On Thursday, Representative Stan Gerdes introduced a bill to the Texas House of Representatives to ban “the display of and allowance for non-human behaviors in Texas schools.” Rascal spoke to legal experts to see this bill's potential impacts, and its similarities to the Satanic Panic of the 80s - ThreadSky

rascal.news • 74 days ago

On Thursday, Representative Stan Gerdes introduced a bill to the Texas House of Representatives to ban “the display of and allowance for non-human behaviors in Texas schools.”

Rascal spoke to legal experts to see this bill's potential impacts, and its similarities to the Satanic Panic of the 80s

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onlyplaywizards.com•74 days ago

I can't even imagine trying to read 60% of children's books to kids under this law.

videogamesaslit.bsky.social•74 days ago

When I was a kid Furries weren't a thing yet, but we pretended to be characters from Narnia, or one time we were all pretending to be birds... anyway I guess that's out.

geekinkorea.bsky.social•71 days ago

connorwatson.bsky.social•74 days ago

This is just bullying children.
Yet another example of why Conservative Christians can never be trusted with power, they always have and always will use it to hurt people they don't like, which is everyone who isn't them, including women and children, but especially LGBTQ people and POC.

aethertag.bsky.social•74 days ago

It can't possibly actually be called the "FURRIES act" - Oh my /god/

sandersothom.bsky.social•74 days ago

This is one of those times when it quickly becomes clear that a lawmaker has never spoken to an actual teacher or student, and you even begin to question whether they have encountered another live human being in their whole life, much less a constituent.

flicker52.bsky.social•74 days ago

It would be really genuinely cool if any of that actually mattered .... I have designs on becoming an art Teacher- I'd love for that to be in my home state of Texas, but that seems to becoming less likely with every passing day.

wohyeahwohyeah.bsky.social•74 days ago

So no Narnia then?

markyuasa.bsky.social•74 days ago

I guess no productions 'Cats' or 'The Lion King' for any Texas School districts huh? 🙄 This sucks.

lincodega.com•74 days ago

There is a clause for "exempt days" and theater productions, but it's still... very weird

unitedshoes.bsky.social•74 days ago

"insisted that roleplay and make-believe was affecting their children’s ability to discern the structures of reality"

Wait. The people insisting, with ZERO evidence, that satanic pedophile cabals routinely operate out of the basements of daycares and pizzerias without basements and that...

unitedshoes.bsky.social•74 days ago

...kids are shitting in litterboxes at their schools because they're furries are the ones concerned with *other people* not having a grip on reality?

Have I got that right?

tzaimin.bsky.social•74 days ago

What the hell even is "non-human behavior"? This sounds like straight up nazi shit

lyrictflngbard.bsky.social•74 days ago

As someone who's been trapped in Texas for a long time unable to leave, this is exactly what it looks like when you allow a select few "elite" repressed conservative fascists to dictate law and policy for an entire population. Trump, musk and DOGE are gonna push for laws like this all over the US

tankgrrl180.bsky.social•74 days ago

Srsly, another WTAF TX "legislators." If they'd spend more time actually doing things that can improve the lives of their constituents they might actually earn their pay. You know, the $$ that comes out of the taxpayers pockets. Question, would this include "catcalling" & "wolf whistling"?

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