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the G-man said:
<p>A high school student in Missouri who wanted to celebrate Southern culture at a school multicultural assembly by unfurling a Confederate flag was told that's not the sort of culture his school wants to celebrate and unceremoniously removed from the assembly, <a href="http://columbiamissourian.com/news/story.php?ID=18197">according to the Columbia Missourian</a>.</p><p>Ryan Lanman and a friend at Hickman High School in Columbia, Mo. were kicked out of school for raising the flag during a presentation of the "Yellow Rose of Texas." He said he merely wanted to openly support a multicultural group that is under-represented and ignored in school.</p><p>Other students said the act was racist. Junior Taneka Jackson said the action "really hurt me, seriously hurt me" and that it was inappropriate at a multicultural assembly meant to celebrate different cultures. "It was a disrespect to everyone in there," she said.</p>



That's ridiculous. There was and still is a distinct Southern culture in the USA. Pretending that the Confederacy didn't happen is a denial of our own history. Flying the Stars & Bars over the state house is one thing but celebrating Southern culture at a school assembly is another. There was more to the Southern cause than just slavery. (He wrote while whistling Dixie)



Well, I'll be damned!

whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules.
It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness.
This is true both in politics and on the internet."

Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."