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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
If you're bringing your kid to a rally to teach them what politics is all about, or simply because you're going and you have them with you, fine. If you're bringing them to deliberately use them for your political ends, I kind of think you've made a poor parenting decision.
Elementary-school aged kids being used as political props has always ground my gears, ever since I saw a few of them standing around holding signs at a pro-life rally outside an abortion clinic. Obviously this isn't quite as jarring as that, but it's still pretty scummy as far as I'm concerned. Those kids do not have political opinions, they cannot make an informed decision about any of this, so don't enlist them as scenery for your photo-op.
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I agree with all of this, but again: it literally happens every single time. American politics, Canadian politics, kids that can’t even vote holding signs is older than sliced bread.
Asking why kids are at this specific one, or suggesting “I don’t take any rally/announcement with kids at it seriously!” is kind of bonkers considering how overwhelming common it is. Not that it should be common, but it is, so pretending it’s somehow unique is pretty transparent.
Or maybe Girly was “just asking questions” again. Who knows.