Teachbad Watches Rhee Frontline Documentary
by teachbad
Which sounds better?
1) I’m going to dig up your grandfather and rape him; or
2) I’m going to dig up your grandfather and rape him for the kids.
While they both give me pause, I think #2 sounds way better. Let’s see if we can figure out why.
What the two propositions have in common is the stated intent to perform a controversial act of necrophilia. (“Controversial” is perhaps redundant here.) The key difference between them is the addition of the propositional phrase for the kids at the end of #2.
Let’s put the kids first. What do they need? This isn’t about your grandfather and what he and I might want or consent to even if we were both alive. None of that. This is about the kids. Maybe we should open up our minds for once; stop being so selfish and afraid. Stand up and fight. As Cameron bravely declared in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, “I gotta take a stand”. Not everybody is going to think digging up grandpa and raping him is a good idea. But if it would help the kids, maybe we should take a second look. I’d be inclined to support it.
This was the first thing I noticed about the Frontline documentary about Michelle Rhee. As long as she says it’s for the