Teens and dress codes: It's a fashion thing, duh!

Teens and

dress codes: It's a fashion thing, duh!

It was with a great deal of

shock that I read A. M. Muska's rebuttal to Ms. Greer's letter to the

editor. Greer's letter talked about the oppressive dress code at area

schools.

Muska shows total insensitivity

to the fashion needs of today's teen nation. It is so important that young

men and ladies in high school wear clothing that make a statement about

who they are!

The boys, with their oversized

shirts draped smartly over their shoulders like a tent and their overly

loose-fitting trousers with the crotch and back pockets even with their

knees, look "ghetto" good and epitomize the "casual look."

It also forces them not to run in school, lest they trip from their britches

(not cool). Add a couple of earrings and they become truly dashing gentlemen.

The young ladies, not to be

forgotten, are quite the sight with their tight-fitting tops, slacks,

shorts, etc. "Skin is in" and it's imperative that they show

off as much as is legal. Tube tops and booty shorts only display the natural

beauty that so many young men want to see in their female classmates.

With the school's repressive

dress code, these sweet young ladies are forced to cover their navel rings

and tattoos. How else does the girl stand out and get male attention in

these modern times?

Yes, it is tough being a teen

in this MTV society. Trying to emulate today's role models of trampish

women and gangsta guys is not as easy as you know it is. How dare they

be criticized for their strong fashion sense!

So next time, please think

a little more compassionately, A. M. Muska, before you compare our poor

teens and their problems with starving and abused children around the

world.

Carl DeLaney

Peachtree City