Everything's Bigger in Texas Except for Brains

Just when you thought Texas couldn't get any stupider, we see this.

Boys cannot audition for soprano or alto roles in that state's
All-State Choir. Girls cannot audition for tenor or bass. No matter
where their talents lie.

As a result, 17-year-old Mikhael Rawls, who already has won awards for
his countertenor — the male parallel to soprano — can't try out in the
part where he excels.

That rule was made by the Texas Music Educators Assn. You would think
music teachers would know that countertenors such as Mikhael are a
widely respected part of classical music and tradition.

But then, Texas educators can be a touchy lot on gender issues. In its
eagerness to keep middle-schoolers from thinking gay marriage might be
OK, that state's Board of Education required textbooks to define marriage
as the "lifelong union between a husband and wife." Apparently, the close
to 50% of Texas marriages that end in divorce don't count.

Jesus' General suggests that Texans take it one step further and ban phallic-shaped wind instruments.