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To: Blueflag
Okay, I get the Southern thing...but that still doesn't explain how for 31 years they had never had an integrated prom in a PUBLIC High school.

The fact is they apparently tried integration for the first time in 2002. 2002, not 1972 or 1982, or even 1992. Talk about Time Warp.

18 posted on 05/07/2003 4:10:49 PM PDT by Katya
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To: Katya
The fact is they apparently tried integration for the first time in 2002. 2002, not 1972 or 1982, or even 1992. Talk about Time Warp.

Unless that is the way the kids at the school want it. Did that thought ever cross your mind?

40 posted on 05/07/2003 5:44:08 PM PDT by TankerKC (If we blame our parents, will our kids blame us?)
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To: Katya
It is a private function. This fact continues to be overlooked in this matter.

And, is there really anything wrong with voluntary racial separation or simply put, "freedom of association"? Would you prefer a governmentally enforced coercive integration?

Visit any high-school cafeteria and you will see voluntary segregation in action, not only on the basis of race, but also along cultural and subcultural lines. The jocks, the nerds, the list goes on.

People like to be with those with whom they share common customs and interests, and, like it or not, even today customs and interests often break along racial lines.

The point is simply that individuals should have the choice to associate with whomever they want. And allowing people to associate freely as they please is being truly tolerant.

119 posted on 05/07/2003 6:26:37 PM PDT by expatguy
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