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US High School Student Loses Scholarship Over Social Media Twerking Video (www.ndtv.com)

submitted 1 year ago by TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] sara@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

What does shaking your ass at a private party have to do with your academics? This is the dumbest situation. This poor girl.

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/07/louisiana-student-punished-by-school-for-dancing-at-private-party

was seen dancing at a private homecoming afterparty on 30 September, behind a friend who was twerking.

she wasn’t even the one twerking

[–] sara@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For fucks sake. I hope her family calls the ACLU.

[–] Chunk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Seems like the easiest way to get into a really good school would be to sue, whip up a media frenzy, and frame it through a feminist lens. Write an essay about overcoming adversity by standing up for what is right, no matter the cost.

BOOM easy admissions.

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