http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/adults-brawl-at-high-school-graduation-ceremony/ar-BBBfsy4?li=BBnb7Kz

This is just insane. I feel sorry for the children of these backwater rednecks. In their defense maybe they were confused and thought they were at a political rally:RpS_flapper:

I was at our local high school graduation yesterday. Due to the chance of rain it was held indoors. It is situations like this that makes it hard for me not to be prejudice. As is common practice an announcement was made to hold your applaud until all the students are recognized. Of course there will be a small amount of cheering as each student receives their diploma. But there is one race of people who have to go way overboard showing their "enthusiasm" to the point you can't even hear the next one or two students being recognized. There is one race of people that instead of taking seats in the stands they have to sit in the aisle way. All the better seats were taken by people who got there early. There is one race of people who have to run down and stand in front of everybody else so they can take the pictures they want. Never mind that the people in their seats cannot see and take pictures of their kids. Several people asked them to move but that wasn't going to happen until they got what they wanted. I know it was just a small minority that was blatantly guilty, but when it does happen why is it always the same race of people? They make it look bad for everyone else.

I've witnessed similar behavior.

We have a disgusted with Progressives thread. Why did we need another one?

ppaw1999;1856673 wrote:I was at our local high school graduation yesterday. Due to the chance of rain it was held indoors. It is situations like this that makes it hard for me not to be prejudice. As is common practice an announcement was made to hold your applaud until all the students are recognized. Of course there will be a small amount of cheering as each student receives their diploma. But there is one race of people who have to go way overboard showing their "enthusiasm" to the point you can't even hear the next one or two students being recognized. There is one race of people that instead of taking seats in the stands they have to sit in the aisle way. All the better seats were taken by people who got there early. There is one race of people who have to run down and stand in front of everybody else so they can take the pictures they want. Never mind that the people in their seats cannot see and take pictures of their kids. Several people asked them to move but that wasn't going to happen until they got what they wanted. I know it was just a small minority that was blatantly guilty, but when it does happen why is it always the same race of people? They make it look bad for everyone else.

I wonder if this race has been historically marginalized in US history and having a family member achieve what many of them were not able to brings about more enthusiasm than the privileged class.

What kind of high school has graduation at a Baptist Church? Sounds like religious fanatics were at it, once again.

Religious people are the worst.

sleeper;1856678 wrote:I wonder if this race has been historically marginalized in US history and having a family member achieve what many of them were not able to brings about more enthusiasm than the privileged class.

Like i said this was just a minority. In my small town this is not the norm. There just seem to be a small group that want to play the race card. I would think in this day and age anyone could get a high school diploma if they so desired. A college degree might be more in the realm of the "privileged class."

Heretic;1856681 wrote:Religious people are the worst.

You could start and end any thread with this. It's the strongest form of reality.

^^^Yep even the Islamic ones.



While the OP referenced 'race', I've seen this happen at multiple graduations, and race doesn't necessarily enter into it. A lot of it is just plain rudeness and a lack of respect for others. When you are asked to hold your applause till the end you should attempt to cooperate.

I wonder if this race has been historically marginalized in US history and having a family member achieve what many of them were not able to brings about more enthusiasm than the privileged class.

....only from the addled mind of a progressive. They really are worse than religious people.

Trash is trash.

sleeper;1856676 wrote:We have a disgusted with Progressives thread. Why did we need another one?

sleeper;1856678 wrote:I wonder if this race has been historically marginalized in US history and having a family member achieve what many of them were not able to brings about more enthusiasm than the privileged class.

sleeper;1856687 wrote:You could start and end any thread with this. It's the strongest form of reality.

you're an imbecile

HitsRus;1856689 wrote:



While the OP referenced 'race', I've seen this happen at multiple graduations, and race doesn't necessarily enter into it. A lot of it is just plain rudeness and a lack of respect for others. When you are asked to hold your applause till the end you should attempt to cooperate.

I'd venture to say I've been to at least as many graduations as you have, prolly more...and it has ALWAYS involved race, one in particular.

like_that;1856703 wrote:Trash is trash.

This

vball10set;1856710 wrote:I'd venture to say I've been to at least as many graduations as you have, prolly more...and it has ALWAYS involved race, one in particular.

I hate the word "always". I don't think it's necessarily a race thing. I think it's more of class thing. I've seen plenty of white families act the same way as described. They are typically the families in cut off jeans and tank tops. They celebrate their graduate with his 1.9 GPA as if he just cured cancer.

TBone14;1856714 wrote:This



I hate the word "always". I don't think it's necessarily a race thing. I think it's more of class thing. I've seen plenty of white families act the same way as described. They are typically the families in cut off jeans and tank tops. They celebrate their graduate with his 1.9 GPA as if he just cured cancer.

I agree. Living in a rural, mostly white area, when I read this thread, the first thing I thought was "hillbillies" because they're the ones acting like that around here.

salto;1856679 wrote:What kind of high school has graduation at a Baptist Church? Sounds like religious fanatics were at it, once again.

You don't have large churches in your area (3000-plus seating) that lease their facility to smaller high schools for graduation? I thought that was a fairly common practice. My secular high school used to use a nearby Nazarene church that seated 2500, now we use a large non-denominational Pentecostal church that seats over 3000. Nice facility, air-conditioned, easy to get to, and plenty of parking.

TBone14;1856714 wrote:This



I hate the word "always". I don't think it's necessarily a race thing. I think it's more of class thing. I've seen plenty of white families act the same way as described. They are typically the families in cut off jeans and tank tops. They celebrate their graduate with his 1.9 GPA as if he just cured cancer.

Heretic;1856720 wrote:I agree. Living in a rural, mostly white area, when I read this thread, the first thing I thought was "hillbillies" because they're the ones acting like that around here.

As I said, "trash is trash."

Zunardo;1856726 wrote:You don't have large churches in your area (3000-plus seating) that lease their facility to smaller high schools for graduation? I thought that was a fairly common practice. My secular high school used to use a nearby Nazarene church that seated 2500, now we use a large non-denominational Pentecostal church that seats over 3000. Nice facility, air-conditioned, easy to get to, and plenty of parking.

Gotcha. We have a handful of entrepreneur-like farmers who've turned former agriculture buildings into large rental spaces. Apparently being in a house of worship doesn't change the, "trash is trash" type of people.

Zunardo;1856726 wrote:You don't have large churches in your area (3000-plus seating) that lease their facility to smaller high schools for graduation? I thought that was a fairly common practice. My secular high school used to use a nearby Nazarene church that seated 2500, now we use a large non-denominational Pentecostal church that seats over 3000. Nice facility, air-conditioned, easy to get to, and plenty of parking.

I'm surprised the SJW contingent has not complained......

TBone14;1856714 wrote:This



I hate the word "always". I don't think it's necessarily a race thing. I think it's more of class thing. I've seen plenty of white families act the same way as described. They are typically the families in cut off jeans and tank tops. They celebrate their graduate with his 1.9 GPA as if he just cured cancer.

I agree about the 1.9 GPA graduates. A High School Diploma in some cases is becoming a participation trophy.

ppaw1999;1856673 wrote:I was at our local high school graduation yesterday. Due to the chance of rain it was held indoors. It is situations like this that makes it hard for me not to be prejudice. As is common practice an announcement was made to hold your applaud until all the students are recognized. Of course there will be a small amount of cheering as each student receives their diploma. But there is one race of people who have to go way overboard showing their "enthusiasm" to the point you can't even hear the next one or two students being recognized. There is one race of people that instead of taking seats in the stands they have to sit in the aisle way. All the better seats were taken by people who got there early. There is one race of people who have to run down and stand in front of everybody else so they can take the pictures they want. Never mind that the people in their seats cannot see and take pictures of their kids. Several people asked them to move but that wasn't going to happen until they got what they wanted. I know it was just a small minority that was blatantly guilty, but when it does happen why is it always the same race of people? They make it look bad for everyone else.

This happened at my graduation, and it was one skin color in particular.

It was white people. Everyone who graduated from the school the year I did ... as far as I remember, anyway ... was white. And there was a contingent who fit a less classy stereotype who behaved just as you described.

Heretic;1856681 wrote:Religious people are the worst.

Hey!

like_that;1856703 wrote:Trash is trash.

It starts and ends here. Trash is trash. Doesn't matter what color the Hefty bag. (Feels weird to have to say that in 2017.)

vball10set;1856710 wrote:I'd venture to say I've been to at least as many graduations as you have, prolly more...and it has ALWAYS involved race, one in particular.

I appreciate your anecdotal input and generalization. I'm sure it's vastly important and speaks to some sort of whole.

Zunardo;1856726 wrote:... non-denominational Pentecostal church ...

Pentacostal is a denomination. Just FYI.

ppaw1999;1856767 wrote:I agree about the 1.9 GPA graduates. A High School Diploma in some cases is becoming a participation trophy.

Um ... no. It just means you completed something at a passing rate.

ppaw1999;1856673 wrote:There is one race of people who have to run down and stand in front of everybody else so they can take the pictures they want.

I had my suspicions, but the above makes it clear you're talking about Asians.

TBone14;1856714 wrote:They celebrate their graduate with his 1.9 GPA as if he just cured cancer.

maybe not cure cancer, but make a mean batch of meth!

gut;1857764 wrote:I had my suspicions, but the above makes it clear you're talking about Asians.

O.K. you outed me!