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Originally Posted by lurkette
So we should punish these people because other people can't get their heads around the concept?
The first incorrect assumption is that something is fundamentally wrong with the teacher. If it's genetics, are we going to keep people with other genetic disorders from teaching? If it's developmental/psychological, how about we turn away anyone who suffers from depression, or has been sexually abused? As long as this teacher is fit to teach and can pass all the screenings that other teachers have to pass, I see no reason to turn her away.
Discomfort about the situation is absolutely normal and understandable; catering to that discomfort by denying a good teacher the chance to practice her profession is not. There are plenty of parents out there who deep deep down would object to having a black person teach their child. Should we cater to that discomfort as well?
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Wanting your penis removed is self mutilation at its most profound form. Something is wrong with you if you want that. WHAT precisely is wrong with you I don't know, no one does for sure, but it is in fact not even remotely normal.
If you want to rationalize this until the point where we must accept everything as wonderful and normal, be my guest.
So likewise let me straw man you like you did me and say where do we draw a line? Is a known horsefucker ok to teach your kids? What about a necrophiliac? How about a 'grown baby' who wants to wear a diaper to school? Should we cater to that discomfort as well?
Don't take this tract with me. I said I wouldn't have a problem with it myself, but others should understand where this feeling comes from. I do think this would be an issue with a highschool age kid because we all know what sexuality is like in highschool and this would be a MAJOR disruption to teaching.