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Methinks you're extrapolating a little overmuch. Tim Send a noteboard - 24/03/2010 12:24:03 PM
The judge ruled that the girls First Amendment rights were violated, which sets a precedent for other schools. But he wouldn't order the school to hold a prom as he's got no legal basis to make them if they don't want to.


Assuming he is referring to her intention to wear a tuxedo. With this as a precedent, how can any attire that does not meet the definition of public nudity be forbidden? It's all about self-expression after all. On this principle obscenity & bigotry can be expressed in clothing, and forbidding it is a violation of First Amendment rights.


Wearing a tuxedo does not impinge on anyone else's rights – if it does, why are boys allowed to wear them?

Wearing a t-shirt saying "I hate niggers" is in a totally different league from this. Celia makes good points.
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—La vie ? Neutre ? C'est très joli, et surtout très logique.
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So, I see the judge ruled in favor I the lesbian girl whose prom was cancelled. - 24/03/2010 07:38:13 AM 703 Views
I thought he judged against the lesbian couple - 24/03/2010 10:11:42 AM 621 Views
You're both right. - 24/03/2010 10:34:50 AM 535 Views
Ohh okay. *NM* - 24/03/2010 10:42:56 AM 210 Views
The judge has effectively struck down dress codes in public schools - 24/03/2010 11:43:39 AM 544 Views
well, given that it's simply a tux vs. a dress - 24/03/2010 12:15:08 PM 477 Views
Methinks you're extrapolating a little overmuch. - 24/03/2010 12:24:03 PM 567 Views
That's completely absurd - 24/03/2010 12:27:25 PM 531 Views
I look forward to it. *NM* - 24/03/2010 05:06:38 PM 203 Views
I want to see what an obscene tuxedo would look like on a woman..... - 24/03/2010 05:24:57 PM 630 Views
It's airbrushed on. - 25/03/2010 07:04:12 AM 436 Views
Rental fees may be, - 25/03/2010 07:20:27 AM 467 Views
that is excellent. *NM* - 25/03/2010 12:07:21 PM 205 Views
Oh, you could probably "make a deal. " - 29/03/2010 01:14:32 PM 460 Views
Oh, slippery slope fallacy, how useful you can be. *NM* - 24/03/2010 06:58:16 PM 213 Views
In the article I got it from - 24/03/2010 11:59:11 AM 482 Views
Excellent. *NM* - 24/03/2010 11:13:04 AM 214 Views
Yea but the damn school decided to cancel the prom - 25/03/2010 12:44:14 PM 542 Views

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