Pink Cleats

The world today has evolved tremendously... for the worse. My friend sent me an email the other day and the content was so undeniably true it was ridiculous. It was called "The difference between 1950 and 2010" It was set up scenario style. An example would be

                         

Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.

1950: Ants die.

2010: BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny’s Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

I read in a newspaper article today that a high school football player was kicked off of the football team and his graduation put in jeopardy because of his refusal to remove pink cleats during a football game. The cleats were a gift from his 82 year old great grandmother who was a breast cancer survivor in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Since he was "removed" from the team, he would lose his PE credit which would put him under the required amount for graduation. Ridiculous. Anyway, the article went on to read that when the coaches were questioned, this was all they said "It had absolutely nothing to do with lack of support for breast cancer awareness. It was because he refused to follow coaches orders." 

Drew Brees and Tom Brady can do it and make millions and one high school student faces a life changing experience during the most important time of his life.