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WestMichRad

(2,302 posts) Fri Apr 18, 2025, 06:56 PM Apr 18

What a boob: Texas school district bans Virginia state flag and seal over naked breast [View all]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/18/texas-bans-virginia-flag-breast

Virginia’s state flag and seal, depicting the Roman goddess Virtus standing over a slain tyrant, her drooping toga exposing her left breast, has been banned from younger students in a Texas school district.

The district, Lamar consolidated independent school district, near Houston, took action against the image late last year when it removed a section about Virginia from its online learning platform used by third through fifth graders, typically encompassing ages eight to 11, sparking a row, Axios reported on Thursday.

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Horrors! A pornographic curved line and a dot! The children will be scarred for life!

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What a boob: Texas school district bans Virginia state flag and seal over naked breast [View all] WestMichRad Apr 18 OP

The more forbidden the fruit, the better it tastes. multigraincracker Apr 18 #1

The Texas Taliban at it again. Bristlecone Apr 18 #2

So, infants and 6th graders can look at a bare boob, but not 3rd, 4th, or 5th graders? nt sl8 Apr 18 #3

Roanoke, Va ILikePie92 Apr 18 #4

Or ... is it for the Virginia motto, Sic semper tyrannis ? eppur_se_muova Apr 18 #5

Virginia AG Cuccinelli Censors Virginia Seal Norrrm Apr 18 #7

Edwin Meese receives report on pornography eppur_se_muova Apr 19 #14

Good one! Almost like the photographer planned that shot, eh? Norrrm Apr 19 #15

Including the statue was something of a 'sport' among press photographers. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 19 #17

I lived in TX in the 1980s -misanthroptimist Apr 18 #6

Isn't Virtus male, anyway? Sparkly Apr 18 #8

That seems to be the case, yes WestMichRad Apr 18 #10

Next up: telling kids how the stork brought them. Diamond_Dog Apr 18 #9

Instead Seinan Sensei Apr 19 #11

Perhaps they could fog up the image a bit, as in this one of our 1st Lady? Abolishinist Apr 19 #12

This is the 21st century -- we don't blur, we pixellate ! eppur_se_muova Apr 19 #13

Thanks! Exactly the word I was looking for, Abolishinist Apr 19 #16