Dear Joe,

So glad that you do admit to individual differences
between people and that you are not disturbed in
the slightest by any ambiguity in sexual or
religious matters. That you don't see the world in
very rigid and stereotypical terms.

"School imposed clapping ban because ‘teacher has hearing aid’, minister says"

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/school-life/school-imposed-clapping-ban-because-teacher-has-hearing-aid-minister-says/news-story/0115683a6e047fbe776e11faa11f0412

Maybe s/he could stand back a bit instead.

I've been to many a school assembly, music, sports and other school get togethers. It is a fact that children's hands make little noise when clapping. Nothing like large, dry adult hands that easily cup air.

Any wonder parents might suspect that there is some other BS behind this unnecessary over-control.

I'm not sure what religion has to do with multi-organicity, but thanks anyway, Foxy. I also have a fairly healthy Irony Detector :)

I confess that I've never come across anybody with both sets of genitals. Of course, they may keep it private. But how many might there be at an average school ? Fifty ? Ten ? Three ? How many says might there be to make such children feel comfortable with their schoolmates ?

So at what age should the attention and curiosity of all the other children be drawn to the uniqueness of a particular child in their midst ? With or without their permission ?

Bullying 1; Child comfort 0.

Joe

Google and yeah of course the usual suspects are found.

Problems of First World Feminists

<POLITICS
10 Most Absurd Things Banned On Politically Correct College Campuses
NATHAN WOLD AUGUST 25, 2015

College campuses across the country used to be arenas for debauchery and loose inhibitions, but many these days function as micromanaged zones of political correctness where students and faculty alike walk on eggshells for fear of offending someone. Political correctness on college campuses has gotten so extreme in some cases that comedians like Jerry Seinfeld have stopped performing there altogether. Seinfeld claims the rampant political correctness will “destroy comedy.” The outrageously autocratic zeal for political correctness sometimes bans downright commonplace activities and censors everyday sayings, and that’s just no fun at all.

Clapping
The National Union of Students Women’s Campaign, a feminist college student group in Britain, announced in March 2015 that they would ban clapping at their future conferences held at UK colleges.The feminist group claimed that the act of clapping could “trigger some people’s anxiety,” and therefore should be banned from all of their conferences. Instead, the feminist students instructed those who attend conferences to use jazz hands—to wave their hands silently in the air—when they wished to display approval. A delegate of the group said that replacing clapping with silent jazz hands was a way to create “a more inclusive atmosphere.” You never know what sounds might trigger anxiety...>

http://listverse.com/2015/08/25/10-most-absurd-things-to-ban-on-politically-correct-college-campuses/

Hi OTB,

What utter bullsh!t. I go to a singing group each week, 80-odd people, mostly oldies. The conductor and many of the blokes (I don't know about the women) have hearing aids and I've never heard or seen any negative reaction whatever to clapping, which we do a lot. We sometimes sing very loud too, if we like a song. The conductor loves it. We sang 'Cwm Rhondda' the other night and he was spellbound, he said we should record it.

Of course, this idiotic move - if it's genuine - is about control. Control of the behaviour of children, subtle moves towards new forms of regimentation and control of any spontaneity of children, from as young an age as possible.

Hearing aids. For god's sake.

Joe

Dear Joe,

I responded to runner's quote about male -female genitalia.
And the clear distinction between the two. My point was that
not everything in life is as clear cut as he maintains.

As for your additional comments? Nothing further needs to
be said