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I know you would love for me too LMAO. BUt I don't have a death wish. I just edited this, because honestly I didn't know what Union Jack meant. I have some English and Scottish blood in me, I love Brits. I would wear the Tshirt, but not to intentionally cause strife.

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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic

try wearing a "Union Jack" on independence day in bum fuck virginia...

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There is nothing wrong at all with having pride in ones heritage, or beliefs, and showing it in the right context, but when people do it to purposely start strife, then that's a problem. Whether its using the American flag, or confederate flag, or any flag, or tshirt or whatever. The reason someone wears something or shows it might have a totally different positive meaning for them, if it is negativity you look for or see, then who has the problem? Its good to look at the person and their intent.

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There is nothing wrong at all with having pride in ones heritage, or beliefs, and showing it in the right context, but when people do it to purposely start strife, then that's a problem. Whether its using the American flag, or confederate flag, or any flag, or tshirt or whatever. The reason someone wears something or shows it might have a totally different positive meaning for them, if it is negativity you look for or see, then who has the problem? Its good to look at the person and their intent.

Yep. We agree. We all have pride of place and ancestry that identifies us. If you return to the OP you will note this thread is about a court case that evolved when 'American' students wore shirts to taunt and object to a school sponsored day of pride for Mexican Americans. IMO, the nativists were wrong. The Court sided with the school administrators.

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There is nothing wrong at all with having pride in ones heritage, or beliefs, and showing it in the right context, but when people do it to purposely start strife, then that's a problem. Whether its using the American flag, or confederate flag, or any flag, or tshirt or whatever. The reason someone wears something or shows it might have a totally different positive meaning for them, if it is negativity you look for or see, then who has the problem? Its good to look at the person and their intent.

Yep. We agree. We all have pride of place and ancestry that identifies us. If you return to the OP you will note this thread is about a court case that evolved when 'American' students wore shirts to taunt and object to a school sponsored day of pride for Mexican Americans. IMO, the nativists were wrong. The Court sided with the school administrators.

No, that Hispanics objected to U S flags.

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If you return to the OP you will note this thread is about a court case that evolved when 'American' students wore shirts to taunt and object to a school sponsored day of pride for Mexican Americans.

And if you return to the OP you will note that it doesn't say anything of the fucking kind.

"I can't fault the (9th Circuit) for this," said Eugene Volokh, a UCLA law professor. "But, boy, this is a pretty sad commentary. Here we have a school saying it's too dangerous for students to wear an American flag to an American school." ~Source

I'll second that.

K.

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And under the circumstance Eugene Volokh is full of crap. But no surprise given his already biased views:

He advocates campus speech rights and religious freedom, and opposes racial preferences, having worked as a legal advisor to California's Proposition 209 campaign. He is a critic of what he sees as the overly broad operation of American workplace harassment laws, including those relating to sexual harassment.

He advocates campus speech rights and religious freedom? And opposes racial preferences too? I've heard enough. Let's hang the bastard.

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It is well established Constitutional case law that school authorities have a duty to maintain a well ordered learning environment that supersedes students' free speech.

That is very true. But it is not well established Constitutional case law that people who turn violent when they perceive themselves "taunted" should be rewarded by restricting everybody else's Free Speech rights. How do you feel about cartoons? Blasphemy laws?

In my opinion, they should have cancelled the celebration until the little princes they call students learn to grow the fuck up.

K.

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As I said, Cinco De Mayo isn't celebrated nationwide in Mexico. Just one little town.

It is celebrated in just about every town with a Mexican American population in the US. Like Mardi Gras and St Patrick's Day, it is a use to get shit faced drunk and party like no one gives a shit.

Then along comes a school in overly politically correct California that decides to have a celebration during the class day.

Everyone knows how egotistical the average Texan is about Texas Independence, but you dont see schools setting up a celebration for Texan Independence Day, and it aint because they are afraid of pissing someone off or hurting someone's feelings. It is because school is for two things, football and academics.

And in no story did I see that these students wore shirts with the American flag on them to cause trouble.

I agree with K, these students need to grow the fuck up, and the Administrator that told the boys to turn the shirts inside out or go home should have his ass handed to him and sent packing.

As for the Judge, he needs off the bench, or put in pet court in Amador City CA.

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It was because some Hispanics might be offended and get violent over an American flag.

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It was because some Hispanics might be offended and get violent over an American flag.

You know, I am sick of all this "politically Correct" bullshit. If Hispanics are offended by the American Flag, then they need to get the fuck out of the country.

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You know, I am sick of all this "politically Correct" bullshit. If Hispanics are offended by the American Flag, then they need to get the fuck out of the country.

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ORIGINAL: mnottertail

Except that it was the spanics country long before the dildos arrived.

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ORIGINAL: chatterbox24

hey now I will have you to know I operate quite well without batteries. I think they should have made them swap shirts that ought to teach em.

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Except that it was the spanics country long before the dildos arrived.