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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.

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[–] Star@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 34 minutes 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?

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 3 points 52 minutes ago

GOP is against the thriving mascot community!

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 points 21 minutes ago (1 children)

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

[–] HeartyOfGlass@lemm.ee 1 points 1 minute ago
[–] SparrowHawk@feddit.it 5 points 1 hour ago

Lol most furries are plane engineers or somthin so they're angering the wrong ppl

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 22 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 6 hours ago

its not a phase!!

[–] theluckyone@discuss.online 37 points 11 hours ago

The party of small government and personal freedoms.

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

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 37 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Goth girls wore collars when I was in high school, before furries were a thing.

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 15 points 9 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)

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 28 points 12 hours ago

Eggs are like $9/dozen.

[–] Hoimo@ani.social 18 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago

sorry Mr Sanders, you and your chicken man are going to jail.

1000001265

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 27 points 13 hours ago

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

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 22 points 12 hours ago

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

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 11 hours ago

yo they can peel my chokers from my cold dead hands

[–] kbal@fedia.io 57 points 15 hours ago

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.

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 42 points 15 hours ago

Hey DOGE, these are the dumbasses wasting taxpayer money.

[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 103 points 17 hours ago (11 children)

The party of small government

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[–] NotLemming@lemm.ee 11 points 12 hours ago

You have to laugh

[–] RonnyZittledong@lemmy.world 66 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

It's just one of several modern versions of satanic panic used to distract the dummies while they fleece them.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 8 hours ago

So many people believe the litter box thing. So many that it made it into this law. We're surrounded by idiots.

[–] Limonene@lemmy.world 53 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

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

They put that in the law because they want people to think it actually happens.

It reminds me of the time that a proposed bill outlawed "critical race theory" in schools, which it defined (in part) as teaching that present-day white people must feel guilty about past slavery. But nobody had ever taught that.

[–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 11 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

They do have cat litter. Its used during lockdowns when a child is locked in their classroom and cant leave to use the restroom. One school in particular that has cat litter is Columbine.

In my day it was also useful for cleaning up puke.

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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 32 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

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

The cow says "you're under arrest".

[–] Colors@lemmy.world 47 points 16 hours ago

It’s actually the pig that says that.

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 48 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

Lots of students with verbal communication issues about to be illegal. As are students with artifical limbs or organs or even glucose monitors. Also who gets to decide this: "other than behaviors or accessories typically displayed by a member of the homo sapiens species"?

[–] supernight52@lemmy.world 44 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

It's vague, specifically so they can invoke it against any child they consider part of the "out group"- like trans, n/b, autistic, developmentally handicapped, socially handicapped, awkward, queer, "strange," brown, wrong religion, wrong clothes, wrong facial expression... the list can go on. The cruelty is the point. Fascists are literally comic levels of evil. If you are not one of "them" you are evil, bad, and need removed. Same for the ideologically impure. Shit is going to get extremely crazy within the next few months to year.

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[–] supernicepojo@lemmy.world 15 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Homey, they about to defund and empty the DoE, every single person in need of an IEP are about to be screwed. The students wont be illegal, they just wont be allowed in the new private school system for espousing anti-social behaviors.

Edit: I do not adhere or condone destroying the public school system in any way. The fact that the US has been defunding and legislatively attacking public schools since the 60s is deplorable behavior

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 3 points 9 hours ago

What they don't realize is that by doing this they are making it easier to replace the United States Federal government. Prior to this Administration one could make the argument that doing our evolution is hard or an advisable because you would have to recreate systems for inspecting the food and predicting the weather and all of that but at this point? We're going to have to do that anyway so we might as well do so under a fundamentally better system

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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 46 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Jesus Christ, someone buy these guys a fursuit already. I'll chip in. We can do a GoFundMe.

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[–] Calcifer@eviltoast.org 32 points 17 hours ago (5 children)

Okay, obvious queerphobia/freedom of expression issues and "how are these malignant societal tumors still on the debunked litter box thing" aside... Do none of these idiots remember that children often role play as animals because they have imagination and they are children? Have they even met children?!? Pretty sure "horse firefighters" or "we're all evil cats today" etc. are a common type of game played at recess or whatever. They have nothing to do with being a furry and everything to do with just regular human development? Are these people really paranoid and threatened by childhood make-believe games?

[–] NotLemming@lemm.ee 5 points 12 hours ago

I used to be the dog in recess when kids were playing families and I'm barely a sexual deviant at all. Meanwhile grindr goes wild around Republican conferences so they can STFU and leave the furries alone.

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[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 10 points 14 hours ago

I find this law hilarious. And incredibly dumb. Hilariously dumb. Maybe spend more on education and childcare. There's always going to be the "wild child" in school.

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 28 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I love how there's exempt days. You can dress up like a furry once in a while as a treat.

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[–] Nikelui@lemmy.world 23 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Artificial, animal-like ears Other physiological features that have not historically been assigned to the human race through a means of natural biological development

Great outrage in the anime community following catgirls ban.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 4 points 9 hours ago

As a furry weeb I propose an alliance

[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 12 hours ago

Leopards? Faces?

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