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11-24-2009, 09:31 AM
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Coolest kid ever. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_355709.html Quote:
Will Phillips appeared on CNN Monday morning with his father, Jay, to discuss his refusal to say the pledge of allegiance.
"I've grown up with a lot of people and I'm good friends with a lot of people who are gay and I think they should have the rights all people should, and I'm not going to swear that they do," the ten-year-old Phillips said.
Jay Phillips, asked if his son was prepared for the media attention, said his son saw it as an opportunity to raise awareness. "He felt that just because he's ten years old doesn't mean he doesn't have opinions, doesn't mean he doesn't have rights, and doesn't mean he can't make a difference."
Via Queerty comes a story from the Arkansas Times about Will Phillips, an elementary school student who refuses to say the pledge of allegiance in school because of discrimination against gay people:
"I've always tried to analyze things because I want to be lawyer," Will said. "I really don't feel that there's currently liberty and justice for all."
After asking his parents whether it was against the law not to stand for the pledge, Will decided to do something. On Monday, Oct. 5, when the other kids in his class stood up to recite the pledge of allegiance, he remained sitting down. The class had a substitute teacher that week, a retired educator from the district, who knew Will's mother and grandmother. Though the substitute tried to make him stand up, he respectfully refused. He did it again the next day, and the next day.
A columnist for the Arkansas News has stood up for Phillips against his angry substitute teacher. Predictably, fellow students have taunted the kid and called him a "gaywad," but he says he doesn't see his quiet act of protest ending any time soon.
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11-24-2009, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by username n/a I Love Children | OK there buddy...
*calls police* |
11-24-2009, 09:47 AM
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11-24-2009, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by KeithBMI OK there buddy...
*calls police* | Damn it Keith, I don't want to go back to jail. Can't we just keep this a secret?
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Originally Posted by santucci218 Go ahead, ill sleep with men and drink and have fun. | Mark Wilson Is The Greatest!
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11-24-2009, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Papazita I love week-old news stories. |  For anyone who hasn't seen it though, the video of the kid is great. Very well spoken for a 10 year old, whether he was coached or not, and his shirt is great. Right on target. |
11-24-2009, 10:22 AM
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11-24-2009, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by KeithBMI OK there buddy...
*calls police* | No man, it only gets bad when people get specific.
"Yeah, I love 12 year olds."
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11-24-2009, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by bongomania I was kicked out of the Boy Scouts for refusing to pledge allegiance, back in like 1978. It was the "under God" part that I objected to, because my parents were strict atheists. | Our daughter does it without the "under god" part. This whole thing would probably never have come to anything if the substitute teacher had just left the kid alone as she should have. |
11-24-2009, 11:50 AM
| | | Good 'ol huffingtonpost. Where do they find this stuff? |
11-24-2009, 12:34 PM
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11-24-2009, 12:38 PM
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"I text allegiance to the flag of the United States Of American Apparel and to the facebook for which it friends, one nation, OMG, indivizzibizzle, with Liberty and Jonas for all."
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11-24-2009, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by username n/a Damn it Keith, I don't want to go back to jail. Can't we just keep this a secret? | Why don't you have a seat. Have a seat. Right over there. |
11-24-2009, 07:51 PM
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11-24-2009, 08:39 PM
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11-24-2009, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by XtreO Why don't you have a seat. Have a seat. Right over there. |  |
11-24-2009, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by RWP Good 'ol huffingtonpost. Where do they find this stuff? | The very first line says CNN, so yeah, there.
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11-25-2009, 05:29 AM
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Originally Posted by UnsungZeros The very first line says CNN, so yeah, there. | That explains it.  |
11-25-2009, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by RWP That explains it. | Yeah, 'cause CNN isn't "Fair and Ballanced" like FOX News 
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11-25-2009, 09:32 AM
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11-25-2009, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by L-A Ballanced is not a good thing, really. They have to dangle at different heights not to get squeezed between the thighs. | Not so. They can also adopt slightly fore and aft positions.
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