Add to the "Only in Kentucky" File

It's true. A Kentucky girl is suing because she was barred from her high school prom on account of her dress--a giant, sequined Confederate flag. She may actually be right, in a constitutional sense, but goodness gracious what a tough cause to jump behind. As expected, there are many bonus highlights within the story.

• The girl, Jacqueline Duty, 19, "worked on the design for the dress for four years" and apparently "didn't have another one."
• In a brazen effort to shed the redneck connotations of the flag, Ms. Duty selected a lawyer named Earl-Ray and, as the AP article informs us, "The Sons of Confederate Veterans has promised to help pay some of her legal expenses." A shrewd tactical move.
• The lawsuit alleges that when Ms. Duty arrived at the dance in her shimmering rebel flag "she was met outside by two police officers and principal Sean Howard. She said the principal intimidated her by striking the vehicle she was in. "

Before you laugh at the car-slapping principal, ask yourself this--what did you do the last time a girl wore a confederate flag to your school's prom?

Exactly.