It just so happens that in my weekly school newspaper, the editor-in-chief decided to write a straight-forward article about women wearing yoga pants. This article, published today, has caused a royal uproar at my school. So, here are my thoughts:
To all of you claiming the article is invalid because the author is gay, here's what I have to say: (1) THE AUTHOR ISN'T, to my knowledge, GAY. (2) If he were gay, and you believe in sexual stereotypes, don't you think he'd be more qualified to provide fashion advice? (3) Finally, what, I ask you, WHAT DOES A PERSON'S SEXUALITY HAVE TO DO WITH HIS VIEWS ON YOGA PANTS OR THE VALIDITY OF HIS OPINION IN GENERAL?
To all of you claiming that yoga pants are fashionable: Don't kid yourselves. We all know yoga pants are just extremely comfy and hide your food baby after you've binged on Starbuck's gingerbread lattes and other holiday treats. You can NOT deny that sometimes, people wear yoga pants that are slightly too small for them. You can also not deny that this is not pleasing to see.
To all of you who can talk about nothing else: Don't you realize how many things that are MUCH MORE IMPORTANT are going on in the world today? Sorry I'm not sorry for attacking you; but, when if you can quote the yoga pants article but you can't tell me who Qaddafi is, I can't put any merit to your opinion. Does this make me an intellectual elitist? I SURE AS HELL HOPE SO.
Finally, to all of you who are reading the newspaper for the first time simply because there is an article about yoga pants: Maybe you should start reading newspapers. I have a hunch you probably don't remember that the first amendment of the US Constitution provides for freedom of speech. This guy had the right to write about whatever the hell he wants. This week, he chose yoga pants.
For now, this is all I have to say. But, please, my fellow college comrades, do something in the near future that provides me with some confidence in the student body of the University that I have attended.
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| You know, maybe this kid has a point. Is this the message you want to send to others? |
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