Good Gods, I'm not buying into your silly freaken game. If this Malcontent Operative of the Liberals, The Flamer Student, hadn't objected to that word, it would have been just some other freaken word. That's the PC Game you're playing, and I'm NOT going to play. I'll just advocate that we boot the Liberals out of every single position of authority, influence and power, and then we can have peace, and good education again. Quite abusing our kids and their education as your political tool! -
Before I "Like" this post, I must consult my "Little Conservative Book of Discriminatory Code Words" to see if the phrase 'ankle biter' is going to get me in trouble with the PC police.
Already have a permanent position else where that is full time and pays far more. That was just a side gig to acquire funds in between jobs. - - - Updated - - - Yes, I absolutely hated it. It's funny though... I was told I did my job well and I watched other subs get rolled over by the students there. Children looking for petty vengeance against a sub that isn't going to lay down for them....
I apologize for knowing words beyond the one or two syllable level. I'll stick to using "too" in every description I have.
Sorry, don't see the relevance of any of your points to the topic of discussion. Homosexual couples don't produce children. Marriage between two people of the same sex doesn't establish paternity.
No. Marriage between two heterosexual men who do not have sex with each other isn't equivalent to a "gay marriage". Marriage between the single mother and grandmother raising their children and grand children together isn't equivalent to "gay marriage"
Im not sure i'd agree to marriage between two adults if it is for a reason other than love. That seems like it would be playing the system just for the tax benefits.
Wow, it's been a while since I've been called a liberal. I'm a card-carrying Republican gun-owning churchgoer, but I just have common sense. Flamboyant is a way to imply someone is gay. I would never use that word to describe anyone that wasn't gay. Subs don't need to be getting the kids mad. They need to be getting them to sit down and shut up.
I thought you were a Leftist too. But based on this post, now I think you're just confused. Schizophrenic even.
Schizophrenic doesn't mean multiple personalities, by the way. (common misusage) I live in the real world, not in an ideological world. If I were the principal, and I had a sub who was stirring up the kids, I'd fire them too. Just common sense, no ideology involved. I thought conservatives were supposed to have common sense, not get involved in tilting at windmills.
I know what MPD is and I didn't use that term. I used schizophrenic. And furthermore, you have to have a massive chip on your shoulder to think that "flamboyant" is an offensive word. By that arbitrary standard, just about any word can be skewed to mean something it doesn't. If there's any cosmic justice, you're going to lose your job because of some remark you made that you never imagined would be taken the wrong way. I hope that evil befalls you.
When you're dealing with high school kids, many things that aren't considered offensive can be. This isn't a situation of something happening in just any place. This is happening in a school, with kids that can sometimes be overly sensitive. It's part of being a teacher. I spent 8 yrs teaching, and understand that. Being called flamboyant in front of class probably really hurt that child. We're not talking adults. We are talking teenagers being insulted by adults (or feeling insulted by adults). It's not the same. The OP is an adult. She can handle a bit of harshness. That might be the worst day of that kid's school year. The principal was correct, although probably would have been wiser to simply let the sub finish the day, and simply not ever ask her back (which is what most principals do upon getting a sub who's behavior they don't particularly think is appropriate). I thought you once claimed to be Catholic? (years ago on here). I'm Catholic, and can't recall when it was considered appropriate to wish that evil befalls upon someone, especially when using a Saint's name as a pseudonym, but then again, I guess I'm schizophrenic.
Yes I am Catholic and I wish nothing more upon you than what you deserve. If you thought that it was ok to fire somebody for a comment that no reasonable person would think is offensive, then you can't complain when the exact same thing happens to you. If it does happen to you as I hope, it will balance the scale, and that's never a bad thing.
Well, I pray for you. I don't wish evil upon people that have done actual evil to me. I didn't wish evil upon the OP. I actually hoped she would find a better job, and I was very happy to hear that she has one. I didn't say a reasonable person would find it offensive. I said a male high school student could find it offensive. You do realize that she didn't say this to an adult. She said it to a child in school in front of his peers. You also realize that she wasn't saying this as a private citizen, but as a (temporary) government employee.
Right. A bunch of self righteous crap after your harshly judgmental attitude toward the teacher who was fired. You said she should have been fired, so I said you should have been fired. If you find injustice in that, you are more disturbed than I first estimated. You don't even see your own hypocrisy thinking you're holier than me and the OP. It stinks to high heaven.
Actually, my first post (#13) on the subject was: After that, I started arguing with the stupid idea that she should sue, and on further thought, I realized the principal was right. However, to do that, I had to look at things through the child's eyes, not the adults' eyes.
What are you trying to say? Where did I "abuse forum rules to threaten?" Where did I threaten anyone. . . is more to the point! Your earlier comment made no sense and it seems that you prefer not to explain it. . .so it is moot to me! NOW can we get back on topic?
Hard to answer without knowing but on the surface it would seem that flamboyant is not a name usually used but alone it seems a rather odd thing to fire over so I would ask if you were already reprimanded for another situation. I would also ask whether they said you were let go due to that situation. If you've never had other issues and if they stated that it was that situation you are let go over, then only an attorney can give you answers. If letting you go and the lone situation is not verbally connected then it is anyone's guess.
What child sees words like "flamboyant" as offensive unless being coached by adult ideological hacks?
Bull(*)(*)(*)(*). Kids get their cues from adults, and particularly the Left that teaches people the power of being "offended". You expressed dismay that I wanted you to lose your job, yet an entire ideology has been built on the idea of punishing people for having divergent ideas. Kids pick up on this and play the victim very well, especially when they're encouraged to and they think there's some gain to be had. It used to be that adults didn't buy the act and that kids were taught to respect their teachers and people in authority. Now kids are told they can be disrespectful and can even get adults fired for their amusement. There's no way in hell this kid wasn't influenced by people like you.
Bull(*)(*)(*)(*)! Kids get their cues from adults, and are very talented at playing the victim when they think it works on adults. Kids are learning from people like you the power of being "offended" and having a chip on one's shoulder. It used to be that adults acted like adults and didn't encourage such behavior, but now many adults are like you, large children playing on immature impulses and evil too, thinking it's cool to cost people their job over some petty slight. Children aren't being taught to be virtuous, they're taught to be vengeful, spiteful, and to play the victim role for gain. There's no way in hell this kid thought of all this on his own. He learned this behavior from people like you.
Me? I'm actually fairly anti-gay. I love the way you make up things about me. Firing a sub isn't the same level as being fired from another job. As I said in one post, the principal should have simply let her serve out the day, and then simply never rehired her as a sub again, without giving a reason.
I never said you were gay. Talk about "reading in" to my words. And based on your statement, I'll revise mine. I hope someday you get fired for no other reason than a comment you never intended to be offensive and then after being allowed to serve out the rest of the day, be asked not to return to work again. It would serve you right.
