I agree with @Simone_De_Beauvoir. I generally don’t get too hung up on gender, but I cannot stand when an adult or organization (school or otherwise) tries to tell my kid what’s a “boy toy” or “girl toy” or “boys colors” or whatnot. Stop delineating. It makes no fucking sense. Colors are colors, they’re not gender specific.
And certainly no stereotypes.
As for religion… Well my daughter goes to a Catholic school, so religion is part of the curriculum. Thing is, they teach about many different religions, not just Christianity. The idea is to introduce them to many different beliefs so the children can eventually decide what they believe in. for the record, my daughter recently told her third grade teacher that she believes “there is no god, but is reasonably sure Jesus was a good guy.”
As for Art… You @Charles now have me at a disadvantage. See, myself, and dozens of my colleagues and students have been making a living as artists for years. Now what the hell am I gonna do for a living as you’ve pointed out what a waste of time these past eighteen years have been.
I wonder if my bank realizes I’ve been making mortgage payments with money earned from art?!?! ::gasp::