Being 212 years old, I tend to regard these things as an attempt by "our youth" to discover something against which to rebel after most all of the options have been taken. It seems unless one opts for full-on gunplay, the only other option is gender-defying costume choices. It's so hard to rattle mom's and dad's cages when they already covered the same territory. Imagine the frustration of spending all that time taping down your breasts and stuffing a sock in your panties just to have your egg and sperm donors say, "Wow, Chelsea! You look like an awesome dude, Have a great time tonight tonguing some cheerleader's happy meal." #thekids
sigh. Even though I gave up years ago trying to argue that MTVmo bands like Fall Out Boy have zero in common with the true emo that grew out of the hardcore scene of 80s, it still pains me to see them and Adam Lambert (are you effing kidding me?) mentioned as emo. I will now go and cry and be old I guess. Jesus that's just depressing. #thekids
I went to high school in the 90's, at a school that enforced a strict dress code. Guess what? The kids who were gay were gay regardless, the skaters were skaters, and the jocks were jocks. Dress codes don't make or break someone's identity.
We're talking about teenagers. Of course they're going to think that the biggest factor in gender identity is dress. These are the kids that buy skateboarding brand t-shirts because they want to identify with skateboarding culture. Sooner or later they're going to realize that wearing a t-shirt doesn't make you a better skateboarder. But for now, they're teenagers, and have a lot to learn. #thekids
@bens: Yep. This is why teenagers should all be forced to where yellow jumpsuits. Or paisley waistcoats. Something uniform. At school, anyway. #thekids
@ms_priestypants: It's been a while since I looked around there, but I think the paisley bit is the best, so you didn't miss much
@ArleenCabango: Yeah, I agree with pretty much everything about Catholicism except the religious stuff. #thekids
I deleted BrickBreaker from my Blackberry. Because I had a problem.
If you’re in trouble too, go to Options - Advanced Options - Applications, scroll down to BrickBreaker, hit the BlackBerry button, and choose Delete from the pop-up menu. Then, turn off your phone and turn it on again. Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life.
Ugh. Douglas Quenqua has the world's most irritating articles. If you'll recall, he's also the one who brought us groundbreaking coverage on gays and straights talking to each other and on what happens when you delete Facebook friends. He also claimed that calling something "so Obama" was a trend. Have you ever heard anyone call something "so Obama"? Because I have not, and it's a good thing because I would probably punch that person in the face. Would that be Obama, Quenqua?
@Foster Kamer: Ellesse, remember that one? Every tennis playing kid from Great Neck at my college wore Fila and Ellesse shiny sweat suits every single day. 1981-82. Not BU - an academic step above and not my final alma mater. Think Elephants.
Wow - ugly, ugly clothes. Even the handsome model in the Times' slideshow looks like a loser in them. Poor guy.
Best picture of the slideshow though is showing what actual students wear, and there's a bunch of guys dressed like Billy Mays - apparently it was blue oxford shirt day.
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We're talking about teenagers. Of course they're going to think that the biggest factor in gender identity is dress. These are the kids that buy skateboarding brand t-shirts because they want to identify with skateboarding culture. Sooner or later they're going to realize that wearing a t-shirt doesn't make you a better skateboarder. But for now, they're teenagers, and have a lot to learn. #thekids
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@Varnsen: What the--? People are strange. #thekids
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@ArleenCabango: Yeah, I agree with pretty much everything about Catholicism except the religious stuff. #thekids
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If you’re in trouble too, go to Options - Advanced Options - Applications, scroll down to BrickBreaker, hit the BlackBerry button, and choose Delete from the pop-up menu. Then, turn off your phone and turn it on again. Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life.
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(don't hate; I just LOVE this video)
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Or for $15.95 plus shipping and handling you can just go to Cafe Press or any of a dozen others with this:
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Best picture of the slideshow though is showing what actual students wear, and there's a bunch of guys dressed like Billy Mays - apparently it was blue oxford shirt day.
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