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Originally Posted by njbchbum
Why on earth is the VHS enabling/teaching students to ridicule others? What does that have to do with 'school spirit' or 'homecoming'? I wonder what they and their teachers/parents think of snowbirds! And I wonder what their other 'numerous activities' consist of!
From the Daily Sun:
Invasion of the tacky tourist
Posted: Thursday, September 25, 2014 8:00 am
Students in visors, sunscreen, floppy hats and sunglasses crowded the halls Tuesday at The Villages High School.
They were expressing their school spirit on “tacky tourist” dress-up day, one of numerous activities taking place during homecoming week at the high school.
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I wonder why one would personalize that to be "teaching" ridicule of snowbirds or vacationers, when clearly it is a "dress down" and "costume" day. The students normally wear uniforms to school (a wise policy).
My kids had Pajama Days now and then. Did that mean they were ridiculing sick people in hospital pajamas?? No. They were allowed to lighten up a bit and laugh.
Television has been "teaching" ridicule and mockery for decades. Saturday Night Live has been doing a great job of it for about 38 years now.
SNL: Sen. Biden and the Clarence Thomas hearings:
https://screen.yahoo.com/cold-openin...000000828.html