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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (31523)	10/10/2001 5:06:48 AM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Fair answers. Actually I tend to agree... my principle is simple enough; that children (and others) should be allowed to wear what they wish within the appropriate rules of the institution. If it offends others, the question is whether it is designed to cause offence: or if such offence is purely in the mind of the offended. I simply wouldn't favour any recognised religion over another: and (being a school) you'd expect the more rebellious spirits to challenge and push, so don't be drawn by alleged 'religions' claiming the more extreme stances... In the UK, schooling is mainly state-owned and run (via local coucils/LEA's), although individual schools have a lot of freedom on dress code etc. Swastikas would be banned, for the obvious hate connotations - worn to offend and anger: and I suspect overt Satanist symbols would fall at the same hurdle... however the ankh would be fine at any bar the most Xtian schools [and outside these the fish would probably not even be recognised]. Nudity and burkhas (that's the complete body shroud for women, Taliban-style) would simply be outside the approved dress code. There is actually a recent case of a man who refuses to wear clothes, at all - he even wore none in court... he was acquitted of indecency, as I recall <g> I don't see the public or private ownership as a great issue. It behoves the state to be neutral, however. A private, fee-charging school, could presumably have what code it wanted: but I expressly oppose religiously segregated schooling anyhow, as breeding separatism, ignorance and primitive tribal instincts... Overall, I've no particular bones to pick with any garb or ornament: if people choose to wear things which others view as obscene, offensive or ridiculous, they can expect certain reactions.