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RockRaven

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3. Sure, there are all kinds of rights...

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Wed Apr 25, 2018, 01:41 AM

Apr 2018

There is the right to make a terribly stupid (or stupidly terrible) sign.

There is the right to post it on snapchat.

There is the right to say that the sign is awful, and that he is awful, and that his family and friends are awful, and that his school and city and state are awful.

But I've got a question....

Does he really think this is going to get him a date? Seriously?

What kind of young lady (or lad) wants to wade into this swampy mess? The REALLY interesting questions for reporters to ask are not for him, or his parents, or the school admins, but for whatever idiot accepts him as a prom date.

And yes, I'm sure some un-woke privileged garbage-person will think he's dreamy and brave and tells it like it is... but

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This teens racist prom invite was a bad idea. But a free-speech expert says its his right. [View all] Demovictory9 Apr 2018 OP

I hope whoever he asked told him... 3catwoman3 Apr 2018 #1

Oh no. Not at all. She replied with heart emojis..... nt Guy Whitey Corngood Apr 2018 #12

The beauty of free speech misanthrope Apr 2018 #2

Sure, there are all kinds of rights... RockRaven Apr 2018 #3

Uh, the girl accepted radius777 Apr 2018 #6

The government should not be able to restrict his speech madville Apr 2018 #4

So letting children say whatever they Phoenix61 Apr 2018 #5

What should be done exactly? ExciteBike66 Apr 2018 #7

Do you apply that sentiment consistently to all speech by all students in all public schools? LanternWaste Apr 2018 #21

There are limitations, but ExciteBike66 Apr 2018 #29

The school can certainly bar him from non-essential events mythology Apr 2018 #27

But assuming he doesn't bring that sign with him to prom ExciteBike66 Apr 2018 #30

School and his Parents jointly agreed to ban him from all school activities including prom and stevenleser Apr 2018 #31

Hopefully the girl he asked said NOOOOO! blueinredohio Apr 2018 #8

No. She said yes. Tipperary Apr 2018 #19

She said "Yes" but it doesn't matter, his parents and the school banned him from prom and all stevenleser Apr 2018 #32

Kick for visibility. Students say that racism is pervasive in their school. yardwork Apr 2018 #9

Takes time to put big template letters on the page Demovictory9 Apr 2018 #18

And what kind of person even thinks that?! yardwork Apr 2018 #22

I'm more confused about being stupid enough to write it mythology Apr 2018 #28

Ugh. That answers that question. I have known plenty of folks clueless enough at that age to stevenleser Apr 2018 #33

He apologized ... like that matters . This fkg family taught him this would be ok Fullduplexxx Apr 2018 #10

The parents are horrified by it Blue_Adept Apr 2018 #20

The parents say they are horrified. But I have to wonder.... yardwork Apr 2018 #23

As the sayings go... Blue_Adept Apr 2018 #24

Congrats... Now everyone knows that he's a racist POS MrScorpio Apr 2018 #11

Hes a racist Johnny2X2X Apr 2018 #13

Geez . . . now there's a catch, ladies. Vinca Apr 2018 #14

Of course he has every right to advertise that he's a stupid racist. dalton99a Apr 2018 #15

This is going to be a serious learning lesson for him. NCTraveler Apr 2018 #16

Stupid kid Catherine Vincent Apr 2018 #17

High school boys are often remarkably stupid gratuitous Apr 2018 #25

'expert' my ass. spanone Apr 2018 #26