On the complaint that uniforms suppress individuality:
At the end of the day, people will always find a way to express themselves. There’s shoes, sweaters, hair, jewelry, etc. Those who feel a need to express themselves have plenty of opportunities to do so.
cleverjewishpun:
“Most people here would tell you that the girls shouldnt have any sort of “visual” individual expression.”
Nice of you to let us know what we think. I just love it when I get my opinion delivered to me on a silver platter (with a nice dose of disapproval, no less).
In all seriousness, these generalizations get nowhere. Please do not claim to know what “most people here” think.
s2021:
“do the teachers really think girls today r going to stay in ponies and oxford shirts for the rest of ther lives? when should girls start getting a feel for how a jewish girl shld look every day?”
Fair point. However, no good thing is without its negative side effects. I still believe the positives of uniforms outweigh the negatives.
PBA:
“The way you dress is very important to how you feel… when I put something nice on, I feel good about myself. When I dress formally, I feel formal.”
That is precisely why there are uniforms! “Ha’chitzonias mores es ha’pneimeis”, what you look like effects how you act and what you do. Therefore, if a girl looks like a BY girl, she will be more likely to act like one.