Comments on: Fulton MS: The World’s Cruelest Town

By: Nowyouknow

Nowyouknow — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:00:24 +0000

Now the “rest of the world” knows about the Bigotry I have had to live with most of my life!! I live in Fulton and I have to say, the parents of these snotty snob brats are the ones to blame. The Cranes, the only rich group in town, are mostly to blame. All of the generation of these brats parents are associated with them in one way or another. Only the Cranes would have enough power to “pull this off”.. Just like the innocent that were spared from Sodom, so am I. The local Masons are in full support of these jerks also.. In a twist of irony and hypocrisy, the superintendent of education was caught having a lesbian affair AT the country club.. TRUE! I’m just glad it got national attention. Now the credibility of these hypocrites is in review.. lol

By: deb

deb — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:23:13 +0000

Two posts about this:

Itawamba 2010 and the Lesbian
http://dhconcerts.wordpress.com/2010/04/08/itawamba-2010-and-the-lesbian/

Itawamba 2010 – The Bullies, The Bullied, The Bystanders
http://dhconcerts.wordpress.com/2010/04/08/itawamba-2010-the-bullies-the-bullied-and-the-bystanders/

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:35:38 +0000

That story reminded me of Steven King’s Carrie. Too bad Constance doesn’t have psionic abilities.

By: John

John — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:59:08 +0000

It doesn’t matter whether Constance really is a lesbian, is bisexual or perhaps is experimenting. I do not know this girl and as irrelevant as it is to the main issue she certainly wouldn’t be the first to experiment if she isn’t really a lesbian. It also matters squat whether she is an “attention whore” as some of her fellow students have accused on other blogs in defending their private prom. What matters is that Constance, like every other American, has the right to equal access and protection under the 14th Amendment without facing discrimination because of her real or perceived sexual orientation. That’s the main issue here. IAHS violated her constitutional rights by refusing to allow her to bring a female date to the prom until their hand was forced by the courts. School administrators may have compounded the problem by assisting with this private prom to avoid complying with the court’s order. I’ll leave that to the court to decide the facts on that. Yet what the community did to Constance was morally repugnant and the antithesis of what Christianity is supposed to be about. Their behavior was even worse in that their seeking to punish Constance, 2 special needs kids as well as 3 others were also publically shamed in the eyes of their fellow students as well as the entire town because they ended up at the “rejects” prom. Words cannot adequately describe how despicable and anti-Christian this was. In supposedly trying to keep the Gospel they violated the heart and soul of it.

By: David

David — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:17:27 +0000

“First of all? I’m a lesbian myself. ”

So you say, Katzen, but you’ve decided to determine that other women are faking it, how can anyone trust you? If their word about their feelings is suspect, so is yours. Once you challenged Constance’s accuracy about something only she can know, your own integrity went into the garbage can.

In my experience, the only people who actually believe the “LUG (Lesbian Until Graduation)” myth are straight boys. All – absolutely every – lesbian I’ve met personally has indicated that she was offended by the idea, particularly the way it discards women’s ability to know their own minds, bodies and sexuality.

“LUG” is a hetero-boy’s fantasy foisted onto lesbians to dismiss them and subjugate them.

By: John

John — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:12:15 +0000

Check out the comments on this found at Itawamba County News:

http://nems360.com/view/full_story/6946554/article-UPDATE–McMillen-attends-sparse-Itawamba-prom?instance=home_news_1st_left

http://itawamba360.com/view/full_story/6773684/article-Letters-to-the-Editor?instance=secondary_stories_left_column

http://itawamba360.com/view/full_story/6905807/article-Letters-to-the-Editor?instance=lead_story_left_column

By: Geekydee

Geekydee — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:01:58 +0000

Just one question: Why doesn’t the ACLU sue on behalf of the learning disabled kids under ADA? Aren’t they an actual protected group? Just wondering is all…

By: JP

JP — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:07:23 +0000

Wow. This is so fundamentally disgusting it’s compelled me to make the transition from lurker to poster.

I’m not homosexual. But I am physically handicapped, so I can say from experience that this kind of discrimination towards any group of any kind, based on any characteristic whatsoever, is something that still hits very close to home for me. The idea that this kind of social ostracism still exists in America today is something I find absolutely unforgivable.

I don’t care who the person in question is, and I don’t care what about them is considered ‘different’ or ‘abnormal’– discrimination of any and every kind is unconscionable. It can’t be excused, justified or handwaved off if we ever want to live in a society that truly exhibits the acceptance and tolerance so many of us preach for so stridently.

The point is, the fact that we still have places in America where people are treated like the village lepers and shuttled off somewhere in solitude to keep them away from everyone else is shameful, and saddens me deeply. I can only hope that the merciless backlash these kids are currently receiving will do something to open their eyes. But as other posters here have said, the cloistered nature of communities in places like Mississippi makes that unlikely. Still, I can hope for the best.

By: Jason D

Jason D — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:52:12 +0000

Deanna, It’s not just that. Remember we’re in the internet age and this story is huge. The pictures are everywhere, as are direct quotes from her classmates.

So, in a few years when these brats get out of college and are applying for jobs, potential employers are going to see all this stuff (if they missed it the first time), if they don’t remember the unique name “Itawamba Agricultural High School” in the first place. They may not even get a chance to explain their side, they may just not get the job period. Or they may have to answer for this for the rest of their lives.

What seems like a good idea as a teenager, turns out to be a bad idea later on in life. Previous generations had the luxury of NOT having their mistakes broadcast to the world, and parents who would’ve been smart and compassionate enough to know this secret prom was a very, very, very stupid and cruel idea. Hope those parents aren’t planning on changing jobs or moving out of state any time soon because this won’t help them either.

By: Deanna

Deanna — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:53:13 +0000

What they’ve done will give their town a bad name for decades to come. I’m in a city that was where outsiders from the American Nazi Party tried to make its headquarters 50 years ago, over the objections of the vast majority of the city. We STILL have the reputation of being a town of bigots, even though it was never true. I keep hearing how we were the birthplace of the John Birch Society (no, that was in Indiana), and made-up “facts” like how we supposedly had 10PM curfews for all blacks until the mid-1990s. And that’s for a reputation that we DIDN’T deserve.

So fifty years from now, Fulton, Mississippi will still be remembered. Even restaurant reviews in 2060 for restaurants in Fulton will start by talking about the infamous bigotry of 2010 before giving a review of the food. The grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the Class of 2010 will be asking them why people from other towns make fun of them from being from Fulton. And it will serve them right.