These politically incorrect pets should be ashamed! /s
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Posted on 11/26/2008 10:50:17 AM PST by COBOL2Java
CLAREMONT, Calif. (KABC) -- There is a costume controversy in Claremont. The school board changed a decades-long tradition of students dressing up to celebrate Thanksgiving, and some parents are outraged.
The tradition involves kindergarten students at Mountain View and Condit elementary schools. The kids usually dress up in costumes. Each school takes turns dressing up as pilgrims and Indians, and then join together for a Thanksgiving feast.
This year, however, there is a big change. The school board decided to continue holding the feast, but they are not allowing the students to dress up. The board is concerned the Indian costumes may have negative connotations.
"Out of respect for the native American heritage, we have made the decision to ask the children not to dress up," said Devon Freitas, assistant superintendent for human services, Claremont Unified School District.
That decision has infuriated many parents. Some of them have ignored the school board and dressed their kids up anyway. "I think it's ridiculous. It's a longstanding tradition and the kids really enjoy it, so we're going overboard," said parent Kimberly Rogers.
Just after 9 a.m. Tuesday, the students took their annual walk for the annual Thanksgiving feast, many of them still wearing costumes as a form of protest.
However, at the end of a nearly mile-long march from Mountain View to Condit, there was another protest. This time, it was from a Native American group.
"What's offensive is there are harmful stereotypes that represent a harmful legacy of history that has been denied to indigenous people in this country. The true history of Thanksgiving is one of a massacre," said Klee Benally, who opposes the costumes.
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only about the 12th post of this one...
Did a search, came up with nothing. Links?
Got it. Just another form of hypocrisy.
Well, then, let’s play Cowboys and Muslims instead!...............
Simple solution for that one is to make use of the freedom available and just home school or put the kids through private school and take the take the voucher credits. Problem solved.....
Oh, wait a minute.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2138389/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2138214/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2137889/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2137752/posts
(sources vary, but same story)
Dumbasses. Even back when I was a schoolboy in the 1960's, some of us were proud of our native American heritage and looked forward to dressing up. I don't think the problem is possible "negative connotations" so much as it is making Americans actually feel united for a day rather than divided into their assigned groups with big government as the arbitrator of who gets what.
When the wishes of ONE command us all to act in a way please to that particular one’s wishes, it is called TYRANNY.
And why no mention of the muslim woman who started this?
Actually, the kids who were assigned to be the Indians protested because of the required head-lice infestation and being dragged to school on a litter.
Fixed it for them.
Where we must tolerate (bend to) everyone's slightest offense.
We should follow the teachings of "Landreau" and live as drones so we won't offend anyone until "Festival". ; )
we go through this every year. silly liberals
Parents in CALIFORNIA outraged at political correctness???!!!
Maybe there is hope for America after all.
This is just plain silly. 15 minutes of fame and all that........
The really disturbing thing (to me) is that there is an elementary school there called “Condit.”
Ewwwwwww............there’s a name I never wanted to hear again.
The silliness sure can be a swift kick in the arse of personal freedom at times and VERY annoying too boot however.
ARGH!!
Can you name another culture/nation/historical era for which dressing the part is considered an insult? If one dresses like a Roman, a French Revolutionary or a Civil War soldier those are tributes, reenactments and/or teaching opportunities.
With American Indians suddenly it’s all off-limits - a smug, you-can’t-have-it kind of petulance demonstrating and teaching nothing except getting one’s mug and hand-scrawled sign on TV.
According to the twisted logic of AIM and cowardly school types if someone were to dress up as an SS solider that would be OK since period and cultural costumes are an insult.
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No comment...just needed to change my tagline.
TAKE ALL THE PLAYS, DANCES AND OTHER SOCIAL FUNCTIONS OUT OF THE SCHOOLS AND OFF SCHOOL GROUNDS!
Schools, politicians and so-called 'educators' live to meddle. Having failed to discharge their primary duties they nevertheless have plenty of time to spend on trifles.
Form a community social/activity board. Hold dances, proms and other functions in a rented building with security and monitored transportation to/from. Make attendance/participation COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY and eliminate the leverage of the malcontents and moaners (ably assisted by clueless school types) who try people's patience, abuse the court system and ruin otherwise traditional celebrations. You have special religious requirements? Fine. Stay home and knock yourselves out on the ol' prayer mat. Your kid is allergic? Fine. Stay home and eat your special food.
Holiday celebrations? Make them church-sponsored or use the community board. Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan, Chinese New Year - whatever. Parents who want to ruin one celebration by holding everyone hostage with their PC nonsense can sponsor their own religious/cultural/historic celebration. Too bad if only a handful of kids or possibly even their own kid are the only ones who show up.
The point - again - is to take it off the public square (school grounds) and privatize it so that it's no longer considered a public accomodation. As a bonus the schools will increase their available instructional days without actually adding to the school calendar since all those hours spent watching holiday-related shows will be recovered. Take the bat out of the schools' hands and you remove their power base in one move.
Otherwise this foolishness will never end because a new crop of teachers springs forth every year intent on passing on the balderdash they've been programmed with.
The Red Commies have been pushing this trash on American children for 50 years. Some of those red diaper babies are now in positions of authority and spewing the hate they were always taught.
Michelle Obama told us that our history and our traditions are going to have to CHANGE.
One woman conplained.The majority is being run like sheep!
Next they’ll be installing a foot bath in the school.
dumb, dumb, dumb
The majority of us are being herded like sheep apparently.
That is sad and is just another chink in the armor of personal freedom so diligently fought for with conviction since the 18th century.
The good news is that many of the parents are fighting back.
Is she the spawn of George Orwell literature, just an idiot, or both?
While it is still permitted to do so.
Good for those diligent parents who are concerned for their kid's future.
You seem to think California is the only state that bows to political correctness. There are many conservatives in California, after all FreeRepublic was born here.
Does that apply to former Presidents visiting the kids too? ;-)
heard on dennis prager this morning the parents dressed their kids up and sent them to school in defiance of the decision. they took their kids out of school today so the school loses money for all the absent kids on wednesday.
I lived in southern Ca for 10 years. As much as I loved the place I couldn’t raise my kids there.
I wanted them to grow up loving America, speaking English, knowing that having “stuff” was not the same as being important and believing that “making a difference” had nothing to do with plastic surgery.
I have great respect for anyone who has the fortitude to counter the daily onslaught of warped ideas children are fed. I did not.
Only if you get stuck with the new President.
Californians said NO! to gay marriage. It seems like the east coast states are the ones who are full of fruits and nuts (gay marriage)
The thing that I don’t like about these seemingly last-minute attacks on “free” speech is that the people launching the attacks are not giving the issues time to be decided in the courts. It seems that the people launching these “surprise” attacks are relying on the knee-jerk reactions of school administrators, who want to avoid lawsuits, to stop traditional practices.
Since he’s going to be living on the east coast, where he belongs, you’re stuck with him.
Yeah, I bought a few boxes of those to.
—Californians say NO! to gay marriage—
Thank God for Obama and the black vote ...but I couldn’t agree more that there are more radical states.
Back when I was in School, in Northern CA, we had plenty of Miwuks in school with us. They never complained and as a matter of fact took pride in being Native Americans, altho that term was never used. Thanksgiving is a celebration of two civilizations coming together and thanking God for it. What a bunch of communists SOBs.
Very cool. Didn't know you could do that with code.
Does the absurdity never end?
Lesson for kids: How Politics Spoil a Good Time 101
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