Administrators say they have banned same-sex couples because they want the prom to remain traditional.
"We're not looking for trouble at our prom," George A. Milot, superintendent of schools in the Diocese of Fall River, said yesterday. "Having boys bring boys or girls bring girls opens the door to all kinds of scenarios that could lead to problems. We're not willing to open the door. We're sticking with tradition; we have enough problems as it is."
He insisted the diocesean schools are not discriminating against gays and lesbians.
Where to start...? Did you hear about the prom's theme? It's 007: Diamonds are Forever. You know, 007, James Bond, that ladies' man who, when he's not objectifying women, is an trained assassin. Ah, I get it now, they want it to remain THAT traditional where men are in charge and women know their place.His response also got me wondering about what kind of trouble they were going to get with having one girl bring another girl to the prom? Are the students so tough in Catholic high school nowadays that the two women were going to jump on the tables and start destroying the place?
And then there's that comment about "Having boys bring boys ...could lead to problems. We're not willing to open the door." Open the door to what? Everyone being treated equal? Gay bashing? What problems?



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Don't forget that the (second) "Bond girl" in Diamonds are Forever is the aptly named "Plenty O'Toole," a moniker that leads to the following introduction:
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O'Toole: Hi! I'm Plenty.
Bond (ogling her chest, grinning): But of course you are.
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How Catholic!
I love how the diamonds in that ad totally look like drugs! GO CATHOLICS!!
I think the door they are not willing to open is to a closet!
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