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“THERE ARE many strange new
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days that seem to get noticed, and not
in a good way either. The way myself
and others choose to dress affects our
lives drastically.

By Emily Megan “Be 7 a rs ay : Qivineo

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in our society, the problems associated with & Separation
being judged by the way you dress seem funny Agreements
to many people. But the seemingly unrelevant ae
comments of fellow students, and even com-
plete strangers, can really affect the self-confi-
dence of an individual.
As Jennifer Ramey, age 17, puts it: “Just
because I dress a little more colorful than every-
one else, I don’t think that I should be the target
of other people’s fascist hate remarks!”
Luke Terret, age 17, had a different point of
view: “You guys are scrubs. You look like you
pick your clothes out of a garbage can and wear
things like dog collars.” Robyn Gray, age 16,
also thinks that-people are too judgmental. “1
mean it’s not the way you dress, it’s the way you
act,” he says. As Claudine Ostashek, age 17,
sees it: “Society wants people to be conserva-
tive.”
-__ And as Melissa Robson, age 16, sees it: “I
_think some people prejudge because they have
‘= low or no self-esteem.”
The way some police officers, teachers and
even friends’ parents judge people by their style
-of dress is not something that anyone should
have to deal with. ~ Photo Emily Megan and Sarah Delany
’ Thave noticed, many atime, how much more CARSON GRAHAM students (left to right) Emily Megan, Jennifer
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