I'm not in high school anymore, but my high school didn't (and still doesn't) require students to wear uniforms. In fact the only one in town that does is one of the religious private schools.
I only had to wear uniforms for 2 years of jr high, but my highschool had a dress code of long pants and collared shirt, by the end though i got comfortable wearing cargo khakis and hawaiian shirts
My old one, yes. Which actually isn't that bad. It's much easier waking up in the morning and knowing what I have to wear than not. However, my new high school is free-dress, ironically enough, it is a private school much like my old one
[QUOTE="harashawn"] I would've gone to a different school if it did. Mercenary848
I never understood this thinking, is wearing your own clothes that big a deal.
Its like someone yeling at you your no different from anyone else. You are different. If clothes cam in black i wouldn't care. Its the only color i wear for some reason.
I'm not in high school anymore, but my high school didn't (and still doesn't) require students to wear uniforms. In fact the only one in town that does is one of the religious private schools.t3hrubikscube
i went to one of those religious private schools....maybe not in ur turn.....worst 4 years of life....but i got 17 college credits out of the way before i graduated
[QUOTE="harashawn"] I would've gone to a different school if it did. warownslife
I never understood this thinking, is wearing your own clothes that big a deal.
Its like someone yeling at you your no different from anyone else. You are different. If clothes cam in black i wouldn't care. Its the only color i wear for some reason.
If your clothes are the only thing that makes you stand out...you might want to go out and do some living.
[QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"] Freedom to express oneself blah blah blah...i'm all for uniforms..at least you don't have girls dressing like sluts and guys ogling them..
Xx_Hopeless_xX
What's wrong with girls dressing how they want to?
I never said there was anything wrong with it in a general sense...i said i prefer uniforms..and stated why..
Well when you say "at least you..." that implies you don't want girls dressing like sluts, my question was I guess a poor phrasing of why you think it's good when they can't...
I never understood this thinking, is wearing your own clothes that big a deal.
Mercenary848
Its like someone yeling at you your no different from anyone else. You are different. If clothes cam in black i wouldn't care. Its the only color i wear for some reason.
If your clothes are the only thing that makes you stand out...you might want to go out and do some living.
Only? I wish i didn't stnd out so much. Everyone knows me. I'm called german, jew, nazi, fat( not fat just really skinny), and harry potter at my school all the time. I stand out too much.
[QUOTE="warownslife"]Its like someone yeling at you your no different from anyone else. You are different. If clothes cam in black i wouldn't care. Its the only color i wear for some reason.
warownslife
If your clothes are the only thing that makes you stand out...you might want to go out and do some living.
Only? I wish i didn't stnd out so much. Everyone knows me. I'm called german, jew, nazi, fat( not fat just really skinny), and harry potter at my school all the time. I stand out too much.
Must have some bright ones at that school, look on the good side atleast you have more features that separate you rom them.
[QUOTE="warownslife"]Its like someone yeling at you your no different from anyone else. You are different. If clothes cam in black i wouldn't care. Its the only color i wear for some reason.
warownslife
If your clothes are the only thing that makes you stand out...you might want to go out and do some living.
Only? I wish i didn't stnd out so much. Everyone knows me. I'm called german, jew, nazi, fat( not fat just really skinny), and harry potter at my school all the time. I stand out too much.
Sounds like there is very fine company to be had at your school :|
What's wrong with girls dressing how they want to?
chessmaster1989
I never said there was anything wrong with it in a general sense...i said i prefer uniforms..and stated why..
Well when you say "at least you..." that implies you don't want girls dressing like sluts, my question was I guess a poor phrasing of why you think it's good when they can't...
Well for one it shows they actually respect themselves..meaning they think they're actually worth something more then just a body for some pathetically shallow guy to use.. Secondly..it makes guys consider other aspects of them..such as personality and the like..since they're not wearing anything revealing...i prefer things to be left to the imagination..or lack there of.. Thirdly..It discourages said shallow behavior... Fourth..i loathe people that dress slutty to get attention... There are probably more but i can't think of them right now...and again..those are based on my own personal convictions...
I never understood this thinking, is wearing your own clothes that big a deal.
Joshywaa
Absolutely. A person's external appearance defines them as much as their actions. If everyone is dressed the same, everyone is the same.
So if my friend Jimmy comes over and he has the same clothes on as me...does that mean i become Jimmy?
Someone wearing an Iron Maiden shirt is identified as an Iron Maiden fan. If a group of people are wearing Iron Maiden shirts, they are identified as Iron Maiden fans. They are no longer several distinct people, but simply Iron Maiden fans. People dressed the same suddenly become identifiable as just that: people dressed the same. Whether they are doing so to express national pride, fandom, or simply because they have to, they are not seen a multiple people, but a singleentity of people. This is why many people feel at home at their favourite band's concert, or a local sporting event. Everyone is the same externally to an extent. They aren't just a crowd anymore, they are a crowd of Canucks fans, or Iron Maiden fans, or St. Mary's High School students. They are a group of the same "person". However, there is no pride in being forced to dress the same. Wearing high school uniforms only makes a group of unique individuals into a group of dull students.
[QUOTE="harashawn"] Absolutely. A person's external appearance defines them as much as their actions. If everyone is dressed the same, everyone is the same. harashawn
So if my friend Jimmy comes over and he has the same clothes on as me...does that mean i become Jimmy?
Someone wearing an Iron Maiden shirt is identified as an Iron Maiden fan. If a group of people are wearing Iron Maiden shirts, they are identified as Iron Maiden fans. They are no longer several distinct people, but simply Iron Maiden fans. People dressed the same suddenly become identifiable as just that: people dressed the same. Whether they are doing so to express national pride, fandom, or simply because they have to, they are not seen a multiple people, but a singleentity of people. This is why many people feel at home at their favourite band's concert, or a local sporting event. Everyone is the same externally to an extent. They aren't just a crowd anymore, they are a crowd of Canucks fans, or Iron Maiden fans, or St. Mary's High School students. They are a group of the same "person". However, there is no pride in being forced to dress the same. Wearing high school uniforms only makes a group of unique individuals into a group of dull students. So clothing alone makes one unique?..
So if my friend Jimmy comes over and he has the same clothes on as me...does that mean i become Jimmy?
Xx_Hopeless_xX
Someone wearing an Iron Maiden shirt is identified as an Iron Maiden fan. If a group of people are wearing Iron Maiden shirts, they are identified as Iron Maiden fans. They are no longer several distinct people, but simply Iron Maiden fans. People dressed the same suddenly become identifiable as just that: people dressed the same. Whether they are doing so to express national pride, fandom, or simply because they have to, they are not seen a multiple people, but a singleentity of people. This is why many people feel at home at their favourite band's concert, or a local sporting event. Everyone is the same externally to an extent. They aren't just a crowd anymore, they are a crowd of Canucks fans, or Iron Maiden fans, or St. Mary's High School students. They are a group of the same "person". However, there is no pride in being forced to dress the same. Wearing high school uniforms only makes a group of unique individuals into a group of dull students. So clothing alone makes one unique?..That wasn't my point at all.Appearance helps to express uniqueness in a way actions simply can't, and vice versa. Nobody can be fully identified by one of these qualities alone. Nor can they fully have an identity.
[QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"][QUOTE="harashawn"] Someone wearing an Iron Maiden shirt is identified as an Iron Maiden fan. If a group of people are wearing Iron Maiden shirts, they are identified as Iron Maiden fans. They are no longer several distinct people, but simply Iron Maiden fans. People dressed the same suddenly become identifiable as just that: people dressed the same. Whether they are doing so to express national pride, fandom, or simply because they have to, they are not seen a multiple people, but a singleentity of people. This is why many people feel at home at their favourite band's concert, or a local sporting event. Everyone is the same externally to an extent. They aren't just a crowd anymore, they are a crowd of Canucks fans, or Iron Maiden fans, or St. Mary's High School students. They are a group of the same "person". However, there is no pride in being forced to dress the same. Wearing high school uniforms only makes a group of unique individuals into a group of dull students.
harashawn
So clothing alone makes one unique?.. That wasn't my point at all. Clothing helps to express uniqueness in a way actions simply can't, and vice versa. Nobody can be fully identified by one of these qualities alone. Nor can they fully have an identity. At the end of the day most people dress to fit into a certain crowd as it is..so why not just make it one cohesive uniform instead of multiple ones?..
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