#culture-wars

#culture-wars

A Florida teacher under investigation because she showed her class the Disney animated movie Strange World which features a gay character has defended herself on social media, insisting the film related to the curriculum and warning that state investigators were traumatizing her 10- and 11-year-old students.

For every apple that lands on a teacher's desk, there's a dumpster's worth of garbage that comes flying their way.In one of the more perverse developments of modern times, the teaching profession has been cast in the role of key villain of the culture wars.In addition to the long-held attitude of disrespect (those who can't teach, etc), teachers must contend with diminishing resources, internecine power plays that compromise their abilities to do their work, and Republican politicians championing parents' rights, aka decimated curriculums and bookshelves.

The writer Sathnam Sanghera has said he barely ever does public events in the UK because of a fear of being attacked amid a culture war-fuelled backlash over his views on Britain's imperial past, saying he feared a Florida-style push towards the banning of books.Sanghera, a journalist and author whose bestselling book Empireland assessed how the UK's colonial territories still infect contemporary politics and discourse, said he had begun to dread holding book events here.

A Labour mayor has accused the party of being anti-democratic for blocking his candidacy for a future position after he appeared on stage with film director Ken Loach.Serving North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll, described as the last Corbynista in power, urged Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer to reconsider the decision and allow party members to have their say on whether he can run for the planned North East mayoralty.

The government must ensure sex education in England does not become embroiled in the culture wars and needlessly politicised, dozens of leading organisations have warned.A letter, signed by more than 50 organisations, urged the education secretary Gillian Keegan to ensure the forthcoming review of the statutory guidance on Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) confronts the cultural norms which prop up an epidemic of gender-based violence.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Tennis champion Martina Navratilova has spoken of her pride to be part of a new lesbian rights group which she described as a force for good.The sporting great is patron of The Lesbian Project, a newly-launched not-for-profit organisation which is said to be dedicated to the understandingand enhancement of lesbian lives in the UK.

The new chairman of Ofcom has said the broadcasting watchdog does not, and should not regulate the so-called culture wars.But he said his personal opinions would be put to the side in his role as Ofcom chief.In his first major public speech since his appointment to the role in May, Lord Michael Grade stressed Ofcom's independence from personal preference and political pressure.Here, I want to be very clear: Ofcom does not, and should not, regulate the culture wars.Lord Michael Grade has held senior positions at the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 (Peter Byrne/PA) Some try to conscript us to their cause.

FLORIDA, USA A Florence museum on Sunday invited parents and students from a Florida charter school to view Michelangelo's David in person after the school principal was forced to resign following parental complaints that an image of the nude Renaissance masterpiece was shown to a sixth-grade art class.

The Florence museum housing Michelangelo's Renaissance masterpiece the David invited parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit after complaints about a lesson featuring the statue forced the principal to resign.Florence Mayor Dario Nardella also tweeted an invitation for the principal to visit so he can personally honor her.

ROME - A Florence museum on Sunday invited parents and students from a Florida charter school to view Michelangelo's "David" in person after the school principal was forced to resign following parental complaints that an image of the nude Renaissance masterpiece was shown to a sixth-grade art class.

Republican lawmakers in Arizona have attempted to ban critical race theory three times so far.Katie Hobbs holds a campaign event at the Carpenters Local Union 1912 headquarters on November 5, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona, ahead of her gubernatorial win.Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) recently vetoed a Republican-backed education bill that would ban public K-12 schools from teaching critical race theory (CRT) to students.