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| California travel ban over out-of-state LGBT policies keeps team out of NASA rocketry event in Alabama |
| 2018-03-18 |
| [LI] California isn’t just at war with Donald Trump. It is conducting a culture war against several red states in the form of Assembly Bill 1887. The measure prohibits state-funded and state-sponsored travel to Alabama and several other red states Thursday due to laws that could discriminate against the LGBTQ community (e.g., prohibiting adoptions). Now, a group of California’s real "best and brightest" are collateral damage in the Golden State culture war. The Citrus College Rocket Owls were one of 60 school teams invited to Huntsville to compete in NASA Student Launch Program in April. Groups from 23 states are competing in the 18th annual event in which teams design, build, test and fly a high-altitude reusable rocket. Homer Hickam, the famous Huntsville author and rocket scientist, whose October Sky is an inspiration to many young students, challenges the assertion that this is a state funded trip. Additionally, reports indicate college administrators are re-interpreting the rules to prevent the team from heading to Alabama. Going out on a limb here, but I doubt anyone in Alabama gives a hoot if the Rocket Owls show up or not. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 The Rocket Maaaaaan Burnin down the two duck aerilon... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-03-18 21:22 |
| #10 What are we missing? Elton John’s “Rocket Man” as the theme song. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-03-18 19:31 |
| #9 Of course, the team with the muslima whose philosophical views on space travel earn her high praise 'in her home country' and scorn from fundamental Christians. Her brother develops a clock which auto-terminates the rocket if there is a malfunction....and there is, and the team's rocket, led by the Jewish kid, goes out of control and hurdles towards and emotional impact scene such as a kindergarten. Rocket terminates just in time. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2018-03-18 18:08 |
| #8 'Based on the True Story which should have happened.' |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2018-03-18 17:58 |
| #7 Call it, 'Red Rockets Glare' One of the competing teams will be all white and blond who wear plain light colored clothing and are mean to everyone. Another competitor is the Southern Redneck version of our California Owls, and we find that even tho dey steel goz muddin n sheet, they are brilliant yet misunderstood. One finds out xe is gay because the Owls' culture allows more freedom of expression. Don't forget the all black team who stands out as the pure academics. They don't play basketball or football, don't jive or listen to loud music, don't dance....until the end party when they decide to cut loose and wow do they stomp the yard. Even the WASP group has a come to Cali moment at the end. Leader ends wanting to learn to surf. What are we missing? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2018-03-18 17:57 |
| #6 |
| Posted by: 3dc 2018-03-18 14:34 |
| #5 Yeah, but they'll make a 'based on real life' movie about it where the plucky fruitbat California team wins the competition and everyone else is real sorry and stuff. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2018-03-18 14:02 |
| #4 In the sequel, the fish comes out of the castle as gay. Stars P. Diddy. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2018-03-18 13:33 |
| #3 The sea creature in The Shape of Water is hetero. Surprised that didn't, uh, sink him... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-03-18 11:21 |
| #2 It'd make a great Sarah Hoyt story: The alien who can save Earth, but he's not welcome here cause he's cis and comes from a conservative society. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-03-18 09:44 |
| #1 Moral showboating at its finest - effectively punishing the Rocket Owls so that lefty CA Assemblypersons can feel superior to those damn rednecks. |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-03-18 09:29 |