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nonas what is the thing in your life you are the most proud of?
everything about this is stupid, why would you think being pro-military is something to brag about?
School administrators told a Mississippi sixth-grader whose grunt brother is deployed to Afghanistan to turn his shirt inside-out because they were offended by its depiction of an anatomically correct U.S. Marine Corps bulldog.
Jordan Griffith, 13, of Ellisville, Miss., received the shirt from his older brother, Lance Cpl. Timothy Swann Jr., a member of 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines out of Camp Lejeune, N.C. Swann gave it to his little brother while he was on leave before deploying.
"Jordan just idolizes Timothy," said their mother, Sandy Griffith. "Timothy gave him the shirt and told him, 'Always remember you're a leader, not a follower.'"
The front of the shirt shows the dog's head and body with the words "If you are not the lead dog." The back shows the dog's rear with the words "The view never changes."
Officials at South Jones Elementary objected to the realistic view of the dogs' genitals and asked the student to turn the shirt inside-out or have his parents bring him a new shirt.
The school's superintendent, Tommy Parker, said the decision had nothing to do with it being a Marine Corps shirt.
"We're very pro-military," Parker said. "We're one of the most conservative places in the United States."
But that may have played a part in upsetting some of the school's teachers, he said, adding "all the details are there" regarding the dog's anatomy. Teachers also didn't want to look at it all day or have younger students see it.
Sandy Griffith, who pulled her son from class instead of bringing him a new shirt, said the picture is no more offensive than the view one has while walking a dog.
"My father made a joke that the woman who told him to turn the shirt inside-out must have been in the Navy," she said.
The shirt's message about leadership is one that kids should think about, she said, especially when men and women are still fighting on behalf of the country.
After leaving the school, Griffith called "The Rush Limbaugh Show," a conservative syndicated radio program. The host seemed surprised to hear this incident had happened in Mississippi.
"Now your kid can't wear a T-shirt given to him by a member of the U.S. military that espouses a positive character trait, leadership?" Limbaugh asked on his show. "People are fed up. They're fed up with being told what they can't eat, and what they can and can't do in their own yards and in their own homes. It's just not America anymore."
Parker, the superintendent, was dismayed to read the show's transcript.
"It's almost absurd that anyone would accuse us here in Mississippi of being anti-military," he said. "We recite the Pledge of Allegiance every morning. This very school has sent cards and letters to our troops overseas."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-05-23/Marines-Corp-T-shirt-school/55160420/1
Jordan Griffith, 13, of Ellisville, Miss., received the shirt from his older brother, Lance Cpl. Timothy Swann Jr., a member of 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines out of Camp Lejeune, N.C. Swann gave it to his little brother while he was on leave before deploying.
"Jordan just idolizes Timothy," said their mother, Sandy Griffith. "Timothy gave him the shirt and told him, 'Always remember you're a leader, not a follower.'"
The front of the shirt shows the dog's head and body with the words "If you are not the lead dog." The back shows the dog's rear with the words "The view never changes."
Officials at South Jones Elementary objected to the realistic view of the dogs' genitals and asked the student to turn the shirt inside-out or have his parents bring him a new shirt.
The school's superintendent, Tommy Parker, said the decision had nothing to do with it being a Marine Corps shirt.
"We're very pro-military," Parker said. "We're one of the most conservative places in the United States."
But that may have played a part in upsetting some of the school's teachers, he said, adding "all the details are there" regarding the dog's anatomy. Teachers also didn't want to look at it all day or have younger students see it.
Sandy Griffith, who pulled her son from class instead of bringing him a new shirt, said the picture is no more offensive than the view one has while walking a dog.
"My father made a joke that the woman who told him to turn the shirt inside-out must have been in the Navy," she said.
The shirt's message about leadership is one that kids should think about, she said, especially when men and women are still fighting on behalf of the country.
After leaving the school, Griffith called "The Rush Limbaugh Show," a conservative syndicated radio program. The host seemed surprised to hear this incident had happened in Mississippi.
"Now your kid can't wear a T-shirt given to him by a member of the U.S. military that espouses a positive character trait, leadership?" Limbaugh asked on his show. "People are fed up. They're fed up with being told what they can't eat, and what they can and can't do in their own yards and in their own homes. It's just not America anymore."
Parker, the superintendent, was dismayed to read the show's transcript.
"It's almost absurd that anyone would accuse us here in Mississippi of being anti-military," he said. "We recite the Pledge of Allegiance every morning. This very school has sent cards and letters to our troops overseas."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-05-23/Marines-Corp-T-shirt-school/55160420/1
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dnw it to be an uti
dnw it to be an uti
if there was a zombie breakout, i would probably be among the first to die lol
i like how both stark and banner were both rly smart and nerdy
but stark was obv annoyingly confident and just an overall douche, much like rl neckbeards
but stark was obv annoyingly confident and just an overall douche, much like rl neckbeards
neckbeards need to stop being confident. i dont like this trend. we need a re-nerding of america.
idg how you can say you're "proud" you had an abortion
speaking of military shit, rn i'm reading drift by rachel maddow
its good and all but she's not really saying anything new or unexamined that liberals don't already know, and they're gonna be the crowd reading her book
its good and all but she's not really saying anything new or unexamined that liberals don't already know, and they're gonna be the crowd reading her book
tbh rachel drives me crazy bc she treats her audience like 12 yr olds
you stupid dumbalines, you think you deserve applause and asspats just for existing
i kissed a girl just to try it
i hope my boyfriend don't mind it
i hope my boyfriend don't mind it
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2012/0529/Was-Taser-use-on-pregnant-woman-excessive-force-Supreme-Court-declines-case
ofc the supreme court duncurr
they're only interested when pregnant women choose to destroy fetuses
ofc the supreme court duncurr
they're only interested when pregnant women choose to destroy fetuses
i still wait for scalia to have a horrible death
kissed a girl, won't change the world
but I'm so glad I kissed a girl
but I'm so glad I kissed a girl
if you had an abortion, and you don't mind talking about it, can you answer why? not like omg why did u kill ur babbby but like, what made you come to the conclusion that you wanted an abortion?
i'm gonna get pregnant one day just so i can experience the joys of abortion
ngl if it was a boy and I wasn't sure about keeping it I'd probably want it gone
Most pro-choicers make it sound like abortions are fun and enjoyable, much to the ire of people on the opposite spectrum. Perhaps if those in favor of abortion could explain their stance without seeming to take relish in an essentially morbid and traumatizing experience, they'd have more success with society in general.
naw misogynists aren't gonna stop just bc someone was nice 2 them and their feelers sry
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