Another misfired communication sent Australian moms, pops and tots into a tailspin this past week. The objective? Steam on for “Thomas the Tank Engine” and the God-given right to say “boy” and (Warning, dangerous content!) “girl.” Yes, it’s a disgusting epithet; but some parents will still be parents, despite the best social engineering and shaming tax money can buy.
The threat? The removal of “Thomas the Tank Engine” and other beloved books (“Winnie the Pooh”) from Melbourne schools and libraries. The reason? Failure to comply, according to the Daily Mail, with Australian National Universities admonition that, “Educators should avoid using the terms ‘boy’ and ‘girl’ and classifying children according to gender.”
But studies are studies and must be respected, despite the multiplicity of factors that may come into play when children make choices of what to be or do. According to the Daily Mail,...