I will Support you, Jonathan!

(Oct. 7) - When it comes to picking out an outfit to wear to school, there's a fine line between self-expression and unnecessary distraction.

One Georgia high school has decided that one of its 16-year-old male students crossed that line, and has asked him to start dressing in a more "manly" fashion, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.

Jonathan Escobar had recently transferred to North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Ga. and immediately caused quite a stir among students and staff with his penchant for wearing wigs, makeup, skinny jeans, vintage tops and women's flats.

Groups of kids gathered around him in the cafeteria, and the school's assistant principal even blamed a fight on Escobar's flamboyant attire.

On his third day at the school, during which Escobar was wearing pink wig, he approached by a school official and told that his choice was to either stop dressing in such a feminine manner or consider home-schooling.

Citing a school dress code that prohibits students from wearing clothing that may "contribute to a disruption of school functions," the school stands by its decision to confront Escobar on his outfits, The Atlanta Journal Constitution says.

Meanwhile, a student group on Facebook called "Support Jonathan" has grown to over 1,000 members. Organizers have printed bright pink T-shirts emblazoned with those words which many students plan to wear to school to show their displeasure, the paper said.

As for Escobar, he sees the school's edict as a an infringement on his creative expression.

"If I can't express myself, I won't go to school," he told the Atlanta Journal Constitution, "I want to get the message out there that because this is who I am, I can't get an education."

Okay... I couldn't find the alleged Support Jonathan group on Facebook so here is my 2 cents that you are so anxiously awaiting...

Ixnay on the Pink Wigs... I have four of our six kids in school right now and no school allows ANY not "normal" colors in the hair of any student. Jensen cannot even clip in a purple extension on football days. So I am cool with that...

NOW... here is what I am soooo NOT cool with:
over 1/2 the students in our Jr and Sr high schools, girls and boys wear the 'skinny' jeans. that is the ONLY jeans Jensen will wear and so do her guy friends. So... that is discrimination. If he cannot wear skinny jeans then either NOBODY wears skinny jeans or all GIRLS must be forced to wear dresses everyday and boys wear pants.

Also, he is wearing flats, he is not wearing david bowie go go boots with sequins and 8 inch platforms!! So... again... fair is fair.. no girls are allowed to wear Chucks or skate shoes to school. I love doc martens myself, but for argument's sake they do look "boyish" so lets ban those if you have a vagina.

As for makeup, well I am still Boy George's #1 fan even though my belief that I could turn him straight if but for just one day, has gone by the wayside so I do not have a problem with a little guyliner on this kid.  Or make a specific rule that boys don't wear makeup and girls MUST wear makeup. After all, how do I know that girls with NO makeup at our schools are not all lesbians and maybe I find that disruptive to my children!  So... get with the times or REWRITE all the school handbooks to specify what is okay for each sex. 

I am personally worried about my kids grades, not their individual styles.
I remember when Rob Wigglesworth wore shorts to school because he said it wasn't fair the girls could wear miniskirts, so why can't boys wear shorts? I was in total agreement because his shorts were down to his knees which is a lot more than I can say for the girls in miniskirts.

As someone who spent many years in Catholic school before escaping to public.. if you want to really make it ALL fair across the board, put everyone in a uniform and when the girls skirts start creeping up the thigh, do what our nuns did..... pull all girls by grade, line them up on their knees and measure each and every one, and if those skirts are more than 4" above the knee, give the slut a whack with the ruler and call her mother and demand she lets that hem down before that tramp is allowed back to school.  Do you think I am playing????? I assure you, it happened,  all the time, only this tramp was smart enough to know when they got to me, to bow my lower back and stick my ass out so the front of my skirt got miraculously longer.

Word Problems 101

Pet Bear Kills Pennsylvania WomanBy Janet DiGiacomo, CNN

(Oct. 5) -- A 37-year-old Pennsylvania woman died Sunday after being mauled by her pet black bear, authorities said.

Kelly Ann Walz was attacked when she entered the bear's cage to feed the 350-pound animal and clean its cage, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The bear lived in a 15-by-15-foot steel and concrete enclosure on Walz's property in Ross Township.

The bear wasn't the only unusual animal living on the property, an official with the State Game Commission told CNN affiliate WFMZ-TV. The homeowner had a permit to keep a Bengal tiger and an African lion, and the property routinely passed inspection and had no violations, he said.

Wow... word problems always threw me off as a kid, but I guess I have matured and I think I solved this one right off the bat... ready kids??

PET + BEAR = DUMBASS

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

We all know October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.  If you are in the Tristate area, please get your Pink Hair Extension from Debi @ Noodles Salon on Beechmont. Walk Ins are welcome!  For $10, you can look adorable and all proceeds go to Breast Cancer Research! I got mine today! I love it!

On October 18th, from 10-5, Noodles is doing their annual CUTATHON.  $10 haircuts and all proceeds to go the American Cancer Society! Please support these ladies and their wonderful effort to find a cure!!

Thank you!

Where's Lardo??

A month ago, we reported on Glamour's efforts to push the boundaries of accepted beauty norms with a photo shoot for its November issue featuring all plus-sized models -- in the buff.

And now, the picture we've all been waiting for: seven plus-size knockouts -- Crystal Renn, Lizzie Miller, Amy Lemons, Ashley Graham, Kate Dillon, Anansa Sims and Jennie Runk -- all showing off what their mamas gave them.

In the article accompanying the photograph (and yes, all the models actually ate the catered food at the shoot!), Glamour writer Genevieve Field discusses the fashion industry's obsession with weight, explaining that any model over a size 6 is often considered plus-size because she's too big for the designer samples that typically run from a size 0-4.

What's wrong with this picture??? hmmm... wait.... by George, I think I've got it!!

 

NOBODY in it is plus sized!!!!! Why is it that PLUS SIZE in the "real" world is a size 16 and up but in the "unreal" world of modeling, it's probably a size 6??? I would be thrilled to look like any of these gorgeous women and would not hesitate to put the smack down on anyone that called me fat!