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Oklahoma bill would require 'furries' be picked up from school by parents, animal control (www.oklahoman.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Jordan117 to c/nottheonion

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[–] mightyfoolish 20 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I once met a person that was made to believe that "animal-kin" children were being given their own litter boxes in a similar way that transgender children would get their own bathrooms.

The issue with the people who think like this is that they see a few things not like them (a few transgender people) and extrapolate it to utter nonsense (millions of children declaring themselves animals and demanding litter boxes).

If they would think about what they are saying; they would reliaze that their claims are impossible. But then again, they are in their own reality where everything they do makes sense..?

I'm sorry for using such an absurd example but it's a thing older conservatives I know actually believe in.

[–] FlyingSquid 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Oh you have no idea how far that rumor spread. School systems had to issue public denials. One not that far from me did-

https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2022/09/20/evsc-addresses-rumors-of-furries-and-litter-boxes-in-local-schools/69506009007/

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There were apparently some schools that had cat litter around because children can't go to toilets during school shooting lockdowns, which is terrible in its own way.

[–] Hobo 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think that's also made up propaganda. Kitty litter is used by janitorial staff basically everywhere (at least in the US) to clean up vomit and other semi-wet solids. Children are prolific pukers so it's not surprising that basically every school has a bunch of kitty litter in their janitorial closets.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

And maybe, just maybe, the school has some cats that hang around. One of the teachers at my high school had a classroom cat.

[–] mightyfoolish 3 points 10 months ago

That link explained what a fury is using the word "fursona." 😂

Also, thank you. I guess that rumor has to come from somewhere. Though the redirect for the article of where the tumor came from was behind a pay wall.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I know I'm late to the party, but my go-to refutation is "Ok, name one school that's doing that. Go ahead and look it up on your phone."

Then point out if a single school actually did have litter boxes for the kids the name of the school and everyone involved would be easy to find. It's not something that could be kept secret: just one person has to say something -- a kid talking to their relative, faculty, a parent, etc. Once that happened FOX, OANN, etc would be on that like flies on shit ... and they would name and shame.

But they aren't, because it's bullshit.