Mississippi School does the right thing: Bans prom due to Lesbian couple attending.

[CurveLight]

I'm a 'conservative christian', and I think it was a stupid move. Why take the fun away from all of the students? What does that accomplish really? Kids today have the gay lifestyle crammed down their throats via the media and television every day anyway, they know what it is and what it's all about. There isn't a television show on today that doesn't have gay characters on it. There's no point in denying them, nor any point in denying the two girls from attending together. I feel bad for the kids, you only get one prom.

The flinstones are on. Who is the gay character?

 

[DiamondDave]

Chink

You made the assertions.. I'm calling your hand... link proof of your assertions

Blink, Clink, Mink

So you are admitting you have nothing to back up your assertions?.. understood....

 

[DiamondDave]

Oh.. btw

from your own link

The plan is not only meant to reduce the state's dropout rate from its current 26.6 percent but is also meant to help better prepare high school students to move forward into college, Smith said.


You have problems with reading comprehension, memory, and numbers?? 60%... LMAO... idiot

Only a dumbass would be more concerned about an error in a claim than the drop out rate. I'm sure there can be a way blame that on gays as well.

Not to mention the other assertions the moron made...

Hardly think his 'mistake' was a typo... little leftist asshole trying to exaggerate in a feeble attempt to make a point, hoping nobody would call them on it

 

[bodecea]

You made the assertions.. I'm calling your hand... link proof of your assertions

Blink, Clink, Mink

So you are admitting you have nothing to back up your assertions?.. understood....

Well, if that makes you sleep better at nite, rock on....

 

[bodecea]

Oh.. btw

from your own link

The plan is not only meant to reduce the state's dropout rate from its current 26.6 percent but is also meant to help better prepare high school students to move forward into college, Smith said.


You have problems with reading comprehension, memory, and numbers?? 60%... LMAO... idiot

Only a dumbass would be more concerned about an error in a claim than the drop out rate. I'm sure there can be a way blame that on gays as well.

Not to mention the other assertions the moron made...

Hardly think his 'mistake' was a typo... little leftist asshole trying to exaggerate in a feeble attempt to make a point, hoping nobody would call them on it

I think Mississippi's new motto should be:

MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION...we don't suck as much as you may think! And, at least we don't have gays at proms!!!!!

 

[rdean]

Oh.. btw

from your own link

The plan is not only meant to reduce the state's dropout rate from its current 26.6 percent but is also meant to help better prepare high school students to move forward into college, Smith said.


You have problems with reading comprehension, memory, and numbers?? 60%... LMAO... idiot

Do I have to do everything?

US high school graduation rate climbs to 69.2 percent / The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com

The high school graduation rate for the entire US is only 69.2% and Mississippi is 47th.

States fudging high school dropout rates

The report found that most states exaggerated their graduation rates by ignoring students who dropped out of high school before their senior year. Nationally, states reported an average graduation rate of 83 percent, far higher than independent measures, which estimate that at least 30 percent of public high school students nationwide fail to graduate in four years.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/20/education/20graduation.html

One team of statisticians working at the state education headquarters here recently calculated the official graduation rate at a respectable 87 percent, which Mississippi reported to Washington. But in another office piled with computer printouts, a second team of number crunchers came up with a different rate: a more sobering 63 percent.

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You can't just believe the "first thing you read". You have to do a little research. It's fun. Try it some time. Get more facts than just the slanted "right".

Go away, you motherfucking idiot

YOU stated the DROPOUT rate was 'like 60%'... not the graduation rate.... nice try....

And still waiting for you to give backing to the assertions you made.... please go busy yourself and stop posting until you have some cold hard facts to back it up

I've pointed out the problem with "your kind" several times before. Once you are "schooled", you begin name calling. So predictable.

What I said was, "Don't they have like a 60% drop out rate?". It was a question. Turns out that 60% is closer to the graduation rate. But that's certainly nothing to be proud of.

You lie, you name call, and then you say "go away, you motherfucking idiot". Seriously, do you have any clue how pathetic you are?

Well, at least, for today only, you can say you were "schooled". And remember, don't believe the first thing you read.

 

[Newby]

I'm a 'conservative christian', and I think it was a stupid move. Why take the fun away from all of the students? What does that accomplish really? Kids today have the gay lifestyle crammed down their throats via the media and television every day anyway, they know what it is and what it's all about. There isn't a television show on today that doesn't have gay characters on it. There's no point in denying them, nor any point in denying the two girls from attending together. I feel bad for the kids, you only get one prom.

Why?

Probably because they're ignorant red-neck assholes.

I think they're doing it because they think they're doing what's right. I just don't think it's serving any purpose, it's not going to change anything. From a personal perspective, I don't believe that people choose to be gay, it's always going to exist as long as human kind exists. Christianity is about love and forgiveness and not judgment, so I try not to judge and it's between each person and God as to how they have lived their life. Homosexuality is a fact of life, and ignoring isn't going to change it or make it go away. I understand not embracing it, but I think it should be a 'live and let live' attitude and these people obviously are not doing that either.

 

[DiamondDave]

Do I have to do everything?

US high school graduation rate climbs to 69.2 percent / The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com

The high school graduation rate for the entire US is only 69.2% and Mississippi is 47th.

States fudging high school dropout rates

The report found that most states exaggerated their graduation rates by ignoring students who dropped out of high school before their senior year. Nationally, states reported an average graduation rate of 83 percent, far higher than independent measures, which estimate that at least 30 percent of public high school students nationwide fail to graduate in four years.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/20/education/20graduation.html

One team of statisticians working at the state education headquarters here recently calculated the official graduation rate at a respectable 87 percent, which Mississippi reported to Washington. But in another office piled with computer printouts, a second team of number crunchers came up with a different rate: a more sobering 63 percent.

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You can't just believe the "first thing you read". You have to do a little research. It's fun. Try it some time. Get more facts than just the slanted "right".

Go away, you motherfucking idiot

YOU stated the DROPOUT rate was 'like 60%'... not the graduation rate.... nice try....

And still waiting for you to give backing to the assertions you made.... please go busy yourself and stop posting until you have some cold hard facts to back it up

I've pointed out the problem with "your kind" several times before. Once you are "schooled", you begin name calling. So predictable.

What I said was, "Don't they have like a 60% drop out rate?". It was a question. Turns out that 60% is closer to the graduation rate. But that's certainly nothing to be proud of.

You lie, you name call, and then you say "go away, you motherfucking idiot". Seriously, do you have any clue how pathetic you are?

Well, at least, for today only, you can say you were "schooled". And remember, don't believe the first thing you read.

I showed you from your own link what the dropout rate was

Still waiting for you to post the proof of your other assertions... please stoop posting til you have those supporting facts... or just admit you pulled the shit out of your ass and you really have no clue... .either is fine

 

[Newby]

I'm a 'conservative christian', and I think it was a stupid move. Why take the fun away from all of the students? What does that accomplish really? Kids today have the gay lifestyle crammed down their throats via the media and television every day anyway, they know what it is and what it's all about. There isn't a television show on today that doesn't have gay characters on it. There's no point in denying them, nor any point in denying the two girls from attending together. I feel bad for the kids, you only get one prom.

The flinstones are on. Who is the gay character?

I think I made my point. Why don't we go into typical evening shows on mainstream television. What do you think? At least 50% or more have gay characters. Every reality show has a 'diverse' cast, etc.. You're denying this? If so, you don't get out much.

 

[rdean]

Oh.. btw

from your own link

The plan is not only meant to reduce the state's dropout rate from its current 26.6 percent but is also meant to help better prepare high school students to move forward into college, Smith said.


You have problems with reading comprehension, memory, and numbers?? 60%... LMAO... idiot

Only a dumbass would be more concerned about an error in a claim than the drop out rate. I'm sure there can be a way blame that on gays as well.

The only "error" was Double Ds wild accusations.

 

[del]

This was a smart move by the Mississippi School District in banning the High School Prom due to a immoral lesbian couple wanting to attend that would taint the event. Here in the south we want southern family MORAL traditions maintained that will carry on in this christian faith based family conservative values region. It is best to mainstain the status quo of boy girl dates. Louisiana did this last year at a prom and banned the same sex couple by sticking to their moral convictions in doing the right thing. This same sex behavior should recieve zero tolerance at all school events.

Living | Miss. school prom off after lesbian's date request | Seattle Times Newspaper

JACKSON, Miss. —
A northern Mississippi school district decided Wednesday not to host a high school prom after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.

The Itawamba County school district's policy requires that senior prom dates be of the opposite sex. The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi had given the district until Wednesday to change that policy and allow 18-year-old Constance McMillen to escort her girlfriend, who is also a student, to the dance on April 2.

Instead, the school board met and issued a statement announcing it wouldn't host the event at Itawamba County Agricultural High School in Fulton, "due to the distractions to the educational process caused by recent events."

The statement didn't mention McMillen or the ACLU. When asked by The Associated Press if McMillen's demand led to the cancellation, school board attorney Michele Floyd said she could only reference the statement.

"It is our hope that private citizens will organize an event for the juniors and seniors," district officials said in the statement. "However, at this time, we feel that it is in the best interest of the Itawamba County School District, after taking into consideration the education, safety and well being of our students."

is this what comes up when you google keyword *stupid*?

 

[rdean]

I'm a 'conservative christian', and I think it was a stupid move. Why take the fun away from all of the students? What does that accomplish really? Kids today have the gay lifestyle crammed down their throats via the media and television every day anyway, they know what it is and what it's all about. There isn't a television show on today that doesn't have gay characters on it. There's no point in denying them, nor any point in denying the two girls from attending together. I feel bad for the kids, you only get one prom.

The flinstones are on. Who is the gay character?

I think I made my point. Why don't we go into typical evening shows on mainstream television. What do you think? At least 50% or more have gay characters. Every reality show has a 'diverse' cast, etc.. You're denything this? If so, you don't get out much.

So, if a show has a black character on it, does that mean their "race" is being "shoved down your throat?"

How about a Hispanic?
Or a Jew?
Or a Muslim?
Or someone with Downs Syndrome?

 

[DiamondDave]

Oh.. btw

from your own link

The plan is not only meant to reduce the state's dropout rate from its current 26.6 percent but is also meant to help better prepare high school students to move forward into college, Smith said.


You have problems with reading comprehension, memory, and numbers?? 60%... LMAO... idiot

Only a dumbass would be more concerned about an error in a claim than the drop out rate. I'm sure there can be a way blame that on gays as well.

The only "error" was Double Ds wild accusations.

Oh.. btw

from your own link

The plan is not only meant to reduce the state's dropout rate from its current 26.6 percent but is also meant to help better prepare high school students to move forward into college, Smith said.


You have problems with reading comprehension, memory, and numbers?? 60%... LMAO... idiot

Probably not that many students would go anyway. Don't they have like a 60% drop out rate? It's embarrassing that lesbians are among the smartest students. Especially for those "Christians" who are both "moral" and "uneducated".

Links to each of your assertions being supported by actual facts?

Stop posting til you actually produce them, please

Um... no... it is you, you idiot, that made the wild and unsubstantiated accusations and bogus claims

 

[Newby]

The flinstones are on. Who is the gay character?

I think I made my point. Why don't we go into typical evening shows on mainstream television. What do you think? At least 50% or more have gay characters. Every reality show has a 'diverse' cast, etc.. You're denything this? If so, you don't get out much.

So, if a show has a black character on it, does that mean their "race" is being "shoved down your throat?"

How about a Hispanic?
Or a Jew?
Or a Muslim?
Or someone with Downs Syndrome?

It's you that's equating being of a different ethnicity to being gay, not me. I really don't see the similarity. Is being black, hispanic, jewish, etc... going against perceived societal morals?

 

[rdean]

Only a dumbass would be more concerned about an error in a claim than the drop out rate. I'm sure there can be a way blame that on gays as well.

The only "error" was Double Ds wild accusations.

Probably not that many students would go anyway. Don't they have like a 60% drop out rate? It's embarrassing that lesbians are among the smartest students. Especially for those "Christians" who are both "moral" and "uneducated".

Links to each of your assertions being supported by actual facts?

Stop posting til you actually produce them, please

Whaaaat?

Start with the link, "States fudging high school dropout rates" and then read the other links.

Sorry Dude, it's you who is looking stupid. And if you weren't stupid, you would know it.

 

[rdean]

I think I made my point. Why don't we go into typical evening shows on mainstream television. What do you think? At least 50% or more have gay characters. Every reality show has a 'diverse' cast, etc.. You're denything this? If so, you don't get out much.

So, if a show has a black character on it, does that mean their "race" is being "shoved down your throat?"

How about a Hispanic?
Or a Jew?
Or a Muslim?
Or someone with Downs Syndrome?

It's you that's equating being of a different ethnicity to being gay, not me. I really don't see the similarity. Is being black, hispanic, jewish, etc... going against perceived societal morals?

Yea, it's a choice. So I woke up this morning and said to myself, "Self, today, I think I will "choose" to fall in love with another guy". NOT!

When you have Gawd on your side, the obvious is never obvious.

 

[del]

Assertions? Didn't she ask it as a question?

Do you have reading comprehension problems??

It's embarrassing that lesbians are among the smartest students. Especially for those "Christians" who are both "moral" and "uneducated".

Waiting for the proof that lesbians are among the smartest and that Christians are both moral and uneducated

Gay people are in the upper echelon of education, creativitiy, and money making. Sorry you don't like to hear that.

some are and some post sweeping generalizations on message boards.

 

[rightwinger]

I think I made my point. Why don't we go into typical evening shows on mainstream television. What do you think? At least 50% or more have gay characters. Every reality show has a 'diverse' cast, etc.. You're denything this? If so, you don't get out much.

So, if a show has a black character on it, does that mean their "race" is being "shoved down your throat?"

How about a Hispanic?
Or a Jew?
Or a Muslim?
Or someone with Downs Syndrome?

It's you that's equating being of a different ethnicity to being gay, not me. I really don't see the similarity. Is being black, hispanic, jewish, etc... going against perceived societal morals?

TV shows also have characters who are murderers, rapists, wife beaters

Doesn't that also go against societal morals?

People in our society are gay. Some are nice, upstanding citizens...some are not. If you don't want to watch something with a gay character, then change the channel

 

[DiamondDave]

The only "error" was Double Ds wild accusations.

Links to each of your assertions being supported by actual facts?

Stop posting til you actually produce them, please

Whaaaat?

Start with the link, "States fudging high school dropout rates" and then read the other links.

Sorry Dude, it's you who is looking stupid. And if you weren't stupid, you would know it.

Still waiting for your proof of your other assertions...

And you do have reading comprehension problems.. as the 'graduation' rate is not the same as the 'dropout' rate...
Not to mention no actual proof of statistics of your claim to begin with

You made wild assertions by pulling them purely out of your ass.... and you're a bit miffed that you have been caught... it's understandable.. nobody likes to be proven time and time again to be a complete liar and bullshit artist

 

[bodecea]

Go away, you motherfucking idiot

YOU stated the DROPOUT rate was 'like 60%'... not the graduation rate.... nice try....

And still waiting for you to give backing to the assertions you made.... please go busy yourself and stop posting until you have some cold hard facts to back it up

I've pointed out the problem with "your kind" several times before. Once you are "schooled", you begin name calling. So predictable.

What I said was, "Don't they have like a 60% drop out rate?". It was a question. Turns out that 60% is closer to the graduation rate. But that's certainly nothing to be proud of.

You lie, you name call, and then you say "go away, you motherfucking idiot". Seriously, do you have any clue how pathetic you are?

Well, at least, for today only, you can say you were "schooled". And remember, don't believe the first thing you read.

I showed you from your own link what the dropout rate was

Still waiting for you to post the proof of your other assertions... please stoop posting til you have those supporting facts... or just admit you pulled the shit out of your ass and you really have no clue... .either is fine

Well, look at it this way....if this were YOUR message board, you could do like that Mississippi School Dist and shut the boards down just to keep rdean from posting. That'll show 'em!