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MineralMan

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30. Silliness.

Wed Jun 24, 2015, 10:54 AM

Jun 2015

While you're certainly free to insist that your own children not wear such things, I object to your insistence that other people's children be shamed for doing so. This girl's mother was OK with her attire, according to the article at the link. She's covered up adequately. It's a style of dress that some kids adopt. Looks like a costume to me, but I'm not 15, nor am I a goth fan.

The school official is the one who needs to be criticized, for seeing some sort of kinky sexual message in her attire. The girl was fine. She work the clothes she likes, as suggested by the school for this charity day. Any sexual connotations in her clothing is in the mind of the viewer alone.

If she's covered up, it's OK with me if she dresses in punk or goth clothing. I'm not seeing the problem here.

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Teenage Girl Pulled From School After Deputy Head Says Her Clothes Remind Him Of Bondage [View all] KamaAina Jun 2015 OP

So when this guy sees a teen girl wearing goth/punk clothes... Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #1

My first thought. Methinks his browser history should be perused. nt onehandle Jun 2015 #2

Indeed mythology Jun 2015 #3

He was probably thinking he'd like a spanking from the poor girl. hifiguy Jun 2015 #56

Perv much? MineralMan Jun 2015 #4

The School Is Named For This Guy... jberryhill Jun 2015 #5

Fifty Shades of Gray Metal Dr. Strange Jun 2015 #6

Off with his head! Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #28

She looks perfectly fine LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #7

Thats a badass jacket she's got. nt Snotcicles Jun 2015 #8

Wtf? romanic Jun 2015 #9

Ironically arrested by someone carrying handcuffs on prominent display ... eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 #10

Deputy head of a British school =/= US LEO. It just means the guy who is second in tblue37 Jun 2015 #21

You had to spoil a good joke with a dose of reality. eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 #25

Who was arrested? Snobblevitch Jun 2015 #49

That outfit is totally tame. And awesome. cyberswede Jun 2015 #11

Vice principal gets a boner for a high school girl. High school girl gets punished. Iggo Jun 2015 #12

England. And she would have been sent home here too. nt B2G Jun 2015 #14

Exactly why? Iggo Jun 2015 #18

Because schools have dress codes B2G Jun 2015 #22

Much like you and the staff member, I too enjoy pretending I know what is or is not appropriate... LanternWaste Jun 2015 #24

There is nothing inappropriate about this outfit.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #33

You don't get to make the rules for private schools B2G Jun 2015 #34

No, but people can say whatever they like about them kcr Jun 2015 #41

I'm well aware of who makes the rules.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #44

Oh good lord. My friends and I dressed Codeine Jun 2015 #38

This..... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #47

Did you miss the part where their own clothes were ok'd 1 day over the usual uniforms Panich52 Jun 2015 #55

That school requires uniforms jberryhill Jun 2015 #59

I posted the link to their uniform page B2G Jun 2015 #60

England. His quote is worse than the headline: "�She looks like she does bondage." GreatGazoo Jun 2015 #16

On what planet is that appropriate school attire?? nt B2G Jun 2015 #13

+1,000 malaise Jun 2015 #17

It was "wear what you want day". The skrt is below the fingertips and FourScore Jun 2015 #43

They ordinarily wear uniforms. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2015 #19

It was their "wear what you want" day. MineralMan Jun 2015 #23

From the waist up, nothing B2G Jun 2015 #26

Silliness. MineralMan Jun 2015 #30

Well if they don't like the dress code, B2G Jun 2015 #31

I see. Well, apparently that girl's mother is doing just that. MineralMan Jun 2015 #35

Garters are just garters. Codeine Jun 2015 #39

her shorts come down to her fingertips fizzgig Jun 2015 #50

Hell, I wore shorts much shorter than that as a kid, and a male, ahh, the 1980s... Humanist_Activist Jun 2015 #62

Those shorts aren't that short, especially this time of year... Humanist_Activist Jun 2015 #61

The issue isn't whether it's appropriate attire kcr Jun 2015 #42

"Bondage" aside, this outfit is for school? WinkyDink Jun 2015 #15

They normally wear uniforms jberryhill Jun 2015 #58

I like school uniforms..just makes life simpler, cheaper, and in some cases safer. kelliekat44 Jun 2015 #20

This school has proper uniforms. Iggo Jun 2015 #36

The spiked collar and leather leggings edhopper Jun 2015 #27

Spiked collars and leather leggings are also goth.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #45

They are ALSO goth edhopper Jun 2015 #48

Let me clarify... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #52

I agree with that edhopper Jun 2015 #54

I remember in my high school, the goth/punk teens wore much raunchier stuff than her... Humanist_Activist Jun 2015 #63

A lot of kids look like this and I don't think of bondage when I see kids nor RKP5637 Jun 2015 #29

While opinions clearly vary about the appropriateness SheilaT Jun 2015 #32

If this makes you think of bondage, you have a problem. DetlefK Jun 2015 #37

Creep rock Jun 2015 #40

From the land that inspired this vision of educators.... aikoaiko Jun 2015 #46

Personally, I think we should be encouraging our young people to express their individuality. Maedhros Jun 2015 #51

She looks like a teenage girl. Vinca Jun 2015 #53

American dopeyness is spreading across the pond hifiguy Jun 2015 #57