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Ironic really, that anything
Ironic really, that anything with "Fluff" in the name would be associated with the right.
Fluffernutter: My Anti-Gay.
I think a good point is made that parents should be talking to their kids about responsible choices, but how many parents do sit their kids down and tell them they are not to drink...and the kids nod, smile, and go out and do it anyway?
Seriously, if these people don't want the schools to have any influence on their children, why send them to school at all? Compulsory education only goes up to 16, right? Prom-age kids don't have to be in school anymore.
I liked this quote: " If you believe that your 6 year old should be taught about homosexual relationships without your consent - then you belong on the left."
What if I don't want my hypothetical 6-year-old to be taught about heterosexual relationships?
Ow the stupid it burns! It
Ow the stupid it burns! It burns! When will gopnewsblog realize that it is the single worst advertisement for the Republican party in Massachusetts? In other words, keep on posting brother, and don't mind that no one is buying what you're selling!
Bottled Water?
Maybe we should hit them with tranquilizer darts, drag them to the woods, and set them up to be discovered in a half-naked embrace next to a quiche and some bottled water?
Don't forget the Judy
Don't forget the Judy Garland albums.
**Note: As a graduate of
**Note: As a graduate of Lexington High (2002) I am familiar with some of the school officials, and I don't really see why people are complaining about this issue. Also I did not go to prom because at the time I felt (and still do) that school functions were as stupid as the girls that spent hundreds of dollars on dresses (from Yolanda's and various Newbury St boutiques) and getting their hair done.**
The prom is not a "private" party, (you can be banned by school officials for many reasons) so the school can make whatever rules it wants regarding the event.
I didn't feel bad for most kids from Lexington when I was one, and I really don't now.
Still, certain people are looking for any excuse to bad mouth Lexington because of their own opinions about the people(gay loving liberals, myself included) who live here .
Are there many annoying yuppie liberals in town? Yes. Are housing costs and taxes outrageous? Yes. Is Lexington a bad place to live and raise a family? No.
I also think this is a reaction to the former student who was recently killed on rt 2 (I think) in a car accident, and whose brother was also injured. When my brother (who knew of the victim) told me about the accident I looked into it and was not that surprised to learn that the kids was driving a really nice car (Audi?). Yes accidents happen in crappy cars also but I find that teen boys + fast cars = bad news, and was reminded of a student that I went to school with who totalled her brand new Mustang, and promptly got a new one.
"Intelligent discussion"
They've called you a "sissy girl" Adam.
Good one, GOPnews, you fuckwits.
No Fair!
My Super Misogyny Bingo card doesn't have "sissy boy".
I'm rubber
GOP News is glue ...
What is this, third grade? Well, except the third graders I know could come up with better insults.
MISSING the POINT
WHY spin the story to gays? The story is ABOUT PARENTAL rights.
Preventing drunk driving is a very VERY good, thing. To NOT even let a PARENT drive their OWN child? You people here don't think THAT is over the top? That's the point here, no name calling NO gay comments, just asking how much MANDATING do you people tolerate. That any of YOU would give up the RIGHT to drive your OWN child to keep them safe. go ahead call names if you must, I am just curious about the answers.
Did you read the Mass GOP post?
They didn't position it as an issue of parental rights but as another example of the Liberal/Gay Agenda at work to destroy America as we know it.
The post on GOPnews used Teh
The post on GOPnews used Teh Gays as the lead-in to the post. We ain't the ones doing the spinning here.
Not About Gays? Right.....
"The Lexington school system is in the news again and this time it is not for their actions to introduce elementary school children to the lifestyle of homosexuals – been there, done that, complete with pictures no less."
Gee Knightbrigade, with an opening like that, how could anyone think MassGopNews was talking about homosexuality? Funny how it is all about parental rights when you're the one offended and it is all about the homosexual agenda when other parents don't get up in arms about a book which shows a same sex couple.
To use gopnews's stupid example, I'm upset when schoolbooks portray slavery as a bad thing. After all, human history is filled with slavery and it is even condoned by the Bible. Abolitionism is a relatively recent invention that goes against the word of God. Therefore I'm going to demand that my school system inform me whenever slavery and civil rights might be mentioned so I can pull my child out of class so they can avoid liberal indoctrination and learn about the world the way the Bible says it should be.
I would ask you to marry me,
I would ask you to marry me, but that might be gay or something. ;)
It wouldn't be gay, but it
It wouldn't be gay, but it would be bigamy. Still, I'm flattered.
Yeah well, it would be
Yeah well, it would be bigamy for me too, but it's the thought that counts or something. :)
Forget GOPnews for a second
Forget debating about HOW the GOPnews post was written, just for a second. The link IN the GOPnews post referred to the transportation to the prom, THAT is the substance of the post. No one has answered my question. Do any of you think the RIGHT of a parent to DRIVE their OWN child to a prom should be decided by a TOWN? I just would like an honest answer to THAT question.
Yes
I'm one of those Godless commie collectivist pinkos who thinks a school can make a decision like this, especially in a town where lots of kids have over-powered expensive cars and access to alcohol.
Bit of a strawman argument you're making though - where is this right to drive a kid to a prom enumerated? Plus, I thought the issue in Lexington was kids getting pissed that they couldn't hire a limo.
Limo's, or letting KIDS drive over-powered anything. I agree...
BUT you think DRIVING your OWN child ANYWHERE be it a prom or ANYWHERE is SUBJECT TO ANYONES approval!? We are talking about PARENTS NOT being able to drive their own kids, NOT OTHER peoples kids or KIDS driving ANYTHING themselves.
I agree most of the kids want Limo's, MY point is WHY ban a PARENT from driving their OWN child. It is really pushing it.
Problem Solved
Just to follow up: parents can drive their children to the Lexington prom. The school just won't admit the kids into the prom if the parents do. So I guess one's parental "rights" to drive a child to prom really aren't being violated at all. It would also appear that parents are fully within their "rights" to pick up their child from prom as well. I'm happy to have been able to settle this misunderstanding.
Personally, I think we should take a poll of Lexington students and ask them if they want their parents to drive them and their dates to prom. Where are the "rights" of the students to not be embarrassed by their own families?
I would also like to add that if knightbrigade and gopnews are examples of the Massachusetts Republican party, I predict the Mass GOP will be fighting the Lyndon LaRouche folks for the right to distribute leaflets from a folding table in Downtown Crossing within five years while holding party meetings in their mothers' basements.
What is UP with the RANDOM
What is UP with the RANDOM caps? THEY aren't really working FOR you for emPHAsis, if that's what you're going for.
Anyway, my high school (not-in-this-state) didn't allow kids or parents to drive themselves to field trips, athletic events, other competitions or anything. A large group rode in a school bus; a small group could use a van driven by a teacher, and that was it.
Wait, no, a teacher could use his or her personal vehicle if it was large enough...at least, that happened occasionally. I don't know if it was supposed to.
If prom is a school event, then I don't have a problem with the school arranging and requiring the transportation. If it keeps even one kid from cheerfully agreeing to his/her parents not to drink and then cheerfully going out and downing a liter of Purple Passion* and getting behind the wheel.
*Do they even make that stuff anymore? Dangerous, it was.
Schools often have policies
Schools often have policies that only school buses may be used for transportation on field trips--I've heard nary a peep from anyone at anytime about that policy. What you don't seem to understand Knightbrigade, is that cities and towns hire people or elect school committees to make decisions because people can't be polled for their opinions on every single issue. If people don't like the decisions, they are fully within their rights to complain. But to try to spin this as an example of liberals controlling the world and poor conservatives having their "rights" trampled is asinine because both you and gopnews apparently don't have any concept of "rights".
There is no "right" to drive your child to prom, just as there is no "right" for you to go into the school cafeteria and cook your kid's lunch, or a "right" for you tell a teacher that your child can't be assigned homework. In other words, schools can set policies for what happens in school and the parameters for school sanctioned events. If you or gopnews don't like it, run for school committee. Better yet, home school your kid so you don't have to compromise any of your precious "rights". You seem to have a very confused understanding of "rights", except to say that whatever you happen to believe at any given time is right.
OK Ghost
I understand and agree..no rights to cook in the cafeteria, NO driving to field trips, unless asked, it DOES happen sometimes. Those are school sanctioned RESPONSIBILITIES. My question is HOW far can mandates go into telling parents what they CAN and CAN NOT do with their own children.
From the responses here, it seems mandates can be unlimited as long as it is for a good cause.
It is also ok to be a wise ass about (parents can drive their kids to the prom the school just won't let the kids in.)
It was enlightening chatting with you people, I really didn't understand to what extent you believed in your views. I do..now...
I expect a few snark comments as I leave, but you people take care....maybe we will meet/chat again someday.