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Is your son or daughter homosexual? Find advice from the Vancouver Sun's parenting expert on how to discuss the idea of being open.

2012-04-30T16:01:00.004-07:00

Is your son or daughter homosexual? Find advice from the Vancouver Sun's parenting expert on how to discuss the idea of being open.

About six months ago, my 16-year- old son confided in his younger brother that he is gay. He made him swear to secrecy but it ended up slipping out shortly after, and I in turn promised not to let on that I knew. I have diligently kept my mouth shut. But it’s now been six months and my son hasn’t said a word. He even wears a bracelet that was a gift from the boyfriend he apparently has, and it drives me crazy to see him wear it and not feel like I can say anything or share the experience.
I’m an open, supportive parent, and have raised my boys in an environment that preaches love and tolerance. I want him to know right now that he is loved and supported no matter what, but I also want to respect his coming-out process. Will I be last to know? What do I do?
Supporting in Silence, Alderbrook
Coming out can take years. The last thing you want to do is make this about you, because really, it’s not. Even though I knew I was gay when I was four, it took me until two years after I’d moved out of my parents’ house to go back and tell them. Let him do his thing.
Leila, Vancouver
Your son has already taken a big step in admitting he is gay to his brother. Kudos to him. However, to share this news with you is another challenge and it appears that he is not yet ready to do so. There have been a ton of negative reactions from parents after finding out that their child is gay. I’m sure your son might be thinking something like this: “No matter how much my parents love or support me, they will never accept me being gay”.
Clara, Vancouver
I was the kid who was closeted and whose parents knew. My mom told me one day that she knew; she had read something that I had written. Truth be told, I was relieved. The truth was “out,” and I didn’t have to face the agony of approaching the subject myself.
Tina, Vancouver
Kids are so private at that age; it must be incredibly hard not to be able to openly support him. What about your other son? You could suggest that he admit to his brother that he blew it. That way he can apologize and feel better. The bonus is that your older son will know that you know. The conversation will probably open up naturally from there.
Marilyn, Vancouver
Despite how far the LGBT community has come, we are still faced with so much discrimination and really, sometimes just want to be able to date and have fun without justifying everything. Be the one person who doesn’t ask. Please.
Barry, Vancouver
Growing cultural acceptance means gay teenagers are “coming out” earlier than ever, and many feel better about themselves than previous generations. Still, many continue to have a tough time. Taunting at school is common and its insidious brother, cyber-bullying, is rampant. More than two-thirds of LGBT teens admit to feeling unsafe because of physical threats or verbal harassment, with approximately 32 per cent contemplating or attempting suicide yearly.
Given the hard facts on the mental health risk for those trying to “come out,” it’s little wonder parents feel an urgent need to be involved and ensure their child isn’t isolated. But what’s a parent to do when the offer is met with little more than a teenage grunt?
First, re-orient yourself with the notion that it’s perfectly normal for a teen to keep information from his parents. Only your son knows the real reason he hasn’t let you into his love life yet, and perhaps, like the reality behind much of teen behaviour (gay or straight), his need to shut you out is in part normal individuation. Sometimes (often) teens just simply don’t share that much with parents. Still, it’s important to maintain the practice of entering his world, regardless.
Second, bringing up gay and lesbian issues from time to time is an indirect and non-threatening way to start setting the groundwork for letting your son know your open views. Find a way to slip in a statement that makes your acceptance abundantly clear. “I hope you know, that if you’re ever dating someone, guy or girl, I’d love to be let in on it, because there’s nothing you can say to me that’s going to make me any less proud of you.”
Third, do not incriminate your youngest son by letting on that he accidentally tipped you off. Your boys clearly have a trusting relationship and revealing his slip may very well affect their trust levels permanently.
Finally, even if your son knows in his core you’ll meet his news with acceptance and love, coming out to a parent can be intimidating and scary. Be patient, and hold your hope that there will be a day when he’ll be ready to bring you into his private world.
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Boy, have I messed this one up. I’ll be first to admit I don’t have the cleanest language but my youngest son’s recently started mimicking me and he now has some heavy problems with the other kids.
I had a mom come at me when I was picking him up at school, saying her boy was mouthing off at her using all sorts of swear words that he learned from my kid, and now it seems like the whole parking lot’s glaring at me when I pull in. My kid’s getting left out of play groups, which is bad because the worse it gets with his friends, the worse he gets at home with acting out.
I’m a tradesman, my father was a tradesman, and my oldest son is now in the business. We’re rough around the edges and I grew up in the same boat with my dad swearing like a sailor, but I never had these problems because I knew when to mind my mouth. We’ve tried threatening and bribing him to clean up his act, and my wife’s at the end of her rope.
I’m an old dog well past the point of learning new tricks but we gotta nip this in the bud for the kid. How can we stop this bad habit?
Pottymouth Parent, Alderbrook

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A Color for Every Cause: Thinking about Design for Nonprofits

2012-04-30T16:00:00.003-07:00

A Color for Every Cause: Thinking about Design for Nonprofits

A group of Graham High School students are taking a stand against bullying and encouraging others to live by the Golden Rule.

With bullying an increasing problem in schools nationwide, four Graham High students formed “Stay Golden,” a group encouraging other students to “do unto others as you would have done to you.”

Juniors Sarah Brady, Ashley Cruise and Cody Hatfield along with freshman Nicole Gabe have been selling T-shirts and bracelets with an anti-bullying message as a way to remind their fellow classmates that words have power and encourage them to speak up if they see bullying or are being bullied.

“We are aiming to make a difference,” Brady said. “I feel like no one realizes bullying happens to someone they know until they lose someone. Nothing has happened at Graham yet, and we are very lucky because of that. We want to be proactive with this problem. I would encourage kids at all schools to make a difference. Someone has to set the trend and we want to be those people.”

Cruise said the group hopes they can help other students realize they are not alone and have people to turn to if they are being bullied.

“It may not seem like it makes much of a difference, but we are hoping to just change one person’s life,” Cruise said. “We want people to know there is someone out there who does care. Most kids think their home is their escape, but we feel you should feel safe at school, to have fun with your friends, and be treated the way you want to be treated. We want people to know there is someone out there who cares for you and wants to help you out.”

Gabe said bullying increasingly happens online, away from the gaze of parents, teachers and even fellow classmates.

“It happens to a lot of kid on the Internet and at school,” Gabe said. “We want to make a difference. If you say something to someone, they may smile on the outside, but you don’t know what they are really thinking or feeling. If you are on Facebook or Twitter or Tumblr, people can post embarrassing pictures of you online. You can delete things, but on the Internet it’s never really gone. It will always be there. It can be hard to deal with that kind of embarrassment.”

Cruise said the anonymity computers provide can make bullying worse.

“If someone has a computer to hide behind, they are more apt to say hurtful things than maybe they would be face to face,” Cruise said.

When boys are bullied, Hatfield said they aren’t as likely to come forward for fear of retribution or embarrassment.

“You don’t really notice bullying until it happens to someone you know,” Hatfield said. “It really opens up your eyes. There is a problem with bullying. Guys, if they get bullied, tend not to say anything. It’s embarrassing for a guy to tell someone that he’s being bullied. Guys are also afraid if they say something about it, they will be bullied even more. I know the signs include things like skipping school, not wanting to talk to your parents, and changes in eating habits. Now that I know that, I will always pay attention to things like that.”

Additionally, Gabe said kids are not always bullied by someone of the same gender.

“If someone is being bullied, it doesn’t have to be by someone of the same gender,” Gabe said. “It can be from a boyfriend or girlfriend. It can be someone of the opposite gender saying mean things about you.”

According to Brady, many kids are afraid to tell their parents they are being bullied because they don’t want to be a disappointment.

“We see it ourselves and experience it ourselves,” Brady said. “We can talk to our parents and get advice, but they aren’t seeing it every day and experiencing it every day. Everyone is different at school than they are at home. If you are being bullied, you definitely need to tell someone. It doesn’t have to be a parent. It can be a friend or someone at school. Just tell someone so they know it is going on. It is so important to let people know. It can be hard for kids to talk to their parents about bullying. There is already so much pressure to make good grades, get into a good college, and perform well in athletics. You don’t want to disappoint your parents.”

Brady said students need to learn to think before they speak.

“Anyone can say a mean comment that makes you feel bad,” Brady said. “It doesn’t have to be someone who is mean to you. A friend could say ‘you look bad in that shirt’ and then you feel bad about it the rest of the day. People need to think before they speak. We really need to think about what we say before we speak.”

Hatfield said students need to be on the forefront of the anti-bullying movement because they are the ones most exposed to bullying.

“We see bullying every day,” Hatfield. “If a teacher doesn’t see it, the odds are a student will. No one should wait until it’s too late. We should try to help everyone.”

Brady said she and the other members of Be Golden want to make a change in their community and beyond.

Part of that change is selling T-shirts and bracelets as a reminder for people to follow the Golden Rule.

“I want to see more kindness,” Brady said. “We have a small school and a small community. We need people to band together to make a difference. We want not only to get people in our school and our community involved but we want to get people outside our community involved. We have the bracelets as our daily reminder to do what is right, to just be kind to each other. We are trying to create a bandwagon by starting off small and hope people will jump on and get involved.”

Brady said the T-shirts and bracelets will be sold to classmates before school, but anyone can purchase them. “We want to start it at our school since this is a good place to start. We are hoping people will see them, will wear them at their own schools, and get more people interested. We really want people to pass this on.”

The students will begin selling bracelets and T-shirts next week. T-shirts will be sold for $15 and bracelets will be sold for $3. All proceeds from the sale of shirts and bracelets will be split between a suicide prevention charity and an anti-bullying group.

For more information on Be Golden or purchasing T-shirts and bracelets call 304-952-1246.

— Contact Kate Coil at

kcoil@bdtonline.com

Designer of popular patriotic bracelets reveals new collection with a new inspiration

2012-04-30T15:58:00.004-07:00

Designer of popular patriotic bracelets reveals new collection with a new inspiration

In anger from the Alexandria church bombing last year, Zeina Hosni created unity bracelets with a cross and moon symbols; her new collection to be revealed 30 April is just as personal, centred on horses

The same designer who found that her brightly-coloured bracelets with her custom-made plastic eagle pendants of a cross and a moon sold out is releasing a new collection based on a completely different, yet similarly personal inspiration.
“I was stuck in three-hour traffic,” says designer Zeina Hosni “when the bombings happened in Alexandria,” referring to the bombing of the Two Saints Church on New Year’s Eve, 2010/2011.
“I was so furious at what was going on,” she adds.
“I drew a design of an eagle with a moon and a cross in it. And later I took it to a plexiglass manufacturer and asked him if he could make the design,” said the 26-year-old.
And that’s how these popular, youthful expressions of patriotism-on-the-wrist were born. Her first set of bracelets sold out. Now, she occasionally sees people wearing them around town, she says happily.
Hosni has never liked wearing jewellery, although she says, she loves to cover her arms, especially during summer, from her wrist to her elbow with bracelets. Dissatisfied with either the outrageous pricing or with lack of creativity in the stores, she would sometimes fashion her own.
Her next collection is inspired by something just as personal and integral part of her life: her love of horses. “It just seems like the most natural thing to do” she says.
An equestrian, she is competing on an international level with her two power-horses. She's a “show-jumper,” to use her words. In total Hosni has five horses, but three are taking it easy; enjoying the retired life.
Hosni will reveal her new collection at the pop-up venue, 18.213 in Maadi, which will be catered by La Poire. Her bracelets are affordable, ranging from LE35 for the patriotic collection - which she will have on hand in the pop-up venue - to a maximum of LE150.
Her new bracelet line, under the label Black Sheep, combines rope braiding with different metal elements and beads.
Currently, Zeina Hosni says she’s in “bracelet-mode,” however, she has made sketches for other pieces, like rings and necklaces.
Programme:
30 April and 1 May, 12:00noon – 8:00pm
18 Street 213, Maadi, Cairo

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2012-04-30T15:57:00.003-07:00

The New York retailer, A Silver Breeze, is proud to launch the new Spinning Jewelry concept to their stores. The various Spinning Jewelry collections are versatile and fun and now recently available in the United States.

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What truly makes the Spinning Jewelry line special is their charm bracelet collection. It’s a different take on the classic concept of the charm bracelet. The bracelets start with a leather or sterling silver extension. From there you simply add the charm of your choice with a link lock to seal the bracelet. The charm acts as a link between both ends of the bracelet, making it truly unique and totally versatile for special occasions or a casual day.
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Carmel sex offenders to wear monitoring bracelets

2012-04-30T15:56:00.001-07:00

CARMEL — Sex offenders living in housing provided by Putnam County will soon wear monitoring bracelets courtesy of the state.
The extra oversight comes at the county’s request as its Department of Social Services deals with two offenders recently released from prison.
“We’re trying to do the best we can to make sure the public at large is protected,” Putnam County Executive Mary Ellen Odell said Monday.
The county is still expecting the arrival soon of a third, homeless sex offender it will have to house. The first was Lance Smith, a Level 3 sex offender who moved into an apartment in Carmel near schools and a school bus stop in February. The second, Hans Kaschura, another Level 3 offender, moved into a one-bedroom trailer behind Department of Social Services building in late March, after county officials could not find an apartment for him.
Putnam, like other counties, is required by state law to house the homeless. The men’s classifications as sex offenders are unrelated to the county’s role.
Odell said the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision will use GPS to keep tabs on Smith and Kaschura. Peter Cutler, a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, said the bracelets will allow parole officers to remotely check in on their charges. That is in addition to the “regular and routine monitoring” and curfews to which the men must adhere.
Odell also said the county was close to finding a site where Putnam could house several homeless sex offenders together. She described the location as relatively remote but declined to divulge details until the matter was finalized.
In the meantime, Kaschura will soon spend a weekend elsewhere, county officials said Monday. That’s because his trailer sits on the Donald B. Smith campus in Carmel, which will host the seventh annual Children’s Expo and Public Safety Day on May 12.
Hamburgers, hot dogs, the chance to sit on a fire truck and other fun activities will be available in a parking lot on the opposite side of the building from his trailer.
“We have been guaranteed he will not be there that day,” said Marla Behler, the Child Advocacy Center’s program coordinator. “We have been promised.”
The center, along with the county Bureau of Emergency Services, is sponsoring the event.

TDSB marks Pink Day to combat bullying

2012-04-13T09:00:00.002-07:00

TDSB marks Pink Day to combat bullying

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Students support Pink Day anti-bullying campaign ข้อมูลแผนที่ ©2012 - ข้อกำหนดในการให้บริการMap The Toronto District School Board is encouraging students and staff to take part in the international Day of Pink to combat bullying.

"Show your support against bullying and for tolerance," the TDSB said on its website.

Wearing something pink on April 13 has been an annual event going back five years when two students from Nova Scotia witnessed a gay student wearing a pink shirt being bullied at their school.

They intervened but wanted to do more, so they bought pink shirts, and so did two of their friends and two of their friends. A few days later, just about everyone at the school showed up wearing pink, sending a message that together they can stop bullying.

Members of Summit Heights Public School's Grade Six Leadership Team are wearing pink shirts they decorated themselves. They have also braided 350 pink bracelets for students.

East York Collegiate Institute students are throwing off their usual uniforms for the day to create a sea of pink clothing.

Toronto Const. Tom Decker will speak to students at York Memorial Collegiate Institute, while Pink Day buttons and pink baked goods will be sold during lunch. Student art, poetry and stories about LGBTQ issues will be on display.

The board is encouraging its students and staff to share their thoughts on how they're marking Pink Day on its Facebook page, www.facebook.com/toronto.dsb.

With files from 680News.com

My View: Use 'Bully' to transform schools

2012-04-13T08:58:00.001-07:00

My View: Use 'Bully' to transform schoolsBy Sam Chaltain, Special to CNN

Editor’s Note: Sam Chaltain is a Washington-based writer and education advocate. He can be found on Twitter at @samchaltain.

“Bully”, the new film that opens today in theaters across the country, begins with the image of a heavy-diapered toddler named Tyler, happily staggering across the wet grass in front of his family’s Oklahoma home.

Moments later, we learn of Tyler’s painful path in the adolescent years that followed - years that were marked by relentless bullying and abuse at school, and years that culminated with his decision to hang himself, in a closet in his family’s home, at the age of 17.

“Bully” is a must-see film because it makes visible one of the most painful, universally kept secrets of our society and our schools: Every one of us has been bullied, and every one of us has bullied someone else.

To underscore this uncomfortable truth, director Lee Hirsch takes us on a visual tour of the most emotionally charged symbols of childhood - yellow school buses, rows of lockers, recess playgrounds - to remind us what can happen there, and what costs we accrue when we characterize the serial cruelty of children as little more than a regrettable “rite of passage.” We hear one boy’s breath quicken as he approaches the bus stop on the first day of school, certain of the abusive treatment that will resume at his expense. We visit a girl in juvenile detention, so desperate to stop a gang of students from berating her daily that she stole her mother’s gun to send a message, once and for all, that she wasn’t going to take it anymore. And we learn about the family whose daughter’s decision to come out as a lesbian resulted in their collective ostracism from the daily lives of their former friends and neighbors.

As powerful as these stories are, they are symptoms, not root causes, of why so many of us are so unkind to each other. Simply put, no one bullies from a position of emotional strength, and too few of our schools are explicitly organized to ensure that children acquire the most valuable gift of all: the ability to feel visible in the world, and the skills and self-confidence they need to be seen and heard - in school and in life - in meaningful, responsible ways.

To catalyze the energy and interest this film will spark, we must not believe our work is done when we wear blue bracelets or enact anti-bullying policies. Instead, we must begin the deeper work of ensuring that every learning environment inAmericais proactively constructed to meet the intellectual, social and emotional needs of its students. And we must evaluate ourselves against that lofty benchmark before all else.

The good news is the recipes for these sorts of environments are all around us. Consider, for example, the Mission Hill School in Boston, a fabulous public school in which young people are encouraged daily to imagine - and empathize with - the viewpoints of others. Consider the overwhelming research suggesting that school climate is the central determining factor for everything from personal safety to intellectual growth. And witness the wealth of evidence-based programs that already exist to help young people develop the strong social and emotional foundation they’ll need to serve as upstanding playmates, students and citizens.

In other words, we don’t lack the know-how to create more supportive learning environments; we lack the collective clarity and will.

Imagine a society in which our sole measures for determining a school’s health weren’t just reading and math scores. Imagine a national commitment to ensure that all educators acquired the training and expertise they need to create safe environments for children - the very expertise that was so sorely absent from the toolboxes of many educators in this film. And imagine a cultural sea change in which we replaced our historic willingness to accept the tractor-beam pull for conformity with a widely shared (and practiced) value that our differences are what make us more, not less, precious to each other.

That’s the sort of response this film deserves. And that’s the best way all of us can honor the memories of young people like Tyler and ensure that their suffering, and our own, was not in vain.

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Sam Chaltain.

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‘Bully’ film is a reminder that it’s time to restore our humanity

2012-04-13T08:56:00.003-07:00

‘Bully’ film is a reminder that it’s time to restore our humanity

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Today, the documentary “Bully” will go into general release. It has been the subject of much controversy because the MPAA wanted to give it an R rating based on the use of some profanity in the film. The filmmakers and sponsors wanted the film to be seen by as many kids as possible, and an R rating would have prevented it.

So, a lesbian teen started an online petition and more than 165,000 people signed it. A few changes were made and the film got its rating change. Now kids can see it in theaters.

The movie is a series of stories about the effects of bullying. It follows a kid in school, on the bus and includes a meeting with the parents and school. It also follows a girl who took her mother’s gun on the bus because she was so frustrated by the bullying, and the film spends time with parents whose children killed themselves from the incessant bullying they received by their peers.

I had my own problems being the shortest in the class

As adults, we tend to wipe away the pains of childhood. Most of us have been fortunate enough to gain our self-respect and to find our place in the world. When I saw a preview of the film this week, the filmmakers asked us how many of us had been bullied? A third of the audience raised their hand. Most of these people are now teachers, journalists or successful government staffers. I could only think of my friend Debbie Klein who was not so lucky.

Debbie Klein was overweight and her parents were divorced. This was not a good combination in the 1950s. I befriended her, but was careful to do it on weekends and afterschool. I had my own problems being the shortest in the class with names like “shrimp” and “shorty.”

I was never picked to be on a team in gym, and it was a risk being friends with the kid who was bullied. I moved away and lost contact, but as I was turning 50 I decided to find her. I did not find her, I found her husband.

Debbie had decided to help others and became a registered nurse. In the early days of AIDS, Debbie had a needle stick injury and died of the virus. She turned her pain into being there for others and died from it.

As riveting as “Bully” is, it is only a starting point. The teachers unions and others have decided to launch anti-bullying initiatives. The National Education Association has their “Bully Free, It Starts With Me” campaign. The American Federation of Teachers campaign is “See a bully, stop a bully, make a difference.”

They issue blue bracelets that say “SEE a bully, STOP a Bully.” Randi Weingarten, President of AFT, says that when school personnel wear these it sends a message to the bullied that it is safe to talk to the adult who is wearing the bracelet. A simple signal to the bullied. I only wish we had it in my day; Debbie Klein would have had a different life.

Ellen Ratner, a Fox News contributor, serves as chief political correspondent and news analyst for "Talk America."

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2012-04-13T08:53:00.004-07:00

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2012-04-13T08:51:00.000-07:00

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The latest must-have bracelet from Cartier comes from the brand’s new Juste un Clou (“Just a Nail”) collection. A reinterpretation of a bracelet that Aldo Cipullo designed for the house in 1971, the 18-karat yellow gold bangle makes its debut tomorrow, to coincide with the opening of “Cartier & Aldo Cipullo, New York City in the ’70s,” an exhibition of archival images on view at the company’s Fifth Avenue flagship (through May 8). Featuring a discreet center hinge, it isn’t the only bent-nail piece in the collection — bracelets and rings come in white and rose gold, with and without diamond embellishments, too — but it is the heftiest, which is always a plus when shopping for things like hardware .. .and gold. Hit it!

Cartier Juste un Clou 18-karat yellow gold bracelet, $34,650. Available April 13 at select Cartier boutiques. Call (212) 753-0111.

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'I Heart Boobies' bracelet ban appeal

2012-04-13T08:50:00.000-07:00

'I Heart Boobies' bracelet ban appeal under way in Philadelphia

View full sizePhoto Courtesy of the Keep A Breast Foundation The Easton Area School District wants "I Heart Boobies" bracelets banned from school hallways, claiming they are lewd and can cause a classroom distraction.

The Easton Area School District’s fight to ban “I Heart Boobies” breast cancer awareness bracelets will also determine the margins of First Amendment law and a school district’s right to “maintain civility,” according to district solicitor John Freund.

A Third Circuit Court of Appeals panel in Philadelphia heard opening arguments today in the case, in which two Easton Area Middle School students represented by the American Civil Liberties Union claim the district violated their freedom of speech when they were suspended for wearing bracelets stating “I Heart Boobies -- Keep A Breast Foundation." The bracelets carried the organization’s website address.

The district claims the bracelets are lewd and violate the district’s dress code.

The girls were suspended in October 2010, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, after wearing the bracelets, which had already been banned. U.S. District Court Judge Mary McLaughlin ruled the girls could continue to wear the bracelets, and the school district appealed that decision to the federal court.

“We’re not here to demonize boobies,” Freund said. “It’s the contextual phrase.”

The school district argues the phrase represents “cause-based marketing energized by sexual double entendres,” Freund said.

One case that stands as a legal precedent to the controversy is Bethel School District v. Fraser, according to Freund. At a school speech in the 1980s, student Matthew Fraser made a number of sexually suggestive double entendres, and though there was no foul language involved, his meaning was deemed obvious by the court. In Easton’s case, Freund said, the issue is more subtle and involves the school district’s right to discretion.

But the ACLU says the meaning of the bracelets is obvious as well.

“Everybody understands this is about breast cancer,” said Mary Catherine Roper, who argued for the ACLU. “There is nothing sexual about breast cancer.”

The three federal judges must now draft an opinion on the legitimacy of the bracelets.

Opening the floodgates

Freund said a ruling in favor of the bracelets could open the floodgates to other similar marketing campaigns for testicular cancer and prostate cancer, including bracelets that proclaim “Feel My Balls.”

But Roper agreed the latter could be construed as sexual, and could be appropriately banned by a school district. The difference between “I Heart Boobies” and “Feel My Balls,” according to the ACLU, is the implication of sexual contact.

“I Heart Boobies” is not a sexual phrase unless body parts are “inherently sexualized,” Roper said. Many young girls use the phrase “boobs” or “boobies” rather than the clinical term “breasts” as a way of making the concept child-oriented, and, if anything, less emotionally and sexually charged, according to Roper.

Freund said there is a sexual connotation to the phrase, though, and that connotation is heightened by the age of the children involved.

“Middle school is a witch’s brew of hormones and curiosity,” Freund said.

Roper argued almost anything can garner a sexual connotation at the middle school level, down to “the relative hardness of minerals.”

Classroom disruption worries
One court case, Tinker v. Des Moines School District from 1969, would give the district the right to ban the bracelets if there was a noticeable disruption of the educational environment, Freund noted.

This has not happened in Easton’s case, but there were at least two isolated incidents affecting students, Freund said. One involved a female student who was harassed by a male student for wearing the bracelet.

“There were girls complaining boys came up to them and said, ‘I love your boobies,'” Freund said.
The other incident happened after the ban, according to the ACLU.

Before the judges arrived today, Freund took a moment from reading his notes to survey the courtroom. It was nearly full.

The case has attracted attention in the legal community. Marcia Glickman, a legal writing professor at University of Pennsylvania, found it to be the perfect case for her students to watch.

“The facts are easy to understand,” Glickman said. “But it’s a division in the law. It’s easy to argue for both sides.”

PREVIOUS COVERAGE OF THE 'I HEART BOOBIES' CONTROVERSY:

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Pandora Free Bracelet Special Event at The Jewel Hut

2012-04-13T08:47:00.005-07:00

Pandora Free Bracelet Special Event at The Jewel Hut

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