[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Rictor
Oh please, when did we get so PC all of a sudden. Blacks, blacks, blacks! There, see?

I actually think this is completely stupid, there's no way a public school can tell you what sort of hairstyle of wear, same for clothes. Not if its compulsory anyway (the school I mean). The fact that they have a double standard just adds an extra layer of bull**** to the case.

However, my love of civil liberties is conflicting with my extreme dislike of stupid people, so I'm kind of torn on this one.

Actually, the reason for not using blacks is because one kid is mixed race.

Another thing is possibly that, for some reason, the colour black has tended to be a negative one throughout history; black and white, black hearted, etc.  Possibly that plays on peoples minds a bit.

For me, I didn't use it because black & white are opposites; I prefer 'darker skinned' simply because it emphasises the only real difference is skin tone.

[karajorma]

I prefer black. It makes it easier on everyone. Darker skinned than who? A white person? Why are they a yard stick for anything?

Plus there's lot of people with darker skin. Basically it sounds like a way of lumping together everyone except the caucasians and some orientals.

[Bobboau]

Neeegrooooooooo!!!!!

[Scuddie]

Domo Amigato...

[WMCoolmon]

She looks like a...word that the word filter would catch.

But I completely agree with her.

[Scuddie]

Originally posted by WMCoolmon
She looks like a...word that the word filter would catch.

Whigger?  Putas?  Brit?

[Grey Wolf]

Originally posted by Scuddie
Domo Amigato...

That's "Domo arigato, Mister Roboto".  Get your Styx references right

[Scuddie]

Fine.  You miss one letter, and everybody's after your throat.  I'm outa here.

Gotta get me some dinner.

[Ford Prefect]

Damnit, the Brits are catching up with us. Quick! We need mandatory chastity belts! Bar codes on everyone's neck! We can't let them win this game!

[Bobboau]

there fatter than us now too...

[kasperl]

Bloody hell, that is completely ****ed up.

My school is rather tolerant about dress code, only T-shirts with the more explicit texts aren't allowed, and I haven't seen anyone wearing racist icons, and I doubt that'd be allowed, but the rest is all fair game.

[Flipside]

Well, I work in a training centre for teenagers, and we've had everything from braids to bright-pink and spiky, and the funny thing is that no matter what type of hairstyle the kid had, it had no effect whatsoever on their ability to learn or do a job or an exam. One of the best amdinistrators I ever taught had a ring through her nose and the word 'Death' tatooed to her arm.

That is what pisses me off.

[kasperl]

The only reason certain hairstyles might be considered bad is because they would be dangerous. IE: No long hair in a room with power tools unless you tie it up.

[Flipside]

The thing is, when you see a 60 year old with bright pink spiky hair, your first general impression is of someone who could never accept that their teenage years were over, even teenagers know that in their hearts.

So let 'em wear radical styles and stupid stuff while they can still get away with it. feeling you're free to express yourself isn't just, supposedly, a requirement of who we are, it's actually an incredibly good way of getting the best out of your employees, if schools and industry would get their heads out of the 50's and concern themselves more with the quality of their product and less with their sphere of influence.