Hot Lesbian Teen Denied Prom in Mississippi...

[Bill Mattocks]

Man, there were no hot lesbians dancing with each other at MY prom. That would have sizzled.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-10-noprom_N.htm

Miss. prom canceled after lesbian's date request

By Chris Joyner, USA TODAY
JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi county school board announced Wednesday it would cancel its upcoming prom after a gay student petitioned to bring a same-sex date to the event.

"Due to the distractions to the educational process caused by recent events, the Itawamba County School District has decided to not host a prom at Itawamba Agricultural High School this year," school board members said in a statement.

And by the way, she's 18, so I'm allowed to think she's a hottie.

 

[Sukerkin]

Aye, she's better than average and no mistake. Shame she bats for the wrong team .

It must be because of my uptight Englishness that I don't find Lesbians (TM) the near universal 'turn on' that they seem to be . Less frown inducing than the male version of same-sex intimacy (due to the less unpleasant 'plumbing' interactions) but still a DNA dead-end.

Mind you, there have been studies that suggest that homosexuality does have a useful role to play, at the community level, when it comes to the reproductive success of the 'tribe' as a whole. It centres around the prescence of additional protectors, carers and providers for children that are not that persons own.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

The school has no balls.

 

[Bill Mattocks]

Mind you, there have been studies that suggest that homosexuality does have a useful role to play, at the community level, when it comes to the reproductive success of the 'tribe' as a whole. It centres around the prescence of additional protectors, carers and providers for children that are not that persons own.

A role formerly occupied by eunuchs. I agree, much nicer. And hotter.

 

[Steve]

It's a shame that this is an issue at all. I mean, really. To cancel prom instead of dealing with this is just ridiculous.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

One other question...

Would this be an issue is the subject was ugly as sin?

 

[Sukerkin]

Not really, Bob.

It all seems a little over-hyped to me. If there were pre-announced plans for what we shall euphemistically call 'inappropriate behaviour' in public then there might be cause for a bit of nay-saying.

As it is, I think the school played the hand they were dealt poorly in terms of the decision they made.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Constance McMillen says she didn't want to go back, but her father told her she needed to face her classmates and school officials in Fulton. McMillen says one student told her, "Thanks for ruining my senior year."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,588967,00.html?test=latestnews

And in the end that is how this will play out. The school won't be the bad guy for discriminating against her. The school won't be seen as the bad guy because rather than let the girl and her date in, they canceled the whole thing.

No. She's the bad guy.

Want to bet she'll get some serious threats, possibly even be assaulted?

Gee, I wonder how they'll react to that. "No witnesses" "lack of evidence" "these things happen".

The school should be ashamed of itself. Great roll models there.

 

[Omar B]

That's a shame, we had many gay couples at my prom ... but that was NY and not Mississippi. I hope she moves out of that little burg soon.

 

[Gordon Nore]

There is much that I find laughable in this story were it not for the fact that an eighteen year old kid ends up taking the fall for the cancellation of the prom.

School administrators often vet the dresses worn by young ladies to avoid complaints and drama and all the rest. Ms McMillen would actually be doing them a favour. Notwithstanding that she's a pretty lass, I suspect a heterosexual girl might have gotten a pass on the tux.

Every prom has its rebel. My prom had the guy in top hat and tails with the white sneakers, which, come to think of it, I'm sure every prom has had.

A school, school board, and parents ought first and foremost to concern themselves with the safety of youngsters on the big night out. Drinking and premarital sex of the time honoured constants of prom night -- and I would be far more concerned that no one is driving and that proper precautions are being taken.

Although I disagree vociferously with the position of the school board, I reluctantly accept that they see themselves in this moral gate-keeping role. Religious or secular, schools do make decisions based on their understanding of a moral code and do indeed impose that code upon their charges.

HOWEVER, when they state...

Due to the distractions to the educational process caused by recent events, the Itawamba County School District has decided to not host a prom at Itawamba Agricultural High School this year.

...they have declared themselves unfit to lead or educate.

Since when is a serious discussion of individual rights a distraction to learning? This is learning. For that girl to stand up and ask the question, 'Why can't I bring my girlfriend to the prom?' is a wonderful learning opportunity. If the board feels that strongly about their position, here's their chance to explain it. Here's a chance for a young person to get up and speak her mind. Here's a chance for a community of learners to actually learn something. And that doesn't mean they all have to agree.

 

[Ken Morgan]

The land of the free.

 

[MJS]

Man, there were no hot lesbians dancing with each other at MY prom. That would have sizzled.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-10-noprom_N.htm



And by the way, she's 18, so I'm allowed to think she's a hottie.

Well that makes 2 of us because there were none at my prom either. LOL. Seriously though....it sounds to me, like this is some serious discrimination. I'd like to see the policy that they have. And the idea of having a seperate prom?? Sounds like more discrimination. The school may as well have seperate drinking fountains, lunch rooms, class rooms, etc. How crazy can they be?

2 words come to mind...law suit.

 

[David43515]

We had a couple girls in Tuxes at my prom and the only problem was that the other girls got jealous of how easily they could dance in them.

I know some schools say that since the prom is a formal affair only couples can attend, no one is allowed to go stag. Mine wasn`t that way and the article doesn`t say if that`s the case with the school in Mississippi. But I wonder how many girls in the past went with a same sex friend? Did the world end and I missed it? According to the article the girls date would be another student from the same school, so it`s not as if this is something that the other students haven`t been around every day.

I thought the schools claimed that part of their goal is to prepare kids to interact in society like adults. This just seems childish and hateful to me.

 

[grydth]

It's a shame that this is an issue at all. I mean, really. To cancel prom instead of dealing with this is just ridiculous.

It is the reactionary way of making sure that no lesbians can come to the prom.... an' no commie ACLU can sue us, neither, cuz we cancelled the hole thang, so there!

This is a school 'reasoning' this way.... imagine what goes on in the heads of the local uneducateds....

 

[Blade96]

The land of the free.

and the home of the -

Oh wait. She was brave. to stand up for her rights within a bible belt and say she has a right to bring her loved one to her prom.

Home of the brave, for sure.

 

[JDenver]

'..hot lesbian teen..'

This thread gives me the willies.

 

[MJS]

http://www.itawambacountyschools.com/non-discrimination.htm

HA!! I had to laugh when I saw this. Umm...sounds a bit contradictory IMO.

 

[Ken Morgan]

http://www.itawambacountyschools.com/non-discrimination.htm

HA!! I had to laugh when I saw this. Umm...sounds a bit contradictory IMO.

Well it doesn’t mention anything about sexual orientation, so they are not going against their own policy.

 

[MA-Caver]

That's a shame, we had many gay couples at my prom ... but that was NY and not Mississippi.

And that is the whole crux of the situation. Folks down dere jes t'ain't at all outta the "do everythin' th' bible tells ya to do (or not do)" and into the 21st century way of modernized thinking.
Basically majority still rules doesn't it? At least we're still a democracy? If most of the folks down there don't want it do they still need to cowtow to the wants and desires of one or two of the minority?
It does suck to be out-numbered but it IS what our society is based on ... isn't it? Or did we turn totalitarian (or is it socialist?) overnight when I wasn't looking?
Laws can be changed anywhere... provided enough people vote for the change. Look at New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The school board makes the final decision and since she is STILL a student there at the school she must adhere to the rules and accept the decision of the present governing body.
Don't like it... move.
On other threads I've mentioned that I'm irked to no end by folks whining that they aren't getting what they want. I think the terminology I used was... Spoiled Brats! (and it's not just gays/lesbians). This is just another case of it. She (and her GF) have lived there long enough to KNOW that they wouldn't be accepted as a couple at the prom. But she went ahead and asked anyway... kudos to her for at least trying... but dollars to doughnuts says she already knew the answer ahead of time.
Again, I've nothing against gays/lesbians ... if it's the lifestyle they choose to live then okay... but until all the laws have been changed everywhere, accept the fact that you're going to have to either move to where it IS accepted (and now-a-days it's a LOT of places to choose from) or accept that you won't be accepted. If you love living in a particular area or have to for some reason or another then deal with how the society you live in is.

 

[Omar B]

But cancel the prom for everyone because they don't like what 2 people are up to? Why not burn down the school too, just to make sure no gays ever go there?

This amounts to punishing all the kids because they don't like the lifestyle of two of the kids. Sounds a bit drastic to me.