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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 24 Nov 2015

    Not The Onion: Kindergarten Teacher Bans Legos For Boys Citing ‘Gender Equity’ « CBS Seattlehttp://cbsloc.al/1NrDlIy 

    7:03 PM - 24 Nov 2015
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    32 replies 121 retweets 113 likes
      1. Sean Thomas‏ @SeanThomasTruth 24 Nov 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker come on now. I can't read Twitter anymore because it makes the whole world seem insane.

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      2. Deborah F Stuart‏ @DeborahFStuart 24 Nov 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker @DesireeSeattle huh how does this promote gender equality? Now the male students are discriminated against.

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      3. DK Seattle‏ @DesireeSeattle 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @DeborahFStuart

        @DeborahFStuart @sapinker gender equality to me means if girl wants trucks cool. If a boy wants cooking set fine . More options not less

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      4. Deborah F Stuart‏ @DeborahFStuart 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @DesireeSeattle

        @DesireeSeattle @sapinker I think you are right.

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      1. Mia Fernández  🤓‏ @miafernandez 24 Nov 2015
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        @sapinker "Gender equity!", "Girls only!" 😂 I vote the children use the Lego to build a fort and revolt.

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      1. Parallax‏ @parallax2020 24 Nov 2015
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        @sapinker To quote Mr. Garrison "Jesus tap dancing Christ".

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      1. jeffhack‏ @PorscheJeff 24 Nov 2015
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        @sapinker gender equality is one thing, trying to pretend innate gender differences don't exist another

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      1. Chris Barton‏ @oklamediacritic 24 Nov 2015
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        @sapinker the striking comment from the teacher is that play is not "fair." Wow, life is not fair is what the children will learn.

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      1. Stephen Spurling Is... @Drangula‏ @Drangula 24 Nov 2015
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        @sapinker There's madness on both sides of this issue. One side can't tolerate boys with dolls. Other side can't stand girls with dolls.

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      1. Secular Dhimmi‏ @6siders 24 Nov 2015
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        @sapinker i bet she would be worried if there was a gender quota for kindergarten teachers

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      1. Chris‏ @aLostCosmonaut 24 Nov 2015
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        @sapinker So she used pink and purple legos to try and lure the girls to play with them.

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      2. Garbage Nazi 👌☭‏ @thematthatter51 24 Nov 2015
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        @sapinker Damn! The plural form og Lego is Lego, not Legos! Idiots!

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      3. Garbage Nazi 👌☭‏ @thematthatter51 24 Nov 2015
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        @sapinker Of, not og.

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      1. Bæren ʭ‏ @Baerenside 24 Nov 2015
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        @sapinker f**king Bainbridge island. She probably has daily prayer to the goddess too.

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      1. C. Keith Ray‏ @ckeithray 24 Nov 2015
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        @sapinker I expect she's gotten a ton of "feedback" via internet correcting her.

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      1. Lucky Eat-Anter‏ @LuckyEatAnter 24 Nov 2015
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        @sapinker I wonder if the patrons of her school are on board with her social engineering agenda? Some people just shouldn't be teachers...

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      1. Merri-Anne‏ @Shippees_mom 5 Dec 2015
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        @sapinker did she say fair? Looks like THIS dim-witted woman did not get to play with Legos when she was little .

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      1. Merri-Anne‏ @Shippees_mom 5 Dec 2015
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        @sapinker @kristinaloggia I hope she is let go,extreme stupidity is not a good trait for a teacher.pic.twitter.com/iZC4oNEoR3

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