Not sure if you have been following this story (Megyn Kelly has touched on it), but a female high school basketball player recently refused to play when she realized there was a boy playing on the opposing team and she also went up to the boy and told him she knew he was masculine (I am not sure if she said man or boy). The school proceeded to sanction her for harrassment, and the case has gotten a lot of local and some national media attention. FAIR has stepped in to support the girl. One of our members informed us in today's peer-support group that a local podcaster has interviewed the girl and the boy, and he was able to provide a link to the latter (it sounds like the former is paywalled).
Here is the letter FAIR wrote to the Office of Civil Rights asking them to investigate this case: https://www.fairforall.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Civil-Rights-Complaint_Tumwater-Schools.pdf
I made this for my friend's daughter who is trying out pottery. I've been making her little instructional videos and this one is a timelapse of me trimming and putting a handle on a mug. Thought I would share in case you guys find this interesting.
Someone shared this with me who said it had been circulating in the Hasidic community. Will likely offend a lot of people these days.
Hi everyone, I haven't been active in Solid Ground for a while, but I am still alive and kicking! I now work as personal assistant to a mind-bendingly weird and diva-esque artist-lip-syncher-performer named Fiona Blueberry. She is blissfully clueless about politics and seems to be completely unaware of the culture wars. Working with her is a breath of fresh air. If you need a mood lift, I encourage you to watch this video we made together. Happy 4th, everyone! Wishing you fun/love/peace on this holiday. :) www.fionablueberry.com
Sacrificial Love is what makes the world go around, but bad ideas pervert this crucial instinct.. If you want to change the world, start by “cleaning your room” as Jordan Peterson would say: start with your own kid. As a homeschooling Mom I will attest to the fact that fancy private schools are not necessary, but you must be willing to sacrifice your ego (aka: job, income, friend group, free time). Furthermore, academic success is not necessarily what privileges the kids in this article: it is moral clarity and prioritization.
I’ve had some of my own SJW/woke triggers (I guess you could call it OCD) recently. But a phrase I thought of to encapsulate my feelings is this:
“I didn’t grow up under the understanding that men and women serve as EQUAL partners…or even that women and girls are ‘better than men’ only to still be accused of being part of the problem of being a man.”
Ok…admittedly, the way gender dynamics are talked about (“male-dominated spaces,” “paving the way for women in those spaces,” etc.) tends to hit me very personally. Like an automatic accusation unless I’m individually affirmed just as an individual. I know. I have this ailment. But I just hope I’m not alone.
