“Sammi was voted by the students, and some parents didn’t like that,” student Preston Johnson told Erie’s WJET. “The whole point of homecoming king and queen is the student votes. And we voted, and Sammi is our homecoming queen.”
Two days after the dance, a teacher organized a group to attend the school board meeting. It was standing room only, and the board braced for a long night of public comment.
Not one person spoke against her. The only speaker was a student, standing up for the dozens who had come to support Sammi.
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This big scary entity that is making them “not allowed to voice their opinion” is literally a room of high school kids and some normal fucking teachers.
Anyone could have said whatever they wanted. The wording would have changed to “one person spoke against her. They were unable to defend their bigotry against high school kids so she’s still homecoming queen”
This isn’t some 1984 shit. You’re allowed to say disgusting shit about minorities. People are just allowed to boo you out of the room and call you a piece of shit for it.
You just said that anyone who may have wanted to speak out should be silenced.
Right. The social pressure of making someone persona non grata deters people from voicing their honest opinions. That’s why people do it and you encourage it.
If a teacher spoke out in opposition, there’s a very good chance they would lose their job. Can you admit that this would cause people who disagree to withhold their criticism?