Interesting Links for 30-08-2023

[andrewducker]

1. If an Iowa student named Michael wants to be called Mike then they need permission from their parents

(tags:names usa OhForFucksSake bigotry lgbt transgender )

2. These musicians were so preoccupied with whether they could cover "They're Taking the Hobbits to Isengard", they didn't stop to think if they should.

(tags:music video lotr meme funny )

Comments

[wildeabandon]

1. I can't work out whether the schools are doing this because they think the law might genuinely be intended that way, because they're covering their arses, or as a form of malicious compliance to get parents who don't want to have to deal with paperwork every time their kid change a nickname to oppose the law. I hope it's the latter.

[channelpenguin]

I was also hoping the latter