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I'm failing to see how a segregated event held by a public institution is not against the law.
As long as they keep school funds out of it there is nothing or no one to charge.
I'm failing to see how a segregated event held by a public institution is not against the law.
Didn't Morgan freeman make a documentary about this?
And yet http://www.conservapedia.com/Prom_Night_in_Mississippi is a broken link.
As long as they keep school funds out of it there is nothing or no one to charge.
are there not equality laws in usa?It's still an event presumably endorsed and coordinated by the school.
I don't really understand how it's not possible for private businesses to be able to segregate their shit, yet a fucking High School is capable of doing it for one of their premier events.
It's still an event presumably endorsed and coordinated by the school.
I don't really understand how it's not possible for private businesses to be able to segregate their shit, yet a fucking High School is capable of doing it for one of their premier events.
The G/a/f thing changed to american states so as to reduce the obviousness of the answer being Florida. When you swap in the american states, you add an element of uncertainty when the story contains some of the more uniquely american cultural traits such as; rampant homophobia, racism, anti-intellectualism, overzealous gun advocacy, etc.
I've seen the documentary with Morgan Freeman. I got is:
Black people are more into rap, whites more into romantic prom
Makes sense to me to have 2 different proms but you should be able to have a choice which one to attend to...
I've seen the documentary with Morgan Freeman. I got is:
Black people are more into rap, whites more into romantic prom
Makes sense to me to have 2 different proms but you should be able to have a choice which one to attend to...
I'm not sure about this partcular case, but in other cases, the prom or school function is held off school property, and run by parent committees who do all the fund raising. So there's no one to sue. It's a private party for students of the school.
I said this on the first page.
It's sad that the school doesn't host an all-inclusive prom, but the outrage at some sort of institutionalized segregation that doesn't exist is odd.
I said this on the first page.
It's sad that the school doesn't host an all-inclusive prom, but the outrage at some sort of institutionalized segregation that doesn't exist is odd.
Then G/A/F was misapplied. It's supposed to be for those stories that are not easily identifiable as any one place, and the only link between them being intense strangeness.
What. It's obvious this happens because a precedent has been set.
The precedent that was set was integration happening in the 50's-60's, prompting the schools to stop hosting proms (out of a racist desire to not race-mix, I'm sure) which lead to an already segregated community taking it upon themselves to host prom. The fact that they've been doing it for ages, and these kids are taking it upon themselves to change that, which is fantastic.
That being said, the only thing the school is even remotely at fault for is *not* re-hosting prom officially.
The girls said if any race other than Caucasian tries to attend the white prom, that student would probably be escorted off the premises by police. That was the case last year when a biracial student was turned away by police.
The precedent that was set was integration happening in the 50's-60's, prompting the schools to stop hosting proms (out of a racist desire to not race-mix, I'm sure) which lead to an already segregated community taking it upon themselves to host prom. The fact that they've been doing it for ages, and these kids are taking it upon themselves to change that, is fantastic.
That being said, the only thing the school is even remotely at fault for is *not* re-hosting prom officially.
Eh I don't see the school condemning it though. I'm not saying they're legally at fault but it's deplorable.
The article says the school holds the prom. It could be sloppy reporting but its not the readers fault for thinking the school is responsible.
The senior class is raising money to pay for the integrated prom, without the help of school officials. It will be held April 27.
The students said the school offered a resolution to permit an integrated prom for all students to attend, but not stop segregated proms.
But why is it the schools responsibility to condemn it? Sure, *morally* they should take charge and host an integrated prom.
I really see the issue being the community/parents who willingly segregate their children for some bizarre reason. The story should be about them. The outrage should be directed at them.
How the fuck is this legal? Disgusting.
The article says the school holds the prom. It could be sloppy reporting but its not the readers fault for thinking the school is responsible.
Wilcox County High School does not actually sponsor either dance, and the event relies on private donations, fundraising efforts and organization from parents and students. Because the event is privately funded and not held in the high school, organizers can choose who enters the dance.
The senior class is raising money to pay for the integrated prom, without the help of school officials. It will be held April 27.
The students said the school offered a resolution to permit an integrated prom for all students to attend, but not stop segregated proms.
stutte, institutional segregation used to be a legal rule, now it's just a valued tradition. Practiced by people who really care about their families and the future of their children.
I swear this is a troll or a hoax or something... I mean wow. Onion article? something??
Looks like shitty reporting is to blame for the confusion here. Thanks for clarifying.I agree, and it's disappointing that a tiny but hugely relevant fact is left out.
here's an article that mentions it: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...segregation-integrated-prom-article-1.1307821
I'm pretty sure the school doesn't have a say about whether or not the current segregated proms continue, as they are privately held events not associated with the school.
Which makes this even more sad, since it's not against the law to be integrated, yet people still prefer segregation...
I bet they have a color chart. So I guess black Latinos are screwed over, while passably white ones are okay.So I guess anyone of color goes to the colored one?Or do they have one for Asians,Hispanisc,Arabs,etc.