White T-Shirts are now Officiallly Racist

[saveliberty]

What sort of due process did the kids get? Doesn't the school being PC make more sense than just about any other answer? Is there any way we can just make this thread about me or Ravi?

 

[Ravi]

What sort of due process did the kids get? Doesn't the school being PC make more sense than just about any other answer? Is there any way we can just make this thread about me or Ravi?

Sure. We can make this about me and you, but that would be kind of boring, no?

I think there is more to this story than meets the eye.

That is all.

 

[uscitizen]

More pioneering public policy from California: White T-Shirts are now a sign of Racism.

I've come to the conclusion that accusations of Racism are to the present era what accusations of Being A Witch were in earlier centuries. The accused is put in the position of having to prove his or her innocence, and is punished without due process.

Students banned from a Central Coast school for wearing a white t-shirt. On Wednesday, Soquel High School suspended at least two students. The students say it's because of allegations, they're part of a white supremacist group.

"All the girls wore pink, all the sports guys wore tank tops," says Soquel High Senior Mikey Donnelly. "We were all going to wear white so that was the plan. Just wear white t-shirts to identify ourselves and look back and say that was our group of friends right there."

Soquel High Senior Mikey Donnelly wore a white t-shirt for his senior class photo Tuesday. About 10 of his friends did the same. That decision may seem harmless. But Soquel High suspended Donnelly for three days because of it.

Donnelly said the school told him people were offended and intimidated by his group, claiming they're a white supremacist gang.

"I do think this is BS," says Donnelly. "I'm not a white supremacist in any way shape or form. If I did say white power, I would probably say it just as much as I say black power."

He's not the only one upset.

"I feel disrespected," says Soquel High Senior David Mine.

Mine also wore a white t-shirt and was also suspended. He's missing out on finals and that could jeopardize his graduation.

"I'm Asian," says Mine. "I don't see how I can be a white supremacist. I'm against it completely."

Soquel Students Suspended for White Supremacy Claims - Central Coast News KION/KCBA

Wow white T shirts are racist? The next thing you know people will say that men wearing ear rings is gay!

 

[saveliberty]

Mine's white and says something about vintage tackle on it. My God! I'm a fish fascist!

 

[saveliberty]

What sort of due process did the kids get? Doesn't the school being PC make more sense than just about any other answer? Is there any way we can just make this thread about me or Ravi?

Sure. We can make this about me and you, but that would be kind of boring, no?

I think there is more to this story than meets the eye.

That is all.

Boring? So sorry to hear about your life. People rarely attach that word to me.

 

[Tank]

This what happens in public schools when whites are the only group not allowed to have their own ethnic studies group.

 

[hvywgt250]

being white racist?
There are African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Arab Americans, etc.
And then there are just Americans. You pass me on the street and sneer in my direction. You call me ‘White boy,’ ‘Cracker,’ ‘Honkey,’ ‘******,’ ‘Caveman’… and that’s OK..
But when I call you, ******, ****, Towel head, Sand-******, Camel Jockey, Beaner, ****, or Chink .. You call me a racist.
You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you… so why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live?
You have the United Negro College Fund. You have Martin Luther King Day.
You have Black History Month. You have Cesar Chavez Day.
You have Yom Hashoah. You have Ma’uled Al-Nabi.
You have the NAACP. You have BET…. If we had WET (White Entertainment Television), we’d be racists. If we had a White Pride Day, you would call us racists.
If we had White History Month, we’d be racists.
If we had any organization for only whites to ‘advance’ OUR lives, we’d be racists.
We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber of Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce. Wonder who pays for that?
A white woman could not be in the Miss Black American pageant, but any color can be in the Miss America pageant.
If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships… You know we’d be racists.
There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges in the US . Yet if there were ‘White colleges’, that would be a racist college.
In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching for your race and rights. If we marched for our race and rights, you would call us racists.
You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you’re not afraid to announce it. But when we announce our white pride, you call us racists.
You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us. But, when a white police officer shoots a black gang member or beats up a black drug dealer running from the law and posing a threat to society, you call him a racist.
I am proud…. But you call me a racist.
Why is it that only whites can be racists?
Lawd I’m so tired of this shit.

 

[xsited1]

Let's not forget that most of President Barack Obama's political problems are because of racism.

Read more: Racism to blame for Obama's problems, key Democrat says | McClatchy

 

[Wicked Jester]

You californians need to get outta there ASAP...California needs to resign from the Union.

Negative buddy..........There are those of us here still fighting the good fight!

We won prop 8 after all!.......And we drive the liberal loons friggin' bonkers!.......It's like a hobby!

 

[TheBrain]

At least ten kids were wearing the t-shirts and only 2 got suspended. Obviously there's more to this story.

The principal has the right and the responsibility to ban any "gang related" clothing. The Supreme Court has ruled on this. The ACLU and the courts are fed up with dealing with such petty issues. Every time a kid doesn't agree with a disciplinary action, they hire a fucking lawyer. Consequently, many schools simply give up on discipline. And we wonder why some schools are out of control?

Oh and white t-shirts are UNDERWEAR. Not appropriate in school at all in my opinion.

Um what? I wear white t shirts in public all the time. They are nothing but white t shirts.

That being said, CA is fucking crazy. I have a cousin out there who's kids can't wear red or blue to school cuz those are gang colors in that area.

I'd sue that schools balls off it that were my kid. AT MOST they should have sent them home for the day after determining that the kids weren't some fucking gang.

 

[chanel]

California Ed Code § 32282. Contents of Comprehensive School Safety Plan; Use of Existing Resources and Handbook; Grants for Implementation; Evaluation and Amendment; Submission for Approval

(F) The provisions of any school-wide dress code, pursuant to Section 35183, that prohibits pupils from wearing "gang-related apparel," if the school has adopted that type of a dress code. For those purposes, the comprehensive school safety plan shall define "gang-related apparel." The definition shall be limited to apparel that, if worn or displayed on a school campus, reasonably could be determined to threaten the health and safety of the school environment. Any school-wide dress code established pursuant to this section and Section 35183 shall be enforced on the school campus and at any school-sponsored activity by the principal of the school or the person designated by the principal. For the purposes of this paragraph, "gang-related apparel" shall not be considered a protected form of speech pursuant to Section 48950.

California Ed Code § 35183. Legislative Declaration Regarding Gang Regalia, Gang-Related Apparel and Gang Affiliation; Adoption and Enforcement of Reasonable Dress Code Policy;

(1) The children of this state have the right to an effective public school education. Both students and staff of the primary, elementary, junior and senior high school campuses have the constitutional right to be safe and secure in their persons at school. However, children in many of our public schools are forced to focus on the threat of violence and the messages of violence contained in many aspects of our society, particularly reflected in gang regalia that disrupts the learning environment.

(2) "Gang-related apparel" is hazardous to the health and safety of the school environment.

(3) Instructing teachers and administrators on the subtleties of identifying constantly changing gang regalia and gang affiliation takes an increasing amount of time away from educating our children.

Gang-Related Legislation—Clothing, Dress Codes, School Uniforms

Well brain. Perhaps you wouldn't mind your children attending school with the Bloods or the Crips or the KKK. Or even wannabe members. However, most do. If 10 kids showed up wearing Mexican flags on their shirts, I would expect the administration to treat them the same. Even if one of the kids wasn't Mexican.

Oh and class up man. My husband would not be caught dead wearing an undershirt in public. They are sold in the underwear dept. It's not the gym or the beach; it's school.

Would it be ok if a group of students fashioned themselves after the "Trench Coat Mafia"? How soon we've forgotten Columbine.

From ravi's link:

Despite Mine's involvement, or lack thereof, in any of the reported activities, white power-themed events have indeed taken place on campus, as evidenced by the graffiti on school walls.

"It's very hurtful and scary that these kids walk around yelling 'Heil Hitler'," said one anonymous student in an email to Patch.

Soquel High School Embattled in Racial Controversy - Capitola-Soquel, CA Patch

School personnel do not pull these ideas out of their assholes. They have enough b.s. to deal with that they don't have to go looking for non-existent problems. It's obvious to me there was a racist presence at this school. Should they interview every black kid wearing red to determine if they are really a Blood? Or do they just say "no red".

Every decision a principal makes won't be embraced by a 100% of the people. And some may even make -gasp - mistakes. That's the nature of the job. Be careful what you wish for folks.

 

[Paulie]

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[saveliberty]

Slap a label on people and make it stick, that's how isms start.

 

[editec]

Perhaps it was a meant as a statement in support of Gay rights?

Were they wearing white FRUIT-of-the-Loom tee-shirts?

Yeah, this all sounds vaguely crazy to me, too.

But then, I'm not on the ground to really understand the gestalt of that school, either.

 

[Toro]

Racist!

 

[bigrebnc1775]

More pioneering public policy from California: White T-Shirts are now a sign of Racism.

I've come to the conclusion that accusations of Racism are to the present era what accusations of Being A Witch were in earlier centuries. The accused is put in the position of having to prove his or her innocence, and is punished without due process.

Students banned from a Central Coast school for wearing a white t-shirt. On Wednesday, Soquel High School suspended at least two students. The students say it's because of allegations, they're part of a white supremacist group.

"All the girls wore pink, all the sports guys wore tank tops," says Soquel High Senior Mikey Donnelly. "We were all going to wear white so that was the plan. Just wear white t-shirts to identify ourselves and look back and say that was our group of friends right there."

Soquel High Senior Mikey Donnelly wore a white t-shirt for his senior class photo Tuesday. About 10 of his friends did the same. That decision may seem harmless. But Soquel High suspended Donnelly for three days because of it.

Donnelly said the school told him people were offended and intimidated by his group, claiming they're a white supremacist gang.

"I do think this is BS," says Donnelly. "I'm not a white supremacist in any way shape or form. If I did say white power, I would probably say it just as much as I say black power."

He's not the only one upset.

"I feel disrespected," says Soquel High Senior David Mine.

Mine also wore a white t-shirt and was also suspended. He's missing out on finals and that could jeopardize his graduation.

"I'm Asian," says Mine. "I don't see how I can be a white supremacist. I'm against it completely."

Soquel Students Suspended for White Supremacy Claims - Central Coast News KION/KCBA

I guess the U.S. military has nothing but racist in it's ranks.
Notice the white Tshirt

 

[iamwhatiseem]

When it comes to school bureaucrats nothing surprises me any more.

Several years back my daughter was a sophomore in high school. A good friend of hers that moved away when they were in the 6th grade had moved back. They saw each other in the hallway and when they greeted he took one arm and pulled her to him from the side.
They were both placed in suspension for three days after school, violating the "zero tolerance" PDA rule (public display of affection).

 

[PLYMCO_PILGRIM]

More pioneering public policy from California: White T-Shirts are now a sign of Racism.

I've come to the conclusion that accusations of Racism are to the present era what accusations of Being A Witch were in earlier centuries. The accused is put in the position of having to prove his or her innocence, and is punished without due process.

Students banned from a Central Coast school for wearing a white t-shirt. On Wednesday, Soquel High School suspended at least two students. The students say it's because of allegations, they're part of a white supremacist group.

"All the girls wore pink, all the sports guys wore tank tops," says Soquel High Senior Mikey Donnelly. "We were all going to wear white so that was the plan. Just wear white t-shirts to identify ourselves and look back and say that was our group of friends right there."

Soquel High Senior Mikey Donnelly wore a white t-shirt for his senior class photo Tuesday. About 10 of his friends did the same. That decision may seem harmless. But Soquel High suspended Donnelly for three days because of it.

Donnelly said the school told him people were offended and intimidated by his group, claiming they're a white supremacist gang.

"I do think this is BS," says Donnelly. "I'm not a white supremacist in any way shape or form. If I did say white power, I would probably say it just as much as I say black power."

He's not the only one upset.

"I feel disrespected," says Soquel High Senior David Mine.

Mine also wore a white t-shirt and was also suspended. He's missing out on finals and that could jeopardize his graduation.

"I'm Asian," says Mine. "I don't see how I can be a white supremacist. I'm against it completely."

Soquel Students Suspended for White Supremacy Claims - Central Coast News KION/KCBA

Do you think the ACLU will defend these students?

That's one nutty school. Geez freaking louise, let the kids take their finals.

If they were truly a non-partisan group then they would...however if they are, as many on the right claim, a liberal group then the ACLU wont.

 

[Ravi]

As I said, there is more to this story than Dicca implies.

Students at a California high school have been suspended for suspected scrawling of racist graffiti and joining together in a white supremacy gesture while the senior class picture was being taken, school officials said Friday.Soquel High School administrators decided late Wednesday to suspend about five students and ban them from the prom, Santa Cruz City Schools Superintendent Gary Bloom said.
The suspensions came at the end of a school year marred by several racist incidents that included swastika graffiti and students making Hitler salutes.
The suspended students stood together wearing white shirts and bandannas during a senior class photo session in a move Bloom said was clearly intended as a display of white supremacist sentiment. Officials believe each of the students, whom they did not name, is responsible for at least one other racist incident in recent months.

The Associated Press: Students suspended after racist incidents in Calif

 

[midcan5]

LOL and another bias, fat people wear black thin people wear white, where will it end - gray??? Yikes, I have a gray T on.....