Prep fires back!

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Anonymous wrote:I went to Prep as well at the same time as Justice Kavanaugh. The more I read about it in the news, the more I realize what a special and unique institution it really is. If you have boys, you should do them a favor and send them there. They will truly appreciate it. Maybe one day, they can grow up to be a Supreme Court Justice, Federal Reserve Chair, senator, congressman, own an NFL team, be GM of the Yankees, NBA All-Star, NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Michelin Starred chef, receive the Medal of Honor, Pulitzer Prize, Emmy Award or save lives by inventing chemotherapy. Until then, stop criticizing an institution you know little or nothing about.

There are many people who know a lot about Prep who are appalled by the culture that existed during those years. Just because you attended and loved it doesn’t mean that others don’t have a legitimate issue (and first hand experience) with the pervasive misogyny. Were there wonderful students there at the time? Absolutely. Were many of those students successful? Absolutely. But just because all of that is true doesn’t mean there wasn’t also a very serious problem. It’s not an either/or situation.

PP here. What do you know about Prep other than what you read in the media? Did you go there? Sure, Prep was/is not right for every boy, but whatever shortcomings it had was no different than any other high school, public or private, during the 1980s. The drinking age was 18 in MD through the early 80s and in DC through 1986. If you watch movies from the 1980s such as Porky’s, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Sixteen Candles, you will find that popular culture (and acceptable norms) was very different from today. Prep adopted a community service requirement for graduation years before most of the other schools did and before it became politically correct. I will be very proud if my son grows up to be like Brett Kavanaugh.

Has nothing to do with Prep, but I wouldn't want my son at all to be like him. He sounded pretty out of control as a teen and while he is accomplished in his career, I far prefer my son to be a decent hardworking man who puts his family first. How much time do you think he spends with his kids? Probably little. I also think he lied and from the reports still has his vices, like alcohol. People hide behind religion to do all sorts of things. They can confess, be absolved of it and everything is good in their mind.

He actually spends an enormous amount of time with his family. He coaches their basketball teams and participated in carpool with the other parents.

One of the least involved fathers I know coaches a kids’ soccer team in order to network with other parents and put on a good face for the public. It does NOT translate to “enormous time with the family.”

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Anonymous wrote:I went to Prep as well at the same time as Justice Kavanaugh. The more I read about it in the news, the more I realize what a special and unique institution it really is. If you have boys, you should do them a favor and send them there. They will truly appreciate it. Maybe one day, they can grow up to be a Supreme Court Justice, Federal Reserve Chair, senator, congressman, own an NFL team, be GM of the Yankees, NBA All-Star, NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Michelin Starred chef, receive the Medal of Honor, Pulitzer Prize, Emmy Award or save lives by inventing chemotherapy. Until then, stop criticizing an institution you know little or nothing about.

There are many people who know a lot about Prep who are appalled by the culture that existed during those years. Just because you attended and loved it doesn’t mean that others don’t have a legitimate issue (and first hand experience) with the pervasive misogyny. Were there wonderful students there at the time? Absolutely. Were many of those students successful? Absolutely. But just because all of that is true doesn’t mean there wasn’t also a very serious problem. It’s not an either/or situation.

PP here. What do you know about Prep other than what you read in the media? Did you go there? Sure, Prep was/is not right for every boy, but whatever shortcomings it had was no different than any other high school, public or private, during the 1980s. The drinking age was 18 in MD through the early 80s and in DC through 1986. If you watch movies from the 1980s such as Porky’s, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Sixteen Candles, you will find that popular culture (and acceptable norms) was very different from today. Prep adopted a community service requirement for graduation years before most of the other schools did and before it became politically correct. I will be very proud if my son grows up to be like Brett Kavanaugh.

Has nothing to do with Prep, but I wouldn't want my son at all to be like him. He sounded pretty out of control as a teen and while he is accomplished in his career, I far prefer my son to be a decent hardworking man who puts his family first. How much time do you think he spends with his kids? Probably little. I also think he lied and from the reports still has his vices, like alcohol. People hide behind religion to do all sorts of things. They can confess, be absolved of it and everything is good in their mind.

He actually spends an enormous amount of time with his family. He coaches their basketball teams and participated in carpool with the other parents.

One of the least involved fathers I know coaches a kids’ soccer team in order to network with other parents and put on a good face for the public. It does NOT translate to “enormous time with the family.”

The girls play basketball as that is what Dad likes. My Dad was like that. We could only play sports he was interested in.

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You guys are horrible just an emmbarassment

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Anonymous wrote:You guys are horrible just an emmbarassment

Yes, I agree. The left-leaning media posing as journalists are an embarrassment to the profession. My dad was a journalist and is disgusted by the portrayal of Prep in the media.

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Anonymous wrote:You guys are horrible just an emmbarassment

Yes, I agree. The left-leaning media posing as journalists are an embarrassment to the profession. My dad was a journalist and is disgusted by the portrayal of Prep in the media.

Yea we need more Mark Judges.

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Anonymous wrote:Gross. I cannot imagine sending a child to that school.

We are very thankful for that. I can't imagine posting negative comments about another families school but I guess that is where we differ.

Sure Prep families are never negative about another school.

I cannot speak for all Prep families but no I do not post negative comments about other schools because I have friends with children at many different schools in the area. To continue to attack a school for something that may have happened off of school premises 36 years ago is absurd.

Maybe if Kav’s friends didn’t strike a pact to not talk to the media, there wouldn’t be a frenzy. This piece is astonishing in its lack of awareness. It says they believe Kav and blue everyone else. It just confirms for me is guilty and a liar.

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*blame

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Anonymous wrote:Gross. I cannot imagine sending a child to that school.

I don't think people who have graduated from that school or are sending their kid to that school really care. The culture in Prep is the culture in the households that their students come from. They are entitled people who have done well not because of their intellect or morals but through their connections and network. They are morally bankrupt.

This statement is so true for ALL schools. All of the schools under scrutiny right now in this area are facing this very issue which is that you choose your community and your schools’ values by who you fill the school with. If you have enough families that are elitist, exclusive, bigoted, or misogynist it will poison the community.

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Prep apologists, you’re really embraasssing yourselves and your school. Some friendly advice..... just stop and don’t dig the hole any deeper.

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Poor Renata.. 14 boys humped and dumped... then humiliated... and she still signed the letter.

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Anonymous wrote:Perp supporters here are trying to deflect by pointing to problems at other schools - that just makes Prep look even worse. Own up to the bad behavior at your own school. It's been discussed on these boards for years, it was discussed at the Kavanugh hearings, it's been in other news reports, and it was even discussed in the Mark Judge book where he writes about getting drunk with "Bart O'Kavanaugh."

Quit whining about the problems you have, and instead DO something about them.

I did not go to prep nor would I send my child and went to one of the W MCPS schools and it was everywhere. It's not just prep. This isn't about prep. Its about the hands off parents who let their kids do whatever they want without consequences or being told no. The only reason prep is involved is that is where he attended. This was not on school property or school hours.

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Anonymous wrote:Poor Renata.. 14 boys humped and dumped... then humiliated... and she still signed the letter.

Way to go, Prep. This is your legacy. The sort of men you raised are posting women-hating trash like this. If Prep has any real heroes, you'll definitively reject this sort of ugliness. Show us your stripes.

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Anonymous wrote:They messed with the wrong school.

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/georgetown-prep-kavanaugh-confirmation-media-circus-damage/

OMG, confirms I will not let my son apply there.

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Anonymous wrote:They messed with the wrong school.

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/georgetown-prep-kavanaugh-confirmation-media-circus-damage/

OMG, confirms I will not let my son apply there.

Adios!

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Anonymous wrote:Prep apologists, you’re really embraasssing yourselves and your school. Some friendly advice..... just stop and don’t dig the hole any deeper.

I’m not affiliated with prep in anyway and I wrote the above post. I am just saying in general schools need to be more selective With what kind of parents and students they are filling up their communities with otherwise these issues will continue.