"We've talked to black kids about it."

[Bouncy Ball]

In light of all the Confederate flag talk, I found this article:

http://www.flagwire.com/display_article.asp?id=7640

I found that quote in the title line interesting. Apparently a few kids at a high school in North Carolina wanted to wear Confederate flag clothing again (it was banned).


<snip>

The ban on clothing with the Confederate flag was put in place at Pamlico County High earlier this school year. Principal Tom Frazier said the decision was made after some students who were wearing flag-clothing items began showing them off, which created tension at the school.

"We had students that were pointing to it, drawing attention to it," Frazier said. "It was being used provocatively to target certain groups of students."

Pamlico County High's current handbook gives the principal the power to ban clothing that is disruptive, provocative or endangers the health or safety of its wearer or others. Frazier said he exercised that power to preserve good relations among his school's 690-member student body, which is about two-thirds white and about one-third black.

"It was getting ready to heat up, so we had to address it," Frazier said. "We just don't want to cause a disruption, a heated situation."

<snip>

Some students say in the article that racist groups "stole" the Confederate flag to use it as a racist symbol and that only racist people think the Confederate flag is racist. (?!?!?!?!?!?! WHA???)

So apparently they "talked to the black kids about it" (?!?!?) but didn't report what the "black kids" had to say.

The article is interesting. Dixie Outfitters seems to be the company that makes the most questionable shirts and clothing. Here is the one that one of the students at that high school wore:



And the website for Dixie Outfitters: http://www.dixieoutfitters.com/classic/cindex.shtml

And some more shirt designs.

[strategery blunder]

1. I love the "Fighting Terriorism" one

Yet another showcase of freeper spelling abilities:evilgrin:

[Bouncy Ball]

6. OMG I totally missed that!!!

LMAO!! The SHIRT is misspelled!

Oh God, that's classic. I'll have to save that image now.

It's like morans or morels.

BWA

[walldude]

10. Yeah that was good and I love the

implication that the North were terrorists in the Civil War. I guess they want their slaves back.

[Bluebear]

2. Lest we forget...........

[Bouncy Ball]

5. I'm a southern mom.

She's just a fucking idiot. The use of the word "hippies" is a dead giveaway.

[Bluebear]

8. Thanks for the coffee spit :)

"I'm a southern mom. She's just a fucking idiot".

:yourock:

[walldude]

13. Hehe.. that and the cheap Glamour Shots photo....

[Sporadicus]

3. 'Terriorism'?

People who buy this shirt apparently need to emphasize their ignorance in as many ways as possible. That is, without a doubt, one of the most disgusting collections of clothing I've ever seen.

[Bouncy Ball]

4. Yeah the terrorism one really had me scratching my head.

Um, what terrorism were they fighting back then, exactly????

:crazy:

[Sporadicus]

12. 'The War of Northern Aggression'

is the 'terriorism' to which they're probably alluding.

[realisticphish]

14. yeah the northern aggression

those bastards at fort sumpter were just ASKING for it!

:eyes:

edit: the eyes arent for you, but the idea of northern aggression

[Sporadicus]

15. I Didn't Think the Eyes Were for Me

but I don't like the way Kevin Smith is looking at me!

[realisticphish]

16. don't worry

he's not gonna start yelling at you or anything :D

[Sporadicus]

20. I Wouldn't Expect Yelling

from 'Silent Bob' :silly:

[vademocrat]

7. I hear those Welsh terriorists are ferocious!

Also, Jesus and the Confederate Flag??? Somehow I don't think he'd sew that on his robes although maybe that's just me - :shrug:

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. Ah, yes, Dixie Outfitters --

honoring the people who fought to keep 20% of America in bondage.

I knew they have a problem with black, jews, catholics and foreigners -- but what's the deal with Terriers?

[Bouncy Ball]

11. ROFL

They must be cat people.

[mr blur]

17. "International Symbol of Freedom"??

The only people you see wearing it here in England are Lynyrd Skynyrd fans who think it's still 1975, sad people who go to Country & Western music nights at the local pub and those who think that having a bottle of Jack Daniels in the house makes them a rebel of some kind.

[Swamp Rat]

18. LOL!

Cheers! :toast:

[Bouncy Ball]

19. Eek. Had no idea you had people like that there.