This is the same argument used by television producers. “Just turn off the set.” Instead of Hollywood acting responsibly, it becomes the responsibility of tens of millions of people to turn off the set in order to stop moral waste from being spewed into their living rooms. It’s far more efficient to get at the source of the waste. There is a time and place for individual freedom, but we must also attempt to safeguard public morality, whatever is left of it. We’ve seen a trickle of immorality become a deluge by focusing on individual rights and ignoring the community.
By blacking out the photo, the school sent the message to students that school authorities do not approve of it. By caving in to gay rights activists, they then sent the message that they are spineless when confronted with gay activists. This is not how to fight the gay rights movement. They become stronger by the day while traditional society is asked to back down and step aside.
Yes, but why does the school object to two boys kissing? Is it the school policy that people should not be allowed to have gay relationships?
However, my point on that matter was that if they had kept the picture OUT of the yearbook, that would be a way to prevent the problem. having let the picture INTO the yearbook, SOMEBODY was going to have to black out the picture. At that point, why not let each person black out their own, rather than the school substituting their opinion for that of the owners of the book?
I’d argue different if it was a curse word, or a statement of hate or inappropriateness, or if it was a sexually explicit image that had snuck in. Or if they had blacked out every picture of people kissing.