I concur with the thoughts stating that they shouldn’t do what they want because they may be beat up.
Oh no, a potential punch to the face? Better not express my ideas then.
"Anyone who would stab someone else over wearing the U.S. colors, needs to seriously get the fuck out of the U.S. right now.
Actually, anyone with such a disposition really isn’t suited for life, period."
Too true.
@jabhadouken
So instead of basing my opinion on what the kids themselves said, I should buy into your ridiculous idea that the kids actually intended to make a statement about american solidarity, despite the fact that if that was the case they could have said as much? In the video I listened to when I determined my opinion? Or in any of the other quotes from articles about the event?
So because the kid said that the principal was on the other kids’ side, this makes the kids who got kicked out the ones with separatist ideas?
C’mon - the ones who separated them and singled them out were ones who originated that line of thought, he merely observed it.
You ain’t got to lie to kick it.
Lol
What were you doing in summer school four straight years?lol
That highschool was in our league when I was in highschool. They were mostly white kids. The area was very rural.
If they were coordinated enough to all come to school in american shirts on cinco de mayo to symbolize american unity, inclusive of hispanic culture/celebrations, they probably could have worked up the conviction to say as much when questioned. The complaining students also being potentially intolerant doesn’t change anything, but in all honesty, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to conclude that they felt they were responding to a provocation. Other articles fail to mention these complaining students at all, saying that it was purely between the students and a vice principal, it’s not entirely unreasonable to think the principal used the ‘students complaints’ to validate his own feelings/actions, but we’ll see what comes out of all this in the coming week or so, not that I’ll be necessarily be waiting around with baited breath to find out.
I heard that there’s a lot of racism in Cali from Mexicans towards white people, but not being able to wear a US flag in the US is retarded and the principal is mad racist against white people and maybe hates Americans as well and should probably get deported. I wouldn’t be surprised if he ended up in the US as an illegal immigrant. Like some already said, I bet Mexicans that sport their flags on 4th of July don’t get sent home.
Exactly.
Pretty much all you’re going on is supposition and feeling.
These are not strong tools of argumentation - they’re rank sophistry, not logic or fact.
Anyways, I’m out - I’ve things to do, and, if I’ve the time, a 2.5D fighter to mess with.
Peace, all.
So what facts lead you to conclude that these students were making a display of american solidarity. You can’t accuse me of this without having ever backed up your own ideas with facts. It’s like you’re trying to win some debate nobody else is bothering to participate in. It’s kind of silly and awkward? Like something a child with something to prove might do? All I’ve done is discuss the situation with what information is available, admitting what is based on inference, and what I’ve directly heard and read because that’s what you do in a discussion-- you talk. Are you not capable of talking.
edit: I mean, sophistry, honestly, of all the hypocritical shit you could have accused me of. At least my interpretation of the events is based on shit that was actually said, not some crappy, patriotic, emotional appeal, or whatever fucking ‘logical’ system you used to determine which actions were ‘more american’ than others. This is so pretentious that it just boggles my mind.
All bullshit aside, Arizona’s got niggas hatin America big time, that’s all this is. If the kids woulda worn French flag apparel to school, I’m almost positive they wouldn’t have even gotten half the shit they did. THE IRONY!
…Or rather, the potential for it.
Cinco De Mayo is like the US celebrating the Alamo (well, if we had won…) more heavily than Independence day
While we don’t know what the kid’s behavior was like, the principal was wrong. He would have been smart to request that they take off the shirts if he’d gotten the notion that it might start a fight, but he shouldn’t have forced them to when it isn’t specifically against school policy. That being said, I think a principal should be able to request that a kid go home temporarily if he has a good reason for it even if it’s not against school policy. Request, not force. As in contact the parents and tell him “I heard your son is going to be jumped by some Mexicans for wearing the USA flag. It might be a good idea for him to go home early.” It’s called judgment. Some people have it, some don’t. :tup:
You think this is bad? We get this kind of shit all the time in the UK.
Not surprised. You even can’t wear hats in school.
dam. ya got me homie.
in some schools. ours was basically teachers choice…some cared some didnt.
Honestly… After reading all of the disdain and confrontation in this thread this post alone really ruffles my feathers.
If you honestly believe that ANY race of people, from any time in history are all “the same”, I’m confident that you know very little about people and probably even less about life.
There is nothing in this world that cannot be trolled.
I was referring to this guys…[media=youtube]HmjcFBquzo4[/media]
My post was based upon exactly what they said.
Go watch the video again.
You were the one drawing inferences out of your ass and claiming them to be facts.
But you’re just going to go down the same, tired road again, like a broke record of a bad recording of misinformation set to infinite loop, so there really is no point in trying to reason with you.
But, please, do go on about how the R.W.B. wearing kids were being racist, the students who complained to the principals were good America loving hispanics who were being oppressed, and the principals were standing up for the Constitutional rights of said hispanic kids who complained about the other kids wearing American colors.
Please, do go on about how you “feel” this to be the case, and how you “read the subtext”.
Your argumentation is awesome in its complete and utter lack of actual merit.
I was in a private high school in 2004 when the Red Sox won the World Series. The principal said over the intercom “hey, if the Sox win it all, you can feel free to wear in your Red Sox gear instead of your uniform”.
The day after it happened, a few kids wore Yankees jerseys and tees. They were not sent home. And these kids are sent home for wearing the stars and stripes?
We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us, lol mexicans