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As far as the girl getting kicked out of prom, I don't agree with censorship, but the girl was told not to wear the dress to the prom, so she shouldn't have been shocked or "defamed" when they told her to go home. If she was trying to make a political statement or protest, that is her right, and while I think she should have been allowed to wear the dress, I do feel that demanding 50, 000 dollars is very frivolous. An apology and cost of the tacky dress? Possibly.
Now I said "I think she should have been allowed to wear the dress," I did not say she should have. I'm from the South, born and raised. My family had many die fighting on both sides of the war, but mainly for the South (my great-great-great grandmother was actually orphaned in the battle of Shiloh), so I can see why people have "Southern Pride" and want to remember their history and what-not. But I also think you can remember your history somewhere other than the prom, and if the school administration had told her not to wear the thing, then that's the dress code.
Anyway, in my opinion and interpretation of the constitution, she had every right to wear the dress. Should she have worn it? No. Should she get compensation because she wore it after being told not to? No. Do I find the flag racist? No.
This brings up more and more debates, such as should states be allowed to have the confederate flag in their state flag (Mississippi)?
What about the Ole Miss Rebels?
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