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Nursery Pride face painting

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insomniaclife · 26/04/2025 12:55

Went to pick up three year old from nursery.
Staff and all kids in her class had rainbows painted on their faces.
“nice rainbows” I said. Staff said “we’re celebrating Pride”.

Is this normal? The timing seems odd - it’s not Pride week is it?

OP posts:
Cailleach1 · 27/04/2025 10:22

I’m not sure I believe that some women are lesbians because they haven’t met the right variety of man. I thought it was about same sex attracted sexual orientation.

It is bisexual when someone is sexually attracted to both men and women.

Cailleach1 · 27/04/2025 10:17

Maybe start young. Indoctrinate any potential, future Lesbians that they have no right to deny men access to their spaces, and should repress any thinking they have a right to organise as a group. They uniquely should override their sexual orientation and accept the doctrine. Otherwise, make them believe they are truly following the god of ‘hate’.

Some ideologues think lesbians now have deny their rights to their sexual orientation and open their groups to be playthings of men (in whatever guise they present themselves). As mentioned above, lesbians who won’t do this were called ‘sexual racists’ by some very ‘progressive’ men’s entitlements (sorry, meant trans positive) proponent. A giant step in progress for man, indeed.

Lesbian is the only exclusively female group in the rainbow. Why is everyone promoting trampling on lesbians? Oh, maybe the answer is in the question.

Micaela64 · 27/04/2025 10:16

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 27/04/2025 10:10

But what do you think those words mean? That if a lesbian if not attracted to a man who identifies as a woman then they are a sexual racist? That they are prejudiced and need to be re-educated? That they must be taken to court and punished if men are not allowed on lesbian dating apps? Or that gay men must include women in their dating pool and at their clubs and saunas if that woman identifies as a man?

Do you think lesbians are attracted to certificates?

I think it's for individual gay and lesbian people to decide whether they're attracted to trans people or not. Some will be, some won't be and that's fine.

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 27/04/2025 10:12

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CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 27/04/2025 10:10

Micaela64 · 27/04/2025 09:57

Lesbian and Gay

But what do you think those words mean? That if a lesbian if not attracted to a man who identifies as a woman then they are a sexual racist? That they are prejudiced and need to be re-educated? That they must be taken to court and punished if men are not allowed on lesbian dating apps? Or that gay men must include women in their dating pool and at their clubs and saunas if that woman identifies as a man?

Do you think lesbians are attracted to certificates?

Bigfatsunandclouds · 27/04/2025 10:04

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 27/04/2025 09:44

My child’s painful eczema means nothing to you?

Come on - nurseries will have to get permission for face painting which you would have denied. This thread wasn't about skin conditions in children.

EweSurname · 27/04/2025 10:03

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 27/04/2025 09:04

Rainbow face paint is completely harmless.

This is absolutely untrue. My DC reacted to face paints - it would cause days of nasty eczema. I would be absolutely furious if nursery caused harm to my child like that.

Pride is a political organisation and therefore has no place in nursery.

I don’t think the point was about reactions to the physical effects of face paint! I’m sure the nursery would know about allergies in advance and known which children to avoid

CuriousGeorge80 · 27/04/2025 10:01

RapidOnsetGenderCritic · 27/04/2025 09:09

I have already admitted that I misread it. Do I have to apologise as well? I'm sorry I got this wrong, and I will wear sackcloth and ashes for the next half hour for my sin of passive aggressive scepticism.

No, I genuinely find it really intriguing when people can be bothered to make passive aggressive accusations at other posters (twice, in this case) but haven’t bothered to read the thread and check they are right. I’m intrigued by the thought process.

Bigfatsunandclouds · 27/04/2025 10:00

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 27/04/2025 09:23

pride (although has become politicized)

Pride hasn’t become politicised, it has always been a political protest movement.

Yes it has, apologies, I meant in terms of the Trans movement and the TQ+ element.

PrettyDamnCosmic · 27/04/2025 09:58

Myalternate · 27/04/2025 09:56

🤷‍♀️

Lesbian- Female sexuality
Gay - Male sexuality
Bisexual - Male & Female sexuality

Trans - Confusion

Q = Straight with a spicy haircut

CuriousGeorge80 · 27/04/2025 09:58

I’m enjoying the ironic juxtaposition of posts on here saying there is no need for pride because being LGB is mainstream and nobody is homophobic, and the posts insinuating that being LGBT basically makes you a pedophile. Good work team.

Micaela64 · 27/04/2025 09:57

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 27/04/2025 09:52

In the context of T what do YOU think L and G stand for?

Lesbian and Gay

Myalternate · 27/04/2025 09:56

Micaela64 · 27/04/2025 09:50

LOL, how is that homophobic? What do you think the LGB in LGBTQ stands for?

🤷‍♀️

Lesbian- Female sexuality
Gay - Male sexuality
Bisexual - Male & Female sexuality

Trans - Confusion

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 27/04/2025 09:52

Micaela64 · 27/04/2025 09:50

LOL, how is that homophobic? What do you think the LGB in LGBTQ stands for?

In the context of T what do YOU think L and G stand for?

Micaela64 · 27/04/2025 09:50

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 27/04/2025 09:45

Well that is definitely homophobic

LOL, how is that homophobic? What do you think the LGB in LGBTQ stands for?

WhenYouSayNothingAtAll · 27/04/2025 09:50

Micaela64 · 27/04/2025 09:37

Yeah, this thread and the response to some harmless face painting for one

Edited

What about it/them are specifically anti LGB?

I can think of maybe 2 comments/posters, but that’s not a while thread/rhetoric.

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 27/04/2025 09:45

Micaela64 · 27/04/2025 09:41

Look yourself. LGB people are part of LGBTQ.

Well that is definitely homophobic

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 27/04/2025 09:44

Micaela64 · 27/04/2025 09:37

Yeah, this thread and the response to some harmless face painting for one

Edited

My child’s painful eczema means nothing to you?

afuckinggoat · 27/04/2025 09:43

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 27/04/2025 09:04

Rainbow face paint is completely harmless.

This is absolutely untrue. My DC reacted to face paints - it would cause days of nasty eczema. I would be absolutely furious if nursery caused harm to my child like that.

Pride is a political organisation and therefore has no place in nursery.

The OP didn't start this thread to raise concerns about eczema and you know it.
But I'll rephrase if it helps you to stay on topic: "The concept of using face paint on children who were in attendance that day and had correct permissions is not harmful in itself."

Picking apart simple facts with "yeah, buts" to confuse reality is what the other side do. "Yeah it's nursery face paint and we don't actually know the context in which it was talked about with the children, but Pride is political and rainbows are also used by Trans people Angry" is the same argument style as, "yeah but some women don't have wombs, yeah but some amphibians change sex Angry."

Micaela64 · 27/04/2025 09:41

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 27/04/2025 09:40

Which specific ones?

Look yourself. LGB people are part of LGBTQ.

Myalternate · 27/04/2025 09:41

Micaela64 · 27/04/2025 09:37

Yeah, this thread and the response to some harmless face painting for one

Edited

So you can’t….

CleaningSilverCandlesticks · 27/04/2025 09:40

Micaela64 · 27/04/2025 09:37

Yeah, this thread and the response to some harmless face painting for one

Edited

Which specific ones?

Cailleach1 · 27/04/2025 09:39

Tbrh · 27/04/2025 08:43

Not to me at all, I'm not religious but I do know that God loves and doesn't hate. Also, I had no idea MN was so homophobic 😒 Best to look after your kids yourself then and not to send them to nursery, who know what they'll do next week.

You believe in a God that you say ‘loves and doesn’t hate’. You promote this version of your God, so therefore you’re religious.

Many others believe that their God (their version) loves and doesn’t hate too. Maybe that others have to be taught to believe in their good god. I think ideological beliefs can often work like religions. People who follow/promote an ideology can believe that those who follow the tenets are good (the love part), and those who deny or disagree with them (the hate part) are bad.

Micaela64 · 27/04/2025 09:37

WhenYouSayNothingAtAll · 27/04/2025 09:30

Can you point to any significant anti LGB rhetoric on here?

Yeah, this thread and the response to some harmless face painting for one

WhenYouSayNothingAtAll · 27/04/2025 09:30

Micaela64 · 27/04/2025 09:23

They were celebrating Pride. Maybe a positive tone is necessary to counter the kind of anti LGBTQ rhetoric seen on forums like this. God only knows what poison some of the parents on here are teaching their children and god help their kids if any of them turn out to be gay, lesbian or trans.

Can you point to any significant anti LGB rhetoric on here?