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To: JZelle
Thomas Benya, 17, and his parents, who are of Cherokee descent, said school officials at McDonough High School in Charles County, Md., disrespected him and degraded his family's heritage when they did not give him his diploma because of his bolo.

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Funny. My dictionary says "disrespect" is a NOUN.

16 posted on 06/16/2005 11:49:46 AM PDT by The G Man (The Red States ... the world's only hope for survival.)
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To: The G Man
Funny. My dictionary says "disrespect" is a NOUN.

My dictionary includes an informal use of disrespect as a verb.

29 posted on 06/16/2005 11:58:35 AM PDT by FoxInSocks
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To: The G Man

"disrespected him"

Yeah, I despise the misuse of that word, especially by young punks who don't even know what respect is. (not implicating bolo boy in this)


84 posted on 06/16/2005 1:28:42 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Mexico, the 51st state.)
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