Missy Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Teen Sues Over Confederate Flag Dress LEXINGTON, Ky. - A teenager is suing her school district for barring her from the prom last spring because she was wearing a dress styled as a large Confederate battle flag. The lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court claims the Greenup County district and administrators violated Jacqueline Duty's First Amendment right to free speech and her right to celebrate her heritage at predominantly white Russell High School's prom May 1. She also is suing for defamation, false imprisonment and assault. "Her only dance for her senior prom was on the sidewalk to a song playing on the radio," said her lawyer, Earl-Ray Neal. Duty, 19, is seeking actual and punitive damages in excess of $50,000. She said she worked on the design for the dress for four years, though she acknowledged that some might find the Confederate flag offensive. "Everyone has their own opinion. But that's not mine," she told reporters outside the courthouse. "I'm proud of where I came from and my background." Duty, now a college student, said school officials told her before the prom not to wear the dress, but she didn't have another one and decided to see if administrators would change their minds. According to her lawsuit, she was met outside by two police officers and principal Sean Howard. She said the principal intimidated her by striking the vehicle she was in. School offices were closed Wednesday. Superintendent Ronnie Back did not immediately respond to a call to his home seeking comment. The Sons of Confederate Veterans has promised to help pay some of her legal expenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 This is why people from down here are viewed as idiots. The flag isn't offensive, but stupid people have to constantly shove it in other people's face. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 I could rant here, but it's pointless. The double standards in society today make me want to puke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 I could rant here, but it's pointless. The double standards in society today make me want to puke. Please. Rant. This forum is meant for discussion and I want to hear what you have to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Got to love the PC multi-cultural society of America. The flag stands for nothing offensive and had nothing to do with racially charged idealogy, but because idiots don't fucking know history, everyone just believes the confederate flag is a white power symbol. And about double standards; there is no doubt in my mind that had this been a latin girl that wanted to wear a dress that was a giant Mexican Flag, the school would probably have applauded her ingenuity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Logan Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 The flag doesn't stand for anything directly offensive, and really shouldn't be that big of a deal. People do use that flag as a beacon of white power, though, and however ignorant, that is what most people see. It's stupid, yes, but that's what it's seen as. Really funny, the design was used by a few rappers here in California on their album cover. They changed the colors to black, green, and yellow. Looked awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat DJ Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Really funny, the design was used by a few rappers here in California on their album cover. They changed the colors to black, green, and yellow. Looked awesome. Dude, that's the Jamaican flag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Logan Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Really funny, the design was used by a few rappers here in California on their album cover. They changed the colors to black, green, and yellow. Looked awesome. Dude, that's the Jamaican flag. Nope, they had the Confederate design with the Jamaica colors. Still looked cool though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Really funny, the design was used by a few rappers here in California on their album cover. They changed the colors to black, green, and yellow. Looked awesome. Dude, that's the Jamaican flag. Nope, they had the Confederate design with the Jamaica colors. Still looked cool though. You do know it's the same thing just one doesn't have stars.....right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Logan Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Well, yeah. It's a minor difference, but it goes a long way towards being cool. Stars = awesome, while no stars = good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 I could rant here, but it's pointless. The double standards in society today make me want to puke. Please. Rant. This forum is meant for discussion and I want to hear what you have to say. Read cvskin's post. Pretty much verbatim what I would have said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.