So my school has a newspaper, it's around 20 pages, and has different sections to it.

In the 'VOICE' section, one of the writers (who is student) wrote an entire page article about the population and diversity of our school.

She wrote about how our school has 1,209 people of hispanic decent, and the other few hundred, are white, african american, or any other race. 

So that makes 59 percent hispanic, and 41 percent 'other'.

We live in a fairly diverse community.

The article was interesting because it was written in both, english, and spanish. 

The article also included a picture, which was of an American flag, and a Mexican flag, merged together somehow.

Exactly like this:

A few of the teachers, and a custodian, expressed their dislike of that picture because they said (and i quote):

'it was a defamation of the American flag'

i don't see why they were offended, since the article obviously is trying to state how the two cultures are merged together, and i think the picture states that perfectly.

i can also kind of understand why they were concerned, the custodian, served in the Vietnam war.

I see that he is being a bit too patriotic, but the teachers, i think, should understand that we do live the giant melting pot we call : AMERICA.

Their generation does not understand the ideas and issues of today.

Our generation has grown up with the fact that there are people who are different from us, but the same all at once.

We all have the same concerns, feelings, needs and wants, we just look different.

I was just really baffled when VM (she's a friend, as well as the news editor for the school paper) told me that someone had complained.

I see no point in sending an angry email to the Journalism coordinator.

Some of the people  of the previous generation, should really learn to grow up.

We all have to.