
Dobie, wants a girl who's creamy,
Dobie, wants a girl to call his own.
Is she blond, is she tall, is she dark, is she small, Is she any kinda dreamboat at all
No matter, he's hers and hers alone.
That would effectively eliminate girls from sports -- certainly not what the bitter lesbo who sponsored the bill had in mind. .....unless, of course, the schools were forced to implement some sort of affirmative action sports program.
Thalia Menninger would be appalled:
http://us.imdb.com/gallery/mptv/1189/0335_0344.jpg
And here's the audio clip of the theme song:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/sounds/themanylovesofdobiegillis.wav
Shoot, at this point, I am seriously debating not having kids. Not in the USA at least. There is no end to the hunger of government wanting to tell us how to do everything. Now it is even permeating down to the youngest levels of childhood.
Pssst.......Whos that guy?.... No name with it
Already posted: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1593021/posts?page=1,50
She got no credit for it but Sheila was also in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," in which she played the little sister of Dorcas (Julie Newmar).
For those who don't remember, Zelda is the one with the bow.
That is Zelda.
It is me or do all old lesbians look alike?
what a country
We the people select that for a leader, they get what they deserve
this PC gender-erasing nonsense has gone beyond silly.
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