[quote]chinadoll wrote:
Sorry, this is such a rant. Skip this post if you dont want to read someone’s bitching. But the subject was brought up and I just HAVE TO comment. Whoo the t-shirt issue has me hot under the collar…and this happened in the United States where we have the constitutional right to freedom of speech, and our young men and women are dying and getting hurt in Iraq to ultimately protect our Constitutional freedoms!
1st of all, I do STRONGLY feel that the original poster’s school staff who approached him really were very inappropriate and entirely improfessional. If you were my brother, I’d be livid in the school office and they would definitely end up issuing you a written apology and a policy addendum about appropriate staff conduct.
Secondly, in regard to the post below: I have two surf-style mini skirts from “Juicy Couture”, a brand that is very very popular, if you like fashion. Right now, for girls, Juicy is a hot fad. Unfortunately I live in Hawaii, where people aren’t really into D&G, Juicy, etc…but fortunately so I thought, people in Hawaii walk around in bikinis everywhere, the grocery store, Starbuck’s, etc… My juicy skirts have a large version of the logo “JUICY” across the butt…when I’ve worn these out in public, I get a ton on negative comments, mostly from heavy set women, and snickers from guys, even though I wear it quite conservatively. When I’ve worn it to Waikiki, mainland girls excitedly have asked me where I got my skirt, go figure.
Going back to the bikini wearers in the grocery store, if the girls aren’t voluptuous or if they’re heavy (we have a huge obesity problem here- no pun intended), no one bothers. But I have big boobs (have been 34D since 4th or 5th grade), am slender (35"x22"x33") and train…this is the way I’m built and SO WHAT. I never take offense by anyone’s body build, good fortune, etc…I’m secure in who I am and am happy and have a life. I try not to, but once in a blue moon after coming home from a long day at the beach and running late, I’ve had to rush into the grocery store to pick up dinner fixings, wearing a bikini and a paraeo wrap, and both times I’ve gotten so much flack and have even been called a “bitch” by a stranger (woman), in front of my eight year old nephew.
Seems like a double standard- it’s ok for a 300 pound woman to don heavy makeup, eensy weensie bikini top with part of her areola poking out, and tight miniskirt, but not ok for myself to wear a decently covered swim top and calf length paraeu wrap, or mini skirt with conservative top, toned down accessories and no makeup. Another peculiarity is that when I do run across a beautiful, put together woman, she often will say, “you are so gorgeous” and I will tell her, “you’re MORE gorgeous”, I’m happy for her and what really matters is if the person has a good heart…and she’s secure in herself as well to be happy for others.
It’s like the first post in this thread. People have nothing better to do, and nothing more intelligent to do than to judge people they don’t even know and then to look for trouble. I do think many T-Nation people are different in that we have a less judgemental attitude and are less superficial in the way that we don’t see a nice body and think “nice body…dick!” or feel jealous, but rather we tend to see all the work, disclpline and dedication that goes into it and also have the bigger picture of a healthy lifestyle and think “good for you!”.
Rant over.
danreeves1973 wrote:
Not to hijack, but has anyone ever gotten any stronger reactions to a t-shirt besides their Testosterone shirt?
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I wish you were walking about my supermarket in your bikini Chinadoll. It would make my Saturday morning grocery run a whole lot more pleasent!
