Apparently rainbows have become a hot-button issue amid a nationwide wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
When will it end?
Doh, I thought for sure it was @DollyParton and her beautiful drag queen followers!
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Oh well, I cant stop my students if they still sing Rainbowland.
Its a fun, catchy song!
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(This is not fine.
)All the hurt and the hate going on here.
(It needs to stop here.
)We are rainbows, me and you,Every color, every hue.Lets shine through.
)Together, we canStart livin in a rainbowland.
The controversy speaks to abroader shift toward political conservatismand an accompanyingcrackdown on political messagingin classrooms.
Earlier this month Tennesseebecame the first state to restrict drag performances in public.
With that have come some policy changes that have been causing some controversy in our community, Schindler said.
Discussion of pronouns with students was another thing that came up.
And teachers arent allowed to wear rainbows.
Its worth noting that Rainbowland isnt an inherently political song.
In a 2017 interviewwithPeople, Cyrus described the track as an acceptance and tolerance anthem.
Because a rainbows not a rainbow without all the different colors, the pop star explained.
Seems pretty harmless to me!
Unless human decency is now controversial?
If so, we have bigger problems.
