that was a confirmation that love is dead......

And as parents in the early 90's feared for the children raised in the anything-goes culture of Madonna and Murphy Brown.

In a roomful of women and men who looked as if they were clad by the Taliban in comparison, she was handed a trophy by Vogue magazine editrix...

I think she looked amazing. It's not like she wore this at the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards. I say good for her. Nipples aren't evil. Even lady nips.

Kids can get tattoos with parental consent in many places.

In Utah minors can get tattoos with the consent of their parents. What business is it of yours if a parent decides it's okay for his or her daughter to get a tattoo? Furthermore, how is a tattoo inspired by self-worth and confidence inappropriate for a school setting?

Yeah, my grandma bought me halter tops and bikinis.

Oh, please. Tattoos are not inappropriate.

Actually, I believe this was covered by Jez the other day- the tattoo said "I am enough the way I am," which frankly is an attitude I wish more teen girls could buy into, and makes the school's decision to cover it up somewhat ironic.

I realize you're probably going to delete this reply, like you did Not-you's, but the idea that any of the examples of dress codes pertain solely to having students cover their privates is a laughable strawman. There are larger, gendered issues in this discussion and you know it.

A lot of people pointed out to me that there's a huge issue with the fingertip rule. It only works if you are proportioned accordingly. Some people's "fingertips" extend to different places. Some hit mid thigh, some hit above the knee, etc. That creates a unfair standard of judgement, you know? It's telling people…

There is no "common sense" when it comes to dress codes, only institutional and cultural norms. These vary from place to place.

The tank top thing is stupid since boys tend to do that thing where they cut not only the sleeves off their shirts but 90% of the sides, too. At least I can't see a girl in spaghetti straps' nipples if she turns to the side.

Yeah, if schools and universities are using that as an excuse, they should just go ahead and institute a "business casual" dress code, which I actually don't think is a terrible idea (at least at the high school and college level). If professionalism ACTUALLY is the issue, solves the problem without having to resort…

My grandmother always bought me SUPER short skirts and tight sweaters as christmas gifts. Then again, she was a rebel in her day.

I've seen a lot of people defending dress codes as encouraging "professionalism" because you can't wear whatever you want when you work and I really don't get that. I've never had a professional job where it was okay for me to wear jeans or shorts and a t-shirt to work, but that is pretty much what I wore in high…

I don't think marriage is necessarily a requirement, but I do think a relationship should be pretty well established as a long-term thing before the person you're dating starts spending a lot of time with your kids. Because, you're right—a breakup, in these cases, is hard on kids.

Safer sex.

I used to be like that. Then I got old.

Um, the picture is in black and white, how can you tell it is redface? and do you mean just wearing a feather and braiding your hair is by itself offensive? beyond that she's dressed basically like a hipster, it's in no way a native american "costume". this is on a completely different level from blackface