Homosexuality Worries Get School To End Cross-Dressing Day

[Kadie]

Homosexuality Worries Get School To End Cross-Dressing Day

POSTED: 7:54 am EST November 17, 2004
UPDATED: 10:30 am EST November 17, 2004

SPURGER, Texas -- Boys in the Spurger, Texas, school district won't be wearing dresses Wednesday and girls aren't going to be putting on men's suits.

That after a parent complained about a dress-like-the-opposite-sex day -- an annual Homecoming week tradition.

According to the tradition, boys and girls reverse social roles for one day during homecoming week. It lets the older girls invite boys on dates, open doors and pay for sodas. It also calls for guys to dress like girls -- and girls like guys.

However one parent complains the practice has homosexual overtones. School officials call that statement "inflammatory and misleading."

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Still, the tradition is being scrapped and the district will hold "Camo Day" instead -- with black boots and Army camouflage to be worn by everyone who wants to participate.

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http://www.thekcrachannel.com/education/3925071/detail.html

[Lautremont]

1. America in a nutshell n/t

[crispini]

2. A perfect example of the new "Conservative Correctness."

I'm going to start telling everybody I know about this story. And calling it "Conservatively Correct."

[slackmaster]

3. This is a real damn shame

Pandering to one whiny mom.

[Bill McBlueState]

4. camo day -- great.

Whatever industry there used to be in Spurger, Texas has probably long since left the area in search of cheaper labor. McDonalds and Wal-Mart are probably the biggest employers in town.

But nobody's gonna turn into a fag now!

Shortsighted bigots of Spurger, Texas, we salute you!

:eyes:

[displacedtexan]

8. I'm sure there's a Dairy QUEEN.

There always is.

I think we should warn them about their possible homo hangout!

Signed,
Straight but not narrow

[lastliberalintexas]

9. Actually, Spurger has no industry

Spurger isn't big enough to even have a Walmart- yet anyway. It's a small, SE Texas town that is primarily a mill/timber town.

And about TWIRP- This is a local tradition, where the kids have a The Woman is Required to Pay (TWIRP) day, with a dance that night for the older kids. It's been done for decades in this area (even when I was in school), and no one has ever raised the threat of legal action.

And the woman who is afraid of having to discuss these issues with her 4 year old was ok with the Camo Day. Apparently violence is ok, but cross dressing (even in fun) is not.


I had just posted this in LBN, coincidentally, because I live in this area. These are the type of nutcases we're up against- people who think that a good natured dress swap day leads to cross dressing!

[sandnsea]

5. Sadie Hawkins Day?

Is that what they're afraid to say in this article. That this country is so insane that they're exchanging Sadie Hawkins Day for Camo Day????

[DireStrike]

6. I can't believe this. I won't.

lalalala I can't hear you, world!

[Warpy]

7. Right wingers have filthy minds

What else needs to be said?