Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Nutjobs: that girl from my high school who tried to wear a confederate flag dress to prom...

I actually found this link to the Herald-Leader on Fark, which just shows how absurd this whole situation has become. Pathetic.

A former Russell High School student sued the Russell Independent Board of Education on Monday, saying her constitutional rights were violated when she was not allowed to wear a Confederate Battle Flag prom dress to her 2004 senior prom.

Jacqueline Duty designed the red, white and blue sequined gown that incorporated the Confederate Battle Flag, sometimes called the Rebel flag. But Duty said when she arrived at the May 1 prom, administrators and police did not allow her to enter the high school. They escorted her off the property.

In the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Lexington, Duty claims her First Amendment right to free speech was violated as well as her Ninth Amendment right to preserve and protect her heritage. She is also suing for defamation, false imprisonment and assault.
And what is she suing for? Apparently over fifty grand, saying she lost all this scholarship money because she was suddenly wrongfully branded a racist. Blah blah blah.

What a f---ing disgrace.

And who're the jackass lawyers who think this case is winnable on any planet? The right to preserve and protect her heritage? WHAT? We can't get equal treatment based on race and gender in this country, and she's worried about the right to preserve and protect her heritage?

And here's a picture of the dress.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

$50,000 in scholarships? How in the hell? Is there that much money available for Kentucky students? Or did she just take the total of all the ones she applied for? Or is she just stupid? Judging by the dress, I'd say so.

Apparently on an interview, a reporter asked her why she wanted to wear the dress, and she responded with "I want to show off my heritage." When the reporter followed up with "And what heritage would that be, exactly?", the girl was dumbfounded.