Mississippi High School Cancels Prom to Deny Lesbian Couple

[The Voice of Reason]

By now, most of you that care have probably heard about the Itawamba High School in Fulton, MS canceling their senior prom so that they can preclude it being infected by association by a lesbian couple that wants to attend.

Could anyone be surprised by this act of bigotry from the great state of Mississippi?

I went to the ACLU website, to find the email address of the Superintendent (a Ms. Teresa McNeece). For those of you that are interested, her email account at the school offices is: [email protected]

You can also read the ACLU's letter to her, at this link:
http://www.aclu.org/files/assets/Fulton_Prom_Demand_Letter.pdf

I think I'll take a moment out of my day to let her know how much I appreciate the work of her and the board members for their open act of bigotry toward this young girl and her date.

Assbags.

 

[The Voice of Reason]

Cool - a hotel owner in New Orleans has offered to take the students to New Orleans and pay for their prom at one of his properties:
Daily Kos: Hotel Owner Offers to Pay for Prom for Miss. Students in N.O.!.!-

I like this guy already.

 

[Sunstone]

Extremely cool.

 

[RomCat]

The school was justified by not permitting
these two girls to attend the prom.
There is such a thing as public morality.
So to be fair to all, including the two girls,
the prom was canceled.
Of course this was not good enough for the
ACLU. They want a judge to force the school
to hold the prom. What arrogance!

 

[Sunstone]

The school was justified by not permitting
these two girls to attend the prom.

Why was the school justified in not permitting the two girls to attend the prom, Romcat?

 

[The Voice of Reason]

Why was the school justified in not permitting the two girls to attend the prom, Romcat?

Why, don't be obtuse, Sunstone.

The school is justified because they are tasked with teaching the youth of Fulton how to hate things you don't understand. Couple that with the fact that these two young girls are going to Hell, since they don't agree with RomCat's understanding of God, and you have a great case for shutting down a dance.

Silly Sunstone.

 

[tumbleweed41]

The school was justified by not permitting
these two girls to attend the prom.

By what justification ?

There is such a thing as public morality.

Do you consider bigotry and cowardliness to be moral?

So to be fair to all, including the two girls,
the prom was canceled.

What logic do you use to consider the cancellation as "fair"?

Of course this was not good enough for the
ACLU. They want a judge to force the school
to hold the prom.

The ACLU stands up for the equal rights of all Americans.

What arrogance!

Arrogance would be holding ones personal religious beliefs as a higher priority than the equal treatment of others.

 

[Baydwin]

The school was justified by not permitting
these two girls to attend the prom.
There is such a thing as public morality.
So to be fair to all, including the two girls,
the prom was canceled.
Of course this was not good enough for the
ACLU. They want a judge to force the school
to hold the prom. What arrogance!

There's a difference between public morality and public moronity.

 

[The Voice of Reason]

Do you consider bigotry and cowardliness to be moral?

Moral?

Apparently he considers them to be God given rights of the highest order. Why else would he espouse them? In public? So loudly?

 

[dust1n]

OH GOD, THE INSUFFERABLE INHUMAN LACK OF MORALITY!

 

[dust1n]

The fact the school canceled the invent will result in further harassment of lesbians in the area; though it was not their fault at all, but rather their school boards.

 

[Autodidact]

I just want to spray some general frubaliciousness among all you nice straight people who are standing up for true morality--equality. Thanks.

 

[Baydwin]

OH GOD, THE INSUFFERABLE INHUMAN LACK OF MORALITY!

That's such a nice picture. Are those the girls in question?

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

That's such a nice picture. Are those the girls in question?

I don't think so. AFAIK, they haven't had their prom (or prom-replacement party, rather) yet.

 

[tumbleweed41]

I just want to spray some general frubaliciousness among all you nice straight people who are standing up for true morality--equality. Thanks.

Yeah, even among us breeders there is common sense

 

[The Voice of Reason]

I just want to spray some general frubaliciousness among all you nice straight people who are standing up for true morality--equality. Thanks.

Well spray away.

On second thought, the last time a female sprayed me with anything, my eyes burned for two days ...

 

[Charity]

I wonder if the students were allowed any voice in this decision....or was it just a few of the parents that were bigots that jumped on the band wagon and protested causing such an ignorant decision....

Next they will tell you that if your overweight or not pretty (handsome) that you can't attend a prom. What petty stupid people. After all these same students attend school with these people every day.....maybe the parents should just homeschool and never have to have their children associate with anything or anyone who doesn't fit their standards.

If I were rich I would send the money and give the prom myself and tell the school "hands off".

 

[Reverend Rick]

Cool - a hotel owner in New Orleans has offered to take the students to New Orleans and pay for their prom at one of his properties:
Daily Kos: Hotel Owner Offers to Pay for Prom for Miss. Students in N.O.!.!-

I like this guy already.

Just another evil capitalist. I like him too. :yes:

 

[monta]

I just don't get it, it wouldn't occur to a school body here to do this, they just wouldn't be able to formulate the concept that this was something they could get away with.

 

[Autodidact]

It just occurred to me; I wonder what would have happened in the same high school in 1960 had an interracial couple tried to go to prom. Any guesses?