Rock Eisteddfod vows to fight Bishop censorship with dance routine
Saturday, 01 September 2007
Students dress in costumes representing the hatred that burns within George Bush's heart
Schools all across Australia
have stridently denied the Federal Government's allegation that left-wing
teachers are indoctrinating Rock Eisteddfod participants. "There's only one way
to fight the insulting assertion that we don't have minds of our own," said
Year 11 student Karen Carlon. "And that's with some snappy choreography to Queen
and David Bowie's Under Pressure."
The conflict began when Federal Education Minister Julie
Bishop took exception to Davidson High
School's entry into the national competition.
"This piece, Bad Night II, is not only critical of George Bush and the
war in Iraq,"
she said. "It's also completely derivative and creatively uninspired – just a
stale rehash of the school's acclaimed Bad Night In Baghdad
entry from 2004."
Former Education Minister Brendan Nelson continued the government's
attack: "It's immediately obvious to me that the staff is behind this
production. No teenager would have enough sense to develop a clear and consistent
opinion on global issues. One look at the Young Liberals proves that much."
The students involved have struck back with a large mural
depicting Bishop with a Hitler moustache, lycra costumes covered with swastikas
and an elaborate dance routine involving stylised goose-stepping and sieg
heiling. "There's a big finale where one of our Year 9 students comes out in a
gag and straitjacket, with ‘free speech' written across his forehead,"
explained Carlon. "As the opening chords to Eye Of The Tiger play, the
other students swirl around him, metaphorically beating and burying him."
"Just like the Howard government wants to bury student
involvement in politics," interjected drama teacher Georgina Adams. "And suppress fair
pay and conditions for teachers."
The Howard Government has vowed to continue fighting against the scourge of left-wing indoctrination by yet again increasing its funding for private schools.
[Article]Rock Eisteddfod vows to fight Bishop censorship with dance routine freppy September 12th, 2007 - 12:09 AMPrivate schools get too much cash already. The fees are so much higher than public schools.. what do they spend it on? And why do they need more? I think there may be some black market stuff going on down there...
Re: [Article]Rock Eisteddfod vows to fight Bishop censorship with dance routine Isabel. September 12th, 2007 - 9:34 AMcensorship suck major ass.
blehck!
Re: [Article]Rock Eisteddfod vows to fight Bishop censorship with dance routine kathryn September 16th, 2007 - 5:15 AMEveryone always rags on the Rock Eisteddfod! Davidson High School were truly dreadful. It was really boring. The good thing was they didn't win a single award, even after the massive attention they got from the media. Sucked in.
