In this new video campaign, FCKH8.com takes aim at the Tennessee legislature, which is considering a controversial bill — dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — that would prohibit teachers from discussing homosexuality in kindergarten through 8th grade classrooms.
Caution: Some viewers may find this snarky, f-bomb-filled video offensive, and definitely “not safe for work.”
The Tennessee Equality Project said there is no curriculum in Tennessee that discusses sexuality in grades K-8, and that the bill is unnecessary.
The bill “limits what teachers and students are able to discuss in the classroom,” said Ben Byers of the Tennessee Equality Project. “It means they can’t talk about gay issues or sexuality even with students who may be gay or have gay family.”
FCKH8.com is giving 25¢ for every Facebook “Like” or Twitter tweet of this video up to $25,000 to the Tennessee Equality Project.
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I love them!! This is awesome!!
I think they should let the child decide or not if he or she is gay! Never hide who you are!!!
I’m considering moving out of TN.
What happens to kids with gay parents? They get ignored for 9 years?
I really don’t find these videos amusing, or helpful to “our” cause, actually, I find them irrationally immature.
The real key to winning this is to have more people move INTO TN to outnumber the H8ers.
I think this is the perfect way to attack this bill. People say that fuck is the worst word that a child can hear, but we must prove the worst thing is silence. Silent hatred, silent rejection, silent attack. Get loud people, for all of our kids and the hypocrisy of this action.
is this the land of the free…. i can’t believe it…teachers aren’t allowed to say something and teach something about other ways of love….so people speak out loud..and don’t let anyone tell you what to say and what not to say…
Pleeease help us here in TN…. :(
Had to look this up after seeing the t-shirt some of my students were wearing. So bravo for getting me to look up more info. However, the irony of using multiple derogatory terms to advance a cause rejecting hate I find counterproductive. If the aim was to rally moderates to the cause then this campaign fails miserably. This type of message merely serves to rally those that already support the cause while alienating those that might possibly be moved toward support had they not seen an offensive video or t-shirt. So rather than contact my elected officials, I’m going to post a comment on a website. . .
Hard to believe this bill is even put forth, or that other states already have such laws on the books. As a teacher I think I’d have to either move or risk losing my job. So I’m torn. Choose to do nothing before this bill goes to a vote, or do something and reward this asinine campaign.