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Students in Lamar can no longer learn about the state of Virginia on their online research database due to the ban

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 94 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Because nothing gets 13 year olds hornier than the State Seal of Virginia. Idiots.

[–] T156@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

What did you expect, it literally has Virgin in the name (!)

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Even if, come on... 13 year olds get horny full stop. Whatcha gonna do next, separate boys and girls again? Make all females wear sacks?

[–] djsp@feddit.org 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Whatcha gonna do next, separate boys and girls again? Make all females wear sacks?

Don't give them ideas. I wouldn't be surprised if they promoted gender segregation as some form of “protection against the ~~gay~~ trans threat”.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

It’s just going to be the ol’ ‘women aren’t allowed to go to school’ schtick again.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago

Leaving all the girls together and boys together through puberty is all but certain of getting rid of the gays, truthfully pure genius muahahaha twirls moustache.

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago

Tit semper tyrannis

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 22 points 2 weeks ago

Wait until they find out the grizzly on California’s flag is completely naked.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 11 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe it's not really about the nipple but about what it says: thus always unto tyrants.

[–] mPony@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

Religious oppression stifles education.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

when you're too conservative for 1912 Virginia

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

The dumbfucks in the Deregulated Texas Oblast would lose their shit over Marianne, the French Goddess of Liberty.

[–] Tungsten5@lemm.ee 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Its just a tiddy. Not even a real one. This is so stupid

[–] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s also ironic and hypocritical, given the USA is the biggest porn industry in the world.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It is what the Bible belt is known for

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Tbf, Virginia has an absolutely terrible flag. State seal on a blue back drop?

Come on.

[–] celeste@kbin.earth 13 points 2 weeks ago

and way too few breasts

[–] scheep@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

that would be most US states

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago

Congratulations. This is oniony.

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

As someone that subscribes to the fundamental tenants of vexillography, I have a bigger issue with Virginia's state flag overall design. It is bad practice to use a state seal in a flag design. It is worse practice to also include text in a flag's design. -Imagine if you shrank that flag down to 2"x3" do you think you'd still be able to read that? Flags are supposed to be read from a distance.

-My solution is to keep the boob, and get rid of everything else except the blue and white background. It would be distinctive and it would still retain it's same symbolism.

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

vexillography is just prescriptivism for rectangles

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Notso@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

This timeline really gets dumber and dumber by the minute...

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wouldn't this also affect things about the British Monarchy and Ireland due to the Winged Maiden?

[–] Khanzarate@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

No, because the Texas schools don't know what those are.

[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

The boob that launched a thousand forum threads.