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'Duck Dynasty' t-shirt banned in ... Dinwiddie?

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thisnumbersdisconnected

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Virginia high school student Hunter Spain was told by his school to turn inside-out or remove his “Duck Dynasty” T-shirt because officials said its slogan implies the threat of violence.

WWBT 12 reports the T-shirt, recently worn by Si Robertson, one of the A&E hit show’s rambunctious personalities, has the words, “I Will Hurt You Physically and Metaphysically,” upon it.

“Duck Dynasty” follows the lives of bearded millionaires who run a duck-call business.

“If you are a ‘Duck Dynasty’ fan, you understand the meaning of the shirt,” David Clark, Dinwiddie High School’s superintendent, told WWBT. “But if you haven’t watched ‘Duck Dynasty,’ you may question if the shirt implies violence. As a school division, we would like to keep our slogans on student shirts as non-violent as possible.”
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So now we're banning shirts that "might be interpreted by stupid people as violent."

What nonsense.
 
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annsni

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"I will hurt you physically...." does kind of say "violent" to me. I don't watch the show so .....

But the "....and metaphysically" kind of makes it sound silly and I'd ignore it.
 
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Gina B

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Whether meant in jest or not, a student wearing anything that threatens violence in a government school is (usually) going to be in violation of the school dress code.

"Oh, it was a joke" isn't an excuse to violate the dress code. Even if everyone was familiar with the show and the joke, it wouldn't be reason to allow a violation of the dress code. Go ahead and try to explain to a school of hundreds why it's okay to allow that shirt, but when they come in with another one from a less savory show or video game but it's still a "joke," that one isn't allowed.

Common sense...
 
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NaasPreacher (C4K)

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Don't know what is says about my manness here, but I agree with the ladies. I have no idea what goes on on DD, so as a parent I would be a bit bothered I today's culture by any shirt that said 'I am going to hurt you'
 
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Mexdeaf

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C4K said:
Honestly, if one of 'my' bullies wore a shirt that said that I would have been terrified.
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The point is, my friend, that they didn't.

Why cannot we just accept the fact that this was nothing more than an over-reaction on the part of hyper-sensitive school administrators?

It isn't like this is the first time it has happened, and situations such as this happen frequently. Common sense amongst those in authority- i.e., those that should know better- is at an all-time low, imho.
 
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NaasPreacher (C4K)

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Mexdeaf said:
The point is, my friend, that they didn't.

Why cannot we just accept the fact that this was nothing more than an over-reaction on the part of hyper-sensitive school administrators?

It isn't like this is the first time it has happened, and situations such as this happen frequently. Common sense amongst those in authority- i.e., those that should know better- is at an all-time low, imho.
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I just disagree old buddy. I wonder how folks would respond if a known Muslim wore a t-shirt saying 'I am going to hurt you?'

Not everyone is aware of the Duck Dynasty culture.
 
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Gib

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There were "100% Cotton and Your Momma Picked it" t-shirts worn in the early 90's in a school my wife taught at. Much controversy over that. It didn't say anything about hurting anyone, but it made people want to hurt someone.
 
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Mexdeaf

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C4K said:
I just disagree old buddy. I wonder how folks would respond if a known Muslim wore a t-shirt saying 'I am going to hurt you?'

Not everyone is aware of the Duck Dynasty culture.
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Who are you calling "old"? I believe you have me beat in that department- LOL!

As for the rest - :thumbsup: :1_grouphug:
 
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Revmitchell

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C4K said:
I just disagree old buddy. I wonder how folks would respond if a known Muslim wore a t-shirt saying 'I am going to hurt you?'

Not everyone is aware of the Duck Dynasty culture.
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Not the same thing. I struggle to understand why liberals have such a hard time making legitimate comparisons.
 
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