kids sent home from school for wearing USA flag shirts..

http://news.yahoo.com/video/sanfranciscocbs5-15751300/s-bay-students-wearing-u-s-flag-shirts-sent-home-19586193#video=19601151

they are not taliban, communists, or terrorists.. they are americans.. in san francisco.. or somewhere in the bay area..

Hey, that's my area. But that link is the wrong one, directs me to a story about the oil-spill cleanup.

Edit: I found the story: http://www.localnews8.com/news/23475912/detail.html

I hope they sue the school for discrimiation and the principal should be fired.

"Bay Area Hair Being Turned Into Oil Cleanup Booms" is what I got.

Silly enough. But I also completely understand where the principal was coming from, as in these contexts those shirts could definitely be seen as racist given the not-so-kind context they're often used for in this situation. I don't think they should sue, people should just get over it.

the kids are right, regardless of the implications or how racist it may seem (and it really isnt), they have the right to wear that type of shirt any time they want.

but that aside its not really a big deal. people should just move on

Originally posted by King Kandy
Silly enough. But I also completely understand where the principal was coming from, as in these contexts those shirts could definitely be seen as racist given the not-so-kind context they're often used for in this situation. I don't think they should sue, people should just get over it.

I've no doubt those five wore those shirts on that day specifically to be jackasses, but were do you get "racism" from?

So you're okay with one group of children being discriminated against while another group doing the exact thing or similar aren't?

Originally posted by Robtard
I've no doubt those five wore those shirts on that day specifically to be jackasses, but were do you get "racism" from?

So you're okay with one group of children being discriminated against while another group doing the exact thing or similar aren't?

I don't see what you think the discrimination against those kids is... it's Cinco De Mayo, and that means wearing a mexican shirt is discrimination? I don't know what the theory behind that idea is.

To Ms. Marvel: Yeah they should be able to wear any shirt they want... but just because this one has a flag doesn't give it some kind of unimpeachable status. I'd be against banning shirts that promote drug use, but schools censor things that are obviously meant to cause trouble. All that happened here was the principal did his job.

Originally posted by King Kandy
[B]Racist against Mexican students, you know "America for Americans, go back to mexico" type stuff.

thats not racist

To Ms. Marvel: Yeah they should be able to wear any shirt they want... but just because this one has a flag doesn't give it some kind of unimpeachable status. I'd be against banning shirts that promote drug use, but schools censor things that are obviously meant to cause trouble. All that happened here was the principal did his job.

if that were the case then all shirts displaying pride for a country should be banned all of the time

I doubt it was racist. One of the kids wearing the American Flag t-shirt stated that he was half Mexican.

In any case...this country has become too politically correct. The U.S. needs to chill out.

Originally posted by King Kandy
Racist against Mexican students, you know "America for Americans, go back to mexico" type stuff.

I don't see what you think the discrimination against those kids is... it's Cinco De Mayo, and that means wearing a mexican shirt is discrimination? I don't know what the theory behind that idea is.

That's you (or them) making it out to be that. Shirt is just a shirt.

Since when is [just] wearing an American flag in America wrong or wrongful? If the school didn't have a problem with one group of children wearing the Mexican flag on their apparel, then there's absolutely no valid grounds to deny other students wearing any other country's flag; there's your discrimination. Hell, you can wear a Swastika and it's protected.

Do you think if students wore a Mexican, Canadian, German or Italian flag to school on July 4th, the school would have told those students to 'take it off or go home'? 'Tattoos N Scars' is correct, this is PC gone insane, examples should be made to help curb future PC insanity.

Originally posted by Robtard
That's you (or them) making it out to be that. Shirt is just a shirt.

Since when is [just] wearing an American flag in America wrong or wrongful? If the school didn't have a problem with one group of children wearing the Mexican flag on their apparel, then there's absolutely no valid grounds to deny other students wearing any other country's flag; there's your discrimination. Hell, you can wear a Swastika and it's protected.

Do you think if students wore a Mexican, Canadian, German or Italian flag to school on July 4th, the school would have told those students to 'take it off or go home'? 'Tattoos N Scars' is correct, this is PC gone insane, examples should be made to help curb future PC insanity.

you only replied to like the 1/5th of his point ermm

Originally posted by King Kandy
No, it isn't. If you wear a Swastika to school, then you will be forced to take it off, and no high court would say such a rule was invalid.

Fine, ignore the rest of my post.

No, it's protected under "Freedom of Speech" . I know of one example too, student at UC Berkeley dressed in an SS outfit and passed out Neo-Nazi propaganda, school had to allow him.

There's another dealing with similar in a High School; school had to accept it.

Originally posted by King Kandy
No, it isn't. If you wear a Swastika to school, then you will be forced to take it off, and no high court would say such a rule was invalid.

That would be a first amendment violation

But, this country doesn't care about that anymore

It was in bad taste regardless of the reasons behind it. A bit disrespectful in my eyes but not the cause for a suspension or forcing them to remove the article.

Just makes them look like stereotypical Americans.

Originally posted by Tattoos N Scars
That would be a first amendment violation

But, this country doesn't care about that anymore

It does, but it's very selective.

Originally posted by Robtard
Fine, ignore the rest of my post.

No, it's protected under "Freedom of Speech" . I know of one example too, student at UC Berkeley dressed in an SS outfit and passed out Neo-Nazi propaganda, school had to allow him.

There's another dealing with similar in a High School; school had to accept it.

Originally posted by Robtard
Fine, ignore the rest of my post.

No, it's protected under "Freedom of Speech" . I know of one example too, student at UC Berkeley dressed in an SS outfit and passed out Neo-Nazi propaganda, school had to allow him.

There's another dealing with similar in a High School; school had to accept it.

for a lot of schools students actually sign away certain rights as long as theyre on school property.

Originally posted by Liberator
Just makes them look like stereotypical Americans.

How stereotypically British of you.

Originally posted by King Kandy
No, there's been a multitude of supreme court rulings saying if you spread a message with no value to free speech, that is likely to cause trouble, then schools can censure it. The most recent one being Morse v. Frederick.