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If the kids (and/or their parents) decided to pay for and hold their own party ....... as rude as it might be ......... they are entitled to invite (or not) whoever they please.
The providing of false information is definitely over the top, but, again, not anything that certain unpopular groups of students haven't dealt with for decades. Gay, straight, undecided or none of the above .... no one can force any person to socialize with anyone else at a private affair.
I've known straight people who were not invited to parties. Some of them were unpopular ..... and some were just plain asses, and no one wanted to be around them at a party. I'm not saying that this is the case here .... but who knows if there were other personality factors at play in this case?
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I think what bothers me the most is not ONE student going to the "secret" prom had the balls to tell Constance about it. 
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I think what bothers me the most is not ONE student going to the "secret" prom had the balls to tell Constance about it.
Agreed. I can't imagine going to a school like that. My high school was quite different than this. Everyone went to the same prom, the same after prom and even the "prom parties" later were completely open invitation. I can't believe an entire student body can be so.....cold?
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I see what you're saying, but the private party prom was still wrong on many levels.
the private party wasn't wrong.. the reason they had one is without a doubt WRONG...
I'm as straight as straight can be.. but dang it, what another person likes sexually just isn't any of my business..
I mean, what the hell do some people think is gonna happen? What? Shake hands with a gay person and suddenly your gay.. as if it rubs off on you or something.. or maybe if you see two gay people dancing. suddenly, your eyeballs will fall out from the sight...
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I'd say that the school mislead the lesbian into thinking that she was attending a legitimate prom. - Problem #1.
At the same time, school officials colluded with parents to have a "private party." - Problem here is that the school officials violated the lesbians rights by colluding with parents to discriminate against the lesbians. Granted, there is no problem with parents discriminating, but there is with school officials doing so. - Problem #2
The lesbian's lawyers will not have a problem proving this. This could be big.
How stupid are these school officials?
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I see what you're saying, but the private party prom was still wrong on many levels.
Depends, was the issue that a girl wanted to bring her girlfriend to the prom...because she did.
Now apparently another group of people didn't want to participate in that event so they did something else.
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the private party wasn't wrong.. the reason they had one is without a doubt WRONG...
Right...which is what I'm trying to say. It's the same difference to me in this case.
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I'd say that the school mislead the lesbian into thinking that she was attending a legitimate prom. - Problem #1.
At the same time, school officials colluded with parents to have a "private party." - Problem here is that the school officials violated the lesbians rights by colluding with parents to discriminate against the lesbians. Granted, there is no problem with parents discriminating, but there is with school officials doing so. - Problem #2
The lesbian's lawyers will not have a problem proving this. This could be big.
How stupid are these school officials?
I must've missed an article or something. Can you point to me where the school officials "colluded" with the parents? Did I miss something?
Honestly, what did I miss that makes you say - well, everything you said?
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I think what bothers me the most is not ONE student going to the "secret" prom had the balls to tell Constance about it.
THIS!
I mean, I know it isn't a huge school or anything, but NO ONE let the cat out of the bag about that party? Seriously? That smacks of collusion amongst EVERYONE involved.
I haven't read this anywhere, but was she REQUIRED to tell the school that she was bringing another girl for a date? At my high school, I don't recall having to tell them who I was taking with me, I just bought my 2 tix. And there were plenty of "couples" that were all girl or all boy that went. And it's not like my school was this ultra progressive school. I mean, there is a reason it's nicknamed Caucasian Falls (unwritten policy in the 40's 50's 60's of not selling homes to all non-whites, but specifically blacks - not the case anymore, thank goodness)
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I mean, I know it isn't a huge school or anything, but NO ONE let the cat out of the bag about that party? Seriously? That smacks of collusion amongst EVERYONE involved.
Or just maybe most of those in the school didn't want to be put in that situation.
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I think what bothers me the most is not ONE student going to the "secret" prom had the balls to tell Constance about it.
I find this quite odd. If everyone in the school other then these five or so kids, as well as the administrators knew of this party i find it very hard to believe no one would say anything.
A few questions I would like to know the answers to...
I wonder how many kids knew of the other party?
Did they exclude everyone that might say something?
Was there other problems with this girl other then she is gay?
Were there any school employees that knew? It isn't uncommon for schools to have employees with children in the district.
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Maybe you should post over here, Lex.  Again from The Advocate... Anti-Constance Facebook Page Ruffles Feathers By Neal Broverman Constance McMillen x390 (fair) | advocate.com A Facebook page set up by Constance McMillen's Mississippi peers has drawn both detractors and supporters of the gay high school student, who was told she couldn't take her girlfriend to prom. "Constance quit yer cryin," with a picture of a sobbing baby, had over 2,500 fans as of late Thursday. But notes on the wall of the Facebook page vary wildly. Messages include everything from "I SUPPORT CONSTANCE MCMILLEN!!!! COME SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!!!!!" to "dyke dykety dyke dyke dyke!" Earlier this week, McMillen told The Advocate she was sent to a "fake prom" while the rest of her class partied at a secret location at an event organized by parents. "They had two proms and I was only invited to one of them," McMillen said. "The one that I went to had seven people there, and everyone went to the other one I wasn’t invited to."
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Absolutely Muni,, it's like adults acting like children.. Parents and teachers and school officials,, all acting in concert to be deceitful.. Yup, those are the people that are teaching thier children....
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I must've missed an article or something. Can you point to me where the school officials "colluded" with the parents? Did I miss something?
Honestly, what did I miss that makes you say - well, everything you said?
Keep in mind that this whole mess started when McMillen planned on bringing a girl to the prom. The school told her no. She challenged in court. The court sided with McMillen. The school responded by cancelling prom altogether.
Now, in direct contrast to their original stance, the school decides to host a prom. Only here were the results:
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she and her date were sent to a Friday night event at a country club in Fulton, Miss., that attracted only five other students. Her school principal and teachers served as chaperones, but clearly there wasn't much to keep an eye on.
Okay, so we go from the school officials deciding to not have a prom at all, to then having a prom that features only seven students. Meanwhile, at the same time the school has this change of heart to allow the lesbians at prom, the majority of the student body are at a private party.
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They had two proms and I was only invited to one of them," McMillen says. "The one that I went to had seven people there, and everyone went to the other one I wasn’t invited to."
Exactly, and again, there is no way that the school hosts a legit prom and only seven people show up. Unless, of course, the school didn't promote the prom as they have in years past.
Considering that only seven tickets were purchased, did the school do everything within it's power to promote prom as they have in years past?
Did the school appoint a prom decorations commitee?
Did the school reserve a catering service for prom?
They didn't have to you say, after all, only seven tickets were purchased.
Going off of the fact that seven tickets were purchased, did the school hold an assembly, or a pep rally, to promote prom?
No you say, well why not?
Why would the school be ok with only seven students showing up for prom when in years past, they have had a conventional turn out?
It's called collusion. School officials didn't promote prom because they were colluding with parents to discourage students from attending the traditional prom while they went to a private prom. - Evidenced by the fact that only seven tickets were sold and the school didn't do anything to encourage a higher turn out.
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A Facebook page set up by Constance McMillen's Mississippi peers has drawn both detractors and supporters of the gay high school student, who was told she couldn't take her girlfriend to prom.
"Constance quit yer cryin," with a picture of a sobbing baby, had over 2,500 fans as of late Thursday. But notes on the wall of the Facebook page vary wildly. Messages include everything from "I SUPPORT CONSTANCE MCMILLEN!!!! COME SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!!!!!" to "dyke dykety dyke dyke dyke!"
Earlier this week, McMillen told The Advocate she was sent to a "fake prom" while the rest of her class partied at a secret location at an event organized by parents.
"They had two proms and I was only invited to one of them," McMillen said. "The one that I went to had seven people there, and everyone went to the other one I wasn’t invited to."
See the problem with people, Michelle, is they see their opinions but often do not respect other peoples. You are often a great example of that. I would much rather put up with idiots on that Facebook site than idiots that scream "They have rights" as they trample over other people's rights. Just because you agree with something doesn't mean the rules only apply to it.
She has a right to go to prom, just as others had a right to decide not to attend. Now they could choose not to attend for a variety of reasons, some may not like that lifestyle as a personal choice and have issues, some may not like it due to religious beliefs, some may have no problem with the lifestyle choice but believe the venue is improper...whatever the reason she got what she wanted and was allowed to go to the prom.
Now the fact that NOBODY leaked the other party to her tells us that many of the people in attendance made a choice to do something else away from her for whatever reason...and they have that right as well.
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Or just maybe most of those in the school didn't want to be put in that situation.
Just like those people that wouldn't ride the bus with a black person? Maybe we should have straight drinking fountains and a gay drinking fountains? Would that be better to keep them out of that situation?
What if this were a black girl, Lex...would all of this still be okay?
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Wrong, Lex. I respect other peoples opinions all the time. However, when people hate other people because of their sexuality, skin color, heritage, religion...ANYTHING...I have the right to voice my opinion that I disagree. I am also able to have a discussion/debate about the issue while trying to learn about how the other side feels or thinks. Many here cannot do that. It's their way or the highway.
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Just like those people that wouldn't ride the bus with a black person? Maybe we should have straight drinking fountains and a gay drinking fountains? Would that be better to keep them out of that situation?
What if this were a black girl, Lex...would all of this still be okay?
Awesome points that don't violate Godwins law!
So if someone doesn't want to ride a bus with a black person...we force them!! Yes, that is right Michelle...instead of allowing them to wait for the next bus we take away their choice and force them. And because the bus company runs multiple buses during the day we accuse them of collusion. Maybe next time she should threaten to sue unless she can attend the Prom, force everyone to attend with her and she gets to pick all the songs.
Seperate drinking fountains...no, we have one drinking fountain and if you are uncomfortable with drinking from a fountain after a gay person you just don't drink. What you are missing here is that it is fine to sue to get on the field but you can't force the other players to play the game. The exact same way that women can play in the PGA and men cannot play in the Women's PGA. (Sorry I don't know what it's really called.) Now oddly enough if there was a Men's PGA there would most likely be a lawsuit...but that's another story.
If this was a black girl would it be okay...sure. If it is a white girl...it's okay. Any time you try and force people to do something you will get feedback. My opinion is that some of the people chose the private party simply because they resented the way the whole thing was handled with a lawsuit and such. But there were definitely other reasons as well.
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Wrong, Lex. I respect other peoples opinions all the time.
Kinda like you sent me to the Facebook site with a rolleyes emoticon because I have debated a different viewpoint? Or the fit you threw in the windmill thread with the "Build them where they kill the most birds then" as you quit the thread? Maybe I am just seeing you at your worse then...fair enough.
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However, when people hate other people because of their sexuality, skin color, heritage, religion...ANYTHING...I have the right to voice my opinion that I disagree.
I do not think anyone said you didnt...only that you do not respect the rights of those that disagree. So how do you reconcile the rights of this girl who is a lesbian and sued to bring her girlfriend to prom and wear a tux and the religious folk who are taught that this is a sin and decided to attend another party?
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I am also able to have a discussion/debate about the issue while trying to learn about how the other side feels or thinks. Many here cannot do that. It's their way or the highway.
Odd, because you seem like the second of those two from what I've seen. If you honestly want to discuss why I think this we can do it in private message, it could very well be just a communication breakdown...but every time I can think of being in a discussion with you I can say you've come in with flippant comments and declarations that you are right with no attempt to discuss anything else. See the first line in your first post to me in this thread as an example.
Sorry for the sidetrack, back to the discussion...
Political Correctness is often great...when viewed from one side. The hard part is trying to view it fairly through everyone's eyes. As I mentioned above you will get people that argue about respecting freedoms, rights and opinions while they tramp all over yours without a concern. The road to hell is paved with good intentions I guess, but still sucks for the people that don't want to be forced to think just like them.
When I went to school in Kent I worked with a guy who was gay. He disliked overly effeminate and flamboyant homosexual men...those that fit in the typical stereotype mostly. It was often joked that he could do that because he was gay, but if I thought that way I became a homophobe. LOL
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Lex, I think you're missing the difference between saying that somebody is "wrong" and somebody is "doing something illegal"
Is it illegal to not get on buses because a black person is on them? No....
Is it wrong? - I will submit that being racist is wrong. It's a persons choice - but it's also my choice to proclaim that view as "immoral" "wrong" "evil" etc.
That's all Michelle is doing
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Lex, I think you're missing the difference between saying that somebody is "wrong" and somebody is "doing something illegal"
Is it illegal to not get on buses because a black person is on them? No....
Is it wrong? - I will submit that being racist is wrong. It's a persons choice - but it's also my choice to proclaim that view as "immoral" "wrong" "evil" etc.
That's all Michelle is doing
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She, and others on the thread, are judging people based on their action in this situation. Basing the decision purely on the rights of the girl and ignoring the rights of each and every person in the community. The right and wrong basis begins with the fact that "She has a Right". Although I would be interested in someone showing the opinion that the community is wrong without basing it on the Rights of the girl in question.
Now for the distinction between right and wrong in this instance, again opinions will weigh heavily, as it is based on speculation. I asked my wife what she thought of the situation and discussed it before I ever posted, as we often debate both sides of an issue. We agreed my son would probably have had the choice to go to the prom or party, however we would most likely been pushed into a discussion with him about sexuality whether he was ready for it or not. As a parent you should be able to have input on when that is discussed...in this instance the choice was made for you. That could cause some parents to decide for the party than the prom.
Homophobia...easiest one to discuss because unless you agree with it people will say it is wrong.
Religion...pretty obvious. For some folk homosexuality is a major no-no, right or wrong they have their own protected rights. So now we weigh the right/wrong of opinion with the same protected rights. In this case I think choosing to remove themselves from the prom is the fairest course of action as opposed to banning the young lady.
Resentment...some people may resent the young lady because of her behavior in 'bucking the system'. Right or wrong. Probably better course of action is to not attend with her than to force her to not attend.
Dislike...some people may not have liked her anyways for other reasons. Better course would be for them to go elsewhere than to ban her from the prom.
Friendships...all of their friends are going to the party so they attend the party instead of the prom. Apparently they are wrong as well?
School board and the collusion theory...the message was pretty clear, if you didn't like the prom the school was having than hold a private party. My opinion is that this is a stretch to get anywhere close to reality with this one...the fact that not one person leaked it to her makes it sound more plausible that the community was in agreement for any of the reasons listed above or not listed. It was stated in the press that it was an option...and the public chose it.
In order to determine whether their actions are right or wrong you have to understand the reasons they were done...and nobody here can/has. However you can weigh given the choice between excluding her or removing themselves which was the better option...
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Religion...pretty obvious. For some folk homosexuality is a major no-no, right or wrong they have their own protected rights. So now we weigh the right/wrong of opinion with the same protected rights. In this case I think choosing to remove themselves from the prom is the fairest course of action as opposed to banning the young lady.
I don't care how un-politically correct it is to say this, but people who really think that way with religion to justify their discomfort and intolerance with gay people (who are harming no one whatsoever) need to be sterilized for their stupidity and bigotry.
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No matter which way you cut it, these students/parents excluded someone based solely on sexual orientation. Homosexuals are protected under the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution and this is a clear case of discrimination. A school that teaches this kind of hate is shameful, despicable, and beyond ignorant. As for whoever made the "Oh the religious people have a problem with this" I can say that I, as a Christian, don't believe that sexual orientation is a choice, and I believe that yes, even gay people are worthy of heaven.  As for the hate these "religious" people have shown, I turn you to words from a certain book.... "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." ( John 13:34-35) "Whatever you want others to do for you, do so for them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." ( Matthew 7:12) "And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." ~Ephesians 4:32~ "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned, forgive, and ye shall be forgiven." ~Luke 6:37~ "For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another." ~1 John 3:11~
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I've known straight people who were not invited to parties. Some of them were unpopular ..... and some were just plain asses, and no one wanted to be around them at a party.
So that's why you never invite me to your parties
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Lex, I think you're missing the difference between saying that somebody is "wrong" and somebody is "doing something illegal"
Is it illegal to not get on buses because a black person is on them? No....
Is it wrong? - I will submit that being racist is wrong. It's a persons choice - but it's also my choice to proclaim that view as "immoral" "wrong" "evil" etc.
What if it's not just a black person on the bus? Think about this for a second.. what if you are sitting at the bus stop, it's 2:00 am and you just got off work and the bus pulls up and there are 3 black guys on the bus.. bandanas on their heads, tats all over, wife beater t-shirts on, pants around their knees, hat on sideways.. it's 2 am, nobody else around but the 60 year old bus driver.. you got $200 in your wallet and the watch your wife got you for Christmas... do you get on the bus?
If you don't are you a racist?
Point is, we all make decisions about the people we want to associate with, the people we even want to be near... and we all draw that line in different places for different reasons based on our own learned level of comfort with different groups... the one thing we all have in common is that anybody who excludes people we don't, is wrong in our opinion...
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There are lots of interesting quotes in that book. One goes something like "let not two men go alone to tend the sheep at night, lest it lead to an abomination."
The school or any other recipient of community funds (taxpayer dollars) has an obligation to be fair, impartial, and unbiased. Private citizens do not.
Several years ago I was at a Browns Backers club, somewhat upscale, mostly older retired folks here in Florida. Some member brought his cousin and small child, who shared an obvious deformity. All was casual and friendly at first, but it was the Pittsburgh game and we were getting stomped. Around the middle of the third quarter, the mood was getting a bit hostile and some unkind comments were directed at the cousin and his kid. Beginning of the fourth, the man took his child and left.
Now I would like to think nothing really unpleasant would have occurred, these were all Browns fans and good folks, right? If I would have been in his shoes, and all by myself, I'm pretty sure I would have stayed. But if my five-year-old had been with me, I woulda got my ass out of there.
Now I want to know if you all agree with me about the crowd's desire for this man and his child to leave, which I think you will. Please discuss your opinion both before, and after, you learn that the obvious deformity that the man and his child shared was that they were both wearing Steeler shirts.
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What if it's not just a black person on the bus? Think about this for a second.. what if you are sitting at the bus stop, it's 2:00 am and you just got off work and the bus pulls up and there are 3 black guys on the bus.. bandanas on their heads, tats all over, wife beater t-shirts on, pants around their knees, hat on sideways.. it's 2 am, nobody else around but the 60 year old bus driver.. you got $200 in your wallet and the watch your wife got you for Christmas... do you get on the bus?
Yes you do. Now if it was a Lawyer, IRS agent, and a Congressman I might have second thoughts.
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The parents of the kids in that school just totally suck. They are teaching some great lessons here. I hope one day their kids are told to go to the wrong party because of something just as stupid. (Blond hair, black hair, one arm shorter than the other, race, religion, etc.)
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Or the fit you threw in the windmill thread with the "Build them where they kill the most birds then" as you quit the thread?
Wow, nice to know I get under your skin so much. And, for the record, I don't exactly think I "threw a fit" in the windmill thread. I was arguing one side of the debate...if that's what you call throwing a fit, so be it. And, I didn't "quit" the thread...it turned into a joke thread, so there was no longer a point to discussion.
My stance on this case is that it's just very sad all the way around. People have been nothing but cruel to this young woman and I don't understand it. Even if they don't agree with her choice of partners, they must have no heart if they can in good conscience do what they've done. Mean spirited people don't sit well with me. Even the people on the facebook page that stood up FOR her were mean at times...and that's not cool, either.
Young people have enough to deal with at her age...being who you are and trying to stand up for your rights against an entire class/school/town shouldn't be one of those things. I applaud her for her class, grace, and maturity through this entire ordeal. Sadly, a lot of kids her age would have already contemplated suicide. I'm glad she's not one of them.
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Does it make it nice/good? No.
But, does it make it wrong? No.
Of course it makes it wrong
It's not illegal - if that's what you mean (and I agree it shouldn't be illegal) --- but it's certainly wrong
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The school should of taken the stance all along that they would allow all students to the Prom including same sex couples. As far as I know the school was a public school and since they recieve funds from tax payers (no doubt this girls parents and possibly herself) then they have an obligation to include everyone as long as they come properly attired and they bought a ticket. The school was wrong for picking a side.
In the end they did put on a Prom. If the parents of other students feel that they don't want their kids around a same sex couple then they are free to have a seperate party and invite whomever they choose.
I do believe that this girl was/is more upset that she didn't get to show up with her date in front of her whole class than she is happy that she got to go to prom with her partner. Plain and simple she wanted to go to prom with her date and she did. I'd assume she had dinner with her, had snacks and drinks, danced with her and did all of the things you would normaly do at a prom. The fact that the rest of the school went elsewhere and didn't tell her should signify that they arn't her freinds so why would she want to be around them anyways?
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j/c... Why was prom in March?  I know that's completely irrelevant to the debate, but it's bothering me lol.
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I do believe that this girl was/is more upset that she didn't get to show up with her date in front of her whole class
This is the point of the whole issue, isn't it?
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I do believe that this girl was/is more upset that she didn't get to show up with her date in front of her whole class
This is the point of the whole issue, isn't it?
No the point was for her to attend her prom with her same sex partner. She was able to do that. Again, it sounds like to me the rest of the class was not a freind of hers so why worry about where they went and just have a good time with your parnter? At least that is the way I see it.
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I do believe that this girl was/is more upset that she didn't get to show up with her date in front of her whole class
This is the point of the whole issue, isn't it?
See,but why if gays want to just be accepted as a normal part of society why do many of them feel it is necessary to go out of their way to flaunt their gayness?
Like I said in a earlier post,we have a family friend who is sixteen and gay(sometimes,i think,she thinks,oh I am just as confused as she is I guess  ) and we love her as if she was our own daughter ,and she has experienced a lot of the type of things that this girl in Mississippi has experienced but me and her have had the discussion of if she is gay,that is fine,but she knows some people arent going to like it. So just leave it at that,you cant please everybody. But why go out of your way to almost flaunt it to them that you are with a girl? I mean she would go out of her way to do everything she could to make sure everyone noticed that she was gay,and many times it just caused problems for her that werent there before because all she did was ... some people off.
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don't exactly think I "threw a fit" in the windmill thread.
You tell him Michelle,, let him know you didn't throw a fit.. it was in fact, a HISSIFIT  Sorry, just having some fun with ya...
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The school should of taken the stance all along that they would allow all students to the Prom including same sex couples. As far as I know the school was a public school and since they recieve funds from tax payers (no doubt this girls parents and possibly herself) then they have an obligation to include everyone as long as they come properly attired and they bought a ticket. The school was wrong for picking a side.
Properly attired? So you are going to discriminate against somebody just because they want to wear jeans and a leather jacket and go as James Dean? What if I want to wear a bathing suit or dress up like Gandi... what if I want to wear my nazi uniform and ride my unicycle around in the gym all night show tune music.... what then?
This is a story because the girl is gay.. if this was any number of other "social norms" in Mississippi a lot of people on here would be arguing that the kid is out of line and that the kid should just follow the rules.. and be "properly attired"...
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See,but why if gays want to just be accepted as a normal part of society why do many of them feel it is necessary to go out of their way to flaunt their gayness?
Gay people ARE a normal part of society. Why there have to be extremes -- in any group -- is beyond me.
What this girl is doing in not extreme.
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don't exactly think I "threw a fit" in the windmill thread.
You tell him Michelle,, let him know you didn't throw a fit.. it was in fact, a HISSIFIT Sorry, just having some fun with ya...
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What this girl is doing in not extreme.
Agreed I have seen nothing extreme in her action, with the exception of having an issue with the private party. She threatened a lawsuit to be allowed to attend the prom the way she wanted...she won. Almost everyone else didn't show up...the reasons behind that are pure speculation.
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See,but why if gays want to just be accepted as a normal part of society why do many of them feel it is necessary to go out of their way to flaunt their gayness?
Gay people ARE a normal part of society.
Right they ARE,BUT, many people do not accept them as being so. I said gays want to be ACCEPTED AS,not whether they are or are not.
I also wan tto be very clear that I am not referring to you or all gays in general,but I am referring to many gays who want to draw special attention to their gayness but them want to get all upset when someone opens their mouth to expres their displeasure with it.
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