Nursery Pride face painting

[insomniaclife]

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?

I had never heard of or seen the thin blue line flag. I see it was meant to commemorate fallen officers - a worthy enough aim, but once again, usurped by other groups for their own purposes.

Maybe. I think there would have been far less to fight in the first place had there not been a wholesale elision of anything rainbow with moral virtue. And, like with the mandatory poppy or institutionalised prayer, objecting to something on principle even when that’s an unpopular view can sometimes be the right thing. Deciding based on what’s a good look isn’t always best.

The thing I most dislike here is the pinning of political views on children (even views I support). The pride flag is actually one I like, as an adult, which already marks me out as a wrongthinker as it’s not the progress one.

Genuinely, why do we have Pride days/weekends etc? Being gay is mainstream now, why is it such a big deal?

This thread is demented.
I cannot see the issue with this at all. Its like you actively want to find something to be outraged about

It’s not demented to not want pre-schoolers to be painted with a symbol that has become synonymous with an ideology that has trashed women’s rights.

I have zero problem with my children learning about the LGB. I have a problem with the rainbow flag because it has constantly been waved in our faces by TRAs whilst they trample all over the rights of women and girls. I do not want my daughter to have anything to do with an ideology that would deny her basics rights and dignity.

I kind of see it as toddlers don’t need to understand sexuality, they’re toddlers, they will and they will get there, but 3 and 4 year olds? That said it wouldnt anger me and I would just say, oh okay and move on with my day.

It’s caused by water droplets and sunlight. It’s a natural occurrence ‘appropriated’ by lots of different groups.

Agreed. No way would I have that agenda pushed on a child.

I think it’s more about teaching toddlers and preschoolers that families come in different shapes and ways, rather than sexuality.

Which can be and is done all across the country without “celebrating” Pride.

Thing is, it's a logo to all intents and purposes. It's like brand recognition. I remember when people were concerned that more kids in America knew Ronald McDonald than Jesus's. Kids are being brought up to know the trans flag and associate it with fun, know that their care givers approve of it, without understanding what it means.

I used to think this. I don't know anyone who would think twice about someone being gay. It's a privileged situation to be in to be honest.

Homophobia is still around. In all of our living memories, gay people have fought and won rights that they should have had all along.

It's lucky for you that you are in a situation where you see homosexuality as mainstream, but that's certainly not the case everywhere.

Finding opportunities to show children from the start that being gay or having two mums or whatever is normal is really important.

Not long ago, when I was teaching, a little boy asked his Dad at the Christmas fair if he could have his nails painted at the Y6 stall. His Dad replied, "No you can't you little f*ggot."

I'll never forget it. Blistering homophobic cruelty.

So back to the rainbow face paint. I'll say it again. Take it at face value. The staff aren't teaching the children about scissoring. It'll be that face paint a nursery-accessible way of starting to introduce children to that people can love who they want.

You're the ones conflating being gay with the trans agenda.

The staff aren't making it political. You are.

Still can't see it. Are you going to quote the post?

I wish it was, but I don’t think we are there yet. And at the very least our society is still very heteronormative - people keep asking me if my DS ‘has a girlfriend yet’ …and on here there is always presumption when a woman posts about her DP here that her partner is a man. My gay friends say it’s quite exhausting feeling like they’re having to come out every time they meet a new person eg tradesperson at the house/ new hairdresser / new colleagues, as the default is people talking to you have a presumption that you’re straight.

@RapidOnsetGenderCritic

Can't quote it. Here's a screenshot.

Nope, not acceptable. I’d be writing to complain to both the Head and Chair of Governors OP.

If my preschool child had a rainbow painted on their face I would take it as just that, a rainbow. I highly doubt that preschoolers were given a lecture on Pride and the LGBT community. And even if they were, at three years old I wouldn’t be bothered Most likely they just wanted to paint rainbows.

I'm a lesbian and Pride has nothing to do with me.

😂😂😂😂 the fucking oblivious hypocrisy of religious people will never not be funny

God this thread is depressing.

Nor me.

I agree. What a lot of fuss about nothing. Especially the comparison with white pride 😆😜

Who don't necessarily want their children's faces painted.

Some gay parents will have adopted. Some women will have had IVF. Both these are fine. I restrict my ire on this one to men who used surrogates - indeed, anyone who uses surrogates, tbh, since this is exploitative particularly of poor women.