Kids in Wisconsin wanted to perform a song about love and acceptance. Admin said no.

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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/26/2160367/-Kids-in-Wisconsin-wanted-to-perform-a-song-about-love-and-acceptance-Admin-said-no

Kids in Wisconsin wanted to perform a song about love and acceptance. Admin said no.
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Sunday March 26, 2023 · 6:45 PM EDT
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The madness literally never ends. In yet another chapter of “you couldn’t make this shit up if you tried”, songs sung by top artists about love and acceptance are deemed too “controversial”, according to school administrators in Waukesha, WI where first graders chose song “Rainbowland”, originally performed by national treasure Dolly Parton and ex-Mouseketeer Miley Cyrus to sing for their school’s annual spring concert.

And what was so “controversial” about the lyrics?

"Rainbowland" includes the lyrics: "Living in a Rainbowland, The skies are blue and things are grand, Wouldn't it be nice to live in paradise, Where we're free to be exactly who we are, Let's all dig down deep inside, Brush the judgment and fear aside, Make wrong things right, And end the fight, 'Cause I promise ain't nobody gonna win."

So the kids chose another song. And the result?

Link to tweet

Thankfully parents spoke up and the kids were actually allowed to sing “Rainbow Connection” in the end.

Schindler told the Times that the school board had a "conservative flip" in recent years and has since instituted "some policy changes that have been causing some controversy in our community."

"One of those is a controversial topics policy saying that teachers can't have any kind of signage that could be deemed political," Schindler told the Times. "Discussion of pronouns with students was another thing that came up. And teachers aren't allowed to wear rainbows."

Ah, well, that explains everything. Gotta love all that freedom and liberty under Republican rule, huh? Remember this well when you turn 18, kids.

[Tetrachloride]

1. So, Waukesha strikes again. Next time, do a flash mob.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

2. ..

[Glorfindel]

3. Here's a suggestion for the good school administrators

of Waukesha. I'm sure they'd find this perfectly acceptable!

[ThoughtCriminal]

4. We are Pilgrims in an unholy land.

One of my favorite movie quotes.

In Oct 2020, I was driving through Cedar City, Utah and found myself in stuck in the middle of a "Trump Train" parade. I thought about that scene the entire time.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. A Waukesha, Wisconsin school just banned students from singing the song "Rainbowland"

Link to tweet

BREAKING: A Waukesha, Wisconsin school just banned students from singing the song "Rainbowland" by
@MileyCyrus
and
@DollyParton
because they believe kids are too immature to hear this song that they claim focuses on "controversial issues". The lyrics in question are as follows:

"Wouldn't it be nice
To live in paradise?
Where we're free to be exactly who we are
Let's all dig down deep inside
Brush the judgment and fear aside
Make wrong things right
And end the fight"

Are you kidding me? Singing about "freedom" and not caring about "judgement" are now "too woke" for Republicans?

Anti-wokism is a facade for Fascism!
(Listen to the lyrics below)

[babylonsister]

6. Yes, that's what this post is about. nt

[FloridaBlues]

7. The right wingers all over this country are overstepping and this

Will come back to haunt them by the next election.
By and large people will not want this backward direction.

[TeamProg]

8. Yes, put politics back where it belongs: CHURCHES!!

[geardaddy]

9. Waukesha is red, red, red. n/t