Lesbian teen sues to force school to hold prom

[Straw Man]

Or when she asked permission the should have acted like this was 2010 and said "ok see you there"
The girl is at no fault. She wouldnt have said anything and then showed up with her lesbo date, and apprently the school frowns on that and she wouldnt have been let in her prom...hows about that

That would have been too easy.  Sounds like she wanted attention. 

Bum - your answer is Bizzaro

you're saying the easiest and least attention getting response would be TOO EASY

Sounds (and seems) to me like the Adults running the school were the ones who wanted attention

[Option D]

Isn't that what this is all about?  Rules, the law, policy, student's rights, etc.? 

well if thats how you feel..if its like that for you...it says a lot about you...volumes

[Straw Man]

you know there is no way a public school has a rule that you can't be gay and/or that gays can't attend school functions

If they had that rule then they'd still be having a prom

Most likely what we've got here is one or a few school administrators who have a personal problem with gay people and know they can't legally discriminate but can perhaps legally cancel a school function for some other reason so that what they chose to do.    Of course, like most bigots they are afraid of admitting their real reason so they give some bullshit reason instead.

[Option D]

you know there is no way a public school has a rule that you can't be gay and/or that gays can't attend school functions

If they had that rule then they'd still be having a prom

Most likely what we've got here is one or a few school administrators who have a personal problem with gay people and know they can't legally discriminate but can perhaps legally cancel a school function for some other reason so that what they chose to do.    Of course, like most bigots they are afraid of admitting their real reason so they give some bullshit reason instead.

Beach Knows this...The fact that he is taking this road is almost sickening. Like really. Its her fault?

[Straw Man]

Beach Knows this...The fact that he is taking this road is almost sickening. Like really. Its her fault?

Beach is probably very much like the people who run that school

[OzmO]

The school board statement said it wouldn't host the event "due to the distractions to the educational process caused by recent events" but didn't mention McMillen. District officials didn't return calls seeking comment Thursday.

WTF is that supposed to mean?

Southside Baptist Church Pastor Bobby Crenshaw said he's seen the South portrayed as "backwards" on Web sites discussing the issue, "but a lot more people here have biblically based values."

Itawamba County is a rural area of about 23,000 people in north Mississippi near the Alabama state line. It's near Pontotoc County, Miss., where more than a decade ago school officials were sued in federal court over their practice of student-led intercom prayer and Bible classes.

http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=honoluluadvertiser&sParam=33007061.story

This is almost like that movie with Kevin Bacon.   lol


Hopefully they can still have a privately sponsored prom.

[LurkerNoMore]

Most likely what we've got here is one or a few school administrators who have a personal problem with gay people and know they can't legally discriminate but can perhaps legally cancel a school function for some other reason so that what they chose to do.    Of course, like most bigots they are afraid of admitting their real reason so they give some bullshit reason instead.

Exactly.  Bigots are always pure cowards.

[Dos Equis]

well if thats how you feel..if its like that for you...it says a lot about you...volumes

Yes that's what I believe.  Schools are governed by "rules, the law, policy, student's rights, etc."  What a crazy thought. . . . 

[Option D]

Yes that's what I believe.  Schools are governed by "rules, the law, policy, student's rights, etc."  What a crazy thought. . . . 

hey...whatever you gotta tell yourself...ya know

[Dos Equis]

hey...whatever you gotta tell yourself...ya know

That's exactly what I tell myself.  And the funny thing is, that's exactly how our society is run. 

[Straw Man]

Yes that's what I believe.  Schools are governed by "rules, the law, policy, student's rights, etc."  What a crazy thought. . . . 

if that school had a rule that gay students couldn't attend school events then why didn't they just say so?

what you referring to by students rights?

[Option D]

if that school had a rule that gay students couldn't attend school events then why didn't they just say so?

what you referring to by students rights?

STRAW...If Beach cant see how the school acted childish in this matter, he isnt worthy of further debate.
Dude the girl said she wanted to take a girl and tried to clear it with the school, in hopes of avoiding any problems on the day of teh prom, and the school decided to act like children and cancel the entire prom..what is that? Grow up, its 2010.

"gimmie my ball im goin home"

[OzmO]

STRAW...If Beach cant see how the school acted childish in this matter, he isnt worthy of further debate.
Dude the girl said she wanted to take a girl and tried to clear it with the school, in hopes of avoiding any problems on the day of teh prom, and the school decided to act like children and cancel the entire prom..what is that? Grow up, its 2010.

"gimmie my ball im goin home"

I wonder what the thinking was?  Cancel the prom and let them have it privately so that the school isn't involved in having a prom with gay people?

Pretty lame, especially if a prom never happens.

[Straw Man]

STRAW...If Beach cant see how the school acted childish in this matter, he isnt worthy of further debate.
Dude the girl said she wanted to take a girl and tried to clear it with the school, in hopes of avoiding any problems on the day of teh prom, and the school decided to act like children and cancel the entire prom..what is that? Grow up, its 2010.

"gimmie my ball im goin home"

you can't deny the entertainment value of reading Bum's tortured logic as he dances around his own obvious prejudice.

It's the same reason why I like discussing religious topics with Bum and his fellow fundies.  It's purely for my own entertainment and amusement

[Dos Equis]

you can't deny the entertainment value of reading Bum's tortured logic as he dances around his own obvious prejudice.

It's the same reason why I like discussing religious topics with Bum and his fellow fundies.  It's purely for my own entertainment and amusement

LOL!   

[Option D]

I wonder what the thinking was?  Cancel the prom and let them have it privately so that the school isn't involved in having a prom with gay people?

Pretty lame, especially if a prom never happens.

Cancel the prom. Blame it on homo girl. She gets the back lash from her classmates...

Pretty clear to see that one

[MindSpin]

A thread with the words "Lesbian Teen" should have pics/video.

[OzmO]

Cancel the prom. Blame it on homo girl. She gets the back lash from her classmates...

Pretty clear to see that one

Nah because it looks like the school is punishing everyone over its policy with one person.  It makes the school look bad too.

[Option D]

A thread with the words "Lesbian Teen" should have pics/video.

lol...i was trying to be all serious right now...i had to chuckle at that

[Dos Equis]

A thread with the words "Lesbian Teen" should have pics/video.

Hahaha!   

[LurkerNoMore]

The school board acted rationally and wise.  They had to protect themselves from lawsuits from other parents who let their Little Johnny go to the prom and he caught Teh Gayz from those two lesbos.  

[Straw Man]

You got to hand it to Bum - it didn't take him very long to resume his role as GetBig's resident pinata

[OzmO]

But the alternative of not letting her attend would cause a shit storm for the school also.  They put themselves in a bad position either way.

Just like  WEED we will see this more and more.  

[Option D]

The school board acted rationally and wise.  They had to protect themselves from lawsuits from other parents who let their Little Johnny go to the prom and he caught Teh Gayz from those two lesbos.  

[OzmO]

The school board acted rationally and wise.  They had to protect themselves from lawsuits from other parents who let their Little Johnny go to the prom and he caught Teh Gayz from those two lesbos.  

The gayz?   lol