This week, we learned that a one-woman genderizer managed to undermine local tradition. She protested the annual Father-Daughter and Mother-Son dances as not inclusive enough. She insisted on a blended affair, to be fair. The sponsor put them on hold pending a discussion and the discussion is over.
There’s no room for either a Father-Daughter and Mother-Son dances and a third all-in affair. There can only be one.
On behalf of Lincoln Akerman School PTO, a parent-teacher volunteer organization, in collaboration with School Administration, together we are aligned to reconstruct the separate “Guys & Dolls” girls’ dance and “Ladies & Lads” boys’ event (2022 activity was not determined at the time of cancellation) into one new all-school Carnival for 2022. In order to remain within current COVID protocols for a gathering of such size, this event will be planned for outdoors. The family event will be hosted in April or May (based on planning and availability of services) with more information to come.
That sounds nice, but the objections had nothing to do with a dance. Mother-Son, Father-Daughter dances are traditional bonding events for those family members with other fathers and daughters or mothers and sons. Opportunities to build stronger relationships between moms and sons and dads and daughters. But they are binary, and the non-binary crowd can’t stand them.
As noted here,
Every time you acquiesce (surrender might be a better word), you enable and encourage them. And while many in that “activist” class are not aware of their role, or the threat, that does not change the goals or the response.
The PTO issued a very long-winded explanation for why they caved. Over 800 words.
The correct response to one woman’s demands pushing for change is much shorter.
No.
