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Fri. November 9, 2007 1:49:27 PM
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Waukegan, IL — Waukegan High School has a unique "cutest couple" for its 2007 senior yearbook. The couple is two girls and that's causing controversy for school administrators.
Seniors Brandy Johnson and Lupe Silva, both 17 years old, who met during drama class were voted "cutest couple" during an annual poll in October.
Officials originally planned to eliminate the category after voting revealed that the lesbian couple had won but have since decided to include the "cute couple" category in the yearbook which comes out in May. The page will now include a picture of the girls along with five heterosexual couples who received runner-up votes.
The annual yearbook poll solicits nominations in 25 categories that included "best dancer," "best body" and "biggest flirt."
"We've been dating a year. We're pretty well-known in the school," Brandy said told the Chicago Sun-Times. "Our relationship inspired others to be open."
http://wovenlore.blogspot.com on Monday, 11/26/2007
You should check out the rest of O'Reilly's moronic performance. He presumes to tell a PhD and Professor of Psychology about child development. The man simply doesn't no when he's been trounced.
RyanOH on Friday, 11/9/2007
Bill O'Reilly did his usual "Fair and Balanced" reporting on Fox News. In a discussion with Dr. Laura Berman, O'Reilly claims students only voted for the girls to “tweak the adults.”
Here's a taste of the exchange:
Berman: …Yes, there is experimentation, absolutely, but it’s also very true that many teens are becoming very clear that they are seriously attracted to the same sex, not the opposite sex. And they have nowhere to turn.
O’Reilly: Well, I think –
Berman: They have no support systems.
O’Reilly: Look, I’ve been very consistent on this since my first book was written. I think private behavior belongs in private settings.
Berman: Right.
O’Reilly: I don’t think it belongs in the high school yearbook.
Berman: But you’d be OK with the cutest couple, heterosexual couple, though?
O’Reilly: I would be, because that is the norm of society.