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Video Clip: Homophobic School Assembly in Iowa
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Originally posted by Fireman25
Iowa? yeah I'm not shocked.
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It's one of the only states in the union that has legalized gay marriage.
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Omg the patronizing way he speaks and enunciates (actions...AK-SHUNS). He thinks he's so smart and imparting his knowledge
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Originally posted by heavymetal0verr
He changed topics so many times in like 3 minutes, at first he was speaking about elton john, then he went on to talk about goats, then Lady Gaga, then about broken homes? Like, what the ****.
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Don't forget blacks vs gays
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....at the school actually allowing this. It must be some kind of prank.
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Was this a private or public school?
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I can't even begin.
When does the dude from Punk'd appear?
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Quote:
Originally posted by Patrick
Don't be a water, just be a soda
Whether you're Sprite or Coca Cola
You're club, root beer, cola descent
You're Mountain Dew, you're Sierra Mist
Whether life's manufacturing
Left your can crushed, dented or squeezed
Rejoice and love yourself today
Cause baby, you were born this way
No matter Fanta or Sprite
Ginger ale, soda pop life
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born to survive
No matter Barq's, Pibb or grape
Cola or Pepsi Co. made
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born to be brave
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I'm posting this on my Facebook to show my friends and adult friends whats happening.. This is certainly not acceptable and I will follow his until there is a court case on this!! Im might not be gay but I do 100% support gays in every way, shape, and form.. Hell I have many gay and bi friends, if not 3/4ths of them are.. This is just sooo wrong!!
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Gross piece of ****. I would've walked the **** and flipped him off while pumping.
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Member Since: 3/27/2011
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Quote:
Originally posted by Patrick
Don't be a water, just be a soda
Whether you're Sprite or Coca Cola
You're club, root beer, cola descent
You're Mountain Dew, you're Sierra Mist
Whether life's manufacturing
Left your can crushed, dented or squeezed
Rejoice and love yourself today
Cause baby, you were born this way
No matter Fanta or Sprite
Ginger ale, soda pop life
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born to survive
No matter Barq's, Pibb or grape
Cola or Pepsi Co. made
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born to be brave
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Member Since: 11/22/2011
Posts: 1,244
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Originally posted by Auren
Who cleared this ****? I mean, I guess I shouldn't be surprised, it's Iowa. Disgusting.
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Thankfully, the school had nothing to do with deliberately spreading a bigoted message. They just hired them to give an anti-bullying speech and were surprised and embarrassed when they started talking about... that stuff instead.
The kids, in an amazing feat of awesomeness, started a petition to never have them again even though the band is asking for a second chance to "explain" themselves.
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Originally posted by Yahoo
After the event, Superintendent Jim Stanton reportedly addressed the student body and reiterated the band's positive "anti-violence, anti-drug, anti-alcohol" message. He acknowledged they also expressed "an opinion about intolerance that's not in line with the beliefs of the Dunkerton Community Schools."
The day after the assembly, students circulated a petition asking administrators to ban Junkyard Prophet and other groups from making such presentations in the future, reports the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Junkyard Prophet is asking to come back and explain their message, but so far no one is offering them a venue. School officials could not be reached for comment.
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http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/roc...202200759.html
So at least the story has a happy ending.
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That school should be ashamed.
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Member Since: 12/7/2011
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Quote:
Originally posted by Patrick
Don't be a water, just be a soda
Whether you're Sprite or Coca Cola
You're club, root beer, cola descent
You're Mountain Dew, you're Sierra Mist
Whether life's manufacturing
Left your can crushed, dented or squeezed
Rejoice and love yourself today
Cause baby, you were born this way
No matter Fanta or Sprite
Ginger ale, soda pop life
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born to survive
No matter Barq's, Pibb or grape
Cola or Pepsi Co. made
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born to be brave
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kasnajksnas
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What a jumbled mess
By the way, does anyone know the actual life expectancy of a gay man? I couldn't find any solid research online. I only saw Christian sites, and god knows what they'll say.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Entalan
Thankfully, the school had nothing to do with deliberately spreading a bigoted message. They just hired them to give an anti-bullying speech and were surprised and embarrassed when they started talking about... that stuff instead.
The kids, in an amazing feat of awesomeness, started a petition to never have them again even though the band is asking for a second chance to "explain" themselves.
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/roc...202200759.html
So at least the story has a happy ending.
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Good
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I can't even
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What kind of assembly?
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Imagine how horrible it must have felt if there was a gay student there.
And why no mention of lesbians? It's only not okay for guys to be gay?
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Member Since: 7/18/2010
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Originally posted by NE.
Actually, it's a public school, which is why there's controversy surrounding it. If it was a private Christian school, there couldn't be any legal consequences.
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