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| This is why I'm rooting for the Seahawks |
| Monday, January 23, 2006 |
At first glance, this headline is innocuous, even somewhat stupid:
Teen Says Teacher Made Him Sit on Floor
In most cases involving teenagers, especially dumb teenagers, I usually side with the teacher; because let's be honest, most teenagers are dumb. (I know I did my share of dumb stuff as a teenager.) Not this time:
A 17-year-old high school student said he was humiliated when a teacher made him sit on the floor during a midterm exam in his ethnicity class- for wearing a Denver Broncos jersey.
The teacher, John Kelly, forced Joshua Vannoy to sit on the floor and take the test Friday... Kelly also made other students throw crumpled up paper at Vannoy, whom he called a "stinking Denver fan," Vannoy told The Associated Press on Monday.
The best part was the teacher's response:
Kelly said Vannoy, a junior at Beaver Area Senior High School, just didn't get the joke.
"If he felt uncomfortable, then that's a lesson; that's what (the class) is designed to do," Kelly told The Denver Post. "It was silly fun. I can't believe he was upset."
Yeah, because why would someone get upset about being singled out, humiliated, and forced to take a midterm on the floor?
Now for the bad part:
Big Beaver Falls Area School District Superintendent Donna Nugent said she was aware of the situation, but said confidentiality rules prevent her from commenting specifically.
"We'll take whatever action we need to in order for the student to feel comfortable," Nugent said.
Which means that nothing will happen, since Beaver Falls, Pa. is Steelers country. So the kid probably failed the midterm, and has to suffer through this embarrassing incident while the teacher gets away with it. What a bunch of assholes.
(Side note: no jokes about "Big Beaver Falls," please.)
So that's why I'm rooting for the Seahawks- not only are they the underdogs (which I usually like), but their fans aren't a bunch of idiots (typically). In fact, this is the only problem with them (photo courtesy of the Seattle Times):
I'll take the Seattle hicks over the Pittsburgh hicks any day! |
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Could of been worse. Could of been the fan who had a heart attack in the middle of a sports bar when Jerome Bettis fumbled the ball against Indianapolis.
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I thought that was a T-top, for a second there... which is more even more hick, yesno?
I'm finding myself having a problem with rooting for Pittsburgh. Is it because they knocked off Indy - a team I tend to back? Is it because I'm inundated with Pittsburghism because of the sheer volume of Pittsburgh transplants in this area? Is it because they're not an aesthetically pleasing football team?
I mean aesthetic in terms of how they play on the offensive side of the ball. If we're talking about sheer appearance, and Seattle comes out in those ugly monochromatic uniforms, I might just vomit.
Then again... Seattle knocked of the Redskins...
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kid shoulda known better. you wear an opponents jersey in steelers country, you're asking for it.
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I fail to see what sitting a student in the middle of a classroom while other students throw paper at him has to do with an ethnicity class. Ethics, perhaps. Ethnicity, no way. The teacher should be made to apologize to the student in front of the class.
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I am so rooting for the Seahawks!
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They also gave us 50,000 Starbucks, so I can't support them.
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What's Pittsburgh given us? Ketchup, pickles, mullets? I'd rather have Starbucks!
I-66, you sound like a chick ;-P
kisses!
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Not all Steelers fans are idiots...
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Could of been worse. Could of been the fan who had a heart attack in the middle of a sports bar when Jerome Bettis fumbled the ball against Indianapolis.