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Originally posted by Hylas
I said I didn't have to wear uniform, I think this was clear. And I think you're being a bit strict thinking that the ones who want to express themselves also thru attire are acting in a stupid way. Why buying clothes and choosing them also when you're not in school anymore then? You can go wherever you have to wearing the same stuff if you say so. Choosing what to wear ain't only mere vanity as you said. It's a part of one's personality. I'm not talking about fashion. I'm talking about the possibility to choose without feeling ridiculous for a simple matter of clothes. And this can happen a lot if you have to wear uniforms. And yes, I'm european and I've got no problems regarding gangs and crap like that, luckily. But I know some persons that felt embarassed and clumsy because of the stupid uniforms thing. You can call them silly, but starting being embarassed when you're young can leave a mark in your personality. Maybe you're too "strong" and "wise" to understand some feelings that "weakest" people can have. And believe me or not, I think feeling out of place for this matter is stupid and meaningless, that's why I think everyone should be free to feel comfortable within his own clothes. Because you're maybe saying clothes are a stupid matter, but you can't speak for others. And actually a lot of people hate going to school because of stupid rules like the uniforms one.
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1) Ease off, hon. You seem to be getting a bit flustered over this.
2) I didn't say it was stupid, I said it was vain. There's a big, BIG difference between the two. Individuality SIMPLY through choice of clothing is vanity is all that I said.
3) I felt goofy as hell in my uniform. I HATED them when I was in school and I resented them until I was out of high school (during high school there were no uniforms needed).
4) O_o "Strong and Wise"? *chuckles* Hylas, you didn't know me when I was a schoolkid. I was ostracised probably more than anyone else in my class.
5) ...People hate going to school anyway. Uniforms make the experience simpler, and saying that anyone, boy or girl, is special just because they feel uncomfortable and ergo NOBODY should wear uniforms is just kinda ludacris. Everyone would look equally ridiculous in a uniform, that's part of the beauty.
I said before that I could only speak for America (California in particular) on this matter. Honestly I could not care less what kids in Europe did about thier attire (From what I understand things are much more tame over there anyway). But you said yourself that you never had to wear a uniform.. so I can't see where you're getting this "they'd feel restricted in expressing thier individuality" stuff. *shrugs*
Point is.. Uniforms might not be the BEST choice, but they're the logical choice. It doesn't matter if
kids like them or not, truly, because that's not what they're for. They are there to FORCE the kids to concentrate more on learning and less on what they're gonna shlep around class in. I can't speak for everyone, but when I see uniforms what I DON'T see are 10 year olds wearing FUBU clothing and preteen girls dressed up like strippers. That's a GOOD thing.
(Also.. Kamari.. I didn't understand a friggin' thing of what you said in your last post..
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