Mississippi High school cancels prom after student wanted to bring same sex date.

[elsporko]

Good point. We should after all judge a not by what they do at a certain relevant time but by what they did hundreds of years earlier.

[Boozy]

How the did this get onto a discussion of the Catholic Church?

Back on topic, please.

[smileyeagle1021]

Good point. We should after all judge a not by what they do at a certain relevant time but by what they did hundreds of years earlier.

Ditto, so let's keep it on topic of the present... in which case the Catholic church is definitely not who you want to fall back on when talking about gay rights and equality. That said, this isn't about the Catholic church (for once), it's about Fundamentalists... fundamentalists so hell bent on hating homosexuals that they would sacrifice their own children's proms just to deny a homosexual of a prom.

[pssorens]

Not so sure about that one. I think it has more to do with the fact that the private events they hope people will hold can freely exclude anyone with out getting the school district in any more hot water.

[telecom_goddess]

Not so sure about that one. I think it has more to do with the fact that the private events they hope people will hold can freely exclude anyone with out getting the school district in any more hot water.

They shouldn't exclude anyone.....why can't the kids go with who they want for a date? It doesn't disrupt any "education"..the whole reasoning is the same ol' bs they have always used.

I think the kids should have their own prom....kinda like Footloose They pay for prom tickets anyway so this way the money can go towards their own dance.

[Greenday]

They pay for prom tickets anyway so this way the money can go towards their own dance.

It'd probably be cheaper too.

[telecom_goddess]

It'd probably be cheaper too.

Yeah it would...I always thought school proms were too expensive anyway.

[AdminAssistant]

The AHA is offering to hold a prom for ALL of the students - http://www.americanhumanist.org/news...e-prom-in-miss

[BlaqueKatt]

I think there are those who saw this as an opportunity to push an agenda and ran with it.

yup because darn those lesbians-they should hide who they are to "not make waves"

"There's two kinds of people in this world, when you boil it all down. You got your Talkers and your Doers. Most people are just Talkers, all they got is talk. But when its all said and done... it's the Doers who change this world, and when they do that, they change us. And that's why we never forget them. So which one are you? Do you just talk about it? Or do you stand up and do something about it? Because believe you me, all the rest of it is just coffee house bullshit. "

-Rocco-All saint's day

[Fryk]

About the article... ahem....


AAAA HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
The mouth breathing primates tried to encourage a private group to host the prom, and they got it... too bad it's not a group that'll exclude the "wrong people". That's just.... delicious.

[Wingates_Hellsing]

*ahem*

School: EPIC FAAAIIIIL!

AHA: EPIC WIN FOR THE WIN!

Also: Rocco = WIN as well.

[elsporko]

yup because darn those lesbians-they should hide who they are to "not make waves"

"There's two kinds of people in this world, when you boil it all down. You got your Talkers and your Doers. Most people are just Talkers, all they got is talk. But when its all said and done... it's the Doers who change this world, and when they do that, they change us. And that's why we never forget them. So which one are you? Do you just talk about it? Or do you stand up and do something about it? Because believe you me, all the rest of it is just coffee house bullshit. "

-Rocco-All saint's day

I like your statement. On the other hand we have a teenage girl who is already probably not well liked in her town being put in a position to have been the one responsible for taking away prom. Its a good thing the group is holding one for them. It would be alot worse if instead the end of the story had the headline "Teenager Killed in Hate Crime" I think there could have been battles chosen that would be safer for those involved.

[smileyeagle1021]

I think there could have been battles chosen that would be safer for those involved.

No battle is safe... simply being out is risking your life every single day of the year (well, technically everything you do is risking your life to some extent)... might as well be out in a way that might lead to change.

[elsporko]

In your topic about hating America you mention some horrible crimes against gays. Those would be good times to make a stand. Making a teenage girl a pariah is not a good time to make a stand.

[crashhelmet]

In your topic about hating America you mention some horrible crimes against gays. Those would be good times to make a stand. Making a teenage girl a pariah is not a good time to make a stand.

If I'm not mistaken, it's usually the pariahs that do make the stand. You'll find many people that will stand beside them, but rarely will you find someone standing up for something that no one else is when they're not affected by it.

Stands are taken a lot of times these crimes occur. Hates crimes of all sorts often bring new legislation as a result. While I wouldn't want to make a martyr of anyone, especially a teenager, often times there's no other way.

Most things don't get fixed unless we know they're broke. Up until this point, there was only the presumption of homophobia in that community. Regardless of whether or not she is martyred, she could have very well created the ripple that waves through the rest of the country. She could end up being one of the people in the movement for civil rights for the GLBT community that Rosa Parks, Joseph McNeil, or David Richmond were for the African American community.

CH