Do these shirts show disrespect?
Do these shirts show disrespect?
At least nine Detroit area high school juniors are in trouble for wearing sweat shirts bearing a design that evokes the terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center's Twin Towers.
Dearborn Public Schools spokesman David Mustonen has told The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press that the shirts the boys wore to Edsel Ford High School on Monday are "offensive" and in "poor taste."
The boys are Arab-American, as are about half the school's 1,700 students.
They belong to the 2011 class. On the shirts, the number 11 resembles two buildings, with the school's "Thunderbird" mascot flying toward them. Printed beneath the image are the words, "You can't bring us down."
The boys are to meet with school officials but suspensions are not planned.
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- Posted on January 6, 2010
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How can this be disrespectful? This shows the boys pride in America, and they Arab-Americans. I want someone to explain to me just how these are disrespectful and "of poor taste". These kids should be allowed to wear these shirts, to show their pride in America.
Yes, I do think those shirts are disrespectful because, on that day people will never forget. So, waering shuirts like that bring back horrible memories to people who have lost their loved ones. I would not wear a shirt like that period.
Why did they get in trouble I think that shirt shows respect to the country. If I were one of them I would say that I shouldn't get in trouble for respecting our country. Those teachers should have said I like your shirt not don't where that shirt.
..It depends on what way the mean by the shirts. What it looks like they aare resembling is unlike the twin towers, they cant be broken. Not in a bad way, or in an offensive term to the world trade center. Not everything people do is meant to be rude to our country.
You should be able to wear what ever you want school if it has nothing to do with gang signs or a racial remark it shouldn't matter. the school is getting to strict about dumb stuff that do sent even matter
I dont think its disrespectful to me or our nation. We are strong people. We are free people. They should be able to wear the sweatshirt, but then again some schools are like that super strict
I don't think it's disrespectful. I mean because it says America is strong and still standing no matter what happens. I see why people think its disrespectful just because it reminds them of all the sarrow and all the people that died that day. So I think you should put yourself in their position because they may have lost a loved one. :) Your choice.
i dont think that the shirt is direspectful. i think the shirt is talking to all the people who hate the united states. i think the shirt is expecially talking to OBL, because he is the one that is held responsible for 9/11. All the shirt is saying is that nomatter how much destruction you cause to our america, we will still live , and we will still do what we think is right for the united states nomatter how much you dont like it.
I dont think they should get in trobble. They are just freaking saying that no one would can bring them down. I mean i see why people would think its disrespectful because they have a picture of the twin towers but its just an expression...
I think that the shirts was very disrespectful cause that show what happened to the World Trade Centers that killed thousands and left others hurt very badly. The students should be suspended for a couple of days and them think real hard about what they have done. Then if they get to come back then they should tell everyone why they wore the shirts to begin with and to let them know that they may or may not mean anything by it.