High School Yearbook Names Two Boys 'Cutest Couple'; Internet Explodes

[DonRedwood]

Carmel High School senior Chelsea Blaney was just trying to show some school spirit when she posted a yearbook photo of the couple deemed cutest by the graduating class of 2013.

"Two of my best friends won Cutest Couple of our senior class," she wrote on her Tumblr. "First time in my school history a same sex couple has even been able to run for this category, not to mention winning it. So proud of them, and my school."

Her local pride soon went global, racking up over 100,000 notes on Tumblr in just three days, and making the rounds on dozens of websites.

Kevin Carroll, Carmel High's principal confirmed to The Journal News that this was indeed the first same-sex couple to be voted "cutest" by the student body.

more: http://gawker.com/high-school-yearbook-names-two-boys-cutest-couple-in-510997530

I LOVE IT when society takes another step in the right direction. This new generation is going to surprise us one time after another. Bravo Carmel High School!

[snooper2]

1. I don't know if we should hate Biebers "music" more

or his part in pushing that stupid hairstyle on the left


besides the hair is a cute couple though

[DonRedwood]

6. My students watch his videos so i am an expert:

Mostly I hate those stupid diaper pants.

THen I hate those stupid giant hats.

THEN it is the haircut.

The music is too boring to register with me.

[Nanjing to Seoul]

32. But it is fun watching that little troglodyte crash and burn like he is. The Anne Frank comment

was just the beginning.

Just wait a couple of years when he shows up at the MTV VMAs loaded off his ass, muttering anti-Semetic slogans about Jesus and gets caught in a hotel room with two hookers, a man model, a bag of crack, a quart of Valvoline and a Great Dane in a diaper.

It will be fun!

[Luminous Animal]

43. Really. I hope he finds his way to a better life.

[Glorfindel]

2. Thank you! That really made my day.

They really are a cute couple!

[DonRedwood]

5. mine too

So nice to see the younger generation being so.... informed.

[Buzz Clik]

3. My internet was unharmed.

[DonRedwood]

4. lol--maybe, but it is just a tiny bit gayer now.

[tammywammy]

7. They're a cute couple! n/t

[Autumn Colors]

8. Just to be clear ....

This is Carmel, New York (my home state -- ).... not Carmel, California.

[DonRedwood]

9. OK, you can be extra proud!

[Autumn Colors]

10. I sure am!

I grew up about 30 minutes from Carmel and back when I was in high school, no one was "out" (1970s). A girl in my graduating class ended up being the Boston attorney who won the landmark gay marriage case in Massachusetts.

You can't imagine the smile on my face right now! This is so great to see!

[DonRedwood]

23. I'll admit I thought it was CA

And thought, "Good old Carmel, California."

[LittleGirl]

17. Or Carmel Indiana

which is a suburb in Indianapolis...the really RED district in Indy.

[pangaia]

31. Whew. Thanks for clearing that up.

I wondered what Clint might say. :&gt

A fellow NY'er....

[Autumn Colors]

47. LOL

I didn't want his town to get the credit for that one.

[Lucky Luciano]

42. Ah cool. I grew up in Yorktown Heights - close to Carmel.

I always thought of the area as blue cpillar conservative. Archie Bunkerish. Guess times have changed!

[Autumn Colors]

48. It's more the generation

I have a niece who's graduating this year and she has friends at school who are out and someone being LGBT is just such a non-issue to her and her friends -- so nice to see.

[Lucky Luciano]

49. Hope you are right. Though bullying is obviously still a problem.

Maybe the bullying is more intense due to social media than anything else.

[lapislzi]

50. Hee, hee, it's my home town!

I've been putting Putnam County down as the reddest of the red in blue New York for a long time, but we've done something right!

My daughter graduated that school last year, and she is thrilled. She knows both boys.

Put that in your tea pot and drink it, Greg Ball, you homophobic bag of shit. (And just wait till my daughter gets hold of you in your next public forum)

[Arugula Latte]

11. That's great!

Too bad they weren't also biracial so the anti-Cheerios nutbags would pop another vessel.

I really like this new generation.

[SoapBox]

16. Ditto Ditto!

[DonRedwood]

24. I'm sure that they'll probably have a stroke over this regardless.

That yearbook is paid for with govt money!!

[malthaussen]

12. Personally, I define "cute" these days as "Looks like Ellen Page,"

... but they're a nice-looking pair, to be sure.

-- Mal

[toby jo]

13. "Teach your children well".

Will do, sir.

[Iliyah]

14. This and the

Cheerios commercial - LOL

Heads imploding.

[Lex]

15. Awwww, they ARE cute. I suspect the students were absolutely correct

on their designation.

[Happyhippychick]

18. As soon as they won, my marriage completely crumbled.

They are a very cute couple and they sound like they are very well-liked. Good for them!

[DonRedwood]

26. Sorry to hear about your marriage.

My domestic partnership is going strong but we do wish it was a marriage.

[Half-Century Man]

19. I hope the matching hair color..

Doesn't lead to matching prom tuxedos. Complement don't copy.

[William769]

20. kick & recommended.

[WillyT]

21. K & R !!!

[hrmjustin]

22. K and R!

[LadyHawkAZ]

25. OK, I looked at the picture,

and now I'm looking at my modem. It didn't explode, or melt, or anything. I am disappoint.

[siligut]

27. I think my laptop did a little swoon

I had no idea he was lonely

[LadyHawkAZ]

28. LOL!

I have to admit, they are an adorable couple.

[AverageJoe90]

29. Awesome.

Good for you, fellas!

[Skittles]

30. mmmm they certainly ARE cute

very cute INDEED

[Spitfire of ATJ]

33. Oh look,..Richie Cunningham meets Eddie Haskell.

[Nanjing to Seoul]

34. I was never a fan of shit like this when straight couples were named.

Nothing like becoming an even more shallow, superficially based culture. Reinforcing the idea of what is cute and what is not.

That said, good step forward. I just don't care for shit like this at all.

[harmonicon]

46. Yeah, I find it especially creepy with school kids. (nt)

[Lady Freedom Returns]

35. Why are people getting so upset?

They are cute!

[Bette Noir]

36. Of course they won. They're adorable.

[tpsbmam]

37. I've been to Carmel (NY) a couple of times.....

I don't know much about it at all, but I went as a guest of friends who belonged to a "club" in Carmel. It struck me as a lovely community and this "club" was lots of different types, with lots of aging hippies, like my friends, and they seemed to fit well in the community -- very down-to-earth, into the beautiful natural surroundings and lots of acceptance/congeniality between the majority NYC "club" members who chose this place in Carmel as their second homes (and the houses were nice but wonderful, relaxed woodsy kinds of places, not the pseudo-palaces you see among wealthy these days) and the community. It really was a beautiful, laid back area -- don't know what it's like now, but back in the early 80s, it was a slice of heaven IMO.

A hearty bravo to this wonderful couple, the high school, the principal, and parents who celebrate the love these young men share! What a warm and wonderful way to end my day -- thanks for posting it, Don.

[lapislzi]

51. Carmel's an interesting place.

There are still pockets of the liberal woods, and these folks (self included) belong to the local arts council and land trust.

Regrettably, there are larger pockets of disaffected, working-class people who reliably vote very Republican. The town of Carmel doesn't even have a Democratic committee to speak of. The last committee chair was an embarrassment: her SOP was to cross-endorse Republicans for all offices and gavel the meeting. Added to this mix are a cozy bunch of property developers, construction engineers, and their flunkies who can be counted on to stack the planning and zoning boards with their drones.

The pestilence that is Greg Ball (and formerly, Nan Hayworth) practices race-baiting with these folks as a tried and true trick. It works every time.

But, it must be said, our side is gaining ground. Our side doesn't shut up, and our side leads by example. I'm proud of our kids.

[tblue]

38. They ARE cute!

Way cool! This generation may or may not not reach a higher living standard, but they seem to have a higher moral standard than many older folks. My kid's high school abd college aged friends are the opposite of bigots and they are scary smart. There's hope for the future, especially once the old stick-in-the-muds get out of the way.

[Swede Atlanta]

39. Wow.....

I am so happy for the younger LGBT persons....

I am in my mid 50s and while I personally did not experience much gay-bashing, I could never have imagined this in my school.

We do progress slowly as people and I shed tears looking at this and asking "why could that not have been me in 1974 with a boy on whom I had a crush/?)

This is great. I am so happy people have come around to understanding that same-sex love is no different than heterosexual love. Love is love.

[nolabear]

40. Kids these days...

Thank GOODNESS they are getting over some of the dumb shit. Very cute couple.

[Zorra]

41. Aw, they really are a cute couple, no doubt about it. nt

[TygrBright]

44. I would have a VERY hard time not voting for them. They ARE a cute couple! n/t

[oxymoron]

45. They are adorable. Fuck everyone else. I'd be happy to help pay for some security. (nt)

[RKP5637]

52. Cute! Cute! Cute! Cute! Cute!

[Harmony Blue]

53. Yes they are cute

and yes the young generation has so much promise.