The Forbidding Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education, or FURRIES, Act, filed by Austin-area Republican State Rep. Stan Gerdes, would “prohibit any non-human behavior by a student, including presenting himself or herself, on days other than exempt days, as anything other than a human being.”

The law would allow for exempt days, such as Halloween and other school dress-up days.

The law defines “non-human” behavior as “any type of behavior or accessory displayed by a student in a school district other than behaviors or accessories typically displayed by a member of the homo sapiens species,” with provided examples being:

Using a litter box for the passing of stool, urine or other human byproducts

A personal or outward display, except during a school play or by a school mascot, through surgical or superficial means of features that are non-human such as using tails, leashes, collars or other accessories designed for pets

Using fur, other than naturally occurring human hair or a wig made to look like human hair

Artificial, animal-like ears

Other physiological features that have not historically been assigned to the human race through a means of natural biological development

Students who bark, meow, hiss or make other animal noises that are not human speech

Licking oneself or others for the purpose of grooming or maintenance.

  • -☆-@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 hours ago

    A grown ass man had to write this for the express purpose of stopping kids from playing at school.

    Stan Gerdes what the fuck is wrong with you dude? Who hurt you?

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    So does this mean no more Christmas plays about Jesus, where the kids dress up for the manger scene as donkeys and camels? Or will there be a “special exemption” for that?

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    That means these are illegal now too:

    girl wearing a bejeweled car ear headband.

    As well as goths/punks wearing collars. Both of these are things I did in high school, and I’m not a furry. This is so dumb.

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    I think we’re running into a phase where Republicans are proposing laws based on shared boomer facebook posts and the like rather then actual concrete issues.

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    The party of small government and personal freedoms.

    Obviously, they were talking about their personal freedom to dictate the freedom of everyone else.

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    Saw a video clip skit years ago of a school girl doing the litterbox things. Had no friggin idea it was a real thing

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      15 hours ago

      FWIW, furries have have been ‘a thing’ since at least 1980. (just trivia: I know you’re talking about trends in your area)

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    18 hours ago

    I’m PROUD that they CUT my Child’s Lunch and Teacher’s salary so they could focus on THIS!

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    17 hours ago

    But licking oneself or others for the purpose of affection is still fine, right??

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    If enacted, I’m guessing the main effect of this would be to make “meow” the new standard greeting among a large fraction of the student population in Texas high schools.

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    If nothing else in my life, it does make me feel powerful how fucking afraid of me that republicans are.

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        They’re not small enough to fit in womens’ size pants, but they sure are trying to fit in women’s pants to personally check for the absence of male anatomy.

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            Uh, what? That sentence is borderline unreadable.

            I’m being hyperbolic when I say that the Republican Party wants to personally check what’s in women’s pants, but the reality is that they’re disturbingly fucking focused on ensuring trans women can’t be in women’s bathrooms or women’s sports. Nobody with a modicum of decency would try to predicate bathroom usage based on the absence or presence of a penis, yet they’re constantly trying to present and push through legislation to do just that.

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                Whatever the hell you’re smoking, it must be something good. I’m criticizing the Republican Party, not defending them.

                Or, if I’m misunderstanding and you’re actually calling me a Nazi for thinking trans people should not be subjected to gential inspection, then you’re in desperate need of a mirror.