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Political Correctness vs Free Speech.

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Dear Joe (Loudmouth),

Students do have free speech rights, but they are more
constrained than those of adults. School districts can
limit them in the interests of maintaining a disciplined
educational environment. And schools can regulate speech
that, as the Supreme Court put it, "intrudes upon ... the
rights of other students."

The t-shirt mentioned earlier was regarded as doing just
that. Advising a young high school or grade school
student while he's in class that he and other gays and
lesbians are shameful and that God disapproves of them strikes
at the very core of the young students dignity and self worth.

Indeed, however heartfelt, this type of speech is poisonous
stuff. And I agree that school administrators must have some
latitude tp prevent in school speech intended to vilify
minority individuals and groups.
Posted by Foxy, Thursday, 7 June 2018 5:26:43 PM
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//In short, I'm pleased someone had the stones to grab this filthy arrogant little smart arse grub and remove him from the rest.//

And why are you pleased, ALTRAV? Is it because you're glad somebody censored something that you find offensive?

Funny how those that claim so stridently to be opposed to censorship are suddenly all in favour when it's censorship of things that offend them.
Posted by Toni Lavis, Thursday, 7 June 2018 6:21:10 PM
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That colour of skin pigment equates to dominance as Forwardplease states, just shows his racist ignorance. That the oldest living society happens to be black, and never dominated by anyone let alone a white shin person; and never developed in 40,000 years beyond spears and bark humpies does not make them leaders in the World Community of Nations. Greece, Egypt, China and Rome have only been nations in 3,000 - 5,000 years and have given us developed civil societies. Their values have demonstrated how to live in a modern World. The development of abstract thought, reasoning, creative thinking and implementing into reality ideas by work, makes a society dominant; not colour of skin.
Posted by Josephus, Thursday, 7 June 2018 8:54:00 PM
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Toni, are you having a stroke or suffering from some ill?
No one should have to respond to your sick notion that the 'T' shirt in question was appropriate for ANY school.
Why?
Because schools have children in them!
Now you have just stepped right in it my friend, because if you think I object to this 'T' shirt because it offends me, HUH you are so way off track.
Mate I have mixed it with the best of em and the worst of em, and I tell you the youth of today are way out of line.
Do I want to censor things that lead children away from a safe and informative path which ultimately, when they have reached the end of that path, will be viable mature adults, unlike so many on OLO?
You damn well better believe it.
Toni, take a moment to reflect on your stance on this matter, and please never challenge another question about children and your sick idea of free speech.
Posted by ALTRAV, Thursday, 7 June 2018 10:20:01 PM
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'white heterosexual men, have completely neglected the needs of the rest of us'

WHO THE FUKKK FORGOT TO LOCK THE GATE?
Posted by Special Delivery, Thursday, 7 June 2018 11:28:09 PM
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Special Delivery, what do you mean? I'm not up with modern day speak.
Posted by ALTRAV, Friday, 8 June 2018 2:12:53 AM
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