Soccer Mom: Unplugged

A high school teenager has become a litigant in one of the most gay court cases ever.  Yup.  I said GAY.  In case, you aren't familiar with it, the phrase "That's so gay." has been commonly used among teenagers for years.  The Wisconsin State Journal translates it as a dismissive "That's so stupid."  Personally, I always used it as "That's so weird"  you know, as in "queer" or not the norm.  But I heard it used both ways when I was a teacher and of course, when I was a student.

So here's Rebbekah getting teased about her Mormon faith by some kids who ask if she has 10 moms.  She responds with "That's so gay."  And now she's being punished for violating the school prohibition on "gay harrassment".  Since no one was punished for anti-mormon speech and Rebekkah's response is commonly used in the teen vernacular with marginal if any ties to actual homosexual slurs,  you've got to wonder how in the world this case wasn't dismissed long before now. 

It's ludicrous that we are monitoring and punishing speech that shows no malicious intent.   The tenuous connection of the word "gay" in the described context to a homosexual slur should be enough for the indoctrination specialists, I mean, public school teachers and administrators to realize that no punishment was warranted and no harm was intended.  But, hey, why let common sense get in the way the thought police?