Of course, I'm not of a mind to defend Mississisisssippi since I depise the whole state and I think I once referred to it on the WoT CMB after returning from a visit as "A place that could only be improved by full-scale Nuclear Bombardment" but I do think a lot of the people crying about freedom on this one are a bit selective in their outrage, even if I happen to mostly agree with them.
One wonders how many of them would be crying foul if a young man showed up with six dates after receiving backing from the ACLU and referring to his dates off school property in interviews as 'My harem'. Typically those who would raise a hue and cry about free speech for the kid who showed up to school wearing a t-shirt with a marijuana leaf aren't the same people who would raise it if someone else showed up wearing one which said "Abortion is murder", and rather than being outraged if that person were expelled or even just remaining silent they are probably the ones demanding that person's expulsion.
One wonders how many of them would be crying foul if a young man showed up with six dates after receiving backing from the ACLU and referring to his dates off school property in interviews as 'My harem'. Typically those who would raise a hue and cry about free speech for the kid who showed up to school wearing a t-shirt with a marijuana leaf aren't the same people who would raise it if someone else showed up wearing one which said "Abortion is murder", and rather than being outraged if that person were expelled or even just remaining silent they are probably the ones demanding that person's expulsion.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
- Albert Einstein
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- Albert Einstein
King of Cairhien 20-7-2
Chancellor of the Landsraad, Archduke of Is'Mod
Mississippi High School cancels Prom after Lesbian Student Wanted to Bring a Girl as Her Date
- 11/03/2010 11:56:10 PM
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Seriously, wtf is wrong with the US? *NM*
- 12/03/2010 12:08:32 AM
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This is the problem with liberals and their crusades like gay marriage.
- 12/03/2010 12:50:12 AM
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Just a few things that I know you'll proabably disagree with.
- 12/03/2010 02:03:32 AM
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Re: Just a few things that I know you'll proabably disagree with.
- 12/03/2010 10:12:04 PM
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What???
- 12/03/2010 02:53:13 AM
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Actually...
- 12/03/2010 04:56:03 AM
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Oh, it is definitely self-defense.
- 12/03/2010 05:52:50 AM
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That analogy is not apt.
- 12/03/2010 06:10:27 AM
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Er...
- 12/03/2010 06:45:05 AM
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I'm afraid that again that analogy is not apt.
- 12/03/2010 01:39:19 PM
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...
- 12/03/2010 02:05:54 PM
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I think you mean "I'm afraid that again that analogy is not apt."
- 12/03/2010 02:45:23 PM
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That's right, I forgot to add that.
- 12/03/2010 03:23:25 PM
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It's a rather key piece of any attempted analogy, wouldn't you say?
- 12/03/2010 03:45:15 PM
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Re: That analogy is not apt.
- 12/03/2010 02:06:51 PM
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It's not that I'm surprised they disagree. It's that they're Wrong.
- 12/03/2010 06:39:30 AM
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Re: This is the problem with liberals and their crusades like gay marriage.
- 12/03/2010 02:31:06 PM
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Why don't you show me where I said marriage is holy OR made a religious argument, you imbecile?
- 12/03/2010 10:32:42 PM
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actually, i thought i read that it was because she wanted to wear a tux instead of a dress
- 12/03/2010 02:46:00 AM
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Kind of a different can of worms then
- 12/03/2010 03:20:35 AM
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What?! Now that is a can of worms I could see getting in a fight over.
- 14/03/2010 01:24:47 AM
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Hmm. Apparently it is legal to discriminate upon the basis of gender. Imagine that.
- 14/03/2010 02:45:51 AM
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It kind of makes sense, given the highly arbitrary and stereotypical nature of gender.
- 14/03/2010 03:35:44 AM
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Re: What?! Now that is a can of worms I could see getting in a fight over.
- 15/03/2010 02:01:00 AM
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It is a great case of Selective Outrage, IMHO
- 12/03/2010 03:10:01 AM
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Maybe.
- 12/03/2010 06:34:42 AM
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"ACLU Defends Nazi's Right to Burn Down ACLU Headquarters"
- 12/03/2010 12:31:14 PM
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As is often the case, there seems to be a fair amount of assumption going on here.
- 12/03/2010 02:22:48 PM
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Just giving the benefit of the doubt...
- 12/03/2010 02:57:23 PM
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Re: "Pursuing their ideology"
- 12/03/2010 07:23:54 PM
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Re: "Pursuing their ideology"
- 12/03/2010 08:17:25 PM
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That wasn't the impression I was under
- 12/03/2010 11:23:08 PM
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Re: That wasn't the impression I was under
- 13/03/2010 12:09:08 AM
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Pshhh there's a difference between "wear SOME clothes" and "wear a tux"
- 15/03/2010 01:40:37 AM
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For the record...
- 12/03/2010 06:48:25 AM
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Re: For the record...
- 12/03/2010 01:04:33 PM
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Re: For the record...
- 12/03/2010 07:08:06 PM
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Re: For the record...
- 12/03/2010 08:08:42 PM
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No no, I know how you feel. I'm just disinclined to have sympathy for the school.
- 12/03/2010 11:28:35 PM
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Alternatively, I have little sympathy for the school, I just don't have much for her either
- 12/03/2010 11:56:08 PM
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- 12/03/2010 11:56:08 PM
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Don't you think you're sensationalizing this just a bit?
- 12/03/2010 05:42:21 AM
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Regardless of "rights" invovled, I don't see why she shouldn't be able to go as she pleases.
- 12/03/2010 05:25:31 PM
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When I was in high school, my girlfriend and I formulated a petition so we'd be able to attend
- 12/03/2010 07:55:33 PM
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Another thing I think people should remember -
- 12/03/2010 07:59:43 PM
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One point though
- 12/03/2010 08:40:32 PM
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Re: One point though
- 12/03/2010 08:46:30 PM
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My point was that it was a hollow reassurance
- 12/03/2010 09:35:46 PM
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yah, but honestly, is a tux really going to upset anyone that much?
- 13/03/2010 04:50:08 PM
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Just because it wouldn't bother you doesn't mean it won't bother anyone else
- 13/03/2010 06:38:03 PM
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It does
- 13/03/2010 07:35:39 PM
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Re: It does
- 13/03/2010 07:48:35 PM
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I typically agree with you
- 13/03/2010 09:19:27 PM
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Following proper form shouldn't guarantee victory
- 13/03/2010 10:17:27 PM
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Re: Following proper form shouldn't guarantee victory
- 15/03/2010 01:49:34 AM
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Re: Following proper form shouldn't guarantee victory
- 15/03/2010 02:44:17 AM
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He wasn't neccessarily advocating it. He was translating what they were doing into something that
- 16/03/2010 01:37:59 AM
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I'd argue that that kind of hypocrisy is invaluable in today's world, actually.
- 16/03/2010 01:46:16 AM
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Re: It does
- 13/03/2010 08:18:03 PM
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Re: It does
- 13/03/2010 09:30:21 PM
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Re: It does
- 13/03/2010 10:11:21 PM
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Damn. Poor liberals, all revved up with nothing to fight for. *NM*
- 12/03/2010 10:16:12 PM
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So... they were ready to fight something bad, and nothing bad happened
- 12/03/2010 11:30:02 PM
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