Posted by simrud:
Dress codes are bs in general. Anybody who likes to have constraints on what they have to have on at work is out of their mind. If all of us had our way, or at least the non-control freak militay types, we woudl all have casual Fridays every day of the week.
Its kinda funny how limitin somebody self expression is considered a good thing for learning. I mean what can be better then starting to brainwash the kids into the perfect mindless submissive consumer right from the getgo and not even wate for a shot at them until they get into the real world.
Uniforms turn people into generalied manikens that are easy to deal with. The reason they do in the army is so its easier to send to theri death. Its hard to talk about loosing indivdiuals, but they once you shave them and put them into the same green unis, they are units. Saying you lost units in an operation is so much easier on your conciense then sayin you just lost men.
The reason all the bad stuff happens in school in the first place is because some kids are not assertive enough about what they want and like and their preference and veiw of the world, so the conform.
Making everybody conform to one "acceptable" standard instead is not the answer. Its just as bad as random peer pressure. Its the same way the extreme right (Fasism) is just the same thing as the extreme left (Totaletarian Communism).
Regardles, makin players ware business casual in team functions arent that bad, they are role models. But all the other crap said here about unis are good for soceity in general is total brainwashed bs.
You bring up some good points although you seemed a bit rushed to get it out!
I would have fought tooth an nail if I had to cut my hair and wear a uni in school. But in my day, nobody got shot for wearing $200 sneakers, and we did not have Prada handbags and other status symbols in the youth market. I don't think a kid should go to school and feel rejected or have lost self esteem cuz their parents can't affort to keep them in the latest styles. Likewise, nobody should overinflate their self worth based on mateial goods.
In good time, they all will be in the real world, but in school this crap is a distraction for the kids.
On the NBA, I would hope that first and formost they are a TEAM. No "I" in team, and thus either they all look good, or all dress in Pajamas! So I think its a good idea to put some uniformity to it. Allan Iverson is part of a team! Allan will find a way to distiguish himself.
Most folks like uniformality. Mob mentality applies to the way they vote, horde to churchs, join gangs, clubs, associations, etc.
10/18/2005 11:23 AM