Rotinaj;1076921 wrote:Maybe the school adopted his "yes we can" motto? Like you know, GTFO out of one of the shittiest areas in the state? be better than they have been? I just dont have a problem with this. I highly doubt Scott did this as some political stand.

vball10set;1076929 wrote:So we're 'derps' now because we don't agree with your opinion? smh

vball10set;1075632 wrote:Black school, first black president--maybe the administrators felt it would be an inspiration? I'm all for anything that may keep these kids in school, which could in turn lead to a job someday. :thumbup:

rmolin73;1076855 wrote: I have an idea why don't you ask the Scott High administrators what their premise is behind the mural. I guarantee you they won't say political.

queencitybuckeye;1077114 wrote:If so, they will be lying.

rmolin73;1077214 wrote:I guarantee none of you have the balls to ask. I doubt it is political but you narrow minded guys have.

sleeper;1077219 wrote:So would you support a Romney mural being painted at Scott? Or is this one of those black people things that whites are incapable of understand, like the pain you went through dealing with slavery?

rmolin73;1077294 wrote:If Romney was the President I would have no problem with it. The rest of your drivel is just that "drivel". You guys need thicker skin.

sleeper;1077296 wrote:You didn't answer my question, was it hard for you to deal with slavery?

vball10set;1077435 wrote:Let's keep it simple...the mural of Obama is there because he is the first BLACK president, and it's there at Scott high school because it is made up of 95%+ BLACK students. No more, no less.

vball10set;1077435 wrote:Let's keep it simple...the mural of Obama is there because he is the first BLACK president, and it's there at Scott high school because it is made up of 95%+ BLACK students. No more, no less.

rmolin73;1077214 wrote:I guarantee none of you have the balls to ask. I doubt it is political but you narrow minded guys have made it that way. Call TPS and protest if you're so in arms about it. We'll see how well that goes.

queencitybuckeye;1077502 wrote:I'm not up in arms about this or anything else. However, if the people at Scott claim that there is no political element to this, they are telling flat out baldfaced lies. It's really that simple.

sjmvsfscs08;1076932 wrote:Scott's district isn't one of the ****tiest areas in the state, FYI. The district has more Victorian-area homes in it than any place east of the Mississippi, a world-famous Museum of Art, a Catholic cathedral, etc etc etc. A big portion of the district is on the upswing from gentrification.

I Wear Pants;1077451 wrote:Martin Luther King was a political figure. We must stop celebrating MLK day and remove any images of him from schools.

rmolin73;1078271 wrote:Lol at you checking.