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Washington state HS calls off 9/11 football tribute because some could be offended, report says
Fox ^ | 12 September 2021 | Edmund DeMarche

Posted on 09/13/2021 3:51:48 AM PDT by blueplum

Students at a Washington state high school wanted to mark the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by wearing red, white and blue at a Patriot’s Day-themed game the day before the anniversary but were refused because the event could "unintentionally cause offense to some who see it differently," according to a report.

Jason Rantz, a host on KTTH 770/94.5FM, reported that the event was canceled by an unnamed staffer at Eastlake High School in Sammamish "at the last minute." A student told the show that he was informed that the "red, white and blue was going to be seen as racially insensitive....

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To: blueplum
We need to know who the unnamed staffer is.

Its ok to play the Black National Anthem at football games but any display of patriotism is offensive?

21 posted on 09/14/2021 11:32:11 AM PDT by mcenedo (lying liberal media, our most dangerous and powerful enemy)
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