Can were a smiley with a bullet; but masscot has a gun.?

Question

So there is this resource officer at my school; he made this kid in my grade turn his shirt inside out; cause it had a smiley with a bullet.

here is him in the shirt.
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z197/peaceLOVEandPICTURES/l_5c8607c99ae6d850821f621c52a21e5c.jpg

and here is our school masscot.
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z197/peaceLOVEandPICTURES/anywho.jpg

thats so gay.

comments?

Answer 1

Your schools mascot is a symbol of partriotism, your friends shirt, as funny as it may seem, is a symbol of anarchy. At the very least it's a symbol of gun violence. The schools dress code is there for a reason, respect it or pay the consequences, turning the shirt inside out isn't asking too much for breaking a known rule.

Answer 2

The resource officer did the right thing. Incidentally, 'wear' is spelled w-e-a-r, not "were;" and that shirt is not displaying a bullet. It is displaying a bleeding bullet hole thus advocating violence. The mascot is a positive image of a patriot ready to defend his school, not an immature adult advocating violence. We don't need anymore Columbines or Virginia Tech incidents.

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Answer 3

A gun in the hand of a patriot at the ready to defend against tyranny is a good thing. It's not violent, but it means "take me seriously, I'll fight for my freedom".

A smiley face with a bleeding bullet hole indicates violence, and it's violence against a benign icon of 'happyness', the Smiley.

I see a difference, sorry.

And unfortunately in this age, mindless bureaucrats that run schools only know how to react to fear.

While I see a teenager making a humorous, albeit anti-social statement, others see the Columbine killers and their kind in the making. I'm all for freedom of expression but in this case I do have to agree with their decision.

At the risk of completely becoming my father.....your bud also needs a haircut! (I'm joking....the hair is OK with me)

Answer 4

Your friends shirt depicts shooting an unarmed, happy thing. The other shirt shows a Patriot holding a flintlock rifle... one is a symbol of freedom, one is a symbol of murder.

The shirt isn't even funny, it makes you take a second look but the novelty wears off about 2 seconds later.... there isn't any real comedy involved.

Answer 5

THAT'S why they're called 'Dress Codes'. . . . and Dress Codes change! Especially with obscenities such as the 'Virginia Tech' and 'Columbine' occuring as frequently as they do, and NO amount of 'gun control' seems to be able to STOP!. . . . .

You youngsters don't know how GOOD you've got it! In my day, it was only in my senior year that girls could wear tailored slacks (NOT jeans! or shorts, either.), otherwise, it was skirts, ONLY! And boys had to wear their shirts tucked IN, and socks, even with sandals! Violators were SENT HOME to change! Multiple violations were punished by being suspended, then EXPELLED!

Your bud & his 'joke' t-shirt wouldn't have even gotten in the front door, much less have been able to attend classes.

Answer 6

Your friend got screwed. Sure his shirt might be inappropriate, but 90% of what all young girls wear is inappropriate. The school should be able to have it both ways. They made him turn his shirt inside out because of recent violence in schools, but if your school was that worried about it they should get rid of the gun toting patriot. I have no problem with you buddy and the patriot sharing space in your school both carrying or wearing their form of expression. The school needs to pick a stance and stand for it and not pick and choose randomly at things certain people deem offensive. Schools today are turning into a joke. They worry more about a smiley with a hole in its head rather than getting kids a proper and quality education. Maybe your bud should make shirt with your mascot holding a bazooka instead of a vintage rifle.

Answer 7

who says it is a bullet hole?
and how is it a hate crime against happy people? i have seen a lot worse shirts on other people in school. I think that people get picked out of a crowd because they dress differently.

The shirt had no problem in the 80s-90s at my school, my dad use to wear it and he told me they never said anything about it.

Yes, it (the mascot) is a symbol of patriotism, but is the gun necessary? Why cant you just have a regular patriot?

And how does wearing a shirt like that make anyone a "troubled person". That would be a stereotype.

Answer 8

i agree with Boker, your school's mascot stands for freedom, and patriotism, while the shirt your friend has on, promotes gun violence, and really isn't that funny to look at. Besides that, your friend is a scumbag in need of a haircut =]

Answer 9

It's all about the context. Your friend's shirt shows a violent image, inappropriate for school. The mascot is a soldier holding a rifle in a non-threatening, violent way. Very different situations.

Answer 10

Unfortunately the shirt could be taken as a threat towards happy people. This would be considered a hate crime. You could try to convince the resource officer that the T is art or that he is denying your freedom of speech but I doubt it would help.