Cheeky Beaky has been firmly warned that her outrageous humor is not allowed here. So Cheeky will abstain from frivolity.
A South Carolina youngster is going to court for the right to wear a t-shirt with a Confederate flag on it to her school. She says she has ancestors who fought for the Confederacy, and she wishes to honor them. The school administration has made her turn her shirts inside out, and sometimes has sent her home due to her apparel.
This is a very tricky one, if you ask me. On the one hand, she has the right to freedom of expression. On the other, is wearing this emblem putting her in personal danger in the classrooms?
Is wearing a Rebel flag t-shirt to a Southern school (where presumably some of the students are African American) akin to shouting "fire" in a theatre?
Personally I think she ought to be allowed to express her opinions, no matter how odious they are, as long as she is in no danger. If she has been physically threatened for wearing the shirt and continues to do so, by golly! She qualifies as mentally ill! (danger to self or others) If she hasn't been challenged on it, how is the Rebel flag different from Che Guevara t-shirts, or even fairy t-shirts? Couldn't a determined Christian challenge a girl for wearing a fairy t-shirt?
And guess what? Cheeky has zero ancestors who fought for the Confederacy, and five (documented) who fought for the Union Army, one buried at Andersonville Prison.
Cheeky thinks there's a great deal of difference between flying the Stars and Bars over a state capital building, and wearing a t-shirt with said flag on it.