After watching the video on the kid that wasn't allowed to wear his Obama shirt to school, Ive become a little agitated and familiar. I can understand the reasons why he wasn't allowed to wear his t-shirt but also know that it is bull-shit! When this country wrote it's amendments I'm sure they werent to concerned about what falls under the categorie of freedom of speech, which is why Freedom of Speech is our second ammendment for all. Basically there is no such thing, anytime you start altering an ammendmant you pretty much have taken it away just like they did to this little boy. Here you have a little boy who is clearly not into drugs, gangs, or violence and is proud to have someone like obama be his president but your telling him he cant wear his t-shirt. To me it's no more than a contridiction to what the teachers tell these kids at these schools. They encourage you and tell you to be proud of the things that make you proud but then they go and take it away. It's just like anything else in this world thats clearly viewed.
In a way I can kind of see the point they are trying to get across, maybe because it could be a saftey issue and if that is the case then they need to state that clearly. But I do think that they are in the wrong and that it might be that the board of education might be racist and that right there might be an issue within it's self, seeing as how they are trying to teach these kids about equality; doesn't really make sense. I personally think that people take things way to litteral and with the century we our living in today nothing should come as a shock anymore. I also understand that there are certain rules for certain reasons but the minute people start contradicting those then there is a definet problem and should be questioned. High school for me was about the same, couldn't wear certain colors blue or red cause it was in reference to gangs. Couldn't wear nothing with drug or alcohol reference nor could we wear anything with racism on it. Understandable to a point but half the shit they dont let the kids wear now is kind of a joke! Now that I'm older what I'm wearing is'nt so much an issue but can be for some people no matter where you go.
Example: Funny thing I work in the mall and I like to wear bandannas in fact I actually collect them. I was told by mall security I could not wear my bandanna hanging out of my back pocket. I asked them why and they said "it was a gang thing" I told them I wasnt in a gang and my bandanna was all black". They still said that I had to take it out, I told them to fuck off and then I walked away! That actually really upset me cause first off greaser's started the whole bandanna thing and a greaser was usually a mechanic who whore a bandanna out of his back pocket! So it was never a gang thing, they just copied them and ruined it for the rest of us. It's funny metal heads, greaser's and even rockabilly kids are the ones you'll find the most with a bandanna hanging out of there back pocket. I also tend to get that judgment from all people cause I wear all black and I have tattoos. I'm either looked at as a criminal or someone who is in a gang.
So it is everywhere, even at some highschools you are not allowed to wear black because it is considered to be gang affiliated. I even know some parents who believe the same thing; wont let their kids wear black because of the whole gang thing. I don't think kids have too many right's when it comes what they can and can't wear. To be honest it's just gotten worse and it's always the other one's that ruin it for us. I mean it's good that schools do have some rules about the issue but sometimes they tend to take it way to far or contridict what they are saying. I don't think that they should of banned either one, First one was proud of his country and the either proud to speak his mind, we should encourage these kinds of things rather than discourage them.
wow, you are just keep bringing it. lol
ReplyDeletevery good response. I also agree with you, I see both sides of the story also, that if it was a safety issue in the school it would be better for the kid not to wear the shirt, but it doesn't look like it was. I think it was wrong for the school to take it away and not let him wear it.
I know what you mean, I was taught to be proud of what i believe in and not to let anyone put me down because of it. Now a days kids can't wear barely anything. It is kind of upsetting. It's funny how the mall cop thought you were in a gang because of the bandanna. I remember you telling me about this last class and how the gangs pretty much copied it from the greasers. It shows how much people really judge other people by the way they look. I agree with you that the kids should have been able to wear those shirts. There should be rules to a certain extent but they are taking it to far.
ReplyDeleteMichele, it's a drag that we are characterized by what we wear. This has been happening for a long, long time. It's the source of social violence that we have no control over. As adults, we need to accept the differences in terms of people's attire. It should have no relevance.
ReplyDeleteYou have good point, and i think that safety in school is an important issue, but when schools state too many rules they don't realize that what they are doing will cause conflicts. I had a friend who likes to wear red shirts, but it wasn't because he was a gang member or anything like that, and he started ignoring all those rules because he thought they were ridiculous, believe it or not he became part of a gang because of all the pressure at school, and this was caused because of the school's rules.
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