<p>I’m upset that you’re not getting more **** for this…</p>
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It sounds like people are nice to him, as they cheer him.</p>
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You mean the transgendered student in Michigan?</p>
<p>BillyMc said all there was needed to say in #19.</p>
<p>This is an awesome story. If the people truly like the kid, and give him encouragement and are sincere about it, that’s heartwarming.</p>
<p>I think its great, I mean if they win their self confidence would be boosted by 110%.</p>
<p>Their was a commerical aired a few times about a mental person winning the hc queen position.</p>
<p>A similar situation happened in my school. The person won, but it was not humiliate them.</p>
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<p>I agree. 10</p>
<p>It’s not to humiliate him, it’s just a thing that goes around at their school. It’s like “eyy, it’s cool to like this guy who talks and acts funny”. But would they actually want to ever hang out with him? I’d bet you anything they wouldn’t.</p>
<p>The kid has probably had a lifetime of struggles and issues. And perhaps he will continue to have them in future years. Maybe this recognition from his peers will help keep him motivated and make life just a bit more bearable for him. And yet you can’t possibly imagine him even running for/winning this technically meaningless award, just because you assume him to be receiving too much pity? Wow, someone needs to recheck their morals.</p>
<p>recognition for what?</p>
<p>They should have 3 kings and 3 queens. One for each catagory. Like how they have regular, sport, and special busses.</p>
<p>Well, I wonder who will be king…</p>
<p>Lol oops maybe I should have put down some points as to why I am uneasy on this before starting this thread.</p>
<p>It’s unfair because everyone will vote for him out of sympathy </p>
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<p>No I am not jealous. </p>
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<p>He already receives a bunch of attention (just stating a fact). And how much meaning this award has is subjective. At my school, it’s given to someone who is both well liked and academically well rounded. I do think that giving him recognition is good but that doesn’t mean that something that bears some degree of significance should be given to him out of pity. </p>
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<p>I believe some are chosen by teachers and then people are voted on to be selected</p>
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<p>It’s not really a popularity contest at my school- I should have realized that it is in other schools before posting. It’s kind of to recognize the most liked and academically strong/well rounded person. </p>
<p>btw there may be confusion over the word “■■■■■■” that I shouldn’t have used. He has downsyndrome… I wasn’t just calling him dumb. </p>
<p>This isn’t really a big deal, I just wanted to post something that I thought was controversial since it sorta is at my school.</p>
<p>Someone just wants to put it on their resume…</p>
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<p>You cannot treat a person that is not normal normally.</p>
<p>No but you can (and should) treat them in a way that makes them feel normal.</p>
<p>^That does not equate them to treating them normally.</p>
<p>Obviously, normally for them and normally for us are two different things. By the teachers allowing him to run for homecoming court, a title which represents social and academic achievement, not only are they denying other more qualified students what they deserve, they are also trying to treat someone who is mentally ■■■■■■■■ as a ‘normal student’, which he is definitely not.</p>
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Not voicing my personal opinion here, just playing devil’s advocate.</p>
<p>So based off of what you say, a ■■■■■■■■ person should be placed in normal classes and have normal HS student expectations placed upon him or her?</p>
<p>Wait, your homecoming court is usually academically well-rounded?</p>
<p>Such criteria shouldn’t really be used in voting for homecoming court. Traditionally, popularity is the basis of the vote. The court deserves to be up there because people like them enough to vote for them. If the guy (who might happen to be gay) and the other kid are liked, I see nothing wrong with it. Yes, some may use this as a joke, but it could seriously make his day. </p>
<p>The gay guy is pretty irrelevant though, unless he’s a social outcast because you really shouldn’t have to be straight to deserve a court position.</p>
<p>Obviously your criteria for voting may be different because it sounds like this kid has a good chance for king. If he loves the school as much as it sounds like he does, he deserves it.</p>
<p>seriously, with your mention of “academically well-rounded” you just sound pretentious and one of those people that want to put things on their resume…</p>