They should scrap uniforms entirely imo

  • @Downpour@programming.dev
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    163 months ago

    To OP: I think Uniforms are important factor to reduce discrimination based on class.

    Just becauae you come from a poor family doesnt mean you should stick out from the crowd. Uniforms help equalize that playing field.

    • @Aussieiuszko@aussie.zoneOP
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      3 months ago

      From my time in school, everyone knew who the poorer families wore despite our uniforms.

      Plus uniforms cost more, poorer families cannot afford them.

    • @Taleya@aussie.zone
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      73 months ago

      My friend, that is bullsheeet.

      They absolutely know when you get from the donation shop, there are gradients of shoes and i s2g some even get their uniforms tailored.

      Cunts will always find a way to cunt.

  • @dumblederp@aussie.zone
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    163 months ago

    Less branded stuff is more sustainable too, it can be passed on. I got a bunch of uniforms at the 2nd hand uniform shop.

  • Quokka
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    3 months ago

    @Aussieiuszko My son’s school tops are white. White. Who thought white was a good idea for Year 7 boys? Has to go in a bucket of whatever that pink bottle is at end of each day.
    And whilst high quality, they are only available from one supplier at stupid prices.
    Thankfully they’re just starting a 3 year swap over to dark blue.

  • solomon42069
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    103 months ago

    @Aussieiuszko

    It’s been over 20 years now but I still remember how much I hated school uniforms.

    Growing up I never felt like I was safe or belonged in any group, let alone being grouped with my entire school or every high school student in the nation.

    I used to carry a change of clothes in my bag so I can could walk around the city after school without being treated like a piece of shit.

    • @sqgl@beehaw.org
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      63 months ago

      so I can could walk around the city after school without being treated like a piece of shit.

      For being a school student? I don’t get it.

      • @notgold@aussie.zone
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        73 months ago

        Shop keepers, the old tram conductors, older dropout kids. All would treat you different if you were in a school uniform.

        This may be depending on area but in Melbourne CBD, inner suburbs and bayside was like that whenever I was in uniform.

  • @Psiczar@aussie.zone
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    73 months ago

    As a parent, uniforms are the best. They’re durable, don’t need to be ironed and they’re all the fucken same. Without them we’d have arguments over “where is my favourite t-shirt”, and we’d spend a lot more on clothes because they would be wrecked more often.

    • @jagungal@lemmy.world
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      13 months ago

      As a student I liked uniforms too. I never had to decide what to wear and I never got teased for what I wore.

  • @melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    33 months ago

    They should do it for the top half too. Just have set styles and colours so parents can buy whatever is affordable