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Teacher Allegedly Forces Student To Remove Inflammatory MACHINE HEAD T-Shirt
- Oct. 7, 2008
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A New Orleans, Louisiana high school teacher allegedly forced a student to remove her MACHINE HEAD t-shirt during class because the teacher objected to the anti-war message that was printed on the shirt's back. The fan, who posts on MACHINE HEAD's official message board, "The Frontlines," under the name "Robyn", wrote in an October 3, 2008 posting, "A couple weeks ago I bought the 'War' t-shirt from the MACHINE HEAD store and I got it in the mail yesterday and I wore it to school today. The shirt that says 'War, Lies, Fear, Change' on the back. [see image below] Well, when I got to school today, my English teacher told me I couldn't wear it and I had to call home to get a different shirt. Well, I had no idea, but [the teacher's] son is in Iraq right now. I mean, I know [the message printed on the back of the shirt] has a lot to do with politics and everything, but it's not like I was talking about it or anything. Because they tell us at school that we're not supposed to talk about religion or politics. But half the kids in that school don't really give a shit or they're just to dumb to know anything. Did they have any right in telling me to take it off?" The "War! Lies! Fear! Change!" slogan is based on the lyrics to the MACHINE HEAD song "Clenching the Fists of Dissent", which opens the band's latest album, "The Blackening". The U.S. version of the special edition of "The Blackening" is scheduled for release on October 28 via Roadrunner Records. "The Blackening Special Edition" is two-disc CD/DVD set that will feature an assortment of extras, including rare bonus tracks such as covers of IRON MAIDEN's "Hallowed Be Thy Name", over an hour of live performance footage from With Full Force, Download and Rock in Rio festivals, three uncensored music videos for "Aesthetics of Hate", "Now I Lay Thee Down" and "Halo", a "making-of" featurette on each video, "The Making of The Blackening" and expanded artwork. There's also what many hardcore fans have been rabidly waiting for: four never-before-seen performances of MACHINE HEAD celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album, "Burn My Eyes", captured in Philadelphia in 2004. 
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COMMENT | First post!
posted by : Strychnine.213
10/7/2008 12:40:44 PM
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And damn that sucks
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/7/2008 12:43:29 PM
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haven't we all been told to remove metal t-shirts from high school on many occasions: I've had three removed from myself: Metallica "Metal Up Your Ass", Deicide "End of God The Way It Should Be", and Slik Toxik "Fuck You We're From Canada".
why is this news? happens all the time.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/7/2008 12:44:16 PM
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I would wear that shirt PROUDLY! Too bad its a machine head shirt though. Its funny when idiots react wildly to something small as a shirt. FUCK EM!
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COMMENT | karma2burn
posted by :
10/7/2008 12:49:56 PM
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you ain't gonna get no puntang from anyone wearing a metal shirt anyways...other than from dirty metal girls ****cringe****
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COMMENT | Ballzworth...
posted by : reallyoldman
10/7/2008 12:55:47 PM
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I think you're missing the point. It wasn't just a "metal" shirt. It was a political statement that was suppressed.
LA gov. Bobby Jindahl also want 'creationism' taught in school.
I'd be willing to bet there's an "In God We Trust" poster on the wall in that classroom as well.
Therefore religion is both political and on the table!
Robyn, if you read this site, please take heart and fight back. There was nothing with your shirt. It is not obscene, so I think you have every right to wear it! Check your school's rules, in detail.
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COMMENT | Proof
posted by :
10/7/2008 12:59:45 PM
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This this should put to rest any doubt that there is no more freedom left in this country. If it were me, I would take this to the federal court as it is a direct denial of first amendment rights.
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COMMENT |
posted by : slavedriver1967
10/7/2008 12:59:58 PM
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Too bad it wasn't a chick they told to take off the shirt.
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COMMENT |
posted by : AttorneyGuy
10/7/2008 12:59:58 PM
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This is a good reason to require uniforms in school.
The last thing I want to do when I'm trying to learn is see a bunch of my fellow classmates come into the classroom wearing their emo shirts. It's gonna start a brawl.
p.s. you have no constitutional right to wear your metal shirts in school. Get over it, kiddos.
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COMMENT | karma2burn ballzworth
posted by : metal_hed
10/7/2008 1:03:30 PM
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...remove her MACHINE HEAD t-shirt during class because...
well seeing she is a girl i don't know if she wants the puntang...
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COMMENT | .
posted by :
10/7/2008 1:04:41 PM
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Good morning comrades!
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COMMENT | AttorneyGuy...
posted by : reallyoldman
10/7/2008 1:07:28 PM
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I agree with you to a point. I don't think school uniforms are the answer though. I think a well thought out and enforced dress code ought to be put in place, but I have a problem with forced conformity to the level of uniforms.
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COMMENT | ...
posted by :
10/7/2008 1:11:22 PM
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Well, you know people are completely fucked in the head when an ANTI-war shirt is so terribly upsetting. What, you don't support the genocide? But my son is over there!
What a retarded fucking piece of shit of a teacher.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/7/2008 1:21:06 PM
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That teacher violated the student's rights... can't wait to see the outcome.
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COMMENT | Couple of points...
posted by : quequeque
10/7/2008 1:21:45 PM
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First off..It was a GIRL that wore the shirt. If you missed that point, you're a dumb fuck and you need to learn how to read/comprehend complete detail. Secondly...Teachers have been removing shirts for years. My brother in the late 70's for a Black Sabbath shirt and me in the 90's for a Pantera shirt. It's usually covered in the school handbook that the teacher has the right to have a student change clothing if deemed unacceptable to the learning environment. In this case, it was b/c of personal reasons more than a disruption. The teacher should be reprimanded in this case. Fin.
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COMMENT | This happens all the time
posted by :
10/7/2008 1:23:05 PM
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Back when I was in high school some 11+ years ago, I had a Metallica shirt that said, "Birth - School - Metallica - Death" on it. Basically showing a cycle of life, right?
Well one of the deans didn't think it was appropriate because some kid had a death in the family and he told me to remove it and wear my gym shirt. The next day he tried to get me for wearing a Slayer shirt.
After my parents brought the discrimination to the principal, the dean in question backed off. (I was one of two long haired kids in the school - the rest of the school was preppy - it was also 80% black, 13% white, 2% other - the dean in question was known for not liking white kids.)
Schools suck because they do try to censor everything. I can see having issues with the word "fuck" on a shirt in school, but "ass"? It's another word for something we all have. (Come to think of it, I was told not to wear my "Metal up your ass" shirt too hah!)
Seriously though, why do most schools try to keep kids from expressing themselves? Is it really offensive to wear a shirt with a political statement on it? Aren't schools teaching kids about politics, the different branches of government, and the ideals behind the different political parties in the US anymore? Shouldn't they be encouraging kids to understand how our government works? Instead of telling a kid to take their political based shirt off, why don't you question them on their views and why they have them? Make kids THINK instead of sitting in school and being bored to death.
I could go on... I'm finding myself very politically charged these days... I'll end the rant here.
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COMMENT | FREEDOM OF SPEECH
posted by :
10/7/2008 1:25:12 PM
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That's it, I'm buying (and wearing) this shirt!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/7/2008 1:25:50 PM
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yeah man, not being alowed to discus politics and religion is stupid! that's just brainwashing people and preventing them to express there opinions. basicly they are thaught to supress there thoughts and opinions.
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COMMENT | How is this News?
posted by :
10/7/2008 1:27:14 PM
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somebody was asked to take off a t-shirt in school. This happens all the fucking time.
It's not a violation of her rights, because no one has the right to wear what they want in school. It's called a dress code and it's just one of the many reasons school sucks ass!!!
If i was the teacher i would have made her take of the Machine Head shirt and put on a Vio-lence shirt!
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COMMENT | Attorney Guy...
posted by :
10/7/2008 1:27:54 PM
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It's scary that I don't detect any sarcasm in your post. What are you doing in the Metal scene with such strong pro conformity beliefs?
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COMMENT | School policy
posted by :
10/7/2008 1:29:23 PM
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Check the school's policy. If it states something about no drug, violence, religious, political, hurtful images, language, etc. on a shirt, then the teacher needs to enforce the policy, which she did. There needs to be a clear policy to enforce such a rule. It looks like a lot of people in this thread need to go BACK to school as you don't get it. You have no RIGHT to wear anything you want in a school setting. Don't like it? Run for your school board and change it.
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COMMENT | You know....
posted by : LipsLikeMorphine
10/7/2008 1:32:09 PM
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back when I was in high school, I got told to remove my Cradle Of Filth "Jesus Is A C*nt" shirt & I got kicked out. I still can't figure out why....
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COMMENT | Heh
posted by :
10/7/2008 1:32:36 PM
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I remember being 'politely' asked to remove my Pantera "Still Fucking Hostile" shirt more than a few times. All things considered my school was pretty cool about that, the only shirts I was asked to remove had swears or REALLY obscene images :)
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COMMENT | Rusty Hurricane
posted by : V Empire
10/7/2008 1:33:13 PM
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How fucking great would that have been, if that was the truth? Haha.
Love Machine Head though.
Fight the power!
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COMMENT |
posted by : I Live Again
10/7/2008 1:46:26 PM
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Big fuckin deal. Back in high school my teachers made me take off loads of shirts.
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COMMENT | just dont forget
posted by :
10/7/2008 1:51:46 PM
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dont forget there are men and women fighting in this war ,you stupid motherfuckers oppose so you can wear that piece of shit shirt. it is your right to wear anything you want, but come on.
i support our troops. dont disrespect our country, believe it or not its still the BEST!! i just wish musicians would take james hetfields advice and not try to push your political agendas because of who you are.politics are bullshit.
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COMMENT | It's things like this...
posted by :
10/7/2008 1:55:46 PM
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...that make me wish I was back at school, just so I could rebel the fuck out of it. Teachers often told me to cut my hair, but I just said 'no' and tried to get on with my education. They couldn't physically cut it for me, so it stayed long. And it kept growing.
Robyn, if you're reading this, you have my full support. They can't physically remove your shirt (that would surely be assault), so ultimately it's entirely up to you what you wear to school.
PS - Machine Head rule.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/7/2008 2:09:33 PM
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Funny how this is the same band that I saw asking a Manchester crowd in the UK to raise their fists and shout 'Fuck Osama Bin Laden.' And let's not forget the old chestnut, 'Let freedom ring ring with a shotgun blast'. And are now avowed pacifists!
And Beer Wolf, do you seriously consider that the war is for freedom of speech? This ain't WWII. It's not like the Republican Guard were gonna parachute in and machine gun schools like in Red Dawn or something! Get a grip!
I can see how that t-shirt might be offensive to someone with a relative serving, however aren't teachers supposed to be somewhat intellectual and required to have a thicker skin?
Nevertheless it's a typically gaudy and unattractive metal tshirt and probably inappropriate for a classroom. There could also be an arguement that a bullet-ridden flag is inciting hatred and could have violent consequences.
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COMMENT | Well If I Were The Teacher...
posted by : Cloud Connected
10/7/2008 2:09:41 PM
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I would've forced the kid to take it off not because of the message but because Machine Head fucking sucks.
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COMMENT | ...the classic story of 'the man' tellin' us what to wear.
posted by : 11:11
10/7/2008 2:22:07 PM
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there's no profanity, no vile artwork, and the flag is being displayed properly - not upside down or anything... yeah there are bullet holes in it, but America didn't happen without a LOT of bullet holes in a LOT of soldiers. The words on the back could be interpreted many different ways. Not really any problems with the shirt but it hit home for this paricular teacher because his/her son is at war right now. Like posedestroyer said "against the war and not the warrior"... that includes the warrior's family. Show some respect. Remove the shirt. That soldier (with the help & sacrifice of their family) is helping to keep America free and secure your right to wear that shirt and to express yourself and your opinion on the MH message board and anywhere else. Teenage angst only gets you so far before you're just a dick.
Word.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/7/2008 2:24:57 PM
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If you were asked to remove your shit its because of a swear word
There are no Swears on that shirt.
You fucking morons
MACHINE HEAD OWNS!!
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COMMENT | unlord of scumdale
posted by :
10/7/2008 2:25:20 PM
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appreciate your comment.
yes i know what this war is about. i have a cousin in iraq as we speak. he seems to think theres a reason for being there so thats good enough for me. much respect
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COMMENT | "your right to wear that shirt"
posted by :
10/7/2008 2:31:38 PM
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Robyn apparently doesn't have that right. Nor, it seems, does she have the right to express herself at school. That's how 'free' America is. As for keeping America secure, waging illegal wars on smaller countries is only furthering the image that the world has of the US being the playground bully, and thus the country is in even more danger from terrorists who want to destroy it.
The Iraq war isn't being fought for America's supposed freedom or security, it's being fought for oil. It's that simple.
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COMMENT |
posted by : nyc333
10/7/2008 2:44:51 PM
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Send this little shit to war and see if they still wear the shirt. People are losing their lives so you can wear that shirt if someone whos kid is actually fighting wants it off and its in the rules stop trying to be a martyr and take the fucking thing off.
Stop trying to get more assholes on your side and do what you are told.
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COMMENT | remove it?
posted by : Metal Gimp
10/7/2008 3:03:38 PM
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i'd burn it, because if you removed it you might find it again.
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COMMENT |
posted by : blackXmetalXcore
10/7/2008 3:04:03 PM
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FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Your Mom's Best Friend
10/7/2008 3:20:16 PM
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Fuck this teacher - stick it to the man!
Only in America :-)
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COMMENT | ....
posted by :
10/7/2008 3:26:41 PM
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first of all,Machine Head is great.Second of all,tell that teacher to go fu#k off,thats the only way to deal with that sh#t
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COMMENT | Ah yes
posted by : Blindgreed1
10/7/2008 3:31:35 PM
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Memories indeed. I agree with Bruno. If this has never happened to you or someone you know your metal card needs to be confiscated. Kudos to MFH for keeping the metal torch burning. For all the Machine Head haters: We can't live on power ballads alone. Some bands need to lean more towards the heavy side of life and music. Sooner or later you'll realize this and grow that mullet out. \m/\m/!!!
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COMMENT | to NYC 333
posted by :
10/7/2008 3:31:46 PM
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NYC 333 if your such a tough guy,then you go over there and fight this bullsh#t war.I have family in it,and I respect the soldiers,but to take a shirt off for the b s reasons u came up with,give me a break...Wear that shirt proud!!Why???Because it is a war of lies and fear!
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COMMENT | get over it
posted by : It's over
10/7/2008 3:32:16 PM
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School's have rules, if you don't like it drop out and go down to the wellfare office. Otherwise change your shit and get an education. I had to remove my W.A.S.P. "I fuck like a beast" shirt in 1985 and I survived without a laywer.
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COMMENT | I remember
posted by : WRattlerX
10/7/2008 3:33:17 PM
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when a kid in Zeeland MI (lived nearby at the time) was suspended for wearing a Korn shirt. Korn gave KLQ a bunch of shirts to give away. They did. Right across from the school.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/7/2008 3:35:19 PM
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it's funny how a story this stupid gets this many comments, but stories actually about metal bands don't.
just sayin.
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COMMENT | ^^^^stgeorge
posted by :
10/7/2008 3:51:31 PM
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no, actually it isn't that tough at all.
on another note: the old Cannibal Corpse t-shirts were the best.
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COMMENT | Beer wolf
posted by :
10/7/2008 3:51:40 PM
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Yeah I've had associates over in both theatres too. Personally I respect the military a hell of a lot and am a 'hate the war not the warrior' kind of guy I guess, though I think it's a lame catchphrase. I imagine so is the T-shirt wearer but with images shoved in his/her face the teacher didn't consider that and offence was taken.
For better or worse though both of our countries are over there now and people are dying - more important than this story.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/7/2008 3:53:44 PM
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I remember having to take off my Resident Evil shirt in elmentary school cuz of the rotting zombie on it
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COMMENT | TheGreatSouthernTrendkiller
posted by : Cloud Connected
10/7/2008 4:03:55 PM
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is absolutely right.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/7/2008 4:07:57 PM
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^^^ I second that motion. Evidently not somebody still at school!
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COMMENT | unlord of scumdale
posted by :
10/7/2008 4:08:58 PM
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well said!! cheers
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COMMENT | That is
posted by :
10/7/2008 4:43:39 PM
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complete bullshit.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/7/2008 4:53:23 PM
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The constitution guarantees you the freedom of speech - not the freedom from being offended by someone else's opinion. The school's dress code doesn't matter, either, if it's in violation of the constitution. Someone report this to the ACLU - they live for this kind of shit!
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COMMENT | Forever Clever
posted by : MetalTimJ
10/7/2008 4:54:21 PM
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Protecting the rights of others huh? Grow up? Fuck You. I agree that t-shirts don't mean shit, but if people sit on their asses and let us invade another country based on lies and for wealth and power and then leave our troops to rot, I'm gonna be fucking ready to kill someone. Good for this kid for trying to spread some truth, although hopefully he was willing to do more than wear a shirt.
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COMMENT | The teacher was wrong
posted by :
10/7/2008 5:05:34 PM
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How are students supposed to apply the lessons of the Constitutiojn and the Declaration of Independence if they can't apply those lessons to real life situations. Yes, the message on the shirt is controversial, but so is the message the teacher is sending.
Instead of banning the shirt, the teacher could have used it in a lesson about language and its power.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/7/2008 5:10:03 PM
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The shirt thing doesn't surprise me, happens with almost every metal band tee.... although I personally would have told her to go eat a dick...
What surprises me is that she claims students are told specifically NOT to discuss religion or politics... WHAT THE HELL? If there's any place for a discussion on the subjects, it's in a school. I remember in my school we had entire classes dedicated to current events, and those sorts of debates... In fact now that I think of it, my sister watches recordings of the current presidential debates in her classes.
I mean, it's a well known fact that many southern states have absolutely abysmal school systems... but comon... now you're just defeating the entire purpose.
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COMMENT | MetalTimJ
posted by :
10/7/2008 5:20:04 PM
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"although hopefully he was willing to do more than wear a shirt"
I doubt it.
The only thing that chaps my ass is that some of you guys sit there with your jaws on the floor acting like this is something new. You want to talk about rights, freedom, and the constitution like you don’t know the real deal we are ALL subjected too. If there is one thing I know, it’s that the law is always gonna find a way to get your ass in line. If you feel strongly about some infringement you see here, take up constitutional law and don’t just wear the T-shirt. Otherwise, I’d like to welcome you to the world.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/7/2008 5:32:35 PM
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Great t-shirt ! Less easy than "Satan eat my bloody pussy" like bullshit..
An intelligent message from Machine Head.
War sucks of course ! Is it a crime to condemn war ?
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COMMENT | What the fuck
posted by : an43k
10/7/2008 5:39:29 PM
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This is stupid all the way around. I am a soldier and i have this shirt. That lady needs to calm the fuck down and quit acting like there is some kind of agenda against her son there is nothing against a soldier or anything so what if people don't like the war. War sucks plain and simple and people are picky about what we do or who we go to war with and for what reason. She needs to calm down and let shit go
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COMMENT | maybe
posted by :
10/7/2008 5:53:39 PM
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maybe the teacher didn't like the way The Blackening was mixed
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COMMENT | Ballzworth
posted by : Traumor
10/7/2008 6:09:29 PM
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It's not "news" insofar as it's new. Which is why it needs to be reported more often. This is much more about the teacher's (and the school system's?) suppression of free thought. Not allowed to talk about religion or politics? In a school? What self-respecting school doesn't allow its students to sound off on uber-important issues such as these? Do they also require their students to check their emotions and free will at the door, as they bow to greet Ministry of Truth watchdogs?
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COMMENT | TheGreatSouthernTrendkiller
posted by :
10/7/2008 6:20:55 PM
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is absolutely wrong.
No one should have to 'settle' for something that's wrong. Anyone 'settling' may as well just kill themselves now.
This case is just a microcosmic version of the injustice and hypocrisy that is one of the cancers of this world. This shit needs to be fought against.
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COMMENT | Sharon's vibrator
posted by : Blindgreed1
10/7/2008 6:31:40 PM
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Good luck with that. Kids these days. What alternate universe are you living in?
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COMMENT | Blindgreed1
posted by :
10/7/2008 6:48:32 PM
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Good luck settling for second best all your life.
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COMMENT | Sharon's vibrator
posted by : Blindgreed1
10/7/2008 6:57:26 PM
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It's not about settling for second best, it's about picking your battles wisely. Knowing what is worth fighting for and what isn't. Face it, this story generated publicity for MH. The situation has served it's purpose for MH and the kid who bought the shirt. It got all of the idiots like you riled up... And for what? Hmmm? What are you going to stand up and fight for? Are you going to take this to the legislature and tell them what rules can be enforced in schools that are paid for with taxpayer's money? Doubtful. You will do no more than bitch and complain on Blabbermouth. At the end of the day you'll end up back in Sharon's smelly twat so quit trying to be all "holier than thou". You are nothing more than an inanimate sex toy, you have no opinion.
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posted by :
10/7/2008 7:02:07 PM
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^^^
Fight for something worthwhile, like healthcare available to all. It's a Machine Head t-shirt. This doesn't make the school Stalag 13 or some shit
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COMMENT | Blindgreed1
posted by :
10/7/2008 7:34:01 PM
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As I said, it's a microcosmic version of something much bigger. Yes, it's just a t-shirt and I'm not saying that the girl should fight to the death for the right to wear it in school, but this is an example of something much bigger than what's on the surface...I'm talking about rights in general. I hope that she (and anyone else in a similar position) fights her bigger battles with as much enthusiasm as you might expect from someone as annoyed as she obviously when she posted the message.
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posted by : RiotAct666
10/7/2008 9:31:21 PM
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that sucks. cool shirt too.
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COMMENT | damn
posted by : deadbeat
10/7/2008 11:39:50 PM
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Fuck that teacher. It's not like the shirt is inappropriate. Just because that teacher's son is in Iraq gives that person the right to tell Robyn what not to wear? For fuck's sake, it's like the late nineties all over again when students weren't allowed to wear Marilyn Manson shirts, especially after Columbine. It's bullshit.
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COMMENT | Oversensitive Bitches and Generalizations confronted here
posted by :
10/8/2008 3:07:55 AM
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I agree with hybrid-go, Ballzworth, reallyoldman, mcman71 and the rest of you that believe Robyn has everyright to wear that machine head shirt. The shirt is hardly offensive in anyway (excluding the aforementioned flag issue) anyone offended by that shirt because of it's anti-war statements is just being over sensitive and should just get over themselves. The teacher really had no rational reason to be offended by the shirt just because his son or nephew or whatever was fighting in the war. It's not like the shirt says "Your sons and daughters deserve to die for fighting a pointless war" it's "War! Lies! Fear! Change!" and being an english teacher, that dunce should understand the idea of subtle, passive, defiance of a world gone mad expressed by those words rather then seeing them as an attack on the teachers son or any other soilder for that matter. Neither Robyn nor Machine Head support, encourage, or enjoy what happens everyday in Iraq so nothing about that shirt or the act of wearing it was intended to be offensive and should be viewed objectively as a creative expression by an artist in the industry of music.
And yes there is on going debate about whether school clothing being controlled is a breach of first amendment rights but as it stands by supreme court decision students waive certain rights when they entire school grounds in exchange for a safe controlled learning environment. I don't support the specific decision and I would willingly back anyone who is willing to do what it takes to have it over turned.
Also not all metal chicks are dirty. Slutty chicks are dirty but you don't have to be slutty to be metal. Ergo there are numerous clean metal chicks who would appreciate the wearer of said machine head shirt. "Metal chicks" is far to large a group to generalize in such a manner. "Slutty metal chicks" however is just specific enough to properly address the group I think Ballzworth was referring to.
And finally anyone who thinks Machine Head is emo needs to get their ears checked and take an I.Q. test because I've listened a good portion of Burn My Eyes, The Blackening, and Through the Ashes of Empires and I have yet to hear anything that could even be remotely linked to any emo band. Machine Head doesn't bitch about not being accepted or missing their respective girlfriends or how mommy and daddy didn't love them and they sure as hell don't cry themselves to sleep at night because they feel no one loves them. So get a hearing test and look up the ACTUAL definition of the term EMO and then make your comparison properly instead of generalizing every kid with black haired kid wearing nothing but dark colored clothes and black band T Shirt that he or she may or may not have bought from Hot Topic (Or Spencer's Gifts)'s clearance section. And quite honestly I think the only thing that would make Robb Flynn and Phil Demmel cry would be a) Watching a baby being run over [cause that's just inhuman] b) having a loved one die c) Watching the tragedies of Iraq continue exponentally or d) watching as the American Government continues down this road to ruin
That is all
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/8/2008 7:53:03 AM
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^^^
'Left Unfinished' is PRECISELY about Robb's birth parents not loving him!
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COMMENT | There is so much
posted by :
10/8/2008 12:43:14 PM
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about the United States that is so rad. Some it though feels like your watching a science fiction movie. It's like no, there can't possibly be people this nieve or ignorant. Yet everyday you meet people with their heads in the sand. I know it happens everywhere, and maybe its just more publicized there, but it feels the problem is just running rampant. That teacher should have been suspended for that crap. If I was this kids parents I would be raising hell at the school too.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/8/2008 6:40:23 PM
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Prohibiting someone from wearing a band's T-shirt that may come off as offensive in its nature isn't anything new.
And neither is suggesting that all schools should adopt a uniform dress code in order to avoid the issue of censorship altogether.
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