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Mar. 11th, 2010 11:40 pmSchool cancels prom over lesbian date.
I just... I mean, I can't say, "I don't believe it." I do. People are morons. But this just gets me. I wrote a letter of disapproval to the woman in charge of the schoolboard. I never do that kind of thing. Well, not true. I write politicians, and occasionally companies or networks that piss me off. So I guess I do. but I try not to target individuals, since usually there are larger forces at work.
But the school board has failed at their job as educators and administrators. And they deserve to be told. I didn't want to write a letter that would threaten them, or just be insulting. That's not the point. Do I want this woman to feel bad? Yes. But with a purpose. I don't just want her to lose sleep and get hounded by reporters for the fun of it. I want her to feel bad so that she thinks about what she has done. The closing of the email I wrote was simply, "Do better." The article I read said high schools are facing "new issues" about cross dressing and same sex dates. First off - not that new. Second, they're only going to happen more often, as society does loosen up and kids know it's okay to express yourself. School districts are going to have to deal with this. Not holding a prom is about the stupidest "solution" possible.
They know they're wrong. If they thought they were in the right, they would have held prom, and forbidden the girl from coming as she intended. They know they're wrong. This was a lame attempt to avoid the problem. But given the news attention it's getting, somehow I'm thinking they're going to regret that decision very soon, if not already.
Five years ago, I dumped the guy I was dating, because I didn't like him. He was good company, was all. And I asked the prettiest girl I knew to the prom, and she said yes. She wasn't my girlfriend, and she never has been. But I had the biggest crush on her, and she went to prom with me. I went to an all-girls Catholic school with only 125 kids in my graduating class. And you know who made a fuss about it? Not a blessed soul. I got to wear a pretty dress and be with the person I wanted to be with, for one awesome night.
And these people are taking that away. Not just from Constance McMillen, but from every kid at that school now, all so they don't have to face the idea that the world is bigger than they're ready for.
I'm not saying people who don't go to prom are missing a vital life experience. I know plenty of people who didn't go for various reasons, and they are all whole, happy people. But when you want to go, and you can't... that sucks. It sucks hugely. Especially over something as epically stupid as this.
Be better, world. Be better.
I just... I mean, I can't say, "I don't believe it." I do. People are morons. But this just gets me. I wrote a letter of disapproval to the woman in charge of the schoolboard. I never do that kind of thing. Well, not true. I write politicians, and occasionally companies or networks that piss me off. So I guess I do. but I try not to target individuals, since usually there are larger forces at work.
But the school board has failed at their job as educators and administrators. And they deserve to be told. I didn't want to write a letter that would threaten them, or just be insulting. That's not the point. Do I want this woman to feel bad? Yes. But with a purpose. I don't just want her to lose sleep and get hounded by reporters for the fun of it. I want her to feel bad so that she thinks about what she has done. The closing of the email I wrote was simply, "Do better." The article I read said high schools are facing "new issues" about cross dressing and same sex dates. First off - not that new. Second, they're only going to happen more often, as society does loosen up and kids know it's okay to express yourself. School districts are going to have to deal with this. Not holding a prom is about the stupidest "solution" possible.
They know they're wrong. If they thought they were in the right, they would have held prom, and forbidden the girl from coming as she intended. They know they're wrong. This was a lame attempt to avoid the problem. But given the news attention it's getting, somehow I'm thinking they're going to regret that decision very soon, if not already.
Five years ago, I dumped the guy I was dating, because I didn't like him. He was good company, was all. And I asked the prettiest girl I knew to the prom, and she said yes. She wasn't my girlfriend, and she never has been. But I had the biggest crush on her, and she went to prom with me. I went to an all-girls Catholic school with only 125 kids in my graduating class. And you know who made a fuss about it? Not a blessed soul. I got to wear a pretty dress and be with the person I wanted to be with, for one awesome night.
And these people are taking that away. Not just from Constance McMillen, but from every kid at that school now, all so they don't have to face the idea that the world is bigger than they're ready for.
I'm not saying people who don't go to prom are missing a vital life experience. I know plenty of people who didn't go for various reasons, and they are all whole, happy people. But when you want to go, and you can't... that sucks. It sucks hugely. Especially over something as epically stupid as this.
Be better, world. Be better.
