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2006-05-06 - 10:50 a.m.


I'm reprinting this portion of a story from CNN.com, then I'm going to change the wording
and print it again. The original story can be found here. I know most of my hetero readers consider themselves pretty open minded and tolerant, But here's a little test for you, just to make sure.


Here is a portion of the original story:


BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- Ever since her 5-year-old brought home a book from kindergarten that depicted a gay family, Tonia Parker has felt that her parenting has been under attack in the only state that allows same-sex marriage.


She and her husband, David, did not want to discuss sexual orientation yet with their son, and were shocked that the book was included in a "diversity book bag" last year.


David Parker subsequently got arrested for refusing to leave a Lexington school after officials refused to meet his demand that he be notified when homosexuality was discussed in his son's class.


Now the Parkers and another couple have sued the school district in federal court, claiming Lexington officials violated their parental rights to teach morals to their own children.


The way they and other opponents of gay marriage see it, the 2003 ruling that cleared the way for same-sex weddings has emboldened gay rights advocates in the state of Massachusetts to push their views in schools and ignore those who feel homosexuality is immoral.


"In many parts of the United States, we could have presented our concerns and our objections, and it wouldn't have been a problem," Tonia Parker said.


Glenn Koocher, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, said there is no pro-gay campaign in the schools, just isolated cases exaggerated by anti-gay marriage activists who suffer from "narcissistic activist personality disorder."


Carisa Cunningham, spokeswoman for the Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, said school curriculums have not changed, just the reaction to them by gay marriage opponents. "Maybe the impact of the law is that it has made people much more defensive and much more afraid," she said.




Ok, class, how do you feel about this story? Do the parents have a point? Alright, now I'm going to change the wording.



BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- Ever since her 5-year-old brought home a book from kindergarten that depicted a mixed-raced family, Tonia Parker has felt that her parenting has been under attack in the only state that allows mixed-race marriage.


She and her husband, David, did not want to discuss racial diversity yet with their son, and were shocked that the book was included in a "diversity book bag" last year.


David Parker subsequently got arrested for refusing to leave a Lexington school after officials refused to meet his demand that he be notified when racial diversity was discussed in his son's class.


Now the Parkers and another couple have sued the school district in federal court, claiming Lexington officials violated their parental rights to teach morals to their own children.


The way they and other opponents of mixed race marriage see it, the 2003 ruling that cleared the way for mixed-race weddings has emboldened black rights advocates in the state of Massachusetts to push their views in schools and ignore those who feel mixed-race marriage is immoral.


"In many parts of the United States, we could have presented our concerns and our objections, and it wouldn't have been a problem," Tonia Parker said.


Glenn Koocher, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, said there is no pro-racial diversity campaign in the schools, just isolated cases exaggerated by anti-mixed-race marriage activists who suffer from "narcissistic activist personality disorder."


Carisa Cunningham, spokeswoman for the Mixed Race Marriage Advocates and Defenders, said school curriculums have not changed, just the reaction to them by mixed race marriage opponents. "Maybe the impact of the law is that it has made people much more defensive and much more afraid," she said.


Now what do you think? I have to confess this tripped me up, until I did the substitution thing. The Gay issue is the same as the racial issue, which will only go away when children are taught to ignore race except in the context of celebrating cultural diversity.

So There. :P

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