people are so ignorant and rediuclous!

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  • elphabafan
    elphabafan Posts: 4
    seriously stupid, close-minded and insignificant. what does the principal hope to teach from this??? intolerance?? maybe things are SO good at his school (not) that this is all he has to focus on.
  • dmags
    dmags Posts: 303
    Just imagine all the mental turmoil this has created for the two ladies and their families. It's difficult to think about and rationalize the wrong teachings in this outcome. I do hope both families press charges.



    Off the subject Sugar, just looked at your ticker and then your profile pic... You look Mahhhvelous!
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    Dear Oompa_Loompa, just make sure when/if you write to that principal, you use a word editor and spell check.

    :laugh:

    Errrrm. I think by "principal" you must mean "principle." Good old-fashioned irony.

    It's "principal," if everyone's going to get picky about it.

    Actually, "when/if you write to that principle" would be a sentence that made sense here and is what I thought the poster meant on first read. Double meanings and what not.
  • Ashia1317
    Ashia1317 Posts: 415
    Have you read the other news article in relation to that? A school has excluded a photo of a girl in a tux? C'mon people? What happen to freedoms of America? Are they REALLY HURTING ANYONE?

    http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-10-18-yearbook-photo-lesbian_N.htm?obref=obinsite
  • SugarHi
    SugarHi Posts: 452
    Just imagine all the mental turmoil this has created for the two ladies and their families. It's difficult to think about and rationalize the wrong teachings in this outcome. I do hope both families press charges.



    Off the subject Sugar, just looked at your ticker and then your profile pic... You look Mahhhvelous!

    Thanks Dmags! :laugh:
  • HonestOmnivore
    HonestOmnivore Posts: 1,356 Member
    I think that it's amazing that with all the violence in our country, and in the midst of two wars and a tanked economy, we have so many "deeply concerned" adults stressing out over homosexuality.

    Here's the question I always ask "So you believe that if you were exposed to the homosexual lifestyle through personal experience, literature or pornography, you would be so enthralled you would then chose to become a homosexual yourself? Seriously? Because if that's all it takes to change your sexual orientation you are already, at a minimum, bi-sexual"
  • kiffypooh
    kiffypooh Posts: 1,045 Member
    What year is it??? Seriously??? This makes me sick!!! So many other things for kids and people to worry about in life then same sex couples at prom, wearing tuxes or whatever!!! Let kids be who they are!
  • WendiL
    WendiL Posts: 4 Member
    Yes.....just ridiculous .
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    Change can't occur without some controversy, so hopefully the end result will be a positive one. Good for Constance for being who she is and having the courage to challenge the policy.
  • Ashia1317
    Ashia1317 Posts: 415
    I think that it's amazing that with all the violence in our country, and in the midst of two wars and a tanked economy, we have so many "deeply concerned" adults stressing out over homosexuality.


    Not just violence in our country, but in our schools. How often do we hear that school shootings and violence was an act of a lonely kid? An outcast? And we do THIS? This girl is happy. She wants to share with her friends and girl friend. Why do we have to take that away from her? Or any kids for that matter?
  • Oompa_Loompa
    Oompa_Loompa Posts: 1,099 Member
    I'm just glad that so many of us feel the same. So hopefully there are people there that are sticking up for her.

    How is my punctuation and spelling on this one aye!? Lol. I hope I used the right "there" lol.
  • beachbaby18
    beachbaby18 Posts: 71
    omg that is so horrible. i would be so upset if i was that girl.
  • CasperO
    CasperO Posts: 2,913 Member
    seriously stupid, close-minded and insignificant. what does the principal hope to teach from this??? intolerance?? maybe things are SO good at his school (not) that this is all he has to focus on.
    I don't know what the principal was TRYING to teach,,, but what this kid has learned is "GTFOutta Mississippi".

    Wow. Just &*%in' wow.
  • ka_42
    ka_42 Posts: 720 Member
    Dear Oompa_Loompa, just make sure when/if you write to that principal, you use a word editor and spell check.

    :laugh:

    Errrrm. I think by "principal" you must mean "principle." Good old-fashioned irony.
    LOL!!!

    About the school prom, that is a shame! High school is where people find themselves. Why are they being prevented from being themselves!?!
  • NykkieC
    NykkieC Posts: 622 Member
    This makes me very sad. At my high school prom there was a lesbian couple just like those girls and one of them DID wear a tux! No one cared at all.

    I agree with the person that said that she must be going through hell with what the other students are most likely putting her through. :cry:
  • questionablemethods
    questionablemethods Posts: 2,174 Member
    I think that it's amazing that with all the violence in our country, and in the midst of two wars and a tanked economy, we have so many "deeply concerned" adults stressing out over homosexuality.

    Here's the question I always ask "So you believe that if you were exposed to the homosexual lifestyle through personal experience, literature or pornography, you would be so enthralled you would then chose to become a homosexual yourself? Seriously? Because if that's all it takes to change your sexual orientation you are already, at a minimum, bi-sexual"

    Not to mention the fact that there are hundreds of thousands of gay people who were raised by straight people and really only ever exposed to hetero-normativity their whole lives and yet they "became gay." It clearly isn't due to the environment.
  • themethod
    themethod Posts: 257
    Just curious, how did they find out that she was going to wear a tux in the first place? Are all students required to submit their intended prom attire beforehand for approval? Because I bet you some of those girls that are going with boys are going to be wearing some pretty skanky outfits anyway. I'd rather have a girl in a tux than a 17 year old that is dressed like a 24 year old going to a nightclub in Vegas.

    How much do you want to bet this is one of those schools where the administration has a complete double standard and permits the boys' sports teams to haze their new members by making them dress in drag?
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
    I doubt everyone on this site agrees..... just most people realize to disagree on this forum would be pointless.

    So, we just keep our mouths shut.
  • CasperO
    CasperO Posts: 2,913 Member
    <<Edit,,, oh never mind :grumble: >>
  • Oompa_Loompa
    Oompa_Loompa Posts: 1,099 Member
    I doubt everyone on this site agrees..... just most people realize to disagree on this forum would be pointless.

    So, we just keep our mouths shut.

    Well everyone is entitled to their own opinion but if you don't agree then you don't need to post ANYTHING at all.
  • CasperO
    CasperO Posts: 2,913 Member
    Let it go Oompa. It'll get political, and it'll get ugly, and then Mike'll have to lock the thread. If somebody thinks Rosa Parks should'a just carried herself to the back of the bus and sat down and shut up, well,,, that's their right.
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
    I doubt everyone on this site agrees..... just most people realize to disagree on this forum would be pointless.

    So, we just keep our mouths shut.

    Well everyone is entitled to their own opinion but if you don't agree then you don't need to post ANYTHING at all.

    Yes, that is one way of dealing with it--

    Of course another one is to honor the "rules" of the forum--

    "- No political or religious topics, as we've found those tend to lead to some heated arguments. If you want to discuss politics or religion, there are plenty of other places on the internet for that - just google it. "

    Food for thought.
  • Oompa_Loompa
    Oompa_Loompa Posts: 1,099 Member
    Let it go Oompa. It'll get political, and it'll get ugly, and then Mike'll have to lock the thread. If somebody thinks Rosa Parks should'a just carried herself to the back of the bus and sat down and shut up, well,,, that's their right.

    your right...thanks :)
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    Let it go Oompa. It'll get political, and it'll get ugly, and then Mike'll have to lock the thread. If somebody thinks Rosa Parks should'a just carried herself to the back of the bus and sat down and shut up, well,,, that's their right.

    Oompa likes to post the more controversial topics. ;)
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    I doubt everyone on this site agrees..... just most people realize to disagree on this forum would be pointless.

    So, we just keep our mouths shut.

    Agreed.
  • HonestOmnivore
    HonestOmnivore Posts: 1,356 Member
    I doubt everyone on this site agrees..... just most people realize to disagree on this forum would be pointless.

    So, we just keep our mouths shut.
    I don't think that's exactly true - I know that I would be fine with a religious school enforcing this rule! I would be fine with parents keeping their kids home from the prom because they don't want them to see a same sex couple!

    My issue is with a non-religion based school doing this because they wish to enforce cultural/ religious norms on students. It really wasn't that long ago that inter-racial couples were treated the same way (70s). I know adults who still have issues with inter-racial marriage but few of them think it should be illegal. In 25 years I think we're going to be pretty sheepish when our grand or great - grand children pull up some of our Internet postings and ask us to explain! It will be a lot like the shame my parents feel about their discriminating thoughts about minorities back in the 50s and 60s.

    Edited - oops! Just read the rest of the response. I do think we can all agree that citizens of the United States all value personal freedom and boundaries where government shouldn't intrude. It's just where one person's freedom interferes (or interFEARS) with others that things get sticky!
  • CasperO
    CasperO Posts: 2,913 Member
    Ok Mike,,, lock it down. It's about to get ugly. :blushing: :sad: :brokenheart: :cry: :sick:
  • HealthyChanges2010
    HealthyChanges2010 Posts: 5,831 Member
    Always amazed how a member on here can write their thoughts and instead of another simple reading them, some turn into spellchecker police.

    If we don't have anything helpful or kind why would any of us take time to scream spellchecker. Some times I get to typing to fast and though I know how to spell my words sure don't turn out that way at time. lol

    It's so easy for us all to hide behind a screen online.

    Merely my thoughts:flowerforyou:

    edit: ah HA! Perfect example in my above post:blushing: :laugh:
  • HealthyChanges2010
    HealthyChanges2010 Posts: 5,831 Member
    Seriously? Your first post & you're going to come down on her for not using spell check? It's a forum, lighten up on the girl.
    Ok so I wasn't the only one to notice that.

    I think we all work so hard in our lives to become healthy individuals, we all know how hard it can be at times, it makes me sick inside to read some posts where we begin to squabble amongst ourselves, when we could instead be using one another for strong support. :sad:
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    (or interFEARS)

    I will only say, "fears" has nothing to do with it. Now my lips are zipped. And so are my fingers. :laugh:
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