QuirrelsTurban t1_it8rnpa wrote on October 21, 2022 at 7:30 PM

Reply to comment by VinoBoxPapi in A Queer Community Speaks Up for Student After Teacher's Transphobia by wdcmsnbcgay

Then why should we respect anyone about anything? Why should I respect someone's religious beliefs if they're not going to respect me as a human being? If you can't respect another human being then you should probably not be in a job where you have to interact with them all day, every day.

VinoBoxPapi t1_it8swxf wrote on October 21, 2022 at 7:38 PM

Don't you see that different places have different purposes ? School is meant for learning and only that. Don't attend the freaking class or change school if you think the values of the school and teachers don't align with yours. To demand an entire space to shift their values to cater to the needs individuals is absurd. People should keep their religious beliefs or identities at home, not at school. No one forced you to go. Just don't go if you don't like it. That teacher was hired because of his expertise in a specific field, not because of how inclusive he is toward people. If you don't want to learn about the field then don't go lmao.

QuirrelsTurban t1_it8u9ak wrote on October 21, 2022 at 7:48 PM

Of course schools are meant for learning, but people don't stop being who they are when they enter the building. Obviously the teacher doesn't check his religious beliefs at the door of the building, so why should a trans student be disrespected because of who they are?

By your standards the teacher shouldn't be teaching there if he's allowing his religious beliefs to dictate his actions in the classroom.

jaythebearded t1_it9idlj wrote on October 21, 2022 at 10:38 PM

> People should keep their religious beliefs at home

This should apply to the teacher as well of course.

theviolinist7 t1_itboowv wrote on October 22, 2022 at 12:31 PM

If school is about teaching and learning, how do you expect a teacher to teach people properly if they can't treat students with basic respect?