Why US schools are at the center of trans rights

[@Vox]

This is the second of four videos we’re putting out this week on 4 big issues in the US. Watch the first video, about the pills that make the country’s new abortion bans a lot harder to enforce, here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d52To3WufdqJoZY

[@horaciolyon]

Great news, woke series will last only 4 episodes

[@NorfolkCatKickers]

@@horaciolyon judging by this one theyve spent $12.41 on production and research.

[@atulsodhi8985]

Please atleast be neutral when reporting present both sides with FACTS NOT FEELINGS. I'm very disappointed and losing trust in you vox. 😞

[@aturchomicz821]

@@atulsodhi8985 What are you talking about?? Bot🙄🙄

[@kellynbotha]

@@atulsodhi8985 do you want "facts" or do you want "both sides" because one side has to be wrong and I feel like you're just upset that it's your side at the moment.

[@liborkundrat185]

1:35 I know that this isn't what the video is about, but the fact that the amount of attempted suicides is at 10 % even if you remove trans/non-binary kids from the equation is messed up. To me it suggests that there's a bigger issue, elimination of which would send both of those numbers down.

[@jinjunliu2401]

social media is often mentioned as the problem here, honestly seems quite probable to me

[@randomoneforstuff3696]

@@jinjunliu2401 Yep.

[@harrylane4]

A combination of social media and an increasingly difficult school system (whose results do not reflect the amount of work the students are forced to do) is making the US one of the hardest places for students.

[@HiAdrian]

Well of course, or the percentage of adults on anti-depressants in the U.S.

[@ShadNex]

No recent wars, more privileged people, etc is the main problem

[@Mannen2000]

Ah, the US, as usual

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

@E As usual?

[@tartofuuYT]

degeneracy

[@laquanbrice202]

HOW ABOUT both parties grow TF up & put security or better cameras etc for Children from Mass Shooters cause that seems pretty normal every 3 Months

[@user-11Il10I1]

can't spell usual without US

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

@Jasi Duy Nguyễn Democrat and Republicans are not aspects of a federal system, they are political parties.

[@plootyluvsturtle9843]

America has developed and has been developing and increasingly extreme us vs them mentality, and the potential consequences of that, scare me. Please I encourage you, whatever your opinions might be, to just proceed calmly and treat others with kindness.

[@ishaanvasudeva5996]

This is so true and it’s such a problem that both sides are facilitating it’s horrible and not what we should be.

[@adalfyre7937]

I will treat them kindly when they leave my children alone

[@urbansetter1]

This is what i say

[@ruaraidh74]

Upvote me because I say nice = good

[@SethSinclair]

I mean us vs them is a attitude that is almost apart of the US, parties themselves create that, and then of course our hyper tribalistic society.

[@kia000]

kids are caught up between adults' crossfires. To be honest by making this more serious and reachable to more audience the more the problem it is to solve

[@ebelborna]

Are you trying to say that talking more about these issues makes it harder to solve them? How? Or did I misunderstand your comment?

[@The_Radical_Car_Guy]

A lot of school issues are talked about but the one thing people of all political views can agree on is schools are failing. Schools are failing to protect kids from bullying and failing to inspirre them and give them purpose, as a highschool student, whose been bullied I know how hard those situations can be on a student, when you combine that with constant streams of negative news and current events, things can seem hopeless, especially when schools are overpacked and underfunded. This means the few teachers who are genuinely still passionate and trying their best to help kids learn and grow are overworked and are bound to the curriculum which isn't inspiring and teaching kids or helping them push their boundaries. Really there is an issue with the entire school system which needs a complete systematic overhaul. This will likely never happen because politicians and political activists (now everyone and their mom) are too busy, pointing fingers and arguing about which bathrooms 2% of students use for them to take a second to address and try to solve any of the huge issues that face every child in the nation enrolled in public school. I mean this is the big problem every one is talking about when it only accounts for 0.004% of total attempted suicides. The sad thing is that politicians on both sides use arguments like these to shift blame and claim moral high ground, just to avoid the responsability to take action, and work together to actually solve problems, and it works. (I'm not saying these issues don't matter but they shouldn't be the priority especally because they're just specific examples of a greater issue not being seen by adults)

[@Randomperson-if4hy]

@@ebelborna I’m a little late, but I think they’re referring to the fact that they’re dragging kids into their mess. I don’t like how kids are now forced to pick a side, just let them be kids.

[@Anon-v8o]

@@The_Radical_Car_Guy the attempted su***** rate is 56% right now. LOL

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

@@The_Radical_Car_GuyThey’re also failing to teach truth and virtue.

[@spoopyd.8910]

Shootings and trans rights. Truly a melting pot of culture these schools are.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

Somehow, these gun 'enthusiasts' think their firearms will stop a tyrannical governments tanks and jets

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

@Zaydan Naufal School shootings aren't really the problem.

[@geralt6530]

@@user-op8fg3ny3j But.. but how about assault weapons? so we can defend ourselves from the government KKonaW

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

@@geralt6530 I don't think RPG's and Javelins are protected under the second amendment. Even the NRA has had to admit the limits of that right.

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

@@InCognito-vx8gi What is that suppose to mean?

[@sittingduck3468]

It’s wild that these laws are very new and the amplified hate too. One day your just living your life and then you suddenly become a wedge issue.

[@andi.popescu]

You're*

[@HiAdrian]

Maybe I'm misreading your comment, but these and laws and the public backlash against transgenderism happened in response to ballooning trans expression in society. It wasn't dug up by conservatives to find a scapegoat.

[@grmpEqweer]

@@HiAdrian A little bit of both. The GOP have found that they can get elected on this, and that's the main reason. These anti-transgender youth sports laws? They usually seem to affect less than ten children, per state. In Utah, and Ohio, IIRC, it was one child per state. So, we're not talking some enormous threat, there.

[@Ljcoleslaw]

@@grmpEqweer "The GOP have found that they can get elected on this" is a good thing. They are just representing the people who vote for them. Also, the scale of the threat isn't decided by how few trans children are affected. The scale of the threat is how many teachers are expressing their own personal political views in classrooms to young children. You are totally misrepresenting the issue to downplay it's significance to our culture.

[@HiAdrian]

@@grmpEqweer Fair enough, it certainly has become a convenient topic to utilize by conservative politicians.

[@belle4953]

How is it legal for the state government to restrict funding based on a school district’s decision to assign bathrooms? Funding should ONLY be allocated based on the population of a school and/or the students needs.

[@emmae11685]

Because republican state governments have become more and more power hungry in recent years and have been trampling over local governments. This funding allocation trick is a common tactic they use to get what they want. For example in Florida, almost every education decision is controlled by the state and local governments have almost no control.

[@RaNdOmkiid100]

If a school decides to discriminate against its students, then they shouldn't get funding.

[@danielshaffer5510]

Because in the united states the state law is king.

[@ToadTendo]

@@RaNdOmkiid100 100% agreed. They should cut funding to all the school boards who adopted this policy!

[@vincesaenz2760]

My dude the feds have almost no control about schools

[@pinkchaos.]

Why don’t they take into account what the children actually going to these schools think? The only ones complaining about these issues are the ones who aren’t going through it! Newsflash, American kids and teens are becoming more accepting and caring than all previous generations! Kids aren’t coming home from school and complaining about a boy with nail polish, it’s the adults doing it and painting cruel pictures of them to their children! The more people discriminate, the more push back and in your face the opposite side is going to become!

[@darrenbradleytwin]

I would say the parents are going through it too. Concerned about their children.

[@chartreuse5451]

Students don't take surveys seriously, like at all. American high school students are already bombarded with plenty of stressful assignments and deadlines to meet. I graduated a few months ago and even the most thoughtful and wise students clearly rushed the survey, answering randomly, because it just didn't pertain to them and they had assignments they had to get done. Students are educated, however a lot of them really just don't care because it doesn't affect them. Also, kids don't come home and complain to their parents anymore, they come home and complain to their friends at school on social media, which tends to perpetuate more of a hostile environment even out of school.

[@HiAdrian]

That's a good point. If the school kids themselves don't care, then their (adult) environment shouldn't make such a ruckus, especially if it eats community resources that could be used for other things.

[@chartreuse5451]

​@@HiAdrian I should rephrase that, I'm not sure it's that they all don't care, (don't get me wrong, there are definitely some students who truly do not care) I think a lot of them understand what the ruckus is, however it is not nearly as high on their priority list compared to other things they might be dealing with at home, school, or even work. A lot of kids just want to graduate and get on with life.

[@pinkchaos.]

@Grandpa Assembly idk what school YOU go to, but none around here are like that.

[@KenH60109]

The best thing we could do is ask what students of schools want, not what some random board that none of us will ever hear about thinks. I’m sick of my education being directed by some far off entity with little to no direct interaction with us as a whole. I’m fed up with the schools acting like they own the students and not listening to their ideas, beliefs, aspirations, and dreams. The only power we get is student council, or should I call it “student party planner”. We have no choice of what we get to do, no ability to direct our future, and no influence in our own politics. So here’s what I’ve to say: “NO EDUCATION WITHOUT REFORMATION”.

[@The_Radical_Car_Guy]

A lot of school issues are talked about but the one thing people of all political views can agree on is schools are failing. Schools are failing to protect kids from bullying and failing to inspirre them and give them purpose, as a highschool student, whose been bullied I know how hard those situations can be on a student, when you combine that with constant streams of negative news and current events, things can seem hopeless, especially when schools are overpacked and underfunded. This means the few teachers who are genuinely still passionate and trying their best to help kids learn and grow are overworked and are bound to the curriculum which isn't inspiring and teaching kids or helping them push their boundaries. Really there is an issue with the entire school system which needs a complete systematic overhaul. This will likely never happen because politicians and political activists (now everyone and their mom) are too busy, pointing fingers and arguing about which bathrooms 2% of students use for them to take a second to address and try to solve any of the huge issues that face every child in the nation enrolled in public school. I mean this is the big problem every one is talking about when it only accounts for 0.004% of total attempted suicides. The sad thing is that politicians on both sides use arguments like these to shift blame and claim moral high ground, just to avoid the responsability to take action, and work together to actually solve problems, and it works. (I'm not saying these issues don't matter but they shouldn't be the priority especally because they're just specific examples of a greater issue not being seen by adults)

[@Lemony123]

Finding interest is hard to do so I agree. however what if your belief and aspiration place fails and you end up in the same place again anyway? especially because several children brain would rot to sport again and again. I think a mix of both could be good.

[@moneppeli]

You can’t ask kids without the influence of their parents

[@KenH60109]

@@Lemony123 Yeah, I agree. It's kinda needing a mix, but less state control, more funding and flexibility in my opinion. :D

[@KenH60109]

@@moneppeli I mean giving student council and the school as a whole power instead of some state regulators. :D

[@nsixties4380]

As you can see, America is a "free country"

[@fearandloathingmedia2051]

Whatever happened to just teaching kids how to treat 1 another equally rather than telling them exactly how they should treat each type of individual

[@RafaelCabreraAzrael]

you know you live in a 1st world country with no real problem when your only problem is wich "pronouns" to use

[@jilliancopeland6825]

Thankfully kids are a lot smarter than most ignorant adults when it comes to the LGBTQ+ Community, hateful, spiteful people should stand aside and stop interfering.

[@the_crypter]

"Whatever happened to just teaching kids how to treat 1 another equally" Well that was never happening, so I don't know ?

[@d.h.4778]

@@RafaelCabreraAzrael actually, we meet almost all the criteria of a third world country BECAUSE of how many rights are being taken away, especially from lgbtq. So no. Other countries do not have to deal with this.

[@alexl6543]

@@d.h.4778 The criteria for being a third world nation is not alligning with either the US or Soviet Union during the Cold War, and the US definitely alligned with the US.

[@shuerzz5403]

If it's wrong, the USA will do it.

[@MrBruh-yb9qi]

that's why men can compete in women sports

[@ungabunga2]

@@MrBruh-yb9qi that's why school shootings happen

[@strangejmaster]

@@MrBruh-yb9qi I don't think that's allowed? Women compete in women's sports... Could you further ellaborate?

[@MrBruh-yb9qi]

@@strangejmaster men disguised as women are being allowed to compete in women sports

[@aguyontheinternet8436]

@@MrBruh-yb9qi yes, they are called transgender women, and you are part of the reason their lives are so difficult.

[@KaritKtana]

Vox should do a series of videos about public education. The fact that the US funds schools mainly through property taxes is nothing short of barbaric. I think more people should know where this came from and if there's any chance for change.

[@zumabbar]

"The fact that the US funds schools mainly through property taxes is nothing short of barbaric" i have no idea what does this mean, can you please care to explain?

[@KaritKtana]

@@zumabbar It basically means that kids from rich families get to go to well funded schools, and kids from poor neighborhoods go to neglected schools. It's a terrible cycle. Public education needs to be the great equalizer, but in the US it only perpetuates class disparity. And like many things in American society, affluent homeowners have an incredibly outsized influence over how things are done and to make sure they don't change (lest property value is lost). I first became aware of this issue by listening to Anand Giridharadas, whose talks in general I highly recommend.

[@zumabbar]

@@KaritKtana thanks

[@leno__jeno]

It's not mainly through property taxes anymore though, that used to be the case. (The video also uses the past tense btw)

[@Георг-л5л]

@@KaritKtana It’s like this in almost every country ?

[@khalilahd.]

It’s weird how our political leaders are so focused on stripping away basic human rights in the “land of the free” 😪

[@stoonookw]

Tru

[@triple_gem_shining]

When was anything different. This country was built in slavery 😂

[@Marman804]

@@triple_gem_shining Well almost every country were build on some kind of slavery so...

[@atulsodhi8985]

@@Marman804 well that's what happens when you don't know history and try to be smarty pants. 🤣

[@trillionbones89]

@@Marman804 there is no point in your comment.

[@jrg2866]

I'm a lot less comfortable with the government in our kids' bathrooms than, like, the 2 or so trans kids in a given school.

[@Yesunfortunately-r1x]

Well I'd br a lot more concerned if I had a 14 year old daughter who had to share the bathroom with some 17-18 year old dude

[@taitaniagoatstusiii1709]

​@@Yesunfortunately-r1x I agree, I would also be concerned if my trans daughter had to share a bathroom with a guy. (I don't have one, but I would be concerned if I did)

[@darrenbradleytwin]

No need to be concerned, as most guys don't have a problem with transwomen or 'transdaughters' carrying on using the men's bathroom they've always been used to because they know they're biological men. The only concern lies solely in the one Diego raised.

[@yhaswalker9151]

@@darrenbradleytwin so you don’t think If someone like you has a kid and someone else has a trans kid you don’t think your son with be a bully ?

[@darrenbradleytwin]

@@yhaswalker9151 Please translate into something literate.

[@ishanpershetka2049]

Bruh America is something else

[@callumager537]

The Debunkers sent me here

[@Densetsu55]

same, just for the comments, lol

[@The_Radical_Car_Guy]

A lot of school issues are talked about but the one thing people of all political views can agree on is schools are failing. Schools are failing to protect kids from bullying and failing to inspirre them and give them purpose, as a highschool student, whose been bullied I know how hard those situations can be on a student, when you combine that with constant streams of negative news and current events, things can seem hopeless, especially when schools are overpacked and underfunded. This means the few teachers who are genuinely still passionate and trying their best to help kids learn and grow are overworked and are bound to the curriculum which isn't inspiring and teaching kids or helping them push their boundaries. Really there is an issue with the entire school system which needs a complete systematic overhaul. This will likely never happen because politicians and political activists (now everyone and their mom) are too busy, pointing fingers and arguing about which bathrooms 2% of students use for them to take a second to address and try to solve any of the huge issues that face every child in the nation enrolled in public school. I mean this is the big problem every one is talking about when it only accounts for 0.004% of total attempted suicides. The sad thing is that politicians on both sides use arguments like these to shift blame and claim moral high ground, just to avoid the responsability to take action, and work together to actually solve problems, and it works. (I'm not saying these issues don't matter but they shouldn't be the priority especally because they're just specific examples of a greater issue not being seen by adults)

[@erentas4451]

Leave our kids alone

[@kreuner11]

i, should leave myself alone?

[@tybussy1912]

The kids are the subject of the video genius

[@erentas4451]

@Ty Bussy Kids are subject of my comment genius

[@iac92]

@@kreuner11Fellow teenagers, stop believing that you need to be trans. In fact, you need to be against it, because it's harmful to society.

[@leonardodtc4847]

Bullseye

[@narnigrin]

8:50 onwards, while just a small addendum right at the end, actually almost had me in tears. By God, I wish to be that kind of parent to my kid.

[@XY-Man]

your not being a good parent for lying to your kid and affirming his/her delusions and confusions!, quite the opposite actually!, you'd be a terrible parent!

[@narnigrin]

@@isakayyik966 Good thing not everyone on Earth is religious then 🙄

[@Bearolus]

@@XY-Man Just wanted to remind anyone reading this comment that this ideology is a cancerous tumor on society and that this is precisely how you sow resentment in your children. This anonymous person exemplifies that very resentment, projecting their own insecurities with determination like it's valid in this discussion. No, N, your parents failed you and that's what's sad. When you take a look around and wonder, "where is all this hate coming from?" Look inward. You're exactly the problem being discussed here. Do yourself and everyone else a favor and seek the education that you lack. And if you read this and it made you angry, good. Reflect on that anger and grow. That's what smart people do. I mean, you ARE smart... right? 🙂

[@mrlowspec.]

@@Bearolus that wasnt civil at all not gonna lie

[@aesfx2616]

@@Bearolus I wonder if you say the same about 'MAP' discrimination.

[@lydia.cobain]

They deserve to be investigated. No kid deserves to be harassed like that, especially for just trying to use the bathroom. The chanting and harassment was more than definitely discriminatory. How are these things not investigated as hate crimes? Because it's socially acceptable to harass the trans person? We must pass the Equality Act.

[@mrlowspec.]

kids will bully you for anything, also hurting feelings is not a hate crime

[@ebuslamentee5963]

There apready is equality

[@kevinserafin2024]

People that don’t support LGBTQ has my respect

[@asifishan1221]

Socially? People get harassed all the time and you are just focusing on them?

[@MentalPhilness]

@@asifishan1221 That's the great thing about context. We're on a video specific to trans youth, of course that's the focus. It's common sense that a lot of people experience harrassment, everyone is prone to that. That's why there are spaces for these kind of conversations. However, saying 'people get harrassed all the time" as a means to argue that trans youth's experiences are less than is just ignorant. Just because it happens doesn't mean it should, that's why it's important to tackle these issues so we can get to a point where no one is harrassed.

[@oopspuruagain]

Why can’t the US government just let people live peacefully….

[@clearmenser]

Because peace isn't a priority to everyone, as obvious as it seems to be a priority to some people. The battle comes from different people's priorities.

[@ShawnLH88]

You mean conservatives….

[@CarrieMeii]

Because there’s no money to be made with that.

[@oopspuruagain]

@@ShawnLH88 it’s not just conservatives, the whole structure of the current institutions in the US is framed to exploit anyone who isn’t rich or a white man or both

[@LeanAndMean44]

Because it’s greedy and loves money and power. Who doesn’t?

[@fellclaw01]

We need to make decisions based on science not feelings.

[@cabinfever5730]

Feelings are science

[@NidsKik]

@@cabinfever5730 would u choose a society where you put feelings over science thus creating another dark age or a society where you chose science over feelings where society could thrive more

[@cabinfever5730]

@@NidsKik Before I can answer your question you need to work on your english, I have absolutely no clue what you just said. Something about society and emotions and science.

[@NidsKik]

@@cabinfever5730 sorry I missed typed a word

[@cabinfever5730]

@@NidsKik it still doesn't make any sense

[@sarahwatts7152]

I'm so proud of these mothers for fighting for their children...and wishing that they didn't have to.

[@gdub8847]

Groomer

[@timeart5960]

@@gdub8847 ?

[@djisgud]

@Bulletproof Lad A day in the Life

[@sid6856]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 you nailed it Sarah 👏

[@actualgoblin]

@@gdub8847 what's a groomer?

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

Parents shouldn't need to become experts in civil rights law just to support and affirm their child.

[@johnluis821]

i don't think it is a smart choice to let a kid decide their rights at young age

[@Acidfunkish]

@@johnluis821 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@oscaraltman8122]

@@johnluis821 lol too bad. kids have rights because they are human, not because a government or parent “gave” their rights to them. try again!

[@alaint]

@@oscaraltman8122 Then why kids can't vote.

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

@@alaint Well frankly maybe Schools would be better, safer and more inclusive if school board members DID have to worry about the kid's votes.

[@luisfilipe2023]

Vox never misses an opportunity to be debunked by a cartoon

[@berdwatcher5125]

lol, i just watched freedom toons,🤣

[@robithesir]

just watched it lol

[@noigelskram2435]

Hahaha I just watched that too.

[@frillylily8005]

Yep

[@ColonelRoseru]

Yeah

[@hdjwkrbrnflfnfbrjrmd]

Groomers work in schools, who would've thought.

[@coconutdogg]

What groomers?

[@Anish_B]

@@coconutdogg Adults who manipulate kids in yk bad ways

[@60sebastian]

unlike what others would say i say this isnt a good thing

[@ForemanAuto]

I’m so glad that in Vancouver we don’t have this problem and everyone is a human

[@4777hamza]

at what cost?

[@willowboughs5111]

Yeah because Canada totally doesn’t have a history of mistreating indigenous First Nations people and dehumanizing them

[@haydenanderson2121]

@@willowboughs5111 The United States has the same issue. We just not only refuse to acknowledge it but are continuing to repeat it.

[@gallimead]

@@willowboughs5111 Well... no. Canada is still part of the British commonwealth.. and.. there you go. As a Brit, I'm not proud of that fact.. but iiwii

[@hoodedmirror1051]

@@4777hamza No cost

[@veggieboyultimate]

“The land of the free” is a LIE, a lie I tell you, a lie!

[@akmo7766]

What rights are being denied? Please enlighten me?!?

[@jmarqeye1188]

@@akmo7766 the right to full-auto an AR-15

[@veggieboyultimate]

Indigenous peoples’ rights

[@akmo7766]

@@veggieboyultimate still unclear!

[@Pyovali]

Money determines how free you are

[@Extravidrigt]

Imagine being an adult in power and spending your day coming up with laws to specifically ENSURE that children are being ostracized and bullied.

[@abdumuminkhan8268]

imagine having a fundamental misconception of the nuances of democracy and oversimplifying the process of legislation to that extent

[@darrenbradleytwin]

Yea, laws to protect children from medical procedures that can have life-lasting side effects. Once they're 18, they have the equal rights of any other person.

[@justin___]

It's not that they don't _know_ they're causing harm, it's that they simply don't _care._ However, it usually only takes one family member to be discriminated against to make them suddenly experience something rarely encountered by a politician: empathy.

[@VioletEnds]

@Norepublicants Transition healthcare is the only care scientifically proven to improve dysphoria. The kind of "care" that you're proposing is scientifically proven to cause trauma

[@CoolCreeper246]

*making sure people still listen to basic science*

[@Iknowthismeme]

Schools should be at the centre of every step of our advance, from social progress to economic one. We need to invest in a good education that gives you the opportunity not only to show your ability to memorize numbers, rules and names, but also your creativity and your logic thought.

[@ebuslamentee5963]

Yeah teaching children something based on an agenda to indoctrinate them certain beliefs that this thing they are inclined to believe is wrong, is probably not that right step to help promote creativity. How about no agenda republican or democrat

[@Iknowthismeme]

@@ebuslamentee5963 yeah, no agendas. Just teach them about basic respect of human rights and make them aware that other "strange people" exist and live normal lives just like you.

[@ruaraidh74]

If school is an investment why does the government subsidize it? Should the government buy me stocks?

[@krulak292]

@@Iknowthismeme Well schools do that, and beyond. Go to any UNI and you will throw up at how radicalized they are lol

[@Iknowthismeme]

@@krulak292 what are your standards for "radicalized"?

[@alex-mo8hd]

Bring it back to a local level!!!

[@puppyqueen5688]

Can’t wait to see people debate my right to exist

[@thecoolannishatk.]

You'd get mad at me if I tried to be a black dude. C'mon.

[@sawyerstallard4117]

@@thecoolannishatk. what

[@slappels1266]

@@thecoolannishatk. this is related how?

[@thecoolannishatk.]

@@slappels1266 A change in a fundamental part of the body.

[@slappels1266]

@@thecoolannishatk. you're comparing apples to oranges buddy.

[@degummybear]

Schools are societal scapegoats here in the states.

[@bhakti235]

who is blaming schools?

[@gzx_3aaa537]

Schools are just the same here in Canada

[@AJX-2]

tbf the American education system is horribly flawed

[@tiffanysandmeier4753]

They may be scapegoats, but they seem to be the place that genders matter too much. And there is little escape from a bad school situation.

[@kaderen8461]

@@somenameidk5278 and then proceed to do something clearly intentioned without thinking about said children

[@nolimitsuk]

Genuine question. If the schools that get federal fundings are beholden to not discriminate sexes, how is having men’s/women’s sport teams justified in the first place?

[@proxy3386]

Really good question that you have proposed!

[@nolimitsuk]

@@proxy3386 I’ve always felt that this is the uncomfortable question everybody keeps avoiding when discussing trans rights in sports.

[@Milk-ew4pf]

It’s the same reason that boxing divided into weight classes, women get crushed under most athletic men

[@amog8202]

@@Milk-ew4pf just divide it into things like weight classes, then? There's a very obvious disconnect between funding/viewership/appreciation of men's and women's sports, anyways; so it's not like there's only one reason to do so.

[@SabeJones]

@@Milk-ew4pf This is incorrect. Women's sports were split out because women were *beating* men, and men got bent out of shape about it.

[@nvme1n1]

When one of the two available parties refuses to adhere to the gentleman's agreements that the government has been built upon, then democracy no longer functions. A party that is anti democratic, tried to take power through a coup d'état and is willingly and knowingly breaking the law should not be allowed to exist. This video did not really talk about how such laws are allowed to pass. It was a surface level analysis of the symptom, not the cause. When you have a party that is this openly fashist, it is your duty as someone reporting on the impact of their actions to call that out. You cannot have balanced reporting when one side does not operate on the same playingfield as the other.

[@vAscA187]

The real answer is to create sides, so the people can't unite to adress the bigger problems, education wealth, health, problems that make them money...

[@kevinsilva1109]

You can worry about more than one issue

[@vAscA187]

@@kevinsilva1109 you are missing the point

[@cheesecake4648]

Yes, too much of this bull that's not important and only addresses so few people

[@natenae8635]

@@vAscA187 No your blurrying the lines, unfortunately just like these politicians.

[@vAscA187]

@@natenae8635 please elaborate

[@ILoveCanada0]

LEAVE THE CHILDREN ALONE

[@awwastor]

Because “will somebody think of the children?” Has been a tactic used to fight minority rights since minority rights in the US exist? Edit: Aw shucks, “the US’s complex law system favouring the rights of the complex and abstract concept of the state over the rights of the individuals was my second guess!”

[@FantasmaNaranja]

-"Guys it's about the states rights! just like the civil war!!" the states rights to do _what_ exactly during the civil war?

[@kaderen8461]

this problem is about the children, and using this excuse on a problem ABOUT children is just hypocrisy

[@jamiec1396]

Props to the Nashville school board voting their morals and not just thinking about funding and politics! These people are gems among the turds of Tennessee!

[@GustavoGarcia-hi4yq]

Props to those who seek Truth instead of the evil destructive fads of our time. To hurt a child is always an evil act, even when it comes wraped in rainbow colors.

[@Hewitttrak]

@@GustavoGarcia-hi4yq no one is hurting children xD

[@aguyontheinternet8436]

@@Hewitttrak well, I think in nearly every case, you will decide that actually, you kinda liked having those rights, and it's you actually would really like them please

[@LutraLovegood]

@@GustavoGarcia-hi4yq Nice virtue signaling

[@threestrawsandasaladspoon2057]

@@GustavoGarcia-hi4yq Citation needed

[@vintagevibes1974]

Why doesn’t the school add another neutral bathroom.

[@lumikera]

why doesn't the school allow them to use the right bathroom.

[@vintagevibes1974]

@@lumikera what’s the point of arguing. They are trans not biologically natural in what they identify. Regardless of plastic and artificial anything this is true. A neutral bathroom and neutral dress area is appropriate. If they aren’t comfortable with their biological nature and spaces for such then a neutral space makes logical sense. They might not identify as a man or women but they can’t be anything they wish. This is reality. Trans have only recently asked for special privileges and been a hyper focus, sadly it’s mostly political and for health coverage of many plastic elective surgeries. Also lifelong medicines that produce artificial changes and have many health risks/adverse side effects. Meanwhile those with life threatening diseases don’t even have that available and people are homeless and food/nutritionally deprived. There are many ways to solve this, like fund raising and private money being available. Minors definitely shouldn’t be enabled by state guardianship or anything that over steps hard boundaries. The government has a set role and is failing to even meet that yet they divert attention of this by exploiting groups and other matters that are not within their realm or even Constitutional.

[@gwen_gets_got]

@@vintagevibes1974 - Wanting to use the bathroom you want to use without being harassed is not a "special privilege." That's just a basic right that everyone should have.

[@leonardodtc4847]

@@vintagevibes1974We tried that in the 60s, went as well as you’d expect. Single stall bathrooms are expensive to build and are often abused by people skipping class.

[@MOBMJ]

are we supposed to tell are kids we don't love them because there different? thats what politicians don't understand. are kids are our kids. we love them no matter what, thats what makes them, them and gives them personality. if the politicians that pass these laws have trans kids, they are going to do everything to cover it up. even though they are ok with it deep down because they can't say no to their kids about how they are.

[@user9267]

Not only telling them we don't love them, but trying to get them bullied, harassed, attacked and perhaps killed

[@bearylost6439]

Vox should make a video about Joe Biden’s response about Taiwan, China, and the recession that is currently happening.

[@ultrasuperkiller]

What recession?

[@bearylost6439]

@@ultrasuperkiller The GDP (Global Domestic Product) has declined in the last 2 quarters for the U.S. Which is the definition for recession. But the White House is currently denying that :/

[@imnotnotgameiacmaniac5327]

@@bearylost6439 true, tho this ignore the fact that the gdp growth in the 4th quarter of 2021 was much bigger than the decline in the last 2 quarters so looking at the timeline it looks like the recession was cause by the supply chain problems from the ukraine war rather than covid or bidens presidency

[@LutraLovegood]

It's way too early to make a video on such a complex topic.

[@kaderen8461]

@@ultrasuperkiller housing crisis, and something else i forgot

[@Andre_MD]

While other countries are progressing United States is regressing

[@Gaelic-Spirit]

The US at this point of time is like Russia in the 1800s, far behind Europe and other western nations, while still being a powerful military force

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

You mean recessing, like in a recession... Oh, wait.

[@AJX-2]

Let's be real, most countries are regressing right now

[@vigilantclips5912]

I seriously don't get this movement.

[@garyoakham9723]

Lower age of consent

[@JoshAndBooze]

We're talking about who can share the same sink and mirror. Why are we having this debate again?

[@LutraLovegood]

Because segregated bathrooms still exist and some people get really bothered by trans people existing at all.

[@pepps779]

Pretty sure 'schools are at the center of trans rights' because that is where the children interact the most with people other than their parents. People who are perceived to have an ever growing desire to subvert the will of those parents.

[@crimsondragon2677]

The federal government is at odds with conservative states. When have I heard that one before? *cough* *cough* *civil war*

[@ToadTendo]

you mean like the one the south lost?

[@thecoolannishatk.]

No one is gonna go to war over a bunch of kids.

[@christopherbennett6571]

I'm assuming all this is in American schools. Here in the UK, if you say you don't support trans you are sent to the principles office. My brother in law's brother had this happen at his school. The teacher asked everyone who supported trans and my brother in law's brother and his friend said no. Both sent to the principles office to be "educated" on how their opinion was wrong....

[@ERobbins1234]

I'm sure you didn't make that up, and I'm sure UK schools have "principles".

[@khalilabushahin418]

​@@ERobbins1234homeboy. Every school no matter where it is has a principle

[@Prauwlet213]

top 10 things that did not happen

[@ERobbins1234]

@@khalilabushahin418 UK school have headteachers.

[@hkgehts9061]

That's a smart theory since the video is quite obviously about the usa

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

Adult trans folks have high mental health risks, too. And they say its because folks listen to us, thats why we have those issues. Not the bullying, potential neglect, hearing yourself be used as a political football, potentially being kicked out or many other co issues like enviromental issues, disability rights issues, racism issues. Like. People do not think for a second its how trans folks are treated that often makes us suicidal. Not us being trans, but the fear mongering and hate against our community.

[@confusotron]

Identity politics always ensures one group is victimized. The community you speak of is hellbent on defending itself, which makes it a good target for right wing conservatives. The more you see yourself as a separate group, the more you Will be separated as a group.

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

@@confusotron Keep blaming the victims, dude

[@confusotron]

You think I'm blaming victims? How so?

[@CoolCreeper246]

I wonder why you are disliked? hmmm, not a clue.

[@confusotron]

@@CoolCreeper246 Keep speaking in riddles, Senor Fogwall

[@corynardin]

This is America.

[@elim.3603]

I thought this was a place where all are created equal? I guess that was a BIG ol lie

[@GamerBrinedQw4w9WgXcQ]

always has been

[@Ljcoleslaw]

Equal OPPORTUNITY is the aspiration not equal TREATMENT. If you create a delusion about what you are and then start forcing it on other people, then that was your own choice and you WILL be treated differently for it. Thinking otherwise is just self-pitying victim complex.

[@crosseyedcat1183]

All (conservative, cishet, white, protestant, property owning) men are created equal.

[@BPS298]

@@Ljcoleslaw it's not a delusion though.

[@drippooh]

@@Ljcoleslaw Absolutely true!!!

[@masterhaterbater5927]

This country is so far gone. Beyond saving.

[@hornet370]

Vox: “Let’s report on the biggest issues in the US!” Vox: *reports on none of the actual issues and chooses the issues people cry the most about, but aren’t actually a big deal*

[@5ynthet1c]

What are important issues in your opinion? Are "the issues people cry the most about" not the most important issues, especially when considering the fact that many Americans are still divided on them (e.g. abortion)?

[@hornet370]

@@5ynthet1c abortion and trans rights aren’t critical/crucial for the survival let alone existence of the nation and the longevity of the Union they should be reporting on the economic issues, deadly drug pandemics, border crisis, international security issues that affect the US, the homeless crisis and the issue regarding climate change and lack of domestic industrialization making the nation reliant on foreign powers

[@hornet370]

@@5ynthet1c just because a bunch of twitter users let alone MSM can’t agree on it doesn’t make it important,

[@5ynthet1c]

@@hornet370 Replied in 4 business days... The importance of abortion rights and trans rights is a subjective matter, and opinions may vary depending on individual beliefs and values. However, it is worth noting that these topics are significant and have been the subject of extensive debates and discussions in many countries. Both these topics are important to many Americans, not just "twitter users". "they should be reporting on the economic issues, deadly drug pandemics, border crisis, international security issues that affect the US, the homeless crisis and the issue regarding climate change and lack of domestic industrialization making the nation reliant on foreign powers" They've done videos on basically all these topics. These issues are important as well.

[@gsse6629]

​@@hornet370 they do report on those issues

[@idkwtdrn]

Americans having too much comfort in their lives they just create new issues out of thin air.

[@violet_skrs]

this has always been an issue. its only became a political issue because (socially conservative) politicians saw a way to market that hatred to their benefit.

[@TheMjsanty]

How is it legal to make a law that is federally illegal? Shouldn’t the people who made it and enforce it be jailed for breaking the law? (Do not reply)

[@petr_e]

Do not post (if you're not ready for the reply). Thanks (LOL)

[@明智吾郎-e4b]

It is for the same reason that weed is legal in California and Oregon, and CBD oil is legal in Indiana. Despite the fact that it's illegal federally (even federal employees with permanent residence in those states cannot legally consume THC/CBD, due to the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA)), it is legal for the ordinary citizen to do so. This is because the federal government grants states rights in most cases, and does not interfere because they don't want to get into any unnecessary disputes with the state governments. This is part of the federated, anti-unitary government of the United States.

[@adityanair5613]

@@petr_e yeah thats hilarious (do not reply)

[@lapiuxlt]

Weed is illegal per federal law...or even heroin...

[@Name56784]

(I am replying)

[@franvutmej5974]

+1 reason to homeschool your children

[@Sahelian]

W

[@isuckatusernames4297]

yeah, because having a working school system is something so incomprehensibly complicated that there's no other solutions besides entierly leaving it

[@danielsurvivor1372]

Unironically smart comment in Vox chain

[@lugi25]

Or any charter school. They're smaller and are between home and public schools

[@LutraLovegood]

Education for me, not for thee

[@numenthehuman]

Leave the children alone

[@JR-xy2jo]

i agree, we should let trans kids live happily and figure themself out. we shouldn’t introduce these bogus laws when there’s real issues. like kids.. yknow, dying in school from gun violence.

[@Jaymay98]

@@JR-xy2jo why you care about kids getting killed in school and not care about abortion?

[@AJ64]

I sorta understand the sports debate but there isn’t enough research on it for me to make a set decision. Also whenever it comes to trans rights it’s always about trans women, how they are getting into women’s spaces, restrooms, and sports. So are trans men? What sane person is going to transition just to go into the women’s bathrooms, literally anyone can walk into a bathroom what’s stopping someone that’s man from going into the women’s bathroom? Nothing. Trans women just want to use the bathroom. Thankfully my school is pretty good about trans rights, we have gender neutral bathrooms and locker rooms and the teachers address the kids as their preferred pronouns. I have no clue how it is for the sports teams because I didn’t play any, but my trans friend in tennis never mentioned anything

[@HiAdrian]

_“Also whenever it comes to trans rights it’s always about trans women, how they are getting into women’s spaces, restrooms, and sports. So are trans men?”_ Because men have nothing to fear in terms of harassment or being outperformed. _“(…) literally anyone can walk into a bathroom what’s stopping someone that’s man from going into the women’s bathroom?”_ The people around them, and the women inside. But now that's suddenly not so clear cut anymore. Is intervention justified, or are we looking at a hatecrime?

[@Bound2chaos2]

you say transition like it’s some long complicated process all i have to do is claim to be a woman and im transitioned

[@Voiceless_Cheese]

@@Bound2chaos2 Um, no? They're talking about medical transition here

[@NawidN]

@@HiAdrian Intervention in what? Kids going to the bathroom? That's a false dilemma, because the intervention is neither justified, nor a hatecrime. It's unnecessary and arbitrary.

[@Sky-pg8jm]

@@Bound2chaos2 So do it. Claim to be one, go around live your life full time claiming that. You'll find out very quickly that if you want to survive you have to medically transition and socially transition.

[@me-myself-i787]

Schools can just follow state laws and refuse the federal funding. It's not hard. Or they can follow federal laws, refuse state funding, and get the majority of their funding from local governments, if the local governments agree with the feds. And the federal government does not have the power to enforce civil rights laws with regards to intrastate activity. Including schools.

[@EvilNeuro]

I thought it was the federal government makes laws and those are top and anything not specified goes to state laws?

[@butterofthepeanut3444]

The us: we have freedom for anyone Also the us: no one has freedom

[@JohnJFebreeze]

Well as long as you're white enough looking and come from a successful family

[@johnluis821]

why all of you hating federal if state is the one creating the laws

[@redwanur]

Well, there's a limit to what u can do otherwise you're either living in an anarchist or totalitarian state. U are entitled to those rights AND also obligated to respect people's rights.

[@redwanur]

@@JohnJFebreeze gosh pls just stop

[@highmedic2351]

“Land of the free.”

[@sweetnaomi56]

Everyone has a right to be who they want to be. Protect trans kids.

[@HateTheIRS]

No

[@Evey94Marti]

Everyone has the right to be who they truly are and shouldn't have to hide it. You cannot choose what you are though, that's dilusional and in the end a lie. Giving these people the hopes they really could become a woman is disgusting.

[@donlyemanuel]

@Carrie Good Not in women's sports, but they have every right to use bathrooms as much as everybody else.

[@feathersigil2048]

@Carrie Good This will shock you, but they're already there, you just don't know it.

[@_.YouTubeBad_.]

@@feathersigil2048 Micheal Jordan identifying as a "woman" to destroy everyone in womans basketball 💀

[@yellowhairedpotato6462]

I live near Madison, so my schools are pretty progressive, but the lack of awareness of the staff when a student is trans is disturbing. A trans peer was followed into a bathroom by a teacher and questioned as to why they were in there lol

[@theoneanddonly1212]

​@Osteo Striga The teacher? Yup

[@theoneanddonly1212]

@Osteo Striga Nah, they weren't

[@theoneanddonly1212]

@Osteo Striga How do *you* know they were in the wrong bathroom?

[@user9267]

​​@Osteo Striga The comment was saying that the teacher was harassing them for no reason

[@user9267]

@Osteo Striga ...to harass them?? Or maybe they were confused. Nobody knows so stop thinking about it, it won't get you anywhere

[@bigdot2355]

Hey get better sources next time!!! Wouldn't want to get outclassed by a cartoon!

[@Mobius118]

Mega oof moment for Vox, trying to defend an untenable position, both morally, logically and societally untenable

[@Sstr23]

This is horrible. This shouldn’t be happening in the modern world. We have trans rights pretty much nationwide here in Canada but I feel so bad for those in the us.

[@pangolinh]

Canadians make me jealous 😭

[@simplicityd8703]

Well the whole point of women sports is to level the playing field men are just stronger genetically and its unfair.

[@Sstr23]

@@simplicityd8703 in that case why can’t trans men play in men’s sports?

[@AlexGonzalez-ye9pc]

@@Sstr23 they would be clobbered…

[@dodonixx953]

​@@AlexGonzalez-ye9pc so what? They still play in those game and, what do you know, they win at rates so normal, its almots like hrt makes able to perform normally at the level of men. Wonder if that aplies to transwomen. Oh, whait, it does so well that the Olympics now test for hormones % in the bodies of athletes to determine their category, even finding out that most winning cid women in sport win to a unnaturally hight amont of T in their body, so much that they needed to go on hrt on compete agaist men, which some on lower levels then the Olympics themselves do and win?

[@nguyenho5859]

Because students are easy to indoctrinate and brainwash since they have a tendency to be adaptive with strange/new things

[@visualbree]

Honestly America is a joke now.

[@TheGoalster]

Always has been

[@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890]

so where would you move to?

[@DLCS-2]

@@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890 no , i am not going anywhere. I am going to try to make this hellplace a better place

[@LutraLovegood]

@@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890 If you want a long profile name try something like Mihaly Dumitru Margareta Corneliu Leopold Blanca Karol Aeon Ignatius Raphael Maria Niketas A. Shilage instead (it's not even as long as the longest name ever). Also what A K said.

[@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890]

@@LutraLovegood i never said it was the longest, never once

[@arcious60]

I'm a trans kid. In middle school, I was relentlessly bullied for being trans and teachers did nothing and actually victim blamed me because of my trans identity. When I got to highschool, they made a plan to prevent further bullying and things have slowly improved. So far, no one at my school knows I'm trans besides my teachers who have to respect my pronouns as part of the plan. I'm lucky to be in a blue state.

[@darrenbradleytwin]

No one at your school knows apart from your teachers? That must be tricky for the teachers having to juggle pronouns around you when other pupils are present in your company. So how does that work out then?

[@ToadTendo]

Hey don't let all these idiotic republicans throwing a tantrum in the comments of this video get you down, there are tons of people like me out there who 100% support & love you for who you are

[@darrenbradleytwin]

@@ToadTendo I'm not a Republican. I think you'll find that many Democrats are also voicing their concerns over this. It's not as black & white as you think it is, there are a lot of nuances to consider and when I see comments like this, it's as though there's some kind of over-simplified, backward thinking that it's down to 'good vs evil' like it was some game or a plot to a film.

[@DylanDude]

That’s great! Very happy you have good teachers who know what they’re doing.

[@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234]

Yikes feel bad for people with mental disorders

[@Freiya-]

It's not that hard to figure out what to do, do what's right and the rest will follow

[@gojira4036]

Different people have different opinions on what is right though

[@LutraLovegood]

It's actually difficult to figure out what's right. For example we've poured a fortune in trying to find ideal diets for humans and all we have is a mountain of contradictory evidence. Now throw in limited ressources, limited time, varying tastes and restrictions, etc and how do you even decide on what food you should serve to school kids? But in this video's case there is clearly an option that is better for the kids, and it's not withholding funds just to harm trans children.

[@TheOrignalRoach]

@@gojira4036 The old way is old because it worked

[@i9169345]

@@TheOrignalRoach The "old way"? Like when women were not people under the law? or when black people were property? The "old way" only worked for a certain subset of the population. The goal of any society should be progress towards ways that work for everyone.

[@robithesir]

​@@gojira4036both cannot be right though. U can believe you're right and still be wrong, truth is what matters

[@Ellesiumss]

Guys, run.

[@mackingcheeseinthemichaelwave]

I miss going to school physically but sometimes I'm glad that my mom made me go online. I'd hate attending with people who knew me before I came out.

[@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234]

P.O.V: You grew up Fatherless

[@Natalietrans]

@@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234you haven’t had a good father so you think real fathers abuse

[@noakinn]

@@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 projection much?

[@drdojo7295]

@2:04 wait is texas not part of the problem for once?

[@microwavegum]

Oof

[@pranavr4017]

Ik right? But good for lgbtq kids in Texas then I guess

[@Dovark]

@@pranavr4017 no its also very bad there unfortunately

[@wolfe4683]

7:39 yeah i lost all hope when she said supreme court.

[@Lamsus854]

My heart fell out of my chest

[@sneer000]

With their history, I think they are gonna take our rights away

[@issaraie9801]

US is so lost

[@ChrisLeeW00]

Can’t wait to see what the Supreme Court has to say.

[@saraa.4295]

Not optimistic about that lot...

[@MrGert150]

If they protect our constitutional rights they will do a decent job.

[@The_Phoenix_Saga]

@@MrGert150 and which rights are you looking to have enforced? The right to "be" or the right to "choose"? Because to enforce this delusional right to identify nonsense is to deny people's right to refuse acknowledgement and thus void their own rights. So which is it? Take your pick

[@bhakti235]

@@MrGert150 yeah, they're not doing that anymore

[@JaronLindow]

It wouldn't surprise me if the current Supreme Court restored "separate but equal."

[@lolololgii754]

A denial of inclusity is a denial of human dignity

[@dragond177]

We are going backward

[@johnluis821]

how?

[@ColonelRoseru]

The Debunkers humbled you very quickly

[@primeservers356]

Bathrooms and sports are apple and oranges. One has competition and awards the other has none of that.

[@haskeymorrison]

Last time I checked I didn’t have to compete for the bathroom.

[@bueczkapl6322]

Meanwhile Poland: LGBT ? Whats that ?

[@Failed-girl-3gen]

Have you been living in cave Since the 1950s?

[@Failed-girl-3gen]

Cause it sounds like you have

[@TheOrignalRoach]

When there's no lbgtq it's not a problem, I might just move to Poland

[@bueczkapl6322]

@@TheOrignalRoach you're welcome 😎

[@DiamondCalibre]

I'm trans and in Utah and I've got to say, thank you Vox for showing people outside of the country that yes, it's so much worse here than they ever thought.

[@spinalrex]

Ywnbaw

[@ilx1]

@@spinalrex anime profile picture

[@Dovark]

@@spinalrex what do you think about loli

[@jmarqeye1188]

@@spinalrex extremely based

[@DeianiraJax]

As a trans person living in the UK I feel so bad for all of you :(

[@hauthot287]

This reminds of a time when a school banned pronouns

[@hauthot287]

The best thing to do is to put a specific amendment protecting lgbtqia+ ppl from discrimination

[@roggonval]

That's a good school

[@hauthot287]

@@roggonval woah woah woah, no pronouns

[@gavinthecrafter]

This is the best solution. Just remove pronouns entirely so no one can get offended

[@angelelelelalalalalelae]

@@gavinthecrafter YOU CANT BAN PRONOUNS?? pronouns include words like you and i, anyone who has taken kindergarten english knows this. HOW DO YOU BAN THAT 💀💀

[@jonathanmendoza2915]

This was such a emotional video, i am not a trans person let alone a parent of a trans kid but it is heartbreaking that kids are being put through this at such a young age. Who in there right mind are they to judge anyone based on a choice to pursuit what truly makes them happy 😢

[@ToadTendo]

the answer: the right wingers

[@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234]

I know! Its heartbreaking that kids are getting put on hormone blockers and getting mutilated at such a young age 😢

[@GustavoGarcia-hi4yq]

Imagine having parents to teach one the difference between reality and fantasy. That would be nice.

[@AngelicoCiudad]

Drugs makes some kid happy. Should ppl stop telling them to do drugs?

[@AngelicoCiudad]

@@ToadTendo Literally the group that has more sense.

[@DannyBPlays]

I don't see much great about "America the great"

[@johnluis821]

if you only look at the negative side of America you are of course gonna hate it

[@rayquazaex0]

im going to leave this to the americans to figure out why children want to be trans

[@Rsparing]

I personally could not care less about trans people. But I think that a parent phrased this best: "leave the kids alone".

[@aurin_komak]

"All in all you're just another brick in the wall"

[@garlicxi]

​@@aurin_komak schools be like:

[@charredcharley]

Just here to be a friendly reminder to not feed the trolls!

[@TheOrignalRoach]

I friendly reminder to not indoctrinate my children

[@MizhiBirb]

thank you for stopping me here. genuinely. i always have a problem trying to defend my existance against folks who say it just for a reaction. i need to stop it's not good for my mental health

[@williamplayzgames8]

I will now head home to end my mental suffering, thank you!

[@trippykay]

thank you. ive been doomscrolling and needed this

[@narutrixil]

Why would people work so hard just to deny other people happiness? Just because they are different? Its so confusing.

[@koiyujo1543]

Exactly it's very complicated in my country

[@khalilahd.]

It’s a sad reality we live. Especially here in the US 😪

[@mekonta]

What's so happy about pushing the support of under age manipulation of children to coerce them into taking medication that makes them sterile, impotent and weakens their bones?

[@markjonua3770]

That’s exactly what transgenders do. They’re so unhappy with what they initially have that they make it known everywhere. When they change themselves to be happy as they seem to be, they again make it known to others, working hard to deny the majority unwilling to witness all this and being too polite to say it out loud.

[@solokom]

If you think it's as simple as that, you haven't even grasped the basics of this subject.

[@burningtank160]

keep politics and propoganda out of schools, both left and right, both are having a major factor in childrens childhoods, which is not okay.

[@randymarsh3677]

Can we raise school budgets first

[@ianhomerpura8937]

School budgets are usually dependent on real estate values and property taxes of its surrounding neighborhoods. Better put the budget under direct state control.

[@fruitygranulizer540]

@@ianhomerpura8937 i live in the bay area where property taxes and real estate values are pretty much as high as it can get in the us (multi-million dollars for 1 or 2 bedroom condos with no backyard). yet the schools here can barely afford to fix broken lights and outdated internet. not to mention teachers protesting because of low income.

[@TisiphoneSeraph]

There's zero reason that it's either/or here. False dichotomy.

[@arkcritic6080]

Wait. Schools in the US are funded by property tax?

[@candypg1]

Bro, what did you think your taxes do?

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Yep

[@arkcritic6080]

@@candypg1 Just wondering why property tax. It should be a fund dedicated for education and not tied to any particular tax.

[@natalyawoop4263]

Yes, that's why wealthy areas have better schools.

[@aasabsa9232]

they are really doing things out of their way just to ruin kids lifes

[@aasabsa9232]

@@Essentially_Nobody my comment was way to vague, i meant the other side

[@Mirracle74]

As far as I know, people in the U.S. all have the same rights, including the right to own and use guns, speak out against or publish information against your government without any legal repercussions, etc.

[@SeanyeMidWest]

You are absolutely correct. At an objective point of view, “Trans rights” are more or else exceptions to policies to enable the self-identities of this specific community. I feel it is completely possible to support trans people but also be against biological men playing women’s sports. But society can no longer handle nuance.

[@asdfghjkllkjhgfdsa4791]

@@SeanyeMidWest It's polarisation. American politics have divided the country so much that everything must be something or the opposite of that

[@acutechicken5798]

​@@SeanyeMidWestIf your position is that instead of having a lot of discrimination against a vulnerable minority, we should have only a bit of discrimination, then fundamentally your position is still wrong, just not as wrong as it could be.

[@louisanow]

Vox could feature the many forms of *gatekeeping* Americans live under every day. That might stretch to a series - about our *caste system* and how the structure's methods and traditions serve to maintain this power structure and minimize, limit, and exclude many groups like the LGBTQA community. For example, Vox could explore how education availability, quality, and *safety* variances at all levels, and how even entry level job listings began demanding both college degrees and previous experience, all function as forms of gatekeeping. Resulting costs (of all kinds) to our overall well-being as a nation should be included in addition to the fiscal totals.

[@TNuss]

I didnt see anything wrong with the laws passed that are talked about in this video, all they do is protect women from mentally unstable men and more states need to pass similar laws

[@Mobius118]

Agreed

[@Elcanalsecretobfdi]

Im a dominican and the trans here aren't common

[@Mobius118]

You’re lucky in that sense!

[@mrjuicejunior]

The laws or trans people?

[@MrStark-up6fi]

W Dominican Republic

[@m.g.4060]

I live in lib central California and there are 2 to 3 trans kids in highschools with populations of 2500. it's literally point 0.1 percent of kids

[@MizhiBirb]

we should neglect them then :) /s

[@m.g.4060]

@@MizhiBirb uh, that's not what I meant. I meant that we don't need to make such horrid laws limiting our freedom and causing pain when the amount of actual trans kids is so small that it doesn't matter. like people are making a big deal over nothing. just leave the poor kids alone

[@mike_404]

@@m.g.4060 a man has no business getting first place in a womens sports

[@williamplayzgames8]

"point zero point one

[@m.g.4060]

@@williamplayzgames8 you can't have two points in a number