You'd think after that whole mess with Constance McMillen last school year that Mississippi schools would try to stay off the bad press radar for a while, but there ya have it.
I remember Jake Plummer was fined heavily each game that he wrote Pat Tillman's number on his cleets (or some other part of his uniform). Combine that with the kid suspended from school because of his haircut and you can see how this situation is doubly "bad" to the authorities.
The real question is why does the student require football participation to graduate? Did he substitute it for his gym requirement or something? If so, he should be aware of the potential consequences before his "protest".
But I agree that schools and football teams go overboard with the whole Nazi-ism.
Not suprising. If you're not going to follow the coach's instruction and alter your uniform, then you put yourself at risk for getting kicked off the team. Its stupid, but not only are schools run by Nazi's, but sport teams (especially football) are also run by Nazi's.
I remember Jake Plummer was fined heavily each game that he wrote Pat Tillman's number on his cleets (or some other part of his uniform). Combine that with the kid suspended from school because of his haircut and you can see how this situation is doubly "bad" to the authorities.
The real question is why does the student require football participation to graduate? Did he substitute it for his gym requirement or something? If so, he should be aware of the potential consequences before his "protest".
But I agree that schools and football teams go overboard with the whole Nazi-ism.
Godwin'd in 2! :D
Yeah, that was probably some arguing between the two that led to kicking out. Coaches don't like insubordination.
It was mentioned though that the coach ridiculed him for those shoes. Did he deemed them "unmalny"? What's manlier than caring about boobies?
Not suprising. If you're not going to follow the coach's instruction and alter your uniform, then you put yourself at risk for getting kicked off the team.
Well, if you read the article, the coach never had any issue with cleat colors until this kid wore pink. Most likely he started in with words like a British slang term for cigarette, or perhaps he refereed to him or the shoes as the word for the human Genus.
As far as the kid getting academic credit to play football, I think it is wrong to do that, unless it is used as a substitute for Phys. Ed. credits. But we all know that there are a lot of schools that will boost athletes grades so they can stay on their teams and graduate.
But I guess its a necessary evil. If people (includes parents and athletes, in addition to coaches) weren't so crazy, then we probably wouldn't have the NFL.
They are all choosing to make sacrafices for football. If they don't like it, they don't have to take those millions of dollars (NFL), free education/room/board (NCAA), or whatever. Honestly, the high school level is probably the worse because they don't get anything except a (horrible) chance at of making it to the next level.
And this is not to say that the NCAA rules are fair. They are not. But they do it willingly and get a good deal many times.
Seriously, what the **** is wrong with Mississippi?
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Seriously, what the **** is wrong with Mississippi?
I think the basic problem with Mississippi is that it's inhabited by people.
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After a Fellowship of Christian Students meeting, four girls and a boy surrounded her. "They started talking about me like I was a man, and like, stuff like that. That I shouldn't be in this world. And my name was a boy name," she said. Foster described how these people attacked her. "I was kicked in the rib. I was kicked in the leg. I was hit in the face. I was sat on top of and my face was jammed into the floor. I was thrown onto the cafeteria table. I was thrown in between the seats." Her mother, Meggan Foster, is appalled at the whole ordeal. "She was sitting in a chair. Her glasses were broken. She had been crying. She had a bloody tissue in her hand from her nose bleeding," Foster said. She said that a surveillance camera caught the whole thing, but that the principal could not give her a copy because it involves other students.
Greatest democraty, **** yeah!
And what, pray tell, does democracy have to do with it?
Yes, I'm bitter. But at least I'm not in Mississippi.
Wouldn't a brown ribbon be more suited towards colon cancer awareness?
Someone beat me to it! Literally Someone!
Okay, I think we reached the point where there isn't a single person *not* aware of breast cancer. Let's wear brown for prostate cancer or something. More people have that than breast cancer and there's like 1/7th of the funding for it...
Yes, I'm bitter. But at least I'm not in Mississippi.
Why not both? Maybe a combo ribbon. But seriously? Breasts (even male) are far and away prettier than a prostate. ;)
Breasts (even male) are far and away prettier than a prostate. ;)
I've never seen a prostate so I'll take your word on it, though I'm admittedly curious how you know what they look like…
Breasts (even male) are far and away prettier than a prostate. ;)
I've never seen a prostate so I'll take your word on it, though I'm admittedly curious how you know what they look like…
Google with safe search off? ;)
Well, there's a couple ways to know. One is that I've seen pictures - mostly illustrations - from my days back in school. Another is that I've seen enough internal organs thanks to my hobby as a hunter to know that quite literally none of them are attractive in the least. Combine that with my frequent viewings of breasts - both male (mine) and female - and I'm pretty confident that my comment was correct. Damn, that was one hell of a waste of time.
I think ZB's just got a thing for moobs.
who doesn't ? ;)
who doesn't ? ;)
Egg-zaktically.
You've never seen the movie Leolo, by Jean-Claude Lauzon. Let's just say the kid has some fun with a piece of liver.
And that's fine for the kid. Me? Yeah, I prefer boobs to liver every time. ;)