Today is Cinco de Mayo, and a display of American flags was organized near a high school in Morgan Hill, California, which was the site of controversy four years ago:
The case began in 2010, when four boys wearing t-shirts bearing American flags on Cinco de Mayo, when the school was decked out in Mexican flags, were told to turn the shirts inside-out, or go home.
Remembering that day, several people were waving American flags today at Live Oak High:
Protestors with American flags now in front of live oak high in Morgan hill. In 2010 four students sent home on.. pic.twitter.com/h5nb1xIFwW
— Will Tran (@KRON4WTran) May 5, 2014
Cinco de mayo because they wore u.s. Flag t shirts. That sparked a natl debate over safety vs freedom of speech pic.twitter.com/3m9lUHnxI6
— Will Tran (@KRON4WTran) May 5, 2014
A repeat of the 2010 incident will not happen this year, according to the school superintendent:
School superintendent in Morgan hill says any student wearing u.s flag today for cinco de mayo won't be kicked out pic.twitter.com/K4y5gIFZS0
— Will Tran (@KRON4WTran) May 5, 2014
Read that sentence again and then cringe at the fact that had to be said in the United States.
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Apparently for some, displaying the American flag in the United States on Cinco de Mayo is “racist” or something:
Shout out to the racist azz adults, so-called Patriots who are posted up at Live Oak HS in Morgan Hill protesting Cinco de Mayo #idiots..
— Davey D (@mrdaveyd) May 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/geetothelee/status/463319025427030016
https://twitter.com/jorgemx12/status/463326565246304256
Hey Folks in Morgan Hill. You have some racist neighbors. You need to check those tea party assholes.
— Al_Bondigas (@tichie) May 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/verduzco94/status/463323064298532864
https://twitter.com/IvanMora86/status/463351083364909056
“Racist.” How very predictable.
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