Wednesday, September 22, 2010

To keep a breast, or not?

http://www.argusleader.com/article/20100903/NEWS/9030305/-I-love-boobies-bracelet-stirs-trouble-in-schools
So as I was browsing the interweb to find an article over some sort of controversial topic for this blog I decided to check the local newspaper from my hometown. I came across a pretty interesting article, it was about how some schools South Dakota are banning students from wearing the keep a breast bracelets that say on them "I love Boobies" that are for breast cancer awareness. Baltic High Principal Jim Aisenbrey told the Argus leader after a school assembly on the first day of school. “I think everybody in the gym, including myself, has had a family member or relative or friend who has dealt with the issue. I do think there are more proper ways to bring this plight to the attention of people, and I don’t think this is a proper way.”
The bracelets have been around for the last five years, but it wasn't until last year they started getting popular in the teen and highschool world. Schools across the country have began to ban them, calling them offensive and distracting and that kids don't actually wear them to support breast cancer, they just wear them because they say Boobies on them. I'm personally all for the bracelets. I think its a fun way to show your support for something. I didn't really catch on to them until I started working at Zumiez back home in the mall. We sell them there and every time I would be working people always come up to me and are like "do you know where the boobie bracelets are" so finally I decided to get one my self, and I'm glad I did. I feel good knowing i'm supporting a good cause. I hope that schools will see past what the bracelet says on it and realize what it actually supports
It seems that today schools ban just any little thing, I remember when I was in grade school and all my friends had those yu-gi-oh cards, they band those from school! The public education system needs to realize that kids will be kids. As long as no one is being physically harmed from the bracelets why ban them? I find there to be nothing wrong with them, they say I love boobies on them. I don't think that is sexual at all, I don't know maybe I'm just a biased opinion because I'm a teenager in college and work at the store that sells them.
Post a comment about what you think the schools should do about he bracelets I want to here some other peoples opinions.

1 comment:

  1. Alex,

    You present an interesting point. I can see both sides of this argument. However, you have a valid point. The bracelets support a good cause and don't hurt anyone.

    I would assume that they are trying to label the bracelets as offensive. Is the problem an obnoxious bracelet or simply a ridiculously over-censoring things.

    Thanks for bringing this up! I had seen the bracelets around, but I never knew the story behind them.

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