Confederate Flag Prom Photo With Gun-Toting High Schoolers Backfires

[Janelle2002 3,865]

It's that time of year when everyone's Facebook feed is cluttered with prom photos -- but there's one image that's standing out from the rest for all the wrong reasons.

The picture circulating on social media shows eight students from Chaparral High School in Parker, Colorado posing for their prom photo with a large Confederate flag. Two girls are holding guns, while several others use their fingers to mimic a gun.

One of the girls in the image, who has not been identified, has apologized.

“It’s hard to say sorry when that’s the only thing that can come out of my mouth right now,” the student told Fox 31 Denver. “I feel like there should be a better word for it.”

The mother of one of the boys in the photo said she was shocked by the image, and told the station that it wasn't her son's idea.

“When he got out there he was surprised that guns were brought out and the Confederate flag was brought out,” the parent, who was not identified, told the station.

She blamed other parents, who were encouraging the kids and taking the photos with the flag at the prom, which was held on Saturday in Denver.

“I think in their immaturity they kind of think it is a cowboy thing, but to have parents feed into it and support it is really upsetting to me,” she said.

The flag was never the official flag of the Confederacy during the Civil War, although its design was incorporated into several of the flags that were used. It was also used as a battle flag, and today is part of the state flag of Mississippi. But while supporters say it represents "southern pride," others believe it is a symbol of racism, and variations of the flag are often used by white supremacy organizations.

“The image is pretty disturbing, especially if they have real assault rifles in their hands," University of Colorado-Boulder ethnic studies professor Arturo Aldama told Fox 31 Denver. "Not to mention, the Confederate flag and its legacy of white supremacy, Klan violence and the Jim Crow South.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/06/confederate-flag-prom-photo_n_7219802.html

Edited May 6, 2015 by Janelle2002

[VOL 425]

Great Picture

Colorado must be a liberal state.......

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Very liberal and home to the theater shooting. They must be proud.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Is our children learning??

They are not. There are imbeciles like these in every state. Considering their affection for the confederate flag, chances are they haven't a clue of American history or are transplants from other states.

Very liberal and home to the theater shooting. They must be proud.

Edited May 6, 2015 by JohnR!

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Is our children learning??

Of course. They are learning directly from those who teach them. However smart those people are....

Is our children learning??

They are not. There are imbeciles like these in every state. Considering their affection for the confederate flag, chances are they haven't a clue of American history or are transplants from other states.

Well, VOL seems to think they are liberal. I just wanted to pretend like I agreed with him.

[VOL 425]

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Is our children learning??

They are not. There are imbeciles like these in every state. Considering their affection for the confederate flag, chances are they haven't a clue of American history or are transplants from other states.

Just embarrassing.

Why post a video when you can use your words to say what you really think.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Just embarrassing.

Why post a video when you can use your words to say what you really think.

[VOL 425]

This is What I Think

SOUTHERN BOYS RULZ.........

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

This is What I Think

SOUTHERN BOYS RULZ.........

Rule what? The guy in charge is from Chicago and the south lost the war.

[VOL 425]

Rule what? The guy in charge is from Chicago and the south lost the war.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

So we've established than men in the south rule nothing :-P

Edited May 6, 2015 by Venkman

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So we've established than men in the south rule nothing :-P

We rule a lot.

We are excellent hunters, and fishermen. We are very good with the women, We like to be in nature and spend some evenings having a cold beer and maybe a smoke.

We are know to be quick witted and sharp in business, We take very little lip off anybody, We are good fighters

Chicks basically dig us........

Edited May 6, 2015 by VOL

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

We rule a lot.

We are excellent hunters, and fishermen. We are very good with the women, We like to be in nature and spend some evenings having a cold beer and maybe a smoke.

We are know to be quick witted and sharp in business, We take very little lip off anybody, We are good fighters

Chicks basically dig us........

Just a question, if the last is true, why did you marry a foreign spouse?

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Just a question, if the last is true, why did you marry a foreign spouse?