School Uniforms (Was: Modern Intellect)

[Guest guest]

I have always believed in school uniforms. However,

this is not so good for the businesses. Think of all

the money spent on clothing? Magazines and television

fuel this lust for fashion. Show your attitude!

Express yourself! (By wearing the clothes WE tell you

to wear!) ha!

It has always been that way. I once read a novel ( " A

Polish Soldiers Tale " ?) written in the 1400s. The

author mocks the men and women always looking for the

latest fashion. Tolstoy, in " War and Peace " , does the

same.

Think about this. How many of our acquaintances will

spend $120 for a pair of jeans? I will talk to people

on Monday about their weekend. " Oh, I spent like $400

on clothes. " Can you believe it? Living in Malibu, I

really get to see materialism. Prada, Kate Spade,

Gucci. At my university, nearly every day is a

fashion show.

What is really funny is that fat people who dress up

are still fat. And without all of that, attractive and fit people are

still attractive. Unless the person is wearing a

suit, clothing doesn't seem to matter. One reason

many people oppose school uniforms is they really do

FORCE us to look at the persons body. If everyone is

wearing similar attire, there is a consistent frame of

reference with which to compare our classmates. No

bright colors to distract our eyes. No flesh to

distract us from what we should care about at school,

namely the person's mind. Still, the fleshly

distraction soon fades away.

The irony of ironies is this: men and women who are

educated and sophisticated become more attractive not

only in my eyes, but in the eyes of many of my

friends. Investing $12 in a copy of Aristotle's

Nicomachean Ethics, Plato's Dialogues, or Heller's

Catch-22 will make a person MUCH more attractive than

that any fabric. If we are talking about a meaningful

relationship, a rational person would likely go for

the educated person. Hell, even my stupid

acquaintances prefer a girl with confidence and

something up top (above chest level!).

Maybe people who have never dated someone really hot

will always covet. But ... God help you if your life

becomes relegated to mornings of coffee, bagels, the

NY Times, and a dunderhead sitting across the table

from you. Now THAT is American Beauty!

Christian Cernovich

Malibu, CA

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" Justice is always better than truth, " Henry Old Deer said. He threw a crumb

from his Snickers bar to the dog, who grabbed it in midair. " I have thrown the

dog this crumb. The truth is the dog likes Snickers, too. But truth does not

feed a dog. Justice is when the dog is fed. Do you understand? " - from Half

Moon and Empty Stars

Christian Cernovich

PepperdineATLA