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Re: No room for girlfriends at Ivanhoe Girls' dance
Reply #120 - Nov 14^th, 2010 at 1:22pm

Verge wrote on Nov 14^th, 2010 at 12:31pm:

It worries me more that people are not recognising the rights of a private institution to be free to applies rules within itself that it wants.

When you join private institutions, you are agreeing to abide by their rules. Its not a matter of joining them and then changing them to suit you.

I see it no different from a forum. When you join, you do so agreeing to their rules.

In principle this is no different.

The beautiful part about it is since it is private, if you dont like it you are free to leave.

Notwithstanding that the rules were not explicit and that the Principal has been inconsistent in applying her adhoc rules...

Careful, Verge - that interpretation sets a dangerous precedent...

Imagine if Xtian and/or Muslim schools suddenly imposed adhoc rules based upon the selectively-literal some of the more extreme teachings of their holy books - including those parts which advocate physical violence to discipline children and women or against other faiths !?

Should such institutions really be allowed to become unfettered laws unto themselves!?

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JC Denton Gold Member Offline Posts: 5520 Gender:	Re: No room for girlfriends at Ivanhoe Girls' dance Reply #121 - Nov 14^th, 2010 at 1:31pm Why do you use so many .... when you type...
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Amadd Gold Member Offline Mo Posts: 6217	Re: No room for girlfriends at Ivanhoe Girls' dance Reply #122 - Nov 14^th, 2010 at 1:40pm Quote: Lesbians are faking it anyway. Like I actually think that these girls are sincere about their sexuality. Do you think they may just be trying to create a scene? I heard one of the girls saying that being lesbian is her choice, which made me question her "choice" of words.
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Re: No room for girlfriends at Ivanhoe Girls' dance
Reply #123 - Nov 14^th, 2010 at 1:42pm

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Nov 14^th, 2010 at 8:48am:

I can't work out why they would enrol in a Christian school, then whine about Christian principles

I agree - but very few parents would be able to predict or control the way their child's sexuality will develop...

To be fair, even fewer would be willing and/or able to predict (much less accept), at around the time of choosing a high school that their 10-12 YO child will attend, that their child may decide/discover that they are not heterosexual at around age 15-18...

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JC Denton Gold Member Offline Posts: 5520 Gender:	Re: No room for girlfriends at Ivanhoe Girls' dance Reply #124 - Nov 14^th, 2010 at 1:42pm Saying that you're bi or lesbian seems to be really common for teenage girls now. They usually get over it when they grow a little older. Lots of women seem to have bisexual tendencies. Most are a few drinks away from making out with their best friend.
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Re: No room for girlfriends at Ivanhoe Girls' dance
Reply #125 - Nov 14^th, 2010 at 1:51pm

JC Denton wrote on Nov 14^th, 2010 at 1:42pm:

Saying that you're bi or lesbian seems to be really common for teenage girls now. They usually get over it when they grow a little older.

Lots of women seem to have bisexual tendencies. Most are a few drinks away from making out with their best friend.

LOL...are you sure you aren't projecting some of your own fantasies, Imp!?

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JC Denton Gold Member Offline Posts: 5520 Gender:	Re: No room for girlfriends at Ivanhoe Girls' dance Reply #126 - Nov 14^th, 2010 at 1:52pm Nah, it's true. Lesbians, and I mean real lesbians, don't turn me on anyway. They're usually disgusting and hate men.
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Equitist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9632 NSW	Re: No room for girlfriends at Ivanhoe Girls' dance Reply #127 - Nov 14^th, 2010 at 1:55pm JC Denton wrote on Nov 14^th, 2010 at 1:52pm: Nah, it's true. Who else thinks so?
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JC Denton Gold Member Offline Posts: 5520 Gender:	Re: No room for girlfriends at Ivanhoe Girls' dance Reply #128 - Nov 14^th, 2010 at 1:58pm Equitist wrote on Nov 14^th, 2010 at 1:55pm: JC Denton wrote on Nov 14^th, 2010 at 1:52pm: Nah, it's true. Who else thinks so? Scientific sources. http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Bisexuality
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Re: No room for girlfriends at Ivanhoe Girls' dance
Reply #129 - Nov 14^th, 2010 at 2:05pm

On the subject of private schools purportedly being exempt from anti-discrimination laws: I found something online the other day about a case of an Ivanhoe school seeking some type of exemption for positively discriminating in favour of enrolling girls to balance out their disproportionately male student population...

I presume it was the primary feeder school - but I'm posting from my mobile ATM, so I can't easily search the internet to post links...

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Re: No room for girlfriends at Ivanhoe Girls' dance
Reply #130 - Nov 14^th, 2010 at 2:17pm

JC Denton wrote on Nov 14^th, 2010 at 1:42pm:

Saying that you're bi or lesbian seems to be really common for teenage girls now. They usually get over it when they grow a little older.

Lots of women seem to have bisexual tendencies. Most are a few drinks away from making out with their best friend.

So I've noticed. The teenage boys think it's cool to have a boyfriend too. I'm sure most of them will end up with the opposite sex when they grow up a bit.

It might be a fashion thing, or the last frontier of rebelliousness. Ciggies, alcohol and tattoos are all socially accepted now, so the next best thing is to have a same sex partner.....look at me, I'm out there and proud of it, what ya gunna do about it?

Much like the friend on the dogs leash, but they won't drag them around forever, they get over it.

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Re: No room for girlfriends at Ivanhoe Girls' dance
Reply #131 - Nov 14^th, 2010 at 3:39pm

Equitist wrote on Nov 14^th, 2010 at 1:22pm:

Verge wrote on Nov 14^th, 2010 at 12:31pm:

It worries me more that people are not recognising the rights of a private institution to be free to applies rules within itself that it wants.

When you join private institutions, you are agreeing to abide by their rules. Its not a matter of joining them and then changing them to suit you.

I see it no different from a forum. When you join, you do so agreeing to their rules.

In principle this is no different.

The beautiful part about it is since it is private, if you dont like it you are free to leave.

Notwithstanding that the rules were not explicit and that the Principal has been inconsistent in applying her adhoc rules...

Careful, Verge - that interpretation sets a dangerous precedent...

Imagine if Xtian and/or Muslim schools suddenly imposed adhoc rules based upon the selectively-literal some of the more extreme teachings of their holy books - including those parts which advocate physical violence to discipline children and women or against other faiths !?

Should such institutions really be allowed to become unfettered laws unto themselves!?

It is people like you who give adulthood a bad name. I am positive that no school rules state that you cannot bring your pet goat Sylvia (look it up) to the school formal. Will you then argue that because the rules don't spell it out you have no obligation to make yourself aware of the customs and expections for the event?

Self-styled 'free thinkers' like you are really the worst sticklers for the minutea of black letter rules. Every day you strive to re-live your best days, your glory days, as the milk monitor.

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aussiefree2ride Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3538	Re: No room for girlfriends at Ivanhoe Girls' dance Reply #132 - Nov 14^th, 2010 at 6:39pm We`ll be able to claim some degree of maturity as a society while this type of story remains a bit of a novel loon show. After all, silly little brats will always be silly little brats, although most do morph into silly older, wrinkly brats given time.
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chicken_lipsforme Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 7090 Townsville NQ Gender:	Re: No room for girlfriends at Ivanhoe Girls' dance Reply #133 - Nov 16^th, 2010 at 8:25am Who cares, the stories a dud rubber.
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Re: No room for girlfriends at Ivanhoe Girls' dance
Reply #134 - Nov 16^th, 2010 at 10:19am

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Nov 14^th, 2010 at 2:17pm:

JC Denton wrote on Nov 14^th, 2010 at 1:42pm:

Saying that you're bi or lesbian seems to be really common for teenage girls now. They usually get over it when they grow a little older.

Lots of women seem to have bisexual tendencies. Most are a few drinks away from making out with their best friend.

So I've noticed. The teenage boys think it's cool to have a boyfriend too. I'm sure most of them will end up with the opposite sex when they grow up a bit.

It might be a fashion thing, or the last frontier of rebelliousness. Ciggies, alcohol and tattoos are all socially accepted now, so the next best thing is to have a same sex partner.....look at me, I'm out there and proud of it, what ya gunna do about it?

Much like the friend on the dogs leash, but they won't drag them around forever, they get over it.

I doubt that very much.

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