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A photograph of an East Side High School student kissing his boyfriend was blacked out of every copy of the school's yearbook by Newark school officials who decided it was inappropriate. Andre Jackson said he never thought he would offend anyone when he bought a page in the yearbook and filled it with several photographs, including one of him kissing his boyfriend.

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"I don't understand," said Jackson, 18. "There is no rule about no gay pictures, no guys kissing. Guys and girls kissing made it in."

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:huh: and hes actually disputing it?

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if there is no rules...then why was it blacked out..is kissing prohibted by differnet gender couples or just these gay lads?

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if there is no rules...then why was it blacked out..is kissing prohibted by differnet gender couples or just these gay lads?

It says in the article there are straight couples kissing in the yearbook.

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if there is no rules...then why was it blacked out..is kissing prohibted by differnet gender couples or just these gay lads?

It says in the article there are straight couples kissing in the yearbook.

then, they should allow the gays boys photo to stand...

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What I find shocking is that the administrator didn't see this coming. In this day and age if you make a decision to discriminate against a minority group, you should be pretty well aware of what the reaction will be. Either she was clueless, or didn't care about the consequences as long as the so-called objectionable images were taken care of.

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What I find shocking is that the administrator didn't see this coming. In this day and age if you make a decision to discriminate against a minority group, you should be pretty well aware of what the reaction will be. Either she was clueless, or didn't care about the consequences as long as the so-called objectionable images were taken care of.

Or maybe she just couldn't care less about PC nonsense and just did what she thought was right?

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What I find shocking is that the administrator didn't see this coming. In this day and age if you make a decision to discriminate against a minority group, you should be pretty well aware of what the reaction will be. Either she was clueless, or didn't care about the consequences as long as the so-called objectionable images were taken care of.

Or maybe she just couldn't care less about PC nonsense and just did what she thought was right?

Is that what we're calling all antidiscrimination laws nowadays: PC nonsense? Or only the ones that apply to homosexuals?

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what about the rights of the other kids not to have such in their yearbook? :unsure:

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Is that what we're calling all antidiscrimination laws nowadays: PC nonsense? Or only the ones that apply to homosexuals?

No, not the laws. Pandering to minorities is what I call PC nonsense.

Renaming "Christmas" to "Holiday Season", that sort of thing.

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what about the rights of the other kids not to have such in their yearbook? :unsure:

Because they might find it offensive, you mean? That's a tricky path to take, I'd say. If there was a photo of a student wearing a cross, should that be blocked out in case it offends those of a differing (or no) religion?

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what about the rights of the other kids not to have such in their yearbook? :unsure:

Because they might find it offensive, you mean? That's a tricky path to take, I'd say. If there was a photo of a student wearing a cross, should that be blocked out in case it offends those of a differing (or no) religion?

Your comparing a kid wearing a cross to 2 boys making out in a school photo?

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what about the rights of the other kids not to have such in their yearbook? :unsure:

Because they might find it offensive, you mean? That's a tricky path to take, I'd say. If there was a photo of a student wearing a cross, should that be blocked out in case it offends those of a differing (or no) religion?

Your comparing a kid wearing a cross to 2 boys making out in a school photo?

No. I'm saying that if the argument is "Some people might find this offensive", then what is the line that you draw?

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