dixie chicks are just retarded
kateMore crazy conversations from the classroom…
One of my all-time best students, we’ll call him Kenny, and I started at Superior High School at the same time. I had him his freshman and sophomore year, missed his junior year because I tried out two other local high schools, and returned this year to see him graduate.
Kenny, my favorite little redneck, is a delight.
“Ms. Robinson, the principal took my confederate flag off my truck!”
“Did he?”
“Yeah, how’s
that for unfair? Says it offended people. Did you complain Ms. Robinson? Was it you?”
“It was not me,” I said, laughing. “You and I have talked about this. I’ve tried to tell you the confederate flag is a racist symbol that made its comeback a hundred years after the Civil War ended in response to civil rights legislation of the 1960s. It was a message to black Southerners that they would not be considered legitimate members of society. It’s a disgrace. But no, Kenny, I didn’t complain about your flag.”
“Southern pride, Ms. Robinson. It’s all about southern pride.”
“Let me ask you a question, Kenny.”
“Anything.”
“Do you like the Dixie Chicks?”
“No way!”
“Why not?”
“They’re traitors! They trashed our country and don’t care about our soldiers. They are on Saddam’s side!”
“The Dixie Chicks said twelve words, Kenny. ‘We are ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas.’ And for that, they are traitors. For that, they deserve to have their albums burned and for that, they deserve no career of any kind. I see. Then explain something to me, please.
“Explain how you can proudly wave the emblem of a movement that sought to remove the South from the United States altogether and Form. Another. Country.
“A movement that sought to enslave human beings.
“A movement that took up arms against an American President and his soldiers.
“Cause if that ain’t traitorous, jeez, Kenny, I don’t know what is.”
(Long pause.)
“C’mon Kenny, explain it to me.”
“I don’t know, Ms. Robinson. The Dixie Chicks are just retarded.”
Don’t kid yourself. Kenny is still thinking about what I said.
***cross-posted at Out in Left Field***
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November 29th, 2006 at 10:12 am
It’s really wonderful the way you love your job so much. I disagree with almost everything you say about your personal life, but you seem pretty unbeatable in that classroom.
November 29th, 2006 at 12:55 pm
I guess Rachel is not a fan of Brazilian waxes.
November 29th, 2006 at 4:02 pm
You’re holding political debates with little kids. Good job, Kate. Hope you’re proud of yourself. Based on your missives, you are!
November 29th, 2006 at 8:45 pm
Thanks Rachel*. You sound an awful lot like my mom, ya know. Close my eyes and I’m right back at the Thanksgiving table trying to choke down a goblet of wine. Uncanny. Seriously.
And I wouldn’t call 17 and 18 year olds, “little kids” - but maybe they are to a old fart.
November 29th, 2006 at 9:50 pm
Way to outsmart a high school kid =)
November 30th, 2006 at 9:25 am
She’s trying to get this “kid” to think. Why are you putting her down? I think what you did is wonderful.
November 30th, 2006 at 11:22 am
Yeah. What DAF said. And I still say CW needs to take some pills. Has he EVER said anything positive?
November 30th, 2006 at 11:22 am
…or she (but I doubt it).
December 1st, 2006 at 11:07 am
Kids need to be engaged at any age.
I think it’s good to challenge them and get them thinking about different viewpoints.
December 4th, 2006 at 11:45 am
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March 2nd, 2007 at 8:54 am
[...] But not to worry, Ms. Bailey-Snook. Some of our Tampa residents are very fluent in redneck, too. Dang, we even got students that proudly display your city’s unofficial flag. [...]
March 15th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
I was merely making a musical statement about how I thought the Grammys were rigged in favor of the Dixie Chicks due to politics.
I really didn’t imagine this song would take off on the internet like it has.
Playin’ Politics With the Dixie Chicks
Dr BLT
words and music by Dr. BLT (c) 2007
http://www.drblt.net/music/DixieChicks.mp3
So I want to thank all of you who have made this possible and offer you another opportunity to download the song for free while its still available.
Thanks for making the song such a collosal success!
November 20th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
You are WRONG!!!! The Confederate Flag is not a symbol of slavery!! In fact contrary to most beliefs, the Civil War wasn’t even about slavery, and President Lincoln was FOR slavery!!!! In fact the North had WAY more slaves than the South ever did!!!!