Dressing for distress - or is it privilege power move?

Sue22
Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:24:34 +0000

@Altras, you might want to check the definition of that first term…

To get back to the original question, I don’t think it’s a power move by the boys. Hair has always been an intergenerational issue, with the older not “getting” the fashions of the younger. I’m not a big fan of long hair either in most cases but some kids can rock it. At my prep school the boys would loosen their ties once they had passed the teacher who did cursory dress code inspections on the way into school. Nice, respectful boys who just didn’t like the feel of the noose. This was in the 70’s and 80’s. Flip flops have become much more commonly paired with dressier clothes. Not the rubber kind, but something like Rainbows. I live in NE too and it’s very common to see boys in shorts well into the fall. The boys don’t seem to feel the cold. My kid went to college in Maine and in 4 years never wore a proper winter jacket. His nod to Maine winters was a mid-weight sweatshirt.

As for tats, in every state I know of they’re legal at 18. Many seniors and some juniors are 18 or older.