I thought were were talking about the US here. I'm sure there are worse places in the world for young girls to be, like around Donald Trump, still the whole child brides up to 2017 thing pushes them wayyyy down on the list of US states.
Like I said, no one should be surprised that this is the kind of shit being shoved down kids throats in Utah. I linked some of their more.... colorful marriage laws earlier in the thread.
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." - Isaac Asimov
Wow a mother gets outraged and makes it national news.
You don't see that more than twice a day!
$5 for a date? Unless you're going to McDonald's to order off the dollar menu, that's not going to get you much.
It's your problem I would say. The boys just answered a question to their preference. They aren't trying to change anyone. If you don't like a boy who wants to dates a western-culture-defined feminine girl, then don't date him. The boys aren't making a big deal about this. The mom and the people responding to the boys are. The boys were just making a list of things they found desirable in their dates. Nothing more sinister than that.
Edit: Trigger Warning! I prefer a feminine woman. There, now I'm just as evil as a high school boy. They should know better than to answer questions about their opinions in a place where they can discuss them and have an open dialog.
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I've heard the entire middle east wasn't a great place to be a young girl, as well as many other places in Africa and Asia. I heard it's not bad being a young girl in Antarctica as long as you wear lots of layers to keep warm.
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That's probably the idea, or like going to the park for a picnic, etc. Also keep in mind that's $5 for each person, the paper never says who's going to pay, though both boys and girls seemed to assume the boys would pay and both found it more desirable to pay less attention to the money being spent.
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I don't care. Didn't call anyone evil. My biggest problem is that this kind of assignment even exists. Forcing people out on dates is ludicrous in the first place, the pointers just makes it hilarious. However, that doesn't make the whole 'plz act feminine' any less dumb, because it should not be requested. Requesting behaviour from people is not anyone's right whatsoever.
Yes, I'm aware that it's just a suggestion, thus it's not worth investing any serious brainpower on, however, I find the kneejerk reactions entertaining enough to participate.
And again; people can like whatever they like, I don't care, just don't request behaviour from people who don't naturally display that kind of behaviour, particularly not on something that could easily be forced. Why forced? Not because they request it as such, requests can be refused, but because it's an assignment.
Assignments are supposed to be succeeded, but this kind of pigeonholing may force some students to automatically fail because they refuse to follow all the pointers that goes against them as people, as is in their right, unless you want to encourage deceitful behaviour.
I guess the 1950s felt like saying hi.
Gay and bisexual people very likely make up than 2-3% of the population, moreso is it so hard to make something like this gender neutral? Hint, it isn't.
Also your argument boils down to "they're such a small percentage why should be consider them in our teaching?" Which is a terrible place to be in when talking about education.
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." - Isaac Asimov
"Don't waste my money". Writing assignment: "you are not allowed to spend more than $5"...dudes in the class are sweating over wasting $5 on a date? These are some broke-ass kids!
Also, "don't expect love and commitment", lol. But she was so impressed with the fact that you let her order whatever she wanted off the McD's dollar menu!
I'd rather they act feminine than masculine.Utah dating homework tells girls: be 'feminine'
I sometimes forget that's a real place.
Islam and Conservative America has so much in common, for good or bad. Why the hate?
Let's make a New Years resolution as a forum.
Every time some some SJW in some random corner of the country that nobody's been to and nobody cares about does something super obnoxious, we don't have a 13 page shit storm over the issue.
Seriously, SJW and their anti-PC opponents are equally as annoying, equally as asinine, and equally as worthless to the bulk of the population that isn't pulled to such extremes.
The whole this is offensive to BOTH sexes the guy is expected by the GIRL to pay and never question how much they pay and just shut up AND they need to be parents of the girl they are going out with as well seeing as they are the ones who have the responsibility of getting them home in time both of these expectations are baffeling.
And as its been mentioned a billion times a girl is supose to act a certain way is a fucking joke but at least the girls part did have "relax and be yourself" but oddly it conflicts with EVERYTHING said previously.
Man people in the US seem to be SUPER shallow not only that but man do have alot of "requirements".
Nah, it isn't. This is just the pointers of a date. Most people don't need such a guide, but apparently that school is full of savages and gold diggers, so they need to learn how to treat the other gender.
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why yes, yes i am saying that, because apparently you didnt even bother reading what my first post was about. suggestions about how to have a successful date and a suggestion to kill someone are two INCREDIBLY EFFING DIFFERENT THINGS.
why you felt the need to bring up the killing someone suggestion, well only you know that, but it was a pathetic attempt to discredit my post regardless.