Kids in Wisconsin wanted to perform a song about love and acceptance. Admin said no.

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Sunday March 26, 2023 · 3:45 PM PDT

2023/03/26 · 15:45

Springtime Rainbow: a rainbow arching up behind a field of daffodils and grass. — Rainbows are now illegal in some Red states

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The madness literally never ends. In yet another chapter of “you couldn’t make this shit up if you tried”, songs sung by top artists about love and acceptance are deemed too “controversial”, according to school administrators in Waukesha, WI where first graders chose song “Rainbowland”, originally performed by national treasure Dolly Parton and ex-Mouseketeer Miley Cyrus to sing for their school’s annual spring concert.

And what was so “controversial” about the lyrics?

"Rainbowland" includes the lyrics: "Living in a Rainbowland, The skies are blue and things are grand, Wouldn't it be nice to live in paradise, Where we're free to be exactly who we are, Let's all dig down deep inside, Brush the judgment and fear aside, Make wrong things right, And end the fight, 'Cause I promise ain't nobody gonna win."

So the kids chose another song. And the result?

Today they banned Rainbow Connection, so it seems the reason is rainbows.
— Maestra Melissa (@melissatempel) March 23, 2023

Thankfully parents spoke up and the kids were actually allowed to sing “Rainbow Connection” in the end.

Schindler told the Times that the school board had a "conservative flip" in recent years and has since instituted "some policy changes that have been causing some controversy in our community."

"One of those is a controversial topics policy saying that teachers can't have any kind of signage that could be deemed political," Schindler told the Times. "Discussion of pronouns with students was another thing that came up. And teachers aren't allowed to wear rainbows."

Ah, well, that explains everything. Gotta love all that freedom and liberty under Republican rule, huh? Remember this well when you turn 18, kids.

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