"Fashion is something that goes in one year and out the other."
Bullshit, when accepted by a large enough group, is no longer called bullshit.
Deep down it may still be bullshit. But what defines acceptance, power, whatever, is not the true quality of something, but the opinion people have with regard to it.
Look at MacDonald's.
I shall dedicate the rest of this post to complaining about the tucking in of shirts.
First, let us look at it from a practical standpoint. There is nothing, and when I say nothing, I mean nothing, that one can do with a tucked-in shirt that one cannot do with a tucked-out shirt. But many physical activities requiring large body movements are unable to be performed comfortably with the shirt tucked-in, or will directly lead to the tucking out of a shirt. Example: Pull-Ups, Running for a late class. And seriously, it ain't practical to change to pe attire every time you feel like heading down to do a couple of pull-ups. Speaking as a student wearing a shirt with an extra 16 inches around the waist, which nevertheless comes tucked-out every time I stretch a little, I feel that in terms of practicality, the tucking in of shirt is by no means justified.
Why then, does our school advocate the tucking in of shirts? Supposedly, it's to prevent us from looking sloppy, ensuring that we look smart at all times. Back to appearances.
From here we can infer that [most] schools either perceive appearances as having a greater priority over practicality, or that they are idiots. I would say its abit of both. I mean, despite being in an age where people are taught not to judge by appearances, it remains an inherent part of human nature. After all, we do have enlarged occipital lobes for a reason. Appearances are just as important as they were centuries ago, and perhaps that is why some schools insist on maintaining a good physical image.
But focusing on appearance does not necessarily mean that ease of movement has to be compromised. After all, some schools have made use of shirts which are elastic at the bottom, allowing it to be folded up while maintaining a tucked in apperance. But wait! Isn't that the very thing our school bans? (albeit not very proactively so... for girls mostly) The very fact that a check is required to notice these modifications most of the time is standing proof to the fact that for all intents and purposes, appearance wise such modifications are no different from actually tucking in one's shirt. But the school doesn't care...
I mean, to a extent the logic upon which schools operate makes sense from a pragmatic standpoint. Schools with students wandering around with tucked-out shirts are likely to have a bad image, resulting in said school being perceived as "inappropriate for studying", as such lowering student intake. I mean, while that in itself is a fallacy, most people operate that way after all, so it makes sense. But what about compromising comfort and ease of movement? Is it worth it?
Well, the school doesn't have to account for that. They don't earn anything from how we feel, after all. Sigh whatever.
