school refuses to show picture of lesbian in yearbook

[Az]

evil conservatives.

[SpencerH]

The worls is full of small minded *******s Who gives a **** what she wears.

Small minded liberals who think all conservatives are nazis

[pchang]

Are there any such dress codes that bar women from wearing shirts and jackets?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by The diplomat


What if she had been a christian who refused to wear the dress because she said it was unchristian to show cleavage? I doubt we'd be accusing the school of discrimination. In fact, some would probably be making fun of her for being a prude.

Yep, some kids at school would make fun of her. Then the media -- especially Fox -- would show up to lionize her, declaring her the true voice of American youth. She'd be all over the national media for days, along with smug Christian pundits defending her against non-existant attacks. Her picture, in her demure dress, would be continually juxtaposed with pictures of Christine Aguilara, driving home a point so obvious it doesn't need articulation. The more hysterical conservative columnists -- think Cal Thomas -- would begin comparing her to the alleged "Christian martyr" of Columbine. Eventually, at a press conference, President Bush would be tossed a soft-ball question about the controversy, which he would use as an opportunity to praise her faith, denegrate teacher's unions, and promote abstinence-only sex education and No Child Left Behind. And the picture would run.

Have you been living abroad? Or do you just not get how America works now?

[St Leo]

Originally posted by The diplomat
Her sexuality has nothing to do with anything!

True, in a way. This is not so much about sexuality as it is about cross-dressing. And, fundamentally, gender-bound clothing is silly, gender-bound dress codes are double silly, and this is all triple silly for female humans since they got the right to wear whatever they wish back in the 1920s.

[Joseph]

Originally posted by Q Cubed
It's ****ing clothes. Jesus Christ, why is this (school's) administration so ****ing stupid?

They are not stupid. I now work at a Middle School and we have a dress code period. If you don't follow it, you are in trouble period. If you do follow it, everything is fine.
The girl could have worn a dress that was not low cut and no one would have been able to see her breast.

[chequita guevara]

It's against the law to mandate that women wear dresses.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
It's against the law to mandate that women wear dresses.

But it isn't (unless you are in California) to say they can't wear pants. Especially when the men are required to wear suits.

[:) Smiley]

California

Social conventions are just deep rooted discrimination.

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Anyway, why don't they just crop the photos at the neck? The face is the main function of the book anyway.

[Odin]

This is another reason I am against school uniforms, the female uniform almost invariably consists of a skirt, and forcing people to conform to culturally imposed dress expectations is wrong.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Social conventions are just deep rooted discrimination.

Don't say that too loud. A year back (or so), I mentioned that a policy mandating skirts or dresses (ie, no pants) for women was sexist and nearly got my head ripped off by the people here.

[Odin]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

Social conventions are just deep rooted discrimination.

Don't say that too loud. A year back (or so), I mentioned that a policy mandating skirts or dresses (ie, no pants) for women was sexist and nearly got my head ripped off by the people here.

Thats Georgia, us yankees are much more civilized.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Here meaning Poly, NOT Georgia.

[Sava]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Here meaning Poly, NOT Georgia.

Well some people here are as dumb as I suspect people are in Georgia.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
But it isn't (unless you are in California) to say they can't wear pants. Especially when the men are required to wear suits.

This is a public school and it wasn't a school uniform.