I have called you all together today to talk to you about a very important issue. The issue: wearing underwear. Apparently some girls put a question mark at the end of those two words. As in, wearing underwear? Should I? To which I say, I know your momma taught you better than that! (Please, no momma bashing)
I like to stay up on imporant world news, so I frequently check the news on cnn.com. Today, there is a story posted regarding some controversy at a Florida High School. A sixteen year-old girl apparently chose to go commando the day of club pictures. She had a cute little green dress on, and claims she was concerned about unsightly lines. This week, when the seniors received their yearbooks, people were quick to observe that she had gone commando, since she was seated in the first row of a club picture. It sounds like it's arguable if you can see anything, but still, mortifying.
The mom is understandably upset, and the girl in question is horrified, as you can imagine. Mom is demanding that the school collect all the yearbooks, not distribute anymore, and reprint them all. I'm willing to bet that will not happen. I don't know what the budget for a yearbook printing would be, but I seem to recall I paid upwards of 20 dollars for each of my high school yearbooks. So multiply that by your whole student body and that's a lot of money to come up with. Added to that, there will inevitably be seniors who won't surrender the original copy. Some will want it because they think it is funny, and some will have already had their friends sign their yearbooks. Even if they could find a way to force all the seniors to surrender the yearbook, some dink will probably make a photo copy. Or scan it in and post it somewhere, if that hasn't already happened.
I feel for this girl. I really do. Studies show that teenagers, even the ones who carry themselves like adults, are still developing some of their decision making skills, and they don't always use common sense. Embarrasing things are bound to happen. I'm sure you can think of a thing or two you did in high school that you hope people have forgotten by now. Imagine having it in print (I am hoping for your sake it is not), or worse, posted on the internet.
This incident is the last straw. My friends, I must insist that we have an underwear awareness workshop for all teenage girls. My message would be as follows: Paris and Lindsay may do it, but it's not cool, girls! You know from their experience what happens when you combine going commando, a dress, and a camera; learn from that! I don't know if you are aware of this, but they make underwear appropriate for hiding unsightly lines. This is what we need to educate our girls about. Also, even then, let's learn how to sit like a lady.
4 comments:
No one wants to see your Britney!
Wow, and now is it not only in the yearbook, but all over the news and on Holiberry's blog as well! At our high school, kids pay $65.oo per yearbook, and $80.00 if they pay after a certain date, so I'm willing to bet there will be no reprints!
A-freaking-men to that Holli!!!! Wow... As a former yearbook editor, I say tough stuff on the ones that were already passed out but for the rest, tear out the page and replace it with a corrected adhesive insert. There are options!! And, wear yer freakin undies! My word.... -K
You come up with the most interesting posts! I'll give you that one. So, I can't believe that's "Breaking News" on CNN. Also, did the girl realize that without wearing her underwear all day with that dress on she was probably exposed to tons of people at school seeing her this way before the picture even came out? I mean what if you were sitting across from her in a class? People need to wear their underwear--including bras! They're designed to cover you, people. Then you wouldn't have any of these issues coming up.
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