Sunday, August 09, 2020
Black Alabama high school cheerleader quits squad after white members pose with 'racist' Confederate flag T-shirt that says 'I love Redneck Boys'
Not allowed to like people similar to yourselves
A group of Alabama cheerleaders have come under fire for posing with a T-shirt bearing the image of the Confederate flag that said 'I love Redneck Boys'.
The white members of the squad were slammed by Reagan Coleman, a black cheerleader on the team who has since quit.
The controversial photo shows six white girls, four of whom are Daphne High School cheerleaders.
It was posted on July 4 and was met with outrage over the symbol, which is associated with racism and oppression. 'I immediately see hate,' Reagan said to WKRG.
The photo was posted by one of the cheerleaders on Instagram but it was immediately taken down following backlash in the comments section.
Latitah said she spoke with school officials about the photo – but claims there has been no punishment for the photo.
Two weeks later everyone showed up for the first day of cheerleading practice as if nothing happened, prompting Reagan to quit the team.
A petition demanded the girls be removed from the team has racked up over 1,500 signatures as of Wednesday afternoon.
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My daughter sent me an article about how the tour guides at Gettysburg are angry about the new House of Representative’s appropriation bill HR 7608. It orders the National Park Service to remove all Confederate memorials, monuments, plaques or other items from all NPS properties. This would make any understanding about Civil War battles no longer understandable. Imagine walking the battlefield and not knowing where Pickett”s Charge started or the Confederate lines were at Little Round Top.
I did some research and this can be found on page 160 of the bill.
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