No no no no no!!
I went to a ''christian'' school which had uniforms, and damn ugly ones too. We had to be chocked with these ugly plaid ties, and if they were at all lossened, we'd get into trouble.
First of all - Do men just NOT understand we like them nicely dressed and in uniform? (ANY uniform too . . . As long as it's not, like, a garbage man or McDonald's one.)
Sure there are the thought benefits of a school uniform. As you named not have competition of what brand name your wearing, and if you have the 'coolest' shirt or whatever. There's a really simple cure for it, and I regret not finding it way earlier. DON'T CARE. Now I'm not saying, don't take a bath, and don't brush your teeth, I mean, why do you want to measure up to someone elses standards and constantly feel uncomfortable with yourself because whoever doesn't like your outfit or just your shirt?!
If Public Schools don't want uniforms, that's their problem. If kids feel bad 'cause they don't have enough money or the clothes or WHATEVER people are complaining about today, that's Public Schools problem. And will also not accept Public or, *ahem*, "Traditional" (which is about the biggest load of crap I've ever heard) Schools wear uniforms, though they do. Now do you see what's wrong with me? All this anger is from the OTHER schools wearing uniforms! 'Tis it!
Of course most people have the natural instinct to want to fit in. Note that I said most, I think there truly are people who truly DO NOT care. And I am one of them. I mean if _____ walks past me and gives me a weird look because my shirt doesn't say Abercrombie or what be it, does it make me any less of a person or make me a loser because ______ thinks they are the judge of everyone.
Well, now you're stooping down to ______'s level, saying ______ thinks he or she is the judge of everyone. Stop the stereotypes. You're guessing. Am I right? Okay, so . . . How do you know _______ wasn't looking at the person behind YOU because the person _______ was REALLY looking at had an American Eagle shirt on? Ooooo, Ooooo - See? You don't know. Who cares.
That is my rule in school. Do not judge anyone by what they wear. What do you know but that person could be living in a shed somewhere and trying to get through school so they can get out of their hell. What do you know but that person's parents are tightwades or cannot afford to buy you more clothes, and they are not of a legal age to work to be able to buy their own clothes.
Why can't everyone just dress normal? Or - Wait - Better yet . . . WE ALL BECOME NUDISTS! That way, you have nothing to compare, 'cept . . . Well, we won't get into it. But, I mean, come on.
I'll tell you this: We have a fairly strict dress code at school this year. I don't like wearing jeans all the time, and I don't like wearing kacki pants. I have one pair of black pants that I do not get into trouble for, and I wear them every single day[/b] and it bothers me NOT ONE BIT.
Okay, so . . . You've had to wear the same thing for 8 years, right? You have 2 things to choose from when it snows: A skirt, or getting in trouble for wearing sweatpants under your skirt, right? You think it's so bad that you have to wear a "uniform" and with your black-pants theory, I should be able to go to my school in . . . a thong and only a thong. It's NOT the uniform, Daniel. It's NOT the uniform. You're complaining . . . Yet you break the "code," day in and day out, with your black pants.
Sure there have been the stuck up asses that have said "don't you wear those pants everyday" and of course, being the mean ass I can be hit them back with something like "Didn't you have that hair cut since 2nd grade?" or something like "Maybe I'm poor."
Having fun judging people hypocritical Mr. _______?
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not in a terrible financial situation, but I'm not a rich person either. I choose not to go buy 6 more pairs of pants, that I'll only wear to school, because they wouldn't be the type I would wear after school, I don't want to spend extra money so I can rotate pants and be ''accepted'' for the fact that I have more than one pair of pants. I do have more than one pair of pants, I just cannot wear them all to school and not get dress code violation.
You've already violated the "code - " Just no one's noticed.
I think anyone who does make fun of someone for their clothes are very stupid and self conscious. If you think it makes you cool by picking on people's clothes you turn out to get a majority of people disliking you.
Does that apply to haircuts, too?
Dress codes are horrible, because they do take away self expression, and self expression is being taken away too much.
That's the most shit I've ever heard. Self-expression . . . What, is that in the same category as kids shoot up their schools 'cause of the music they listen to?
To me not being able to wear the clothes you want is like not being able to decorate or organise you room.
Take me for example...If I had my walls completly covered in LP posters, and I came home and my mom had taken them all down and put up Nsync posters, and said that that was how I had to have my room, I don't think I would like it. It's like taking your style of clothes and making you wear what they find right.
If your Mom did that, she'd be wasting money. Therefore, she wouldn't have money to feed you or . . . whatever. She'd have spent it on those posters. So:
Your Mom = The School
Nsync Posters = Slight Uniform Code
Money = Time
Food = Lockers, Desks, Teachers, etc. (Shit you need.)
Schools would never have a bit of a uniform code, being that they'd be wasting their time trying to get you to stop wearing your . . . black pants or whatever . . . And they wouldn't have time to buy new desks, have 500+ lockers, and hire teachers. Does it make sense? I'm probably gonna have a bunch of people down my throat going, "What are you TALKING about?" But if you think about it . . . It makes senseeeeeee.
I mean come on, how much do you like looking like everyone else, you don't stick out in anyway, your just like a number in the line of students. You all look the same.
Who says you have to stick out? When you grow up and get a job, you'll be just another worker. When you die, you'll just be another person dying. Who's gonna say, "Man, he really wore those black pants and stuck out?"
That's one of the reason's I don't like preppiness. (Nothing against anyone who likes to dress in Abercrombie or anything, it's your choice and that's what makes it good.) BUT I don't see it as being cool when you walk into class and everyone else has on the same type of outfit from Abercrombie, they all look the same as you. It's soooo stupid!!
Stupid? How do you know it's not "in?" Just like, in your clique or group or whatever, all black is "in?"
I heart uniforms in Catholic School.
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