You can call this one "Nice Time" because it finally happened, or "WTF???" because it happened 62 years after Brown v. Board of Education -- nearly to the day: A federal court ordered the school district in Cleveland, Mississippi (Population 12,000), to
You know, it occurs to me that well over half of the comments I don't make around here could get me into a hell of a lot of trouble if anyone were to ever take them out of context. Ah, well. I wasn't planning on running for president, anyway.
OK, I accept that, thanks for explaining, but it's akin to "girls" which is definitely demeaning to an adult woman. In general, if a man calls a woman "hon" it indicates an intimate relationship, otherwise it's a turn-off and can sound condescending unless used by a man who is obviously older than me.
If I use words of that nature condescendingly, it is ALWAYS while snarking on trolls and such. Nothing gets one of those twits riled up like being called 'sweetie.'
Most Louisiana parishes have just one public school district, but a few special ones (including where I live) have split into a "city" district and a "parish" district because reasons. Not their fault if all the white people happen to move just outside the city limits, now is it? Blech.
The biggest hurdle will be to find the money to double up on the number of drinking fountains and rest rooms to accommodate both Black and White students.
You know, it occurs to me that well over half of the comments I don't make around here could get me into a hell of a lot of trouble if anyone were to ever take them out of context. Ah, well. I wasn't planning on running for president, anyway.
You can't drag a case out for 45 years without help from the federal judge overseeing the case. I wonder who finally retired.
Next up: Chicago.
Better get there with Jacksons instead of Tubmans though. We only have a few years left!
Yes! I managed to score a cast-iron Mr. Ed lunch pail! It'll be the glue that holds my collection of curios together.
"We have come to a decision."
"That's good. Let's hear it."
"We have decided..........that you are not orcs." https://uploads.disquscdn.c...
And we've resolved all of our racial problems so the Voting Rights Act is no longer needed, right Chief Justice Roberts?
SMOD: 95.79%
OK, I accept that, thanks for explaining, but it's akin to "girls" which is definitely demeaning to an adult woman. In general, if a man calls a woman "hon" it indicates an intimate relationship, otherwise it's a turn-off and can sound condescending unless used by a man who is obviously older than me.
If I use words of that nature condescendingly, it is ALWAYS while snarking on trolls and such. Nothing gets one of those twits riled up like being called 'sweetie.'
Most Louisiana parishes have just one public school district, but a few special ones (including where I live) have split into a "city" district and a "parish" district because reasons. Not their fault if all the white people happen to move just outside the city limits, now is it? Blech.
Prolly Dora Charles's recipe.
Change I can believe in.
If the Climate Change which they deny continues unabated then vacant land will become available. Polar Bears aren't picky about their meals.
Stay long enough to have breakfast at Sambo's.
The biggest hurdle will be to find the money to double up on the number of drinking fountains and rest rooms to accommodate both Black and White students.