Wow...that's like 2 things we agree on in one day...*looking out window* Is the sky falling? *weg*
Eric -----Original Message----- From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 10:23 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: WTF? I have no issue with people in this country celebrating Cinco de Mayo, just like I have no problem with people celebrating St. Patrick's Day. I agree that people seem to forget you do not have a right to NOT be offended. I may despise, or be offended by, what someone is saying, but I will still fight for their right to say it (your examples of the KKK and Nazi rallies are perfect examples) On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Eric Roberts <ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > I am with you on this one. This is America...not Mexico. I hope their > parent sue the shit out of the school district for this. I think the school > administrators should apologize to the entire student body for showing a > poor example of what the 1st amendment is all about. To fucking bad if the > Mexican students were offended. This isn't Mexico so Mexican holidays > really don't have any weight. If the Mexican students don't like it, well > then, they can go back to Mexico and celebrate it and not have to be worried > about those pesky American flags. It's incidents like this that really > drive away any sympathy for people who immigrate here and don't bother to > become part of the country. > > Eric > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 8:03 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: WTF? > > > http://bit.ly/cIJpMh > > 'But to many Mexican American students at Live Oak, this was a big > deal. They say they were offended by the five boys and others for > wearing American colors on a Mexican holiday. > > "I think they should apologize cause it is a Mexican Heritage Day," > Annicia Nunez, a Live Oak High student, said. "We don't deserve to be > get disrespected like that. We wouldn't do that on Fourth of July."' > > These kids were sent home for wearing American flags, at an American > school on a 'Mexican Holiday' that is not really celebrated in Mexico. > > What's next? Getting expelled for not wearing green on St. Patrick's Day? > > -- > Scott Stroz > --------------- > You can make things happen, you can watch things happen or you can > wonder what the f*&k happened. - Cpt. Phil Harris > > http://xkcd.com/386/ > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:317586 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
