What the hell does she want? This girl is suing her school for telling her mother what she did to get in trouble at school. Apparently everybody but her mom knew she liked muff diving, so of course the school is now being sued by the ACLU for violating her "right" to privacy.
If you aren't hiding it in public, you don't have a right to hide it at home.
School districts cannot "out" gay students to their parents even if their sexual orientation is known on campus, a federal judge ruled this week in allowing a discrimination lawsuit against an Orange County school district to go forward.
The lawsuit alleges that Garden Grove Unified School District officials unfairly disciplined a 17-year-old student this year for hugging and kissing her girlfriend on campus; revealed her sexual orientation to her mother; and forced the teen to temporarily change schools.
The district had sought to have senior Charlene Nguon's lawsuit dismissed, arguing in part that Nguon had no expectation of privacy regarding her sexual orientation, because she was openly gay at school.
Judge Selna needs a kick to the balls, and totally off the bench. Good judgement should be the bare necessity for being a judge.
BTW, most schools have rules against making out on campus no matter what sexes are involved.
UPDATE:
Just for Old Coot, I found Ms. Nguon's picture. Oddly enough, the ACLU isnt so concerned about protecting her privacy that they aren't willing to post her photo on their website. Sorry, no video.
Openly queer, but not at home
King Kong Klan
Really, I should have seen this coming. Apparently, the giant ape is symbolic of the white man's oppression of blacks.
Most black men I know will think twice about going to see King Kong. First because of the story, second because of Peter Jackson's other recent blockbuster movies.
The story feeds into all the colonial hysteria about black hyper-sexuality. This imagery has a long history and is difficult to shift.
Oh yeah, Lord of the Rings was totally racist too according to Kwame. Then he takes a jab at Darwin that made no sense at all.
The story also touches the raw nerve of the Darwin-based association between black men and apes. Though the monkey noises and the discussion about whether Africans are the missing link between apes and humans may be out of the classroom, it still has to be endured by black footballers when they travel to away games.
I never thought I'd defend Darwin, but his writings associated ALL men with apes, not just the black ones.
The best way to fight racism without actually doing any kind of work? Vote for Garfield Ridge, Ace of Spades HQ and Seven Deadly Sins. Those guys would never vote for Robert Byrd.