Deep Thoughts: Political correctness sucks

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Political correctness sucks

My son was pulled out of school yesterday because he wore a shirt picturing a hand grenade. It’s a shirt he wore last year with no problem, but this year the rules changed. Apparently you can’t wear a shirt that might scare kids with imaginary threats of violence. They made him change into an ugly shirt with nasty florescent colors that smelled like detergent.

What the hell were they thinking?

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AndrewHall 95p · 774 weeks ago

When I was in school (in the 80's) we had ongoing water gun fights with realistic looking water uzis.

It seems that things have changed a bit.
http://laughinginpurgatory.blogspot.com/2010/09/3...

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Buffy 83p · 774 weeks ago

"Zero tolerance" policies have zero intelligence.

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Mojoey 107p · 774 weeks ago

I agree there. Of course, my son really wants me to forget about all of this so he won't get in any more trouble.

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Buffy 83p · 774 weeks ago

I wonder what the school would do if he went in wearing a shirt that had one of the more violent Bible verses--perhaps even one of the ones that calls for war/murder/genocide. It would be interesting to see if they allow open calls for violence because it's "religious" while banning pictures.

Then again if he's just looking to avoid trouble he might not want to push it. I can understand his position.

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guest · 773 weeks ago

Schools have rules for a reasons. It is parents like you that make me sick.

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Mojoey 107p · 773 weeks ago

You don't get it, right? Schools have rules and minds behind the rules. They should use them.

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guest · 773 weeks ago

I suppose you let him wear his pants hanging down. There are clothes that are right for school.

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guest · 773 weeks ago

I think what the school did was great, after all of the schools shootings. My husband is a teacher, and has said good for the school.

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Mojoey 107p · 773 weeks ago

Right - enforce an arbitrary and meanness dress code over the use of common sense. That's thinking. Good for you.

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guest · 773 weeks ago

Schools can change their dress code policy every year. Rules are rules, or are some people to good to follow them.

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Mojoey 107p · 773 weeks ago

Whatever.

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Demilio joe · 696 weeks ago

Lol at both sides of the issue. Schools go overboard whereas parents and children also go way overboard. The shirt has a picture of a violent thing, this does not mean the child is advocating violence - could even be the opposite and the shirt is just a shirt. The problem today is common sense is no more and idiots seem to run the show.

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Mojoey 107p · 773 weeks ago

Why would you think that? He wore a t-shirt to school that he wore to school dozens of times before. He was treated like a criminal for an arbitrary enforcement of a dress code. It's just dumb, has no point, and robbed my kid of class time. And for what? There is no crime here. His shirt hurt nobody. Kids are not afraid. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

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guest · 773 weeks ago

Sue the school. Maybe you should home school him.

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