On Fri, 22 Aug 2003, mike larkin wrote:
> Dress codes that accomomodate individuality are one
> thing, and a fine way to curb all that sexy 11-year
> old Lolita stuff. But uniforms? If you're a Maoist!
Go to a mall and look at the clusters of 13 year olds and what they're wearing. Can you say with a straight face they're expressing their unique individuality? Bullshit. As Wojtek emphasizes, it's a corporate-garment-industry mandated uniform enforced by incessant ads and peer pressure.
School uniforms stifle "individuality" no more (or less) than current corporate standards for teen clothing do. (Buying corporate brands to "fit in" is not the unique expression of a person's individuality!)
Miles