Within the resent days of President Trump being
elected into office, many are scratching their heads and left with questions of
why and how when it comes to his choices as president. His recent choice of
leaving it up to the states to keep Obama' s regulations on transgender friendly bathrooms in State funded schools is splitting the country in half.
Throughout Trumps campaign he continued to state how he wanted to give the
states the power again. With an issue like Gender neutral bathrooms in public
schools Trump said that it’s not an issue that should not be left at the
federal level but should be left up to the states. He wants to revoke the bill
letting Trans students use bathrooms of their own and give the state the power
to decide if they want to protect Transgender rights.
The infamous Tomi Lahren from The Blaze had a few words to say about the Transgender bathrooms. She states that Trump is simply returning Americas bathrooms back to normal. Along with stating " The Trump administration will undo President Obama's free for all Bathroom dictate, which was a infringement on states rights in the first place." Tomi's point of view that Obama's bill was just a bathroom free for all that allows "a safe space for transgenders but also a place for creeps and pedophiles" is mostly unjustified and washed down for the right wing media. Tomi also speaks negatively about how left wing media is blowing it out of proportion and how its just a bunch of "fake news and B.S. to feed the sheep of the left."
Tomi Larhen from The Blaze must not understand how a the left wing media is covering this topic. CNN a majority of left wing a democratic points of views states all the facts. Saying how Trump is simply not repealing the entire bill but leaving it up to the states and schools. CNN shares a statement from the White house about the joint decision from the Department of Justice and Department of Education saying "the new policy will pave the way for an open and inclusive process to take place at the local level with input from parents, students, teachers and administrators". They also state how the new secretary of the Department of Education, Betsy DeVos is for the LGBT community and stands behind trump choice. She sates that she would not stand behind something if it would to potentially harm any young American citizen.
The infamous Tomi Lahren from The Blaze had a few words to say about the Transgender bathrooms. She states that Trump is simply returning Americas bathrooms back to normal. Along with stating " The Trump administration will undo President Obama's free for all Bathroom dictate, which was a infringement on states rights in the first place." Tomi's point of view that Obama's bill was just a bathroom free for all that allows "a safe space for transgenders but also a place for creeps and pedophiles" is mostly unjustified and washed down for the right wing media. Tomi also speaks negatively about how left wing media is blowing it out of proportion and how its just a bunch of "fake news and B.S. to feed the sheep of the left."
Tomi Larhen from The Blaze must not understand how a the left wing media is covering this topic. CNN a majority of left wing a democratic points of views states all the facts. Saying how Trump is simply not repealing the entire bill but leaving it up to the states and schools. CNN shares a statement from the White house about the joint decision from the Department of Justice and Department of Education saying "the new policy will pave the way for an open and inclusive process to take place at the local level with input from parents, students, teachers and administrators". They also state how the new secretary of the Department of Education, Betsy DeVos is for the LGBT community and stands behind trump choice. She sates that she would not stand behind something if it would to potentially harm any young American citizen.
For me I believe that the
states should have more of a say when it comes to bills that come out of our
capital. However, when it comes to the transgender bathroom issue I see it as
the bill was already created and helped out many so why revoke it? Many
Transgender and LGBT students are subjugated to harassment just for having to
use the bathroom. The Trans community struggles to get
respect and have their issues heard. The bathroom situation was an issue that
was resolved and sure many didn’t agree with the choice. However, one thing I fear is some states and schools revoking it leaving the Transgendered youth subjugated to more harassment and bullying. What are your opinions? Do you think Trump should have revoked the bill and left it to the states and school systems to decide or should have kept Obama's original bill?
The bathroom debate is an excellent choice for this assignment. This issue exemplifies so many aspects of how competing narratives can form around debates.
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, the way you describe this event - as Trump "revoking" protections for trans students - can be disputed by examining the consequences of President Obama's "guidance" through executive order. What President Obama did was link federal education funding to how each school allowed students to use whichever bathroom or locker room they identified with. Opponents of the measure would inquire about whether the monitoring of bathroom use is an appropriate goal of the federal government - and would be concerned over the linking of money used for educational resources to be contingent upon another layer of bureaucratic compliance.
Aren't schools expected to have policies in place to protect students from bullying or harassment? Do you suggest that, if an instance occurs where one student is abusing or intimidating another, the school should immediately contact federal agents to investigate whether the harassment was a discriminatory hate crime? Or, would you expect each school to be able to deal with whatever disciplinary problems may arise there? At what point would you say that federal involvement in a disciplinary problem at your local high school was appropriate?
Tami Lahren, by the way, may not be the most credible source for the "conservative" point of view here. I might place her in the same category as Milo Yiannopolis, or Michael Moore - provocateurs for one side; rather than as sources of facts or information.
Consider how this issue has emerged as a real "apples v. oranges" comparison - on one side would be those who would characterize this as a choice between protecting vulnerable students or not, whereas the other side would see this as a referendum regarding the role of the federal government in local schools. Interesting too, how you characterize the consequences of Obama's executive order as "settling" this debate, while Trump's executive orders are seen as reasons to fight and resist. That would be a good example of how the competing narratives are developing.
This is a good start! Please remember that our class is not about taking a side or identifying the side that we like better - but rather, it is an exercise to become more proficient in recognizing persuasive tactics and strategies. Let me know how I can help!
Thank you for your feedback, I will take your comments into consideration for the next post. I was a tad confused about the assignment I wanted to make the blog a little more personal but I will keep your feedback in the back of my head for next time. And yes schools jobs should always be the safety of their students no matter race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. However, to answer your question about what the school should do if their is ever an insadent of a hate crime. I feel as though that it should be the schools responsibility to handle the situation and take the messures in dinsapline. We can all agree that when we were in middle school and high school we didn't make the best choices and didn't have such a open mind to many things. I think that getting to government involved can make it hard on the student who has committed the hate crime to move on through out life. Long if the messures are taken to protect the trans student are taken then the federal government does not need to intervene. Also agreed on the Tomi Lahren it was just very hard finding something that was very right leaning and Tomi's opinion is always strong right winged. However, Tomis credibility is not the best and I will make sure I keep that out of my next blog post.
ReplyDeletePlease remember that your term paper is not about refining your own position - or even about finding what might be a good resolution to the controversy. Instead, the assignment is designed to help you develop your capacity to recognize and analyze persuasive strategies as used in public discourse. I appreciate your opinions here - but please focus on the ways arguments are being made in the public arena.
ReplyDeleteAlso, please cite your sources and proof your work for spelling and grammar. Let me know how I can help.