Quote Originally Posted by Rhyfelwyr View Post
I'm just saying that for the folk of Mississipi with their traditional beliefs and what not, the idea of a prom is that white couples go together like they did in the olden days. Tradition means a lot in these things, it's not like their banning blacks from the club scene or taking part in public life.

You might not hold these values, but to the people of Mississipi, demanding blacks attend a prom is as ridiculous as demanding that whites get to go on black dating sites (idk if they can, but if they can then it's stupid). If blacks are going to be more excluded simply due to the fact that there are more white people, then that just sucks for them, but it's not their place to call on the government to demand everyone changes their own way of life to suit them (and we are talking about changing their way of life here, people are social creatures, and they have a right to have that respected in their public life, so long as discrimination is ever institutionalised).

Everyone is saying the school is being petty, but that's all we should do, not force them to change. Well, except maybe in this case if the prom is funded by the gov't, then they have to dance to their tune.
i mean... wtf.

If blacks are going to be more excluded simply due to the fact that there are more white people, then that just sucks for them, but it's not their place to call on the government to demand everyone changes their own way of life to suit them

especcially that part...