Comments on: Cinco de Mayo – "Just another wednesday"

By: Margo Judge

Margo Judge — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:15:28 +0000

Let us assume that both facts are true.
1) The boys were bullies and intended to wear the shirts to taunt and incite and make trouble.
2) The American Flag is a symbol of patriotism and should never be required to be worn inside out.
Those five boys, regardless of their intent, should have been allowed to wear their American flag t-shirts and not allowed to taunt or make trouble. It is negative behavior, and not assumed intent, that could have been addressed. As it happened, if the boys were going to be bullies, they got away with being heroes instead.
The American Flag is about patriotism, it is not about ethnicity. It stands for democracy not for class warfare.
If it is true that the boys were going to misuse the symbol of the American Flag, the school should have waited until they did so. Then they could have said, they intended to stand by the ideals of the American Flag and were not going to allow it to be misrepresented by anyone. That would have been a much more powerful argument and a better lesson for those boys.
Margo Judge
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By: Admin

Admin — Sun, 09 May 2010 03:01:32 +0000

LaLola – that’s like blaming a rape victim for dressing provocatively. Regardless of the intent of the boys, the American Flag is still the American flag. The school VP was wrong and the Mexican-American students claiming to be offended at the “disrespect” are wrong as well. This is America – not Mexico.

By: LaLola

LaLola — Fri, 07 May 2010 18:21:30 +0000

I was outraged that they would make kids take off patriotic Red, White and Blue – until I spoke to a Live Oak parent at the gym last night. Apparently, those 5 kids are known bully/ trouble makers and they planned ahead to wear the shirts and taunt the Cinco de Mayo celebrants. They were sent home because they didnt wear the colors to be patriotic, they purposely set out to be disputive and make trouble. Now I am outraged that these “rotten” kids are getting so much attention and hiding behind our Flag to get away with being bullies.
The moral of the story is that things are often not as simple as they seem on the surface. For me, someone who was initially upset at the officals, this was a good reminder of the importance to have all the facts before jumping to conclusions.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:49:49 +0000

Taking your wondering a bit further Katy, do you think they all recited the Pledge of Allegiance that morning as well? I hope the school gets sued, I hope people get fired, this insanity can’t stand. We can’t continue down this path of becoming the United States of Pander and Cater.