If something ridiculous like this ever occurs in the United Kingdom, I believe it will only take a moment before it happens here. If you aren’t currently following your children’s and grandchildren’s school curricula, follow this as a reminder to stay on top of your kids ‘ and grandchildren’s.  ,
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Students in the United Kingdom are learning about famous people from the past, but they do so, er, with a part of stupidity. In particular, they are being taught that Joan of Arc was a non-binary person despite the fact that there was no real evidence for this and that this idea didn’t exist until the later 20th century. ( For those who are unaware, if you’re French, Joan or Jeanne lived and passed away during the 15th century. )  ,  ,
The” Who We Are” book, which is being published by Collins Publishers and is being used in English secondary school rooms, is the source of all of it.  ,
Making this assumption and using it to teach young minds in institutions takes the cake, particularly when the young woman cut her hair quick and wore garments similar to female’s have been trying to make Joan into some sort of woke image who tore down the patriarchy for a while. Pure fantasy is being taught as fact.  ,
In the medieval period, Jeanne might have faced difficulties as a woman in the world of the modern man, but she hardly ever had sleepless nights over her correct pronouns, according to Hélène de Lauzun of the European Conservative.
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It appears to be a part of” a larger effort within the curriculum to provide historical and cultural context for LGBTQ+ identities. The lesson plan suggests discussing the legal recognition of the hijra gender in South Asia, references to non-binary people in ancient Mesopotamia, and the possibility that Joan of Arc might be viewed through a non-binary lens.
However, it’s not doing well with many teachers. One person claimed that it’s mocking the entire profession, while others have alleged that focusing on such subjects allegedly takes away their time from traditional academic subjects, and books like these prevent them from teaching the classics.  ,
John Everett Millais ( 1865 ) wrote the book” Joan of Arc.” pic. twitter.com/kjfMDpbIkp— Academia Aesthetics ( @AcademiaAesthe1 ) November 19, 2022
Others have also voiced their opposition to this dishonesty, demonstrating that there is still a little common sense left over. One of them is Robert Tombs, professor emeritus of French history at Cambridge University.  ,
Joan of Arc fought as a woman and perished as a woman. As if women are incapable of heroism, he told the Telegraph,” To call her something else is insulting to her and indirectly to all women who are brave enough to risk their lives for their beliefs.”  ,
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Carolyn Brown, a retired psychologist who is currently employed by the Women’s Rights Network, told the Telegraph:”  ,
This is yet another ridiculous attempt to rewrite history and remove powerful, rebellious female characters from our past. It’s insulting to make the claim that non-conforming women are not women. Non-binary is a nonsense term, and the UK Supreme Court recently ruled against making it available as a feature on passports. It’s also another illustration of the queer theory being used on children. It is psychologically detrimental to a child’s development and is likely to make them confused and anxious.
And de Lauzun makes a second excellent point: Â
The apostles of non-binarism have a very good reason to associate Jeanne. Was the male and reactionary Church not torpedoing her as a witch?  ,
However, their fantasies cannot be tested by the reality of the facts. A woman, the kind Jeanne, was absolutely right, even though, from 1429, at the very beginning of her epic, she had her hair cut “in a bowl,” in accordance with the male fashion of the time, and made the decision to wear a mid-length dress, also of the male kind. She learned everything a young girl of her age should know, worked as a child, and raised a family with her mother Isabelle.  ,
She had a destiny that Heaven had set for her. When she saw one of her enemies being hurt close to her or when she experienced the full impact of the injustice of her judges, her young and tender heart caused her to cry. She chose to go into battle with a banner emblazoned with the names of Jesus and Mary instead of taking a second to consider carrying an iron.
Not the brutally patriarchal force feminists like to depict, the Church that condemned her to the stakes. Other priests bowed to the grace and strength that came from the courageous girl of Lorraine while Bishop Cauchon wanted her dead.
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