Glad somebody brought this back, it was driving me nuts knowing Tim had the last word but I didn't want to resurrect the thread.
My thoughts:
If their shirts can be viewed as offensive, then the standard needs to be applied across the board. The next time someone wears a Malcolm X shirt, they should be sent home. Same goes for those "hip" Che Guevara shirts.
Amber pointed out there's some areas around where we come from that if you wear an FSU shirt to school you could start a fight. Especially around November. Outlaw that too.
Of course, Obama is a pretty polarizing figure also, send those home too.
Where does it stop? When did we as Americans become so worried about offending someone, that we decided it's ok to offend the MAJORITY who finds it offensive that you can't show pride in our flag? I'm offended they were sent home, why doesn't my opinion matter? Why is it ok to offend the majority to appease the few? The PC crap needs to end.
Hell, if the kids get in a fight, maybe they'll learn that their actions have consequences. Instead, what have they been taught from this? Somebody tell me the lesson that was taught here.
If anything, I find it ridiculous that people assume that the kids of Hispanic descent would be offended. Maybe they should be given a little more credit. Isn't it equally racist to ASSUME, based on their descent, that they must be offended by other heritages?
In electronics, especially computers, things being referred to as Master/Slave is a common term. I was having a conversation with a friend/coworker (who happened to be black) about Master/Slave relationships of AC Drive modules. Our boss (who happened to be white) walked in on the conversation, and immediately called me to his office. He explained to me that the terminology is outdated and inappropriate and could be offensive.
He never once considered that the guy I was talking to had started the conversation, which he had, or that he had used the term first, which he had. In his attempt to be "PC", he had assumed that I had started the conversation and used the term first, because I was white. He also assumed that a black man must be offended by such a topic. Isn't that racism too?
The guy I was talking to is still a really good friend of mine, and we talk at least once a month. Instead of trying to sweep everything under the rug and avoid offending anybody, or at least anybody in the minority since it's obviously ok to offend a majority...wouldn't it be better to actually have a frank and open discussion about all of it? Isn't avoiding the problem counter-productive to finding a solution and co-existing?
