Morons of the Internet: Karen Keller

This is the segment where I scour my favourite forums around the internet and find some particularly interesting articles about current affairs told in the words of my favourite human beings.

In this edition we have a teacher who's decided that blatant discrimination is the way forward when hammering home the message of equality, which she has absolutely no issue with. This isn't exactly breaking news, as the article was released last year, but the subject here is moronic enough to easily warrant a place in my hall of shame.
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http://www.bainbridgereview.com/news/343127562.html
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'Gender equality' is going to be a term used a lot in this article, as apparently restricting one gender from playing with a certain toy conforms to that idea. Obviously there must be a silent 'equality' in this version of gender equality, because the mere fact that one gender is being restricted in their use of toys based on nothing but gender clearly isn't any kind of equality. Even the term 'free choice' is redundant here considering half the class evidently don't have any form of free choice when it comes to the toys they play with. Obviously this is the classic feminist gender equality, that only serves to benefit girls because apparently this counters oppression. Not content with being a massive hypocrite this teacher then proves she's also a lying asshole to her own KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS. Why the fuck are you blatantly lying to them? I know they're not going to understand what gender equality is all about, but then again neither do you by the sounds of it, but that doesn't excuse being an absolute bitch when in a position of trust. You can claim you don't want them to feel bad, but then I have a tip for that. Let them play with the Lego. The boys obviously want to play with the Lego, so preventing them is just going to cause friction in their attitudes towards teachers. You don't have to be Mary Poppins to work that one out. These kids look up to you as an example, don't let them become asshats in order for you to impose your narrative on young children.

To be fair to this woman there is truth behind her claims that Lego has been shown to aid development skills in children, and she's also correct in saying that women only comprise of 24% in American STEM subjects, however that doesn't excuse this mental leap that assumes girls entering into careers other than STEM fields haven't been playing with Lego is just moronic, which is clear from her lack of evidence. It's even more stupid to then complain about gender stereotypes and then enforce your own in the very non-scientific discipline of being a nursery school teacher. Surely the message here should not be forcing children into playing with their associated toys, so why the fuck this teacher is restricting boys from playing with Lego is beyond me considering she wants classroom equality, but then I'm sure this lady comes from the 'men can't experience sexism' school of feminism. No wonder we're still 'so far behind in promoting gender equality'. Surely it couldn't possibly be because of moronic teachers like this one. No, let's all blame the toymakers. How dare those evil toymakers have a target market. Almost like they want to make a profit isn't it? Face it, boys like playing with Lego, some girls do too. The number of girls playing with Lego is lower than the number of boys, and that's why the product is primarily aimed at boys. There's no patriarchal conspiracy here, just supply and demand economics. Stop using your flawed logic to try and justify being a sexist bitch.

How dare these kids try and decide what they want to play with. In my funny little world I thought that gender equality was all about empowerment and liberation. But not here, no here in this KINDERGARTEN children are being forced to play with their associated toys. And yet the teacher still feels there is absolutely nothing hypocritical about that scenario. Then this woman gets even worse, as not only does this bitch lie to the children, she also lies to the school board. What a nasty piece of work. By all means encourage the girls to play with the Lego you selfishly acquired for them, hell even bribe them if it comes to that, but why should the male kids suffer from this blatant sexism? I know according to your narrow minded narrative they're the devil in disguise for simply playing with toys they want to, but how about letting kids be kids. The world isn't a nice place to live in, so let's not bring that attitude into a nursery school.

Fair. Fair. Never has that word looked more out of place. They do say the worst kinds of people are those who've convinced themselves their evil actions are a positive thing. My biggest worry is where this attitude will stop. Will this teacher start criticising students who do better in test scores, and purposefully restrict them from learning more until others have caught up? You get the impression that this woman thinks she's some sort of visionary who will save these children from the oppressive world, yet in reality she's just a carer of the lowest form. You shouldn't be allowed to control the personal lives of these kids. You're a pathetic teacher whose finding every possible way to promote girls in the name of gender equality, when in reality the equality part of that statement never even crosses your mind. This bitch is one of the reasons why there is so much gender disparity being flung around popular culture, but that won't stop her from being a power hungry asshole of the highest level.