Double Standards Part 2!

Chalk another one up for "Dumb ass decisions by the Manitoba Human Rights Commission". Before I even begin I have to ask the question:

"Are these people for real?"



Our story begins with 17 year old identical twins Amy and Jesse Pasternak. Two good ole’ Canadian girls from my hometown of Winnipeg city who have a passion for our beloved sport of hockey. They love the game so much that, naturally, they want to play the game for a team in an organized league. Sounds good so far. Canada’s women took home the gold in the past Winter Olympics so to see young ladies want too continue that dream is encouraging. And just as luck would have it Amy and Jesse’s high school (West Kildonan Collegiate) just happens to “ice” a girls hockey team every year. Great! Right?

Well, not really. You see Amy and Jesse are just not content playing with girls. They wanted to try out for the boys team. There is only one problem...their not boys. Matter settled then? Your a girl so you try out for the girls team correct? Not according to them. These little princess’s felt that because they were denied a tryout on the boys team (because they were NOT boys, DUH!) that this constituted an act of gender discrimination. WHAT?

The twins began their little quest back in June of 2006 by filing a complaint of gender discrimination against the Manitoba High School Athletics Association (MHSAA) for not allowing them to try out for their boys high school.hockey team. The response from MHSAA is that there was simply no need for the girls to cry “discrimination” when a team was already available for them to try out for. That of course being the girls high school team and guess what? The boys are not allowed to try out for the girls team. All things now being equal..case closed!

Not for the Human Rights Commission. The fact that they even considered the case in the first place shows just how mentally challenged these people really are (that means they are brainwashed with political correctness BTW) The case was not only sent to adjudication but the asinine, redundant, and blatantly bias findings of the adjudicator HERself , M. Lynn Harrison, was clearly demonstrated in her own discriminatory settlement. That’s right! The adjudicator settled a matter of “perceived” discrimination by discriminating against the MHSAA.



First she ruled in favor of the girls saying that the MHSAA did discriminate against them due to the fact they do not have penis’s....er...I mean their gender. The immediate response to this was that this will open up the floodgates for boys too try out for girls teams. However, Ms. Harrison made sure that would not happen either. Are you ready for one of the most outlandish discriminating decisions ever heard of by the “great defenders” of human rights, dignities, and did I mention freedom from discrimination?

After awarding the girls $3,500 each for punitive damages (yeah, whatever, like they were out any money) and the right to try out for the boys team she went on to say that there was no need for concern of “fallout” regarding boys trying out for girls teams because, in her words:

“This ruling only applies to girls wishing to play boys hockey”

The ruling only affects girls who want to play boys hockey. It does not allow for boys to try out for girls teams. So that’s it! Let’s settle a matter of gender discrimination by committing gender discrimination? Does the commission even begin to concieve how ridiculous they look? I think not. Here is the Commissions lawyer, Sarah Lugtig, in HER own words:

“Female hockey is a very different sport then boys’ hockey and very few women are able to play on men’s teams,” (That’s because they are women, NOT men stupid!)

More stupidity..

“You need girls-only teams to ensure girls have equal access to sport” (Right , only the boys are not allowed equal access because they have to make way for the girls in order not too be discriminatory)

In the end, West Kildonan Collegiate’s girls hockey team was absolutely insulted by the fact that these two girls did not want to join their team. And the Pandora’s box of boys wanting to try out for girls teams.... you know the box that the “All knowing” human rights commission said would never be opened?

Well, it only took 2 days. The following taken from this link

"At least half a dozen boys have asked for a chance to try out for girls' high school athletic team since the Pasternak twins won their controversial human rights' case last week".....(and)

"Two boys want to try out for a girls' volleyball team because their school doesn't have a boys' team, another boy wants a spot on the girls' curling team for the same reason, another boy wants to play girls' fastball and two boys who didn't make their high school boys' basketball team want a crack at the girls' team."

Let the games begin. Until next time...

Not another double standard!

It was back on August 18, 2003 at the Manitoba Legislative building (see photo above) where I attended a Pro-marriage rally. As expected a number of advocates (about 49 in total) for same sex marriage and local gay and lesbian groups showed up to voice their opposition to the majority's position on the issue.

However, I recognized their right to "Peaceful Protest" permitted to them under the law and the Canadian/Manitoban human rights code. These are basic fundamental freedoms that are "supposedly" recognized in a free and democratic society. Canada, The United States, and even our motherland, the United Kingdom all espouse the inherent right to freedom of speech, freedom of moral conscience, and freedom of peaceful gathering. Sounds fair...doesn't it? It probably would be IF there was not such a double standard. Either these fundamental freedoms apply to ALL or none.

At the pro family rally that I was in attendance it was hard not too notice just how loud , obnoxious, obscene, and unruly these particular protestors were. Every time a speaker got up to the podium the profanity laced heckling and vulgar name calling began. Nearly drowning out the speaker's voice. (Yeah I know... more liberal tolerance) If that was not enough, they then proceeded to stand in front of the speakers waving their flags and banners. Their blatant disrespect for a groups right too peaceful gathering combined with their childish antics was frustrating to say the least. But what made it more frustrating was watching law enforcement stand idly by and do nothing! Maybe that would not be such a big deal IF it went both ways. However in an increasingly politically correct society where the only rights are gay rights there is an obvious bias to those who are opposed.

Let's take Stephen Green, National Director of the UK organization Christian Voice, for example.



On September 2, 2006, Stephen was in attendance at a homosexual Mardi Gras that was held in the Welsh capital of Cardiff in Buke Park. Well, actually, he stood outside the park entrance as people entered in. His purpose? Too hand out a pamphlet to all who passed by titled "Same-Sex Love - Same-Sex Sex; What does the Bible say?" His actions were no different then when we see a PETA rep handing out their own anti-fur brochures in a public setting. The pamphlet was certainly no "Fred Phelps/God hates fags" literature either. It simply established homosexuality as sin thru some scripture references. But also focused on repentance, redemption, and salvation thru Christ which is a demonstration of God's love.

Stephen's treatment for exercising his fundamental right to freedom of speech and peaceful protest (how much noise can one man make?) was incarceration! That's right. As Stephen was quietly distributing his literature and speaking with those who would listen an Inspector Chad, wearing a fluorescent vest with 'Minorities Support Unit' on the back (Minority support unit? Why not just say "The anti-Christian/pro-gay unit" ?) detained him when he refused to surrender his RIGHT to freedom of speech. According to reports he was held in a Cardiff police station cell for over four hours before being charged with:

'threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress thereby, contrary to section 5(1) and (6) of the Public Order Act 1986'.

Are you friggin' kidding me? One man? Arrested and charged for handing out a piece of paper which the intended recipient has every right to throw into the trash should they choose. The obvious blatant discrimination and bias directly, willfully, and intentionally aimed at those who dare to oppose has once again exposed the double standard set by the hypocritcal movement of the tolerant left. It is now official. Political correctness has gone absolutely out of control.

Here, in effect, is the message being sent then. Gay and lesbian groups have every right to yell, jump, and stomp up & down while yelling hate filled profanity at people attending a pro-family/traditional marriage event. This is their "right" to freedom of speech. When the shoe is on the other foot ( a far more mature approach by Stephen I might add) the "right" does not exist. I share Stephen's sentiments when he says:

"All the same, I am astonished that South Wales Police have a special unit dedicated to silencing those who disagree with homosexuality. Stonewall, the homosexual rights organization, say the South Wales Police 'Minorities Support Unit' 'works closely with the LGBT communities'. Maybe they work a bit too closely when an evangelist can be victimized simply because he is giving out leaflets quoting verses from the same Bible police officers swear on in court."



Freedom of speech has become a mirage. A distant memory. Something that only exists if one goes along with the dictated status quo of the mad followers of political correctness, leftwing lunacy, and one sided tolerance. Which in reality is not freedom of speech at all.

Until next time...