School cancels prom because of Lesbian couple

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#201 HybridPhoenix
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[QUOTE="Miyomatic"]

[QUOTE="Ring_of_fire"]

ugh... what WONT highschool girls do for attention?garrett_duffman

Being gay or lesbian is not a call for attention.

When you're that young, it is.

So...when you're 18, everyone should be asexual with no idea of their sexual preference? Oh you make me laugh Sexual interest obviously begins to develop at puberty. The "norm" is to lean towards heterosexuality. Then there's the one's who just..don't know what's going on. They can be the late bloomers, or the people who are going to come to the conclusion that they're bi or gay By the time you've reached senior year, you should have effectively gone through all the routes in your head and realised what the basis of you're sexuality is. That's not to say that someone can realise at 30 that they're gay...it's just that MOST people are fully sexually developed by the time they're graduating and have had time to try every other avenue beforedelclairing, hey, I'm gay please still love me for who I am. Calls for attention do occur, particularly in 12-15 year old girls, but those are the one's that are never rreaaalllyy going to do anything with a girl, just say they're into them. I'm going to say this is not a call for attention, and I'm kind of confused as to how it got called to the schools attention..they don't have to know who you're taking...a lot of girls go with friends when they can't find dates... I think it stemmed with the dress vs. tux..she probably fought for the tux which brought out the fact that she was gay...still..school needs to chill the eff out..I can see the dress code thing...prom is really strict everywhere..but..come on now.
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#202 XileLord
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Southern states? No surprise there it's homes to religious fanatics and parents who force there kids into religion at young ages or kick there kids out for not believing what they believe. A place where opinion is not tolerated, being unique or different is looked down upon and home to many prejudice people.

If a huge bomb went off in the southern states I doubt many people would care that much. Lots of worthless disgusting humans live down there. There are many nice people to but they are sadly outnumbered so those people would be missed greatly.

All in All the school shut down prom because they don't want Lesbian/gay couples participating in prom. The school will go to court and lose and prom will happen. They are simply breaking the law by being prejudice and un accepting unless they have a REAL legitimate reason. They will probably play the card "we don't want the lesbians being attacked its for security reasons" to bad there was already a case like that which didn't turn out very well for the education board and it definantly wouldn't turn out well for them.

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#203 Snakewiseman
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they said the one girl was going to wear a tuxedo thats funny

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#204 MagikarpSplash
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I wasn't surprised when I read the location.
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#205 Aquat1cF1sh
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That really sucks for the couple. :/ I'm sure they didn't want to be the cause of canceling prom for everyone else. I never went to a high school prom and I never had any interest in going, but it still sucks for the people who wanted to go.
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#206 FUBAR24
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[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

[QUOTE="Snipes_2"] Indeed She Should have! :P

LJS9502_basic

INless its a private school, a female student wearing a tuxedo shouldn't be a violation.. Dress codes are there to prevent people from being too exposing or a disruption with what it says on it.. A tux does neither.

Even public schools have a dress code......

yes but he stated what dress codes are for even in public schools. how is a tux showing too much skin or being a disruption
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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

INless its a private school, a female student wearing a tuxedo shouldn't be a violation.. Dress codes are there to prevent people from being too exposing or a disruption with what it says on it.. A tux does neither.

FUBAR24

Even public schools have a dress code......

yes but he stated what dress codes are for even in public schools. how is a tux showing too much skin or being a disruption

Disruption? Some chick dressed up as a dude, how is that not disruptive?

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#208 PeaceChild90
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SEE IF YOU CAN DECODE MY SECERT MESSAGE ON THIS SUBJECT BY LOOKING AT THE PICTURES! I'M GIVING YOU A KLUE ON HERE TOO!

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You're not clever.

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#209 PeaceChild90
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[QUOTE="FUBAR24"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Even public schools have a dress code......racer8dan

yes but he stated what dress codes are for even in public schools. how is a tux showing too much skin or being a disruption

Disruption? Some chick dressed up as a dude, how is that not disruptive?

How would that be disruptive to you?

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[QUOTE="FUBAR24"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Even public schools have a dress code......racer8dan

yes but he stated what dress codes are for even in public schools. how is a tux showing too much skin or being a disruption

Disruption? Some chick dressed up as a dude, how is that not disruptive?

because women do it every day in the real world? anyone shocked to see a women dressed in mens clothing needs to get out more
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[QUOTE="Hemmaroids"]

SEE IF YOU CAN DECODE MY SECERT MESSAGE ON THIS SUBJECT BY LOOKING AT THE PICTURES! I'M GIVING YOU A KLUE ON HERE TOO!

PeaceChild90

You're not clever.

Seconded. Also, I can't believe this discussion is even still alive
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#212 super_mario_128
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Oh ****ing hell, that is absolutely pathetic.
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#213 LJS9502_basic
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yes but he stated what dress codes are for even in public schools. how is a tux showing too much skin or being a disruptionFUBAR24
No he didn't show that. A dress code is a dress code. What his personal opinion is does not change that.

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#214 T_P_O
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She never thought the adults would stand up to her selfish behind and if they did so what none of the guys wanted her screw everybody !!ChiChiMonKilla

I don't think it's selfish to want to go to the prom with someone you'd actually want to date. What I think is selfish here is the school board essentially throwing a tantrum and canceling it for every student because the ACLU's information conflicted with their beliefs. They could've easily amended their rules. Actually, selfish may not be the right word, bitter is more suitable.

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#215 MissLibrarian
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I read about this in the paper today and it made me angrily roll my eyes. How frustrating and pathetic. But from what I understand the school is probably in an area which means that the parents of other students would cause a big stink if they 'allowed' such a thing. Pfft, humanity.

Edit: They should hold their own prom 'the other side of the tracks', ala Footloose :P

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[QUOTE="ChiChiMonKilla"]She never thought the adults would stand up to her selfish behind and if they did so what none of the guys wanted her screw everybody !!T_P_O

I don't think it's selfish to want to go to the prom with someone you'd actually want to date. What I think is selfish here is the school board essentially throwing a tantrum and canceling it for every student because the ACLU's information conflicted with their beliefs. They could've easily amended their rules. Actually, selfish may not be the right word, bitter is more suitable.

Went to 3 proms during my high school days and there is always that one that wants to do their own thing. You don't want to follow the dress code go someplace else and dress in what you want. You wanna get drunk go some place else. You wanna fight take it away from the prom. I personally would have hung out with my peps if I knew we wanted to do something diffrent. That's what a adult would have done.

I am pretty sure she would hve showed up in a tux with her fat unattractive behind and refused to leave and that's why they shut it down. I can see her saying you can't make me leave i have my rights. So the adults got frustated and didn't want to go to jail for beating a fat girl and said the prom is canceled. She was not thinking about everybody else only herself. She has no shame and her parents should have stopped her. Her parents did horrible job she is a problem not the school.

She is the second from the left in the pic what guy would want that even her aunt looks better.

If she was my kid I would have stopped her from getting fat and taught her respect for adults or she would find another place to live.

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[QUOTE="racer8dan"]

[QUOTE="FUBAR24"] yes but he stated what dress codes are for even in public schools. how is a tux showing too much skin or being a disruptionPeaceChild90

Disruption? Some chick dressed up as a dude, how is that not disruptive?

How would that be disruptive to you?

Do you need someone to really answer this? What if a guy dressed like batman and came to class.. don't you think that would be disruptive? Why can't the girl wear a dress like a normal girl and be done with it? Why do they always have to be different?

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#218 T_P_O
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Do you need someone to really answer this? What if a guy dressed like batman and came to class.. don't you think that would be disruptive? Why can't the girl wear a dress like a normal girl and be done with it? Why do they always have to be different?Espada12

Yeah, but it's not like she wanted to dress in absurdly inappropriate clothing, a tuxedo is very formal and would fit in with a prom almost perfectly, regardless of the gender of the person. The batman suit would obviously disrupt proceedings because it is highly informal and pretty absurd.

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#219 PerfectCircles
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[QUOTE="T_P_O"]

[QUOTE="ChiChiMonKilla"]She never thought the adults would stand up to her selfish behind and if they did so what none of the guys wanted her screw everybody !!ChiChiMonKilla

I don't think it's selfish to want to go to the prom with someone you'd actually want to date. What I think is selfish here is the school board essentially throwing a tantrum and canceling it for every student because the ACLU's information conflicted with their beliefs. They could've easily amended their rules. Actually, selfish may not be the right word, bitter is more suitable.

Went to 3 proms during my high school days and there is always that one that wants to do their own thing. You don't want to follow the dress code go someplace else and dress in what you want. You wanna get drunk go some place else. You wanna fight take it away from the prom. I personally would have hung out with my peps if I knew we wanted to do something diffrent. That's what a adult would have done.

I am pretty sure she would hve showed up in a tux with her fat unattractive behind and refused to leave and that's why they shut it down. I can see her saying you can't make me leave i have my rights. So the adults got frustated and didn't want to go to jail for beating a fat girl and said the prom is canceled. She was not thinking about everybody else only herself. She has no shame and her parents should have stopped her. Her parents did horrible job she is a problem not the school.

She is the second from the left in the pic what guy would want that even her aunt looks better.

If she was my kid I would have stopped her from getting fat and taught her respect for adults or she would find another place to live.

You have no real reasoning to why she shouldn't be allowed to go to the prom with her girlfriend, you just keep attacking her appearance.

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#220 PerfectCircles
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[QUOTE="PeaceChild90"]

[QUOTE="racer8dan"]Disruption? Some chick dressed up as a dude, how is that not disruptive?

Espada12

How would that be disruptive to you?

Do you need someone to really answer this? What if a guy dressed like batman and came to class.. don't you think that would be disruptive? Why can't the girl wear a dress like a normal girl and be done with it? Why do they always have to be different?

She's not dressed like batman though, she's dressed in a tux just like half of the people at the prom would have been.
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#221 ZombiefiedZomB
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Now that is a lil overboard if you ask me, they should not shun these girls and also too punish everyone because of these girls sexual orientation.
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#222 Espada12
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[QUOTE="Espada12"]

[QUOTE="PeaceChild90"]

How would that be disruptive to you?

PerfectCircles

Do you need someone to really answer this? What if a guy dressed like batman and came to class.. don't you think that would be disruptive? Why can't the girl wear a dress like a normal girl and be done with it? Why do they always have to be different?

She's not dressed like batman though, she's dressed in a tux just like half of the people at the prom would have been.

Well what if a guy wanted to put on a dress? Cross dressing is obviously disruptive, I was just using a the batman thing to kinda show how weird clothing can be disruptive.

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#223 PerfectCircles
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[QUOTE="PerfectCircles"][QUOTE="Espada12"]

Do you need someone to really answer this? What if a guy dressed like batman and came to class.. don't you think that would be disruptive? Why can't the girl wear a dress like a normal girl and be done with it? Why do they always have to be different?

Espada12

She's not dressed like batman though, she's dressed in a tux just like half of the people at the prom would have been.

Well what if a guy wanted to put on a dress? Cross dressing is obviously disruptive, I was just using a the batman thing to kinda show how weird clothing can be disruptive.

I wouldn't care if a guy wore a dress to prom, in fact during homecoming we had guys wearing dresses as a joke and no one cared.
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#224 PeaceChild90
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[QUOTE="PeaceChild90"]

[QUOTE="racer8dan"]Disruption? Some chick dressed up as a dude, how is that not disruptive?

Espada12

How would that be disruptive to you?

Do you need someone to really answer this? What if a guy dressed like batman and came to class.. don't you think that would be disruptive? Why can't the girl wear a dress like a normal girl and be done with it? Why do they always have to be different?

Please tell us what a "normal girl" is.

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#225 Espada12
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[QUOTE="Espada12"]

[QUOTE="PeaceChild90"]

How would that be disruptive to you?

PeaceChild90

Do you need someone to really answer this? What if a guy dressed like batman and came to class.. don't you think that would be disruptive? Why can't the girl wear a dress like a normal girl and be done with it? Why do they always have to be different?

Please tell us what a "normal girl" is.

Wearing clothes meant for a girl?

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#226 PerfectCircles
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[QUOTE="PeaceChild90"]

[QUOTE="Espada12"]

Do you need someone to really answer this? What if a guy dressed like batman and came to class.. don't you think that would be disruptive? Why can't the girl wear a dress like a normal girl and be done with it? Why do they always have to be different?

Espada12

Please tell us what a "normal girl" is.

Wearing clothes meant for a girl?

Are jeans for girls? I can't remember I thought they were only supposed to wear dresses.
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#227 Sky-
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To be honest, I think they should just cancel prom in general.

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#228 weezyfb
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the major thing they did was turn the student body against the girls
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#229 Espada12
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[QUOTE="Espada12"]

[QUOTE="PeaceChild90"]

Please tell us what a "normal girl" is.

PerfectCircles

Wearing clothes meant for a girl?

Are jeans for girls? I can't remember I thought they were only supposed to wear dresses.

They don't have such a thing as women's jeans amirite?

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#230 PerfectCircles
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[QUOTE="PerfectCircles"][QUOTE="Espada12"]

Wearing clothes meant for a girl?

Espada12

Are jeans for girls? I can't remember I thought they were only supposed to wear dresses.

They don't have such a thing as women's jeans amirite?

They didn't used to, times change people need to adjust. You can't force that girl to be something she's not.
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[QUOTE="Espada12"]

[QUOTE="PeaceChild90"]

How would that be disruptive to you?

PerfectCircles

Do you need someone to really answer this? What if a guy dressed like batman and came to class.. don't you think that would be disruptive? Why can't the girl wear a dress like a normal girl and be done with it? Why do they always have to be different?

She's not dressed like batman though, she's dressed in a tux just like half of the people at the prom would have been.

The difference is she's a woman, she's suppose to be wearing woman's clothing like all the other girls at the prom. If a guy came in a dress, that would be disruptive as well.

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[QUOTE="PerfectCircles"][QUOTE="Espada12"]

Do you need someone to really answer this? What if a guy dressed like batman and came to class.. don't you think that would be disruptive? Why can't the girl wear a dress like a normal girl and be done with it? Why do they always have to be different?

racer8dan

She's not dressed like batman though, she's dressed in a tux just like half of the people at the prom would have been.

The difference is she's a woman, she's suppose to be wearing woman's clothing like all the other girls at the prom. If a guy came in a dress, that would be disruptive as well.

Actually a guy did come in a dress to my prom.. we laughed and it was all fun.. then we moved on and had a crappy night just as planned :) Are you really so weirded out by someone being different that you let it ruin your night?
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#233 PerfectCircles
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[QUOTE="PerfectCircles"][QUOTE="Espada12"]

Do you need someone to really answer this? What if a guy dressed like batman and came to class.. don't you think that would be disruptive? Why can't the girl wear a dress like a normal girl and be done with it? Why do they always have to be different?

racer8dan

She's not dressed like batman though, she's dressed in a tux just like half of the people at the prom would have been.

The difference is she's a woman, she's suppose to be wearing woman's clothing like all the other girls at the prom. If a guy came in a dress, that would be disruptive as well.

It's only disruptive because others make a big deal out of it... like canceling prom. The cross dressing isn't even the main issue here the prom guidelines specifically said your date must be of the opposite sex, which discriminates against gays and lesbians who want to go with their boyfriends or girlfriends.
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#234 whipassmt
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[QUOTE="garrett_duffman"]ugh... what WONT highschool girls do for attention?Ring_of_fire

Being gay or lesbian is not a call for attention. If anyone is seeking attention, it's the overreaction (saying the very least, in the most generous way) of the school board that is it.

The school board is not overreacting, the lesbian and the ACLU threatened to sue. Schools don't like lawsuits, especially in bad economies. I don't see why the ACLU has to stick their big noses into everything, in My State (in CT, actually this is a big issue in Enfield, CT, of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards fame) they have threatened lawsuits against public schools that hold their graduation ceremonies at First Cathedral complaining it violates the First Amendment (by the way many schools have their graduations there because it is one of the cheapest venues and has good parking, and it's not a religious graduation ceremony).

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#235 Morphic
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When i first heard about this story first thing that popped into my mind was TEXAS! TEXAS! TEXAS! but it's the south so i guess its still bad area for this kind of thing. Girls went to gether in my prom when they didn't have dates to go.

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#236 T_P_O
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[QUOTE="PerfectCircles"][QUOTE="Espada12"]Do you need someone to really answer this? What if a guy dressed like batman and came to class.. don't you think that would be disruptive? Why can't the girl wear a dress like a normal girl and be done with it? Why do they always have to be different?racer8dan
She's not dressed like batman though, she's dressed in a tux just like half of the people at the prom would have been.

The difference is she's a woman, she's suppose to be wearing woman's clothing like all the other girls at the prom. If a guy came in a dress, that would be disruptive as well.

Uh, tuxedos aren't just exclusively made for men, you know that, right?

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#237 Snakewiseman
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thats not fair to the rest of the kids plus it is going to alienate the lesbian girl from everyone

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[QUOTE="racer8dan"]

[QUOTE="PerfectCircles"] She's not dressed like batman though, she's dressed in a tux just like half of the people at the prom would have been.PerfectCircles

The difference is she's a woman, she's suppose to be wearing woman's clothing like all the other girls at the prom. If a guy came in a dress, that would be disruptive as well.

It's only disruptive because others make a big deal out of it... like canceling prom. The cross dressing isn't even the main issue here the prom guidelines specifically said your date must be of the opposite sex, which discriminates against gays and lesbians who want to go with their boyfriends or girlfriends.

1. Not all discrimination is bad. 2. there is a difference between discriminating against individuals and discriminating against actions, the school discriminated against an action. 3. Yes gays have equal rights to straights because both gays and straights are people. However, homosexuality does not have the same rights as heterosexuality, since those are abstract things. Heterosexuality has more rights because it contributes to and is necessary for society, whileas homosexuality does not really benefit society (not to say that gay people can't contribute to society, but that their homosexual tendencies are not what contributes to society). 4. The School cancelled the prom because of a threatened lawsuit by the ACLU. 5. While people may have a right to be gay they do not have a right to force people and/or institutions to recognize their homosexual tendencies. For example, I have a right to freedom of expression, but I don't have a right to force people and/or institutions to listen to what I say.

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[QUOTE="racer8dan"][QUOTE="PerfectCircles"] She's not dressed like batman though, she's dressed in a tux just like half of the people at the prom would have been.T_P_O

The difference is she's a woman, she's suppose to be wearing woman's clothing like all the other girls at the prom. If a guy came in a dress, that would be disruptive as well.

Uh, tuxedos aren't just exclusively made for men, you know that, right?

Um, schools have the right to set dress codes, so regardless of whether women do wear tuxedoes or not doesn't matter, the school set the dress code. Besides, just because women wear somethings doesn't mean they are supposed to wear them, for instance there are women who are really want to be men.

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#240 whipassmt
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When I was in high school they would say (via the announcement system) that the dance is open to our students, students from the girls' school (I went to an all boys school) and students of our school can bring a female date (we were not allowed to bring other guys as our "dates"), and then people would laugh and joke and pretend to be gay "why can't I bring my boyfriend?". It was kinda funny.

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#241 T_P_O
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[QUOTE="T_P_O"]

[QUOTE="racer8dan"]The difference is she's a woman, she's suppose to be wearing woman's clothing like all the other girls at the prom. If a guy came in a dress, that would be disruptive as well.whipassmt

Uh, tuxedos aren't just exclusively made for men, you know that, right?

Um, schools have the right to set dress codes, so regardless of whether women do wear tuxedoes or not doesn't matter, the school set the dress code. Besides, just because women wear somethings doesn't mean they are supposed to wear them, for instance there are women who are really want to be men.

His argument was that she should be wearing "womanly" clothing to the event and because of this, it could be considered disruptive. I just told him the tuxedo isn't a male exclusive outfit and there are tuxedos tailored for women, therefore, not disruptive with what he was arguing. And what the hell does "supposed to wear" even mean?
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#242 whipassmt
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[QUOTE="Espada12"]

[QUOTE="PerfectCircles"] Are jeans for girls? I can't remember I thought they were only supposed to wear dresses.PerfectCircles

They don't have such a thing as women's jeans amirite?

They didn't used to, times change people need to adjust. You can't force that girl to be something she's not.

But she is not definitely gay many people outgrow this and straighten out so to speak. Anyway though, they would have allowed her to attend, I understand, but she insisted as taking some other girl as her "date". They were not forced her to "be" something, they were forcing her to "do" something (or rather not to "do" something), which is pretty much the basis of school (i.e. doing things you don't want to do and abiding by the rules).

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Now that is a lil overboard if you ask me, they should not shun these girls and also too punish everyone because of these girls sexual orientation. ZombiefiedZomB
this was about her actions, not her "orientation" (whatever that means).

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#244 whipassmt
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[QUOTE="whipassmt"]

[QUOTE="T_P_O"]

Uh, tuxedos aren't just exclusively made for men, you know that, right?

T_P_O

Um, schools have the right to set dress codes, so regardless of whether women do wear tuxedoes or not doesn't matter, the school set the dress code. Besides, just because women wear somethings doesn't mean they are supposed to wear them, for instance there are women who are really want to be men.

His argument was that she should be wearing "womanly" clothing to the event and because of this, it could be considered disruptive. I just told him the tuxedo isn't a male exclusive outfit and there are tuxedos tailored for women, therefore, not disruptive with what he was arguing. And what the hell does "supposed to wear" even mean?

in this case I was talking about social standards.

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#245 whipassmt
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the major thing they did was turn the student body against the girlsweezyfb
No, the girls turned the student body against themselves by threatening to sue the board. They should've just accepted and obeyed the rules or not went.

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[QUOTE="ZombiefiedZomB"]Now that is a lil overboard if you ask me, they should not shun these girls and also too punish everyone because of these girls sexual orientation. whipassmt

this was about her actions, not her "orientation" (whatever that means).

"A Feb. 5 memo to students laid out the criteria for bringing a date to the prom, and one requirement was that the person must be of the opposite sex." Yeah, it is about her orientation.
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#247 whipassmt
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thats not fair to the rest of the kids plus it is going to alienate the lesbian girl from everyone

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she should've thought of that before suing.

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#248 T_P_O
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[QUOTE="T_P_O"][QUOTE="whipassmt"] Um, schools have the right to set dress codes, so regardless of whether women do wear tuxedoes or not doesn't matter, the school set the dress code. Besides, just because women wear somethings doesn't mean they are supposed to wear them, for instance there are women who are really want to be men.

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His argument was that she should be wearing "womanly" clothing to the event and because of this, it could be considered disruptive. I just told him the tuxedo isn't a male exclusive outfit and there are tuxedos tailored for women, therefore, not disruptive with what he was arguing. And what the hell does "supposed to wear" even mean?

in this case I was talking about social standards.

Social standards? That's awfully vague, are you saying it's against social standards for women to wear a tuxedo?
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[QUOTE="whipassmt"]

[QUOTE="ZombiefiedZomB"]Now that is a lil overboard if you ask me, they should not shun these girls and also too punish everyone because of these girls sexual orientation. T_P_O

this was about her actions, not her "orientation" (whatever that means).

"A Feb. 5 memo to students laid out the criteria for bringing a date to the prom, and one requirement was that the person must be of the opposite sex." Yeah, it is about her orientation.

No it is about her actions (who she brings with her), if it were about her "orientation" (tendencies/temptations is a more accurate word), then gay people would've been barred, no matter who they brought with them.

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[QUOTE="whipassmt"]

[QUOTE="T_P_O"] His argument was that she should be wearing "womanly" clothing to the event and because of this, it could be considered disruptive. I just told him the tuxedo isn't a male exclusive outfit and there are tuxedos tailored for women, therefore, not disruptive with what he was arguing. And what the hell does "supposed to wear" even mean? T_P_O

in this case I was talking about social standards.

Social standards? That's awfully vague, are you saying it's against social standards for women to wear a tuxedo?

Well, I've never seen or heard of women in tuxedos.