Oy.

Those who abuse animals also abuse people, Snoopy proved it here.

Uh, do you have any idea who you're replying to here?

Snoopy on race.

Other than having a very nice search engine at your disposal, stay out of this Spitof76 it doesn't concern you.

Huh? Your inability to "get" why bias against anyone should concern everyone is at the heart of this.

BIAS? Huh? Get real. I have no problem with dealing with ethnic groups, but when a person gets all screwed out of place because she is denied her "religious/cultural" rights, I say screw them.

If every event in the city is rescheduled to accommodate an individual's eccentricities of every cultural group in the city nothing would get done. Similar to what is happening today.

Very few schools outside of NYC give the day off for Jewish holidays, even their high holidays. Think about it. Why? Because they don't give a shit about those holidays and all the other bullshit holidays that the Muslims and others create. Why? Because there ain't many of those groups living in their community.

Wow, how long were you holding on to that one? March 08?

Just one more observation. I promise it will be the last on this topic.

Why would an individual that lives in Brooklyn attend a school in Harlem where there are only nine whites in the school? Obviously for not cultural diversity.

Has this individual had problems with her public schooling in the past? I saw that when I was coaching baseball in the New York City area. There are some no matter what color, or ethnic, or religious background they came from, are just too weird and think the world is always against them and just don't understand.

That's a pretty amazing leap there.

Why wouldn't a Brooklyn high school student attend a school in Harlem to learn something about another culture? If she hadn't fit it, she wouldn't have been accommodated in the past, as is described.

Snoopy, your comment doesn't sound so different from those of the white self-styled non-racists in the sixties who wondered "Why do blacks want to come here, anyway? They'll be so isolated. . ."

Why? How about several dozen schools in Brooklyn, some probably within walking distance of her house that has the same ethnic diversity that she longed for.

On a separate note. Do any other people here find that she is fat and ugly and could be a problem because she is fat and ugly? I sure do.

This person is going to live at home and eat and eat for the rest of her life.

I hope all her classes at College of SI are scheduled for Friday nights and Saturday.

You had to balance a positive and reasonable post (#24) with a really negative and crazy one.

After reading the obvious, I realized the obvious. She's orthodox and lives in Brooklyn. Therefore she can't travel in a vehicle that makes sparks or flames. To get to Harlem she would have to either stay over night at a friend's house close to the school, or in the school itself, to make it to graduation without offending the "great one."

Welcome to the 21st Century dearheart in a Western civilization. I'm sure there will be other events in your life that will also test your faith.

Good Luck!

Now really. I managed to miss every one of my graduations, from grade school to college. I've never taken part of any religious rite, college hazing, or military induction. Life is all the mistakes you can get out of.

So all I have to say is, go eat a pork sausage, girl.

Sigh. Another spammer. Jen should do something about this. I'd report him, but Gothamist's silly email reporting system stinks. Any real forum software like phpBB or Invision Power Board has much better reporting systems, but not this lame MovableType.

An important school event like this should not be scheduled on a weekend. But ditto what izsosick said - she should just skip it. Stuff happens and you can't always make it to every event you want. I skipped my grad school graduation because I had to work, for example.

So what's the least holy day of the week...Tuesday?

After exhaustive research it appears so.

"One should never get married or begin a journey on Tuesdays." So it is said.

Nothing noted about graduations on Tuesdays that I've been able to find. Unless of course if you were able to stay awake during the commencement ceremony and the learned speaker wearing the funny hat says, "Citizens of the future. You are about to embark on a journey of ..." At that point you either puke or leave.

If these people had the balls to tell it like it is, it would sound more like. "Congratulations to all of you going on in the future at the institutions of higher learning. By the way the US Department of Education study states that 50% of you will not graduate from those institutions either because you are too stupid or are partying too much. The rest of you dead beats approximately 10 to 15 percent will either die in an auto accident while driving under the influence, get shot by a rival gang member, or die in a botched abortion. The remainder of you will probably be on welfare or get a cushy job working for the MTA, the Port Authority or one of the local government agencies like the Department of Motor Vehicles.

I would like to thank Principal Peterson, assistant principal Muhali, and the faculty of this great institution to allow me to officiate at this joyous event."

I didn't go to any of my graduations.

disappointment, get used to it.

and so what if it's on a Saturday, the Sun will still come up.

I understand that the girl wants to walk w/ her classmates for graduation but HS is nothing compared to college.

'Sides, she got special treatment already. Her classmates made sure her class trip didn't coincide with her other holidays. What else can she get?!?

Is it an important day? Absolutely. Does that mean she should get what she wants? Nopes.

Tough luck, kid. Hopefully your graduation day or wedding don't lie on the Sabbath too.