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Berzerker
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topeka, kansas,USA
May 1999 time: 23:28
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The expletive was "bleeped", but that was Bill O'Reilly's comment to radio commentator Neal Boortz. Why? O'Reilly has been railing about a "prom" down in Georgia where some white students held their own private, and segregated, prom off school grounds. O'Reilly invited Boortz onto his show and Neal said O'Reilly is just covering his rear because of a comment Bill made at a celebration of excellence for inner city kids, i.e., minority. O'Reilly, trying to fill some time while waiting for the kids to get ready for their appearance, joked, "I hope they aren't out in the parking lot stealing our hub caps". O'Reilly took some heat for the joke and Boortz said he's making a fuss about this thing in Georgia to make up for his joke.
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Caligastia
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I reckon Boortz is right, there is no other reason why O'Rielly would jump on this. If those kids want to have an all-white prom, what business is it of the school?
Boortz made a great point about this on his website:
THE SO-CALLED “WHITE PROM”
The most important aspect to this story is that it was NOT a school function. When we hear about “proms” we all have a mindset of some school-sponsored dance to celebrate the end of the school year. That was not the case with this dance. It was a private function neither endorsed nor promoted by the school.
I’m told that Taylor County High School hasn’t had an official school prom in decades. One reason, there’s simply no school facility in which to hold such an event. Officials tell me that there’s a gym there, but students aren’t that anxious to play basketball in it, let alone have a dance. The students prefer to drive from Butler, Georgia to Americus or to Columbus for their events.
O’Reilly made quite a deal last night of saying that the “prom” was sanctioned by the school because the students discussed plans and arrangements with each other while at school. So, that’s what it takes to make an event a “school event?” Does that mean that every date between a boy and a girl arranged at a school is a school event? Is the school then responsible for whatever happens during that date? Is it incumbent upon the school administrators to issue a statement on whether or not they approve or disapprove of this particular couple going out together? If students plan to get together at some fast food joint after school, is this gathering then a school event? Should the school make sure that all minority groups are represented at the Dairy Queen?
What would O’Reilly have the school do? Should they tell the students they can’t have their dance? Should they suspend students who go to the party? Should they dictate that these students invite some minority students or face disciplinary action? Now that’s just what we need, isn’t it? How many people are going to stand for a government school telling students that if they’re going to have a private property away from school grounds the school must have the opportunity to pass on the invitation list. As I said to O’Reilly last night, “What part of freedom of association don’t you understand?”
Across America during the coming months – in fact, just this weekend! – there are going to be thousands of private parties held in homes, hotel ballrooms, public parks and shower stalls that are going to be all-white, all-black, all-Hispanic, all-nerd, all-jock, all-gay and all-freak. It is not the place of the government, through government schools, to tell these kids who they can and cannot associate with off-campus.
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Caligastia
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If blacks and every other race under the sun can segregate themselves, why is it suddenly wrong when whites do it?
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Caligastia
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quote: Originally posted by orange
it's wrong when anyone does it. |
Funny how only whites get noticed for doing it.
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