OT "I'm Dealing With A Few Transgender Issues"

I entitled this thread, "I'm dealing with a few transgender issues" and have gone on to post seeming abuses and other concerning situations. Nonetheless, I believe this article does an eloquent job of explaining some of the things my neice, and our extended family, had been going through. Very, very interesting and thought-provoking.

https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=3088298&page=1

 

So the spot we went to brunch today ended up having a Drag Brunch. It was kind of like burlesque in that it gets old really quick. I think the girls in there being loud like it was a bachelorette party were more annoying than anything else.

 

Going to have to change his moniker to “La Mujer Presidente”.

 

Hello,
There are some (not me) that are of the opinion that different clothing is a distraction to an optimal education. Some countries have strict dress codes for all students to help avoid the distraction altogether. What they don't understand is they are sacrificing creativity and individualism. It has, in general, worked for them as far as I know, though. Those counties tend to be very high in graduation percentages, iq levels, and the like.

 

I have very mixed feelings about school uniforms. But where there aren't uniforms, let students express themselves.

 

Same on mixed feelings. One pro argument I've seen is that it puts all the kids on an even-ish playing field, if you will. So there's not the group of kids with the latest and hottest fashions, and kids who are wearing their clothes from 2-3 years ago because they are unable to afford an upgrade each year.

 

Do you have kids?

My parents always made sure to buy me the clothes I wanted. Even if it was from a store like Ross or Marshalls or Nordstrom. Didn't matter. Because kids should feel comfortable while at school so they can focus on studies. Forcing a kid to wear something that is a uniform or not what they want since it will become a "distraction" can make a kid have a distraction since they can't relax or feel comfortable in their own skin.

 

Uniforms are often very gender role. I sure would have hated having to wear a skirt.

 

No, and i don't disagree, but i think these countries find the level of distraction of slightly uncomfortable clothes is much smaller than the distraction of fads and trying to be trendy.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_uniforms_by_country#:~:text=In modern Europe, Britain, Malta,school uniform in the U.K.

 

Perhaps, a reason why the milotary has uniforms.

But, hey! What about marching bands?!

 

That's easy for you to make that decision for others. But, someone with gender dysphoria would disagree with you.

 

I was in a marching band. Marched the starlight several times.
Let me just say this. My gf at the time was also in the band. And she was an in shape cheerleader, on the tennis and volleyball team.
If those uniforms didn't make all asses flat as fuck and almost indistinguishable between the sexes, i would have likely hit many more wrong notes while marching along!

 

I didn't make the decision for others and if you notice in my first post i said I’m not for uni’s?
Please do not make this about me. I just brought up some situations happening currently is all.

 

How about the children who's parents cant afford the latest fashion trend which can cause a lack of confidence and sometimes spawn teasing and ridicule from those with parents who can?
I am not for school uniforms overall but trying to see both sides is all.

 

I wore a "uniform" for eight years of Catholic grade school, and other than the fact that they put a target on our backs for public school kids, I had no real problem with them. Growing up, my dad was trying to build a business, so my mom was on a very tight budget, as every spare nickel went back into that business. As a kid, I wasn't really fashion conscious but I knew what Chuck Taylor's and Levis were, and most of my friends wore them. But to save money, my brothers and I got Penney's plain pocket jeans, along with their Chuck Taylor knock offs (identical except for the heel tag). The rest of our outfits were augmented by thrift store bargains. While I didn't feel particularly neglected, and I understood completely where the money was going, I was still acutely aware that my wardrobe a a step down from plenty of my friends. So that made wearing a uniform a more stress free and self esteeming situation. We all dressed the same (except for those !@*&?!**##%*!>!!?! Chuck Taylor's) and the "playing field" was level. And after school we'd go home, change into our generic civvies and get on with our lives. It was just one less thing for a kid get their skivvies in a bunch over. I think uniforms should be mandatory for every school in America. That would be one less thing to detract from the actual education.......

 

If you are thrifty you can make it work. My parents weren't rich by any means, they just made it a priority to make sure I was comfortable in school. It worked because I make way more than either of them ever did.

You don't have to have the latest fashion trend. I bought Ross and Marshalls stuff and fit in very well.

Otherwise maybe they can increase property taxes and give kids clothing vouchers to pick out some stuff at places like Ross and Marshall's.

Don't parents have to buy school uniforms? What if they can't?

 

I don't know who pays for uniforms. I do know being made fun of for wearing fake keds is a real thing though. And not all parents can make it work. And not all parents even care.