In other news, the principal wanted to avoid a distraction. Well, now he's got reporters, national attention and Dan Savage put his e-mail up for his flying monkey army. Distraction ahoy.
The young man that feels comfortable in heels should wear them. The students harassing him should be disciplined. The principal should be given a copy of the constitution and locked in a room until he understands that first amendment thing, assuming the school doesn't have a uniform code.
Hopefully he won't also bring a Bible in that room.
I'm a firm believer that a bible has no place in a school. However, I will yield that point if all other religious beliefs are also represented. Children are in schools to be educated, not indoctrinated. They don't need god to do mathematics.
"As a principal of a high school, I have to take the paternal side and make sure he's going to be okay,"
He ws making sure the kid didn't twist his ankle and get hurt.
"Anytime anyone goes out from, quote, 'the norm' or anytime anyone wants to make a statement, you have to be willing to take what comes with it."
Exactly. Blame the vitim. It's his fault.
"One boy wore a dress on Monday and after we chatted about it, he decided not to," said Heilmann, saying that boy went and changed his clothes. "I was concerned about his safety."
Well isn't that special? He is concerned about the kid's safety, not about the kids who are possibly going to attack another student.
"... you're sure about this?"
How about what my dad did when I crossdressed at school?
"... you're sure about this?"
I don't think that counts as freaking out. Most fathers freak out. Hell, most fathers freak out when their kids play with dolls after a certain age.
The question I would ask is about whether the same shoes would be acceptable on a female student. (...)
In schools I was in they weren't. That's an important question.
Other then that I've little to add to what's been said. People should be allowed to wear whatever makes them feel comfortable and if anyone makes a problem of that, that person is the issue, not the one wearing something unusual.
(Exceptions might be made for clothing that is intentionally offense or distasteful, but if there's any student in a school you could see wearing it without getting in trouble, nobody should get in trouble for wearing it)
like driving mocs!!!!
I have the steel toed version naturally but yeah.
If there was name-calling, why isn't the faculty dealing with the bullies instead of the target? Besides, if the names were bothering the boy, he can choose to take those shoes off whenever he wants. If he wants to keep wearing them, obviously the other kids aren't bothering him that much.
I have 2 kids in elementary school and I can tell you factually that while the retoric from the school is big on anti-bully, the practice from the great majority of the faculty is not. They taught early not to be a tattle-tale, it's ingrained in them starting in K. The principle don't want to deal with issues, they want to maintain the status-quo. They like the stereotype and groups and cliques.
Both my kids have had issues. Fortunately my son's teach is not just retoric. She has been fantastic. My daughter has not had the same. But she fought back, verbally, finally and the bully backed off big time. I got my kids' back though.
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I have the steel toed version naturally but yeah.
I have me some steel-toed Cats myself. I've had them for about 15 years. They're still in awesome shape. If only Doc Marten's would last that long...
~ Tim
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If I wear cowboy boots people will really think I like country music. And I can't have that. Just can't.
Now why would they do that? I wear cowboy boots, blue jeans, leather belt with cowboy belt buckle (compelete with tucked in shirt so you can see it) and occasionally a bola tie. And while I don't really wear "cowboy style shirts", I don't wear shirts that go against the grain either.
And I've never run into someone assumes I like country music.
...I like how this thread started out as a discussion on the freedom of choice in regards to apparel, and is now more about what people wear...
That's the OTT for you.
[Now why would they do that? I wear cowboy boots, blue jeans, leather belt with cowboy belt buckle (compelete with tucked in shirt so you can see it) and occasionally a bola tie. And while I don't really wear "cowboy style shirts", I don't wear shirts that go against the grain either.
And I've never run into someone assumes I like country music.
Cuz people are idiots. I mean, people actually like country music. If that ain't evidence enough, I don't know what is.
[Now why would they do that? I wear cowboy boots, blue jeans, leather belt with cowboy belt buckle (compelete with tucked in shirt so you can see it) and occasionally a bola tie. And while I don't really wear "cowboy style shirts", I don't wear shirts that go against the grain either.
And I've never run into someone assumes I like country music.
Cuz people are idiots. I mean, people actually like country music. If that ain't evidence enough, I don't know what is.
You need more than someone singing in order for something to be music. You need someone on an instrument who is actively participating in the song.
You need more than someone singing in order for something to be music. You need someone on an instrument who is actively participating in the song.
I have no idea what this has to do with anything. In short, well done.
You need more than someone singing in order for something to be music. You need someone on an instrument who is actively participating in the song.
I have no idea what this has to do with anything. In short, well done.
You said country music :D
But yeah, you're right, my bad.
I was presenting my father's paternal response as an appropriate one to a "freak out", not as an example of a "freak out".
I figured you might be, but appropriate doesn't mean common. A LOT of people freak out as a first response to that kind of thing.