On Tuesday, Alabama residents voted on Constitutional Amendment 3 to amend the state constitution by requiring public schools to recite the Pledge of Allegiance daily and allow "student-led prayer."​ The measure officially passed on Wednesday, with 63 percent of the vote, according to The New York Times.

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[–] 20 points 13 hours ago* (5 children)

Par for the course for Alabama, the state where the sentence "Hey Mom, if we get married, can we stay brother and sister?" is perfectly normal, and the state ranked 43rd out of 50 in public education.

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  • [–] 9 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

    This stereotype is exactly as true as the idea that, in California, there are parents cutting penises off of their babies because they want to force them to be transgender. And it comes from the same place of tribalism and ignorance.

    I'm not saying Alabama doesn't have problems. Obviously it does. But this weird, "hurr-durr they marry their sisters," thing is stupid and offensive.

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