Title IX and womanface

 

What is “womanface” and Title IX?

Before you start sending hate mail, remember that I am speaking about women’s rights. Any of you recall a little Federal Amendment by the Health and Human Services division (HHS) called Title IX? It gave females equal rights in sports and education. Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 was to update Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned several forms of discrimination in employment, but did not address or mention discrimination in education. The update added protections for women that did not exist.

Title IX gave rights to girls and woman that did not exist before. Now, our government is trying to wipe that away and private companies & the federal teacher’s association are helping.  Men have a different musculoskeletal structure than women (just LOOK at Lia Thomas verses the women it is competing against – the advantage is obvious). These differences are clear upon onset of puberty. This gives men an advantage against women and trans women a big one over women. Modifying Title IX to allow trans women in female sports or to use lockers rooms/bathrooms for women sets women back.

 

The First Amendment: why does it matter?

 

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Do you recognize the above statement? You should: it is the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution (also referred to as the Bill of Rights). The words were meaningful and important on the day written and remain so today. People living in the colonies prior to the American revolution dealt with harassment and prosecution from the government regarding these issues. Once the war was over, the Founding Fathers knew they needed to ensure future generations would have freedom guaranteed. The Constitution was based on the Articles of Confederation, which were based on the Magna Carta.

My books, My words!

 

Woke Culture has crossed the line. Puffin Books (UK) recently hired a group of readers to go through books and search for any words that might offend folks (i.e. the “woke culture”).  Roald Dahl was one of the first authors to have books re-published with offensive words removed/changed. “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “James and the Giant Peach” were re-issued with changed content. This occurred despite the late author speaking out against tis in a 1982 interview. 

How can I be against publishers doing this? Isn’t this for the greater good?

Hell no!

 

Model horses: Breyer verses Hartlands

 

How many of you collected model horses are a child? I did and still have a collection, albeit not as big. The primary difference between what I had as a kid and what I have now is the condition and worth of my horses. I don't play with them. Half of my hordes are "vintage" and others are new. I still enjoy each one. I prefer Breyer-Reeves horses but won't turn down a nice Hartland. There are other manufacturers (Peter Stone, Haken-Renaker, etc.) that produce horses and I no longer look for Marx horses (I do have a couple, though.

Look up and check the sky

 Are you a sky-watcher? I am. I love seeing what Mother Nature brings us each day (and night). My favorite part of the sky are clouds. I also love to view stars, but the light pollution in Reno is bad these days.