Texas 7th grader Colton Southern wore a t-shirt depicting a wartime soldier holding a gun, or so the school thought. The t-shirt was actually just a storm trooper holding a rebel blaster. Colton had worn the t-shirt to school without incident several times earlier this year, however this time was different. The school officials asked Colton to zip up his jacket to cover the image, because they believed that the shirt conveyed a representation of a weapon and was oriented towards violence, thus violating dress code. However the rebel blaster only exists in a star wars world. His father commented saying "it's political correctness run amok." Colton wore the shirt just a week before the new star wars movie comes out, and wanted to express his excitement. Here is the full story.
Do you think his father is right?
What would you do if you were Colton?
Yes I do feel like Colton's dad is right, that political correctness has been taken way to far in this country, and I think that the school system should look at the bigger picture, not just what they perceive as a weapon oriented towards violence. The kid probably just wanted to get his friends talking with him about the new movie. He shouldn't have to think when he goes to his closest every morning "oh, will this be a controversial shirt to wear?" If I were Colton I would ask the school to explain how the shirt was oriented towards violence. If they said that it was because it had the rebel blaster on it, I would be sure to inform them that the blaster could only exist in an alternate universe and wasn't a weapon tangible here on earth. If they still didn't let me wear the shirt, I would call one of my parents and have them take me home, because the problem they have with it is ridiculous.
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I think his father is right principal and school people take stuff to serious
I would still wear it
Its star wars. Let kids run and play in what they want and how they want. The kids shirt is because he likes the shirt. not because he wants to spread his beliefs and force them upon others. and it was a fictional character holding a fiction gun. Its kinda sad the amount of publicity that a kid will get from just wearing a shirt he likes to school.
yes i agree, and sense this is only in a make believe movie theres no way he should have to cover this image up. i think i would leave it unzipped because i dont think it is against anything.
Yes, his father is right. I feel that if anyone can complain about something these days, they will. If I were Colton I would wear the shirt regardless of what anybody at school said. I would rather be sent home than not be able to express how I feel about something that I like.
Yes i think that the father is right. I would let my sweatshirt unzipped and keep walking.
Well done!
Yeah I think that his father is completely right that political correctness has taken away to far in this country. And I think he is just a kid getting excited for probably one of his favorite movies. And I mean its not like an actual gun is on the shirt, Its something that doesn't even exist in this world.
I can understand the school and I can understand the child and his father. I think that Colton simply needs to listen to the school and obey their orders because if he wouldn't have obeyed the orders, the issue would not have been the shirt; the issue would have been him not obeying the official. Do you know what Colton did? It would be interesting to know how this story became so popular. Was it because he didn't follow their orders? If he didn't follow their orders, what was done to punish him?
I also can see where the school is coming, but I think that the school took it out of hand.
I completely agree. I had a comment earlier explaining that viewpoint. I think Colton should have followed orders, but that is not what I would have done. I don't understand: had the person never seen Star Wars before? Were they aware that Star Wars is fiction? I don't understand what they were thinking. The child should not have been punished for wearing a Star Wars shirt, a very common merchandise brand.
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