View Full Version : School kid told to take American flag off his bike !
SteamWake
11-12-10, 11:03 AM
A school official at Denair Middle School told Cody some students had been complaining about the flag and it was no longer allowed on school property.
I can only hope that there is more to this story than meets the eye.
When I grew up they had a flag in every classroom and every morning we pledged our allegance to that flag.
Were so screwed :nope:
http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-americanflagbike11122010,0,3045879.htmlstory
You're overusing the flag anyways. :O:
the_tyrant
11-12-10, 11:11 AM
what?
the flag offends people now?
Sailor Steve
11-12-10, 11:12 AM
They're afraid the flag might raise racial tensions? That's just weird. The policy is weird. The whole thing is weird.
On the the other hand, since we're talking about schools...
Were so screwed :nope:
"Were"?
the_tyrant
11-12-10, 11:14 AM
I remember back in school in china we still had patriotic education
Now american kids can't even have the flag on his bike:nope:
XabbaRus
11-12-10, 11:15 AM
They're afraid the flag might raise racial tensions? That's just weird. The policy is weird. The whole thing is weird.
On the the other hand, since we're talking about schools...
"Were"?
:haha::haha::haha:
FIREWALL
11-12-10, 11:19 AM
Where the he!! is Denair ? :-?
Blood_splat
11-12-10, 11:22 AM
Who cares it was probably made in China anyways.
krashkart
11-12-10, 11:29 AM
This is one of those things that makes me wonder just how many screws have come loose in our society. We better keep our wits about us if we're to survive the coming Dark Ages. :-?
I remember back in school in china we still had patriotic education
Now american kids can't even have the flag on his bike:nope:
We're not just a God-fearing people, apparently. Even contrails scare us half to death. :haha:
AVGWarhawk
11-12-10, 11:33 AM
Got me man. My kids say the pledge to the flag every morning at school.
papa_smurf
11-12-10, 11:34 AM
And this from the land that defends freedom of speech:doh:
SteamWake
11-12-10, 11:39 AM
Where the he!! is Denair ? :-?
Some small town in either California or Georga. It doesent say which.
The Third Man
11-12-10, 11:49 AM
Some small town in either California or Georga. It doesent say which.
Fox40, the story originator is Sacremento, CA....
DarkFish
11-12-10, 11:50 AM
I must say this is the one thing of which I much prefer the US way of doing things than the European way.
Here in Europe freedom of speech only goes for the minorities. I'm damn sure I can take a Moroccan or Turkish flag anywhere I want, but put up a Dutch flag and you're in trouble. I can curse jesus christ himself to hell and nobody cares (neither would I), but say anything derogatory about Mohammad in public and you've both got the local muslim street gangs and the law enforcement agencies on your back.
Damn, a few years ago some school with a majority of Dutch students even tried to abolish Christmas activities in favor of Ramadan, because the Muslim minority found christmas offending:nope:
the_tyrant
11-12-10, 11:57 AM
I must say this is the one thing of which I much prefer the US way of doing things than the European way.
Here in Europe freedom of speech only goes for the minorities. I'm damn sure I can take a Moroccan or Turkish flag anywhere I want, but put up a Dutch flag and you're in trouble. I can curse jesus christ himself to hell and nobody cares (neither would I), but say anything derogatory about Mohammad in public and you've both got the local muslim street gangs and the law enforcement agencies on your back.
Damn, a few years ago some school with a majority of Dutch students even tried to abolish Christmas activities in favor of Ramadan, because the Muslim minority found christmas offending:nope:
I fokkin hate those bastards
The idiots who thinks that believing in a religion gives them special privileges
SteamWake
11-12-10, 12:05 PM
They're afraid the flag might raise racial tensions? That's just weird. The policy is weird. The whole thing is weird.
On the the other hand, since we're talking about schools...
"Were"?
:salute:
Not even going to edit it now ;)
antikristuseke
11-12-10, 12:08 PM
When I grew up they had a flag in every classroom and every morning we pledged our allegance to that flag.
That explains a few things.
:O:
http://judgeforyourselfnow.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/american-school-children-bellamy-salute.jpg
AVGWarhawk
11-12-10, 12:13 PM
That explains a few things.
Like what?
krashkart
11-12-10, 12:19 PM
:O:
http://judgeforyourselfnow.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/american-school-children-bellamy-salute.jpg
Hey, that ain't fair. Those kids were clearly being trained in the fine art of grenade-lobbing. :O:
mookiemookie
11-12-10, 12:24 PM
They're afraid the flag might raise racial tensions?
If it's California, I imagine it would have something to do with the pssing contest between the Mexican flag wavers and the American flag wavers that always heats up during 4th of July and Cinco de Mayo. The school district probably (and thoughtlessly) put a blanket ban on flags of any kind on campus.
SteamWake
11-12-10, 12:42 PM
Like what?
That evidently I am one of those narrow minided racisist bigot homophobes nut job tea baggers.
Another childhood memory was doing duck and cover drills hiding under my school desk cowering in fear as military jets swoosh over my house during the Cuban missle Crisis.
Maybe that explains a few things as well ;)
TLAM Strike
11-12-10, 12:46 PM
:O:
http://judgeforyourselfnow.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/american-school-children-bellamy-salute.jpg
Nothing wrong with that...
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/8096/800pxkirksalutestohiscr.jpg
... hail the Terran Empire!
:O:
AVGWarhawk
11-12-10, 12:49 PM
That evidently I am one of those narrow minided racisist bigot homophobes nut job tea baggers.
That is what I thought. :DL Like I said, my kids say the pledge everyday. In some states or counties I do not understand why some do what they do. Mookie has a good answer for this one incident. See above.
SteamWake
11-12-10, 01:41 PM
That is what I thought. :DL Like I said, my kids say the pledge everyday. In some states or counties I do not understand why some do what they do. Mookie has a good answer for this one incident. See above.
Well at least it hasent come to this...
http://fr.sevenload.com/videos/7yvebuv-School-kids-taught-to-praise-Obama
AVGWarhawk
11-12-10, 02:37 PM
Well at least it hasent come to this...
http://fr.sevenload.com/videos/7yvebuv-School-kids-taught-to-praise-Obama
I remember this video. I do not know what the teachers were thinking.
gimpy117
11-12-10, 04:28 PM
If it's California, I imagine it would have something to do with the pssing contest between the Mexican flag wavers and the American flag wavers that always heats up during 4th of July and Cinco de Mayo. The school district probably (and thoughtlessly) put a blanket ban on flags of any kind on campus.
I would bet thats it. Even if it's not in cali
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