Facebook Bullying: First Phoebe Prince, Now Constance McMillen

Nancy...you're kidding right?  What else would you call this group of people?! This girl did nothing wrong and because some assinine school officials decided to bury their heads in the sand and stop the prom instead of trying to take an important step forward, Constance takes the heat for it.  They should all be ashamed of themselves.  I am sorry that there are many "Constance" people in this world that continue to go through things like this in our day and age.  How do you know Nancy what this girl is going through?  Words hurt as much as fists...I know.  I almost lost a son at the age of 15 due to a group of boys who had bullied him since kindergarten until one day he swallowed a bunch of pills to try and make it all stop.  Reading stories like Phoebe Prince just re-open those emotions like it was yesterday and fill with a sadness at the thought that it may never change for some until it is too late.  Big hugs to all the Constance and Phoebe's of the world and to their loved ones as well.  One person can make a difference in things like this when we stand up for what we know to be right... a wonderful woman named Rosa and a bus come to mind :)

I am from Fulton and see what Constance is going through! Considering that she was standing up for what was right I think she deserves to be respected not hated! And even though she might have ruined prom. It honestly does not concern the rest of the world. it should concern Fulton and the kids who were going to prom! I think everyone needs to grow up I'm 15 and I know all this!

Amen JustMe125. You hit the nail right on the head.

I'm sorry Candi, but what people do in Fulton DOES concern the rest of us as these fools who claim to "love my Jesus" will continue to ostracize others who are not considered "normal".  You keep forgetting there were disabled students besides Constance who were "directed" to the "fake" prom. So not only does Fulton's fake prom parents & students not want Constance's "drama", they didn't want the "drama" of having disabled students at their "not prom this is a party". Do you see cruelty?  I think you know the answer. Surely you can see how this impacts everyone as these people will go out into the World.  It gives a black eye to Mississippi residents, Christians, high school students and Southerners. So now besides living down the treatment of Blacks I have to live this down too as I will be classed in with the narrow-minded and rednecks once again. The very fact that you continue to insist that Constance ruined prom rather than the school speaks volumes about why everyone everywhere should be outraged. You just don't get it. Did Jesus only walk with the "normal" people or did he have concern for the people on the fringe? I think you know the answer. I know He would be shouting at those Parents and Students who crafted or participated in the deceiptful fake prom "You hippocrits!"

@ravforu I am from the south also and I hate what those close-minded people convey to the rest of the world. I grew up in a small hypocritically-religious town in Alabama and people like that make me ashamed of where I am from. I just don't understand how anybody can blame Constance for being who she is and wanting to share that. I truly hope that this incident will make her a stronger person and maybe shine a harsh light on the dark bigotry that still exists in the south and the rest of this country. This country is drowning in serious problems, debt and political unrest, and we are so busy judging each other because of race, religion or sexuality when we should be embracing those differences. We could do so much if we just took our heads out of our asses. The bottom line is it's nobody's business who Constance loves or what her race is or what she choses to believe. As long as she isn't infringing on my rights to love who I want, or celebrating my race or practicing my religion, then leave her alone. The bigots of this country are what's keeping this news story alive. I have a degree in Journalism and I know that if that school had just let her go to prom, they would have avoided all of this mess. How is all of this worth it? All they have done is weaken their religion, weaken people's perceptions of Mississippi and bring the Gay and Lesbian community stronger in that town. Constance made a stand for her beliefs and the taller she stands, the easier it will be for others like her to stand tall. FYI: Not all southerns are ignorant homophobes. We just happen to have a lot of them down here. And i'm pretty sure that there is a circle in hell for them(hypocrites) as well. But, the climate is changing and only because of people like Constance. This coming from a college-educated, straight, libertarian southerner.            

Well said, Nancy. This "event" (from the initiation of the request to the school board to "escort her girlfriend"  and wear a tux" to the continuing media fawning) was/is carefully orchestrated by McMillen's activist lesbian mother and her mother's activist community colleagues. By McMillen's own admission, she was never harrassed or bullied at anytime throughout her hs years, and she has been "out" and active since the 8th grade. If the school had said "yes" to the initial request, the activists would have STILL gone to the media, positioning McMillen as a successful brave lone youthful crusader for lgbt rights, showing those backwards Christian  MS heterosexuals what for! The point was to make an lgbt  point, at IAHS' (and the entire student body's) expense and to launch McMillen as an lgbt media cause celeb (she makes the media money).  NO ONE is required to *accept* homosexual behavior, just tolerate it.  And tolerance is a *two way* street. Remember that when championing lgbt rights. .            

Nancy your a sick individual.   Karma goes around and you will get yours.      

Since when did teenagers have to clear their date for prom with administration? If there wasn't a problem throughout the highschool years, although fellow students knew that she was gay, why all of a sudden would Constance feel the need to ask anyone's permission to bring her girlfriend to prom? I believe that the administrators over-reacted, but clearly something else is not right here. I wonder who has an agenda?

How is all of you ganging up on "Nancy" any different than everyone bullying Pheobe or Constance? People targeted them because they didn't like something about them. Just because you dont share "Nancy's"  opinions or beliefs, that makes it ok to call her a moron, ignorant, or a sick individual? And we wonder where our children learn it from. Learn to express your opinions without having to put others down and maybe the next generation will be able to do the same.