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marmar

(77,091 posts) Thu Jun 20, 2013, 09:56 AM Jun 2013

Phil Gingrey: We gotta teach wimmens to be wimmens and menz to be menz

(ThinkProgress) Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) wants American youths to be taught gender stereotypes in grade school classes, so they understand the roles of mothers and fathers — and the importance of allowing only opposite-sex couples to marry.

In a speech Monday on the House floor, Gingrey stressed his continued support for the Defense of Marriage Act — which defines marriage as only union between a man and a woman — and suggested that children need to be carefully taught about the traditional roles of their genders:

GINGREY: You know, maybe part of the problem is we need to go back into the schools at a very early age, maybe at the grade school level, and have a class for the young girls and have a class for the young boys and say, you know, this is what’s important. This is what a father does that is maybe a little different, maybe a little bit better than the talents that a mom has in a certain area. And the same thing for the young girls, that, you know, this is what a mom does, and this is what is important from the standpoint of that union which we call marriage.”

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While Gingrey is right that each parent brings different strengths to a family, his suggestion that only opposite-sex couples can bring complementary skills is nearly as archaic as his view that children should be taught to conform to his outdated view of gender roles. And despite his assertions, the gender of parents has never been proven to be a relevant factor in the quality of parenting. ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/06/19/2182311/gingrey-teach-gender-roles/

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Phil Gingrey: We gotta teach wimmens to be wimmens and menz to be menz (Original Post) marmar Jun 2013 OP

du rec. xchrom Jun 2013 #1

"you've got to be carefully taught" niyad Jun 2013 #2

running so scared that people might actually be more accepting and open that we have to TEACH niyad Jun 2013 #3

Those girls should stay in the kitchen with their mama and learn treestar Jun 2013 #4

Of course, if this really were the "natural order" or such, riqster Jun 2013 #5

precisely niyad Jun 2013 #10

Georgia has some of most backward Congressfolks in country. And Gingrey was an obstetrician. Hoyt Jun 2013 #6

just like michael burgess. how in the HELL did these people get INTO any legitimate medical school? niyad Jun 2013 #9

Probably folks vote for him thinking he's Gingrich. RedCloud Jun 2013 #11

we should consult with Saudi Arabia Enrique Jun 2013 #7

Talk about Tyranny! n/t stuckinodi Jun 2013 #8

Welcome, Rep. Gingrey, to 1813. sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #12

xchrom

(108,903 posts)

1. du rec.

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Thu Jun 20, 2013, 10:08 AM

Jun 2013

niyad

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2. "you've got to be carefully taught"

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Thu Jun 20, 2013, 10:09 AM

Jun 2013

Youve Got To Be Carefully Taught by
Cable:
You've got to be taught
To hate and fear,
You've got to be taught
From year to year,
It's got to be drummed
In your dear little ear
You've got to be carefully taught.

You've got to be taught to be afraid
Of people whose eyes are oddly made,
And people whose skin is a diff'rent shade,
You've got to be carefully taught.

You've got to be taught before it's too late,
Before you are six or seven or eight,
To hate all the people your relatives hate,
You've got to be carefully taught!