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| Kilt supporters outraged! |
| 2005-12-23 |
| JACKSON, Mo. (AP) — Nathan Warmack wanted to honor his heritage by wearing a Scottish kilt to his high school dance. Then a principal told him to change into a pair of pants. What began with a few yards of tartan has sparked an international debate about freedom, symbols and cultural dress. More than 1,600 people have signed an Internet petition seeking an apology for the senior. Make that 10,000 and yer damn right I was one of em! Scots in the United States are assembling a traditional ensemble they hope the student will wear to the prom, and his family is trying to change the school’s dress code policy. ‘‘It’s a kilt. It’s going to turn heads, but I never believed it would have become what it is,’’ Warmack said. Warmack alleges the school principal told him: ‘‘Well, this is my dance, and I’m not going to have students coming into it looking like clowns.’’ The principal did not return phone calls. Warmack said he’s concerned that school officials are just waiting for the situation to blow over, and that the policy won’t be changed. ‘‘This has picked up a lot of steam,’’ he said, ‘‘but it hasn’t really gotten anywhere.’’ On the Net: Kilt petition: Read the petition, and then sign it! This kid deserves to have the right to be proud of his cultural heritage! Schools are asking us to accept a whole lotta bullshit like ebonics and gay teen clubs, but they can't let this kid wear his kilt, sounds like a wee bit of injustice to me. Oh, and yes I've been known to wear a kilt, and I'm of Scottish and Irish descent ya bastard! William Wallace would be proud of you laddy! |
| Posted by:ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding |
| #7 We're all supp to be reading 1984 and the Communist Manifesto, plus wearing prim and proper Maoist State Worker's uniforms. Amerikan kiltwearers are breaking a sacred Clintonian Lefty-Commie majority mainstream taboo by portraying brave Socialists and People's Waffen Soviet Army soldiers as weak, decadent, immoral Capitalist dress/skirt-wearers, besides of course threatening the environment by de facto stepping on so much grass and trees everytime they make the "Highland Charge" - Every charge = so much grass ans trees the Party and Army of Clintonian Amerika can't afford to pay for, ya bums. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2005-12-23 21:23 |
| #6 I don't fell a bit odd when I wear my kilt (Stewart) |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-12-23 20:05 |
| #5 What they don't wear under the kilt, ya say? Well a Scotsman clad in kilt left a bar on evening fair And one could tell by how we walked that he drunk more than his share He fumbled round until he could no longer keep his feet Then he stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street Ring ding diddle diddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh He stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street About that time two young and lovely girls just happend by And one says to the other with a twinkle in her eye See yon sleeping Scotsman so strong and handsome built I wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath the kilt Ring ding diddle diddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh I wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath the kilt They crept up on that sleeping Scotsman quiet as could be Lifted up his kilt about an inch so they could see And there behold, for them to see, beneath his Scottish skirt Was nothing more than God had graced him with upon his birth Ring ding diddle diddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh Was nothing more than God had graced him with upon his birth They marveled for a moment, then one said we must be gone Let's leave a present for our friend, before we move along As a gift they left a blue silk ribbon, tied into a bow Around the bonnie star, the Scots kilt did lift and show Ring ding diddle diddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh Around the bonnie star, the Scots kilt did lift and show Now the Scotsman woke to nature's call and stumbled towards a tree Behind a bush, he lift his kilt and gawks at what he sees And in a startled voice he says to what's before his eyes. O lad I don't know where you been but I see you won first prize Ring ding diddle diddle I de oh ring di diddly I oh O lad I don't know where you been but I see you won first prize |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-12-23 18:20 |
| #4 As they did at mine Alan. As it's apparent this school administrator is no longer popular amongst American Scots and Irishmen from the 10,000+ signatures on the petition I hope he finds himself at a celtic heritage festival soon. Twould be a bonnie good time. EP |
| Posted by: ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding 2005-12-23 16:08 |
| #3 The f******s probably object to the singh dubh, the dirk and the claymore too! I know they did at my son's school. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2005-12-23 14:33 |
| #2 Nothing is worn under the kilt. Everything is in perfect working order. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2005-12-23 13:52 |
| #1 I guess it depends upon what he wears under the kilt, if you know what I mean. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2005-12-23 13:12 |