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Georgians Plan Whites-Only Prom Party
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Posted on 05/01/2003 11:47:05 AM PDT by Brian S
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To: johnb838
its wrong due to their motives which are in all likelihood, due to the location, one of the following (a) hatred of blacks, (b) view of the white race as being superior (c) destest a color blind society.
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posted on
05/01/2003 1:51:42 PM PDT
by
KantianBurke
(The Federal govt should be protecting us from terrorists, not handing out goodies)
To: mabelkitty
I don't deal in connotations: I am connotatively-challenged.
Denotations are reliable, have an etymological history with discernable lineage. Connotations too often spring forth fully formed like unto Pallas, having no such roots or development, and quite often absurd meanings too ideosyncratic to take seriously. I shun them.
To: Greybird
Every day, I see scores of FReepers who wouldn't countenance such racial prejudice (which is legally, but not morally, the right of those students) applaud and snigger at its being shown toward gays. That's the one category of prejudice permitted -- nay, encouraged -- around here.
Naw, not prejudice, just outright disgust with the actions.
To: lugsoul
that is no lie.
To: Greybird
I have to tell you that many black Americans are incensed at having homosexual demands being compared to racism and the struggles of slavery. You aren't helping your cause at all.
To: Greybird
Well, I don't like the mafia, nor do I like vigilante "justice" (tho' both make for good box office returns).
But I digress...
The subject here simply isn't prejudice against homosexuals. Why bring that here rather than keeping it on the other thread(s)?
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posted on
05/01/2003 1:58:15 PM PDT
by
k2blader
(Reason is our soul's left hand, Faith her right. - John Donne)
To: DeathfromBelow
See, I don't insult Polish folks - only French folks.
To: DeathfromBelow
b : a person lacking urban polish or refinement Translation - A person lacking BS.... :)
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posted on
05/01/2003 2:00:36 PM PDT
by
Dan from Michigan
("I have two guns. One for each of ya." - Doc Holliday)
To: KantianBurke
" Pitchforker?" That's not in my dictionary. Care to explain its true meaning?
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posted on
05/01/2003 2:01:23 PM PDT
by
MAWG
To: shawne
Whatever it was, you're obviously not a "racist troll." That's what counts. ;-)
FRegards,
k2
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posted on
05/01/2003 2:04:10 PM PDT
by
k2blader
(Reason is our soul's left hand, Faith her right. - John Donne)
To: lugsoul
So - if I understand your position, legal equals right. If it is legal it can't be wrong. Hmmm.... one important correction to your understanding of my position: CONSTITUTIONAL equals right.
To: Brian S
Any objection to the separate proms is, in my opinion, much ado about nothing. It's widely known that in colleges a great many students, both blacks and whites, voluntarily separate themselves in cafeterias and other college venues. The same holds true in many other areas of post-college life. Is this wrong? Of course not. Forced integration is as repugnant as forced segregation. Each individual should make his own choices free from government coercion. Why does the fact that this is a very tenuous quasi-government school function (i.e., high school prom) trump freedom of association? I suspect the real objection is that it's a group of whites who want a separate prom. If it were a group of blacks, it would go unnoticed, because that wouldn't run afoul of the PC police.
To: mabelkitty
Where I live there are lots of whites and natives (Eskimos) married to one another. Most of the kids here are mixed, probably most of the people in general here are. And there are no racial tensions or problems at all. This is a wonderful place to live and people help one another.
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posted on
05/01/2003 2:06:13 PM PDT
by
DBtoo
To: MAWG
a "pitchforker' denotes a Buchannite paleocon. He used the term several times during his campaign. They have a tendency to hate Jews, have an odd fascination with refighting the Civil War and delight is silly isolationist stances.
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posted on
05/01/2003 2:06:42 PM PDT
by
KantianBurke
(The Federal govt should be protecting us from terrorists, not handing out goodies)
To: anniegetyourgun
This is a shame. I would only agree with a white only prom if the black students were having a black only prom. It is sickening when people see color before character.
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posted on
05/01/2003 2:08:12 PM PDT
by
doug from upland
(my dogs ran from the room when they heard Hillary shrieking on the radio)
To: mabelkitty
I have a Bachelors degree in Medieval Lit. and philosophy and you dodged the issue. You accused someone of being prejudiced and then referred to them using a prejudicial term offensive to southerners. Admit it.
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posted on
05/01/2003 2:08:19 PM PDT
by
MAWG
To: lugsoul
no, it's just not illegal. it's still wrong. Hey, there's one thing you and I both agree 100% on.
How about that. ;-)
To: johnb838
"So what makes it immoral? Because you say so? Please help me out here, I really want to understand."
"...all men are created equal."
"Love thy neighbor as thyself."
You want more?
To: DeathfromBelow
You said "snigger". You can get banned for that.
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posted on
05/01/2003 2:27:58 PM PDT
by
johnb838
(Understand the root causes of American Anger)
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