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Dude looks like a lady
May 14, 2008 | 8:55 PM
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Well, he doesn't look like a lady, he just wants to! There is a gay young man who wants to go the prom with his lady friend in Peabody. She asked him to go because her boyfriend lives in Michigan and she wanted a date. So she thought she would do the "safe" thing and bring her gay friend. Here's where the problem lies. He wants to a wear a dress. The girl claims the principal said no, it would be too disruptive. So we called the superintendent, and he said, according to the student handbook as long as they are wearing proper attire they can go. A couple of thoughts. I don't care that he's wearing a dress, but I do think it will be disruptive. You can bet it's what everybody will be talking about, it's what everybody will be paying attention to! But here's my real problem, if HE wears a dress that's anywhere as distasteful as the dress on the young lady in Mr. Ockerbloom's blog, bless us all!

Thumbs up on prom dress wearing young man? Or should he wear a tux?

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Americanmade
May 14, 2008 | 9:35 PM

Hmmmmmmmmm. I don't like the idea of a male wearing a dress to the prom. But, this is the world we live in right? What's good for the goose is good for the gander? I'm having trouble with it. Does he wear a dress to school? If so, then everyone should be used to it. If not, then he is just trying to get attention.
Happyg read my blog
May 14, 2008 | 10:07 PM

Unless the theme of the prom is "cross-dressing", then he should wear a tux. The prom's not about any one individual; it's about students celebrating their high school years.
TooMuchHype
May 14, 2008 | 10:07 PM

Thumbs down on the person who decided that this is a newsworthy story.
jpv072900 read my blog
May 14, 2008 | 10:25 PM

THUMBS DOWN!!!!

This is just terrible!!! Everything about this story makes me mad!! The girl going to the prom put it best about what she learned. If you make a big enough stink about it then you'll always get your way!! I'm so glad that this is what that generation has learned from this!

Also, I'm upset at Fox25 for running at the chance to be the first news station to cover this story! This person would have never been allowed to wear a dress until the media got involved!

I feel bad for the principal of that school. He said no, then suddenly the news gets involved and then his boss caves immediately.

Has this country lost ALL of its morals??? I'm disgusted!!! It almost makes me mad enough to turn off the news, but then look at the other choices out there!!!

SHAME ON THIS AWFUL GIRL, HER GAY FRIEND, FOX25, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT!
decka1121
May 14, 2008 | 10:29 PM

It's obviously going to be disruptive but does that make it wrong? If we continue to follow the social structures that are given to us, how are we thinking for ourselves? It's about time two people stand up for what they believe in and question what is "right." I understand rules are there for a reason, but to gender identify clothing and then punish those who question that "norm" is not an OK rule. The civil rights movement was also disruptive, but that movement was needed to help bring about unification within our country. Looks like we still have a long way to go.
kb1ian read my blog
May 14, 2008 | 10:36 PM

if the boy was Irish and wanted to wear a kilt what do you think they would stop him ?
Americanmade
May 14, 2008 | 10:38 PM

The reason this story is newsworthy, is because we live in a world where being gay is still a very fascinating and taboo subject. It's still a mystery to so many, and it really IS NOT a moral issue at all. Are you (jpv072900) saying that if you are gay, you have no morals? Gay people have been around for thousands of years. Get with the program!
C_Fox read my blog view my photos
May 14, 2008 | 10:39 PM

TooMuchHype, this IS newsworthy when its an unprecedented issue. No male has ever worn a dress to a prom and tne decision to allow it sets a standard as to what is "appropriate" dress at a school prom.

It is my opinion that to allow a male to wear a dress is not in the normal range of what is considered "appropriate".

The school board buckled (as usual) to avoid hassles it doesn't want to deal with...like fighting in the courts or putting up with demonstrating students.

To quote the girl, "I learned that if you scream loud enough you can get anything you want."

Nice.
C_Fox read my blog view my photos
May 14, 2008 | 10:55 PM

kb1ian, wearing a kilt is normal attire in Ireland and accepted as such in the U.S. It is their cultural dress and considered proper attire for those who are Irish.

Unless this male decides to have a sex-change, he is still a male, and we in the U.S. do not accept males wearing dresses as proper attire regardless of their sexual-leanings. Males wearing dresses is not in our culture. Being a transvestite is not a nationality and to compare the two instances is not a good argument...imho.
rjc1956
May 14, 2008 | 11:04 PM

What's the big deal i'm sure women dealt with this years ago when they first wore pant's but it's o.k. for the woman to dress as men but if a guy dears to do it he is wrong?
C_Fox read my blog view my photos
May 14, 2008 | 11:11 PM

And, AmericanMade, I agree that this has little to do with "morals" unless someone wants to pull out the religious card and try to play that.
hghghg
May 14, 2008 | 11:17 PM

ok...if he wants to wear a dress then let him..if a gay girl can wear a tux to prom without a problem, why can't a gay guy wear a dress without a problem
keniv78
May 14, 2008 | 11:22 PM

The only reason this is an issue is because closed-minded people want to make it an issue. A guy wearing a dress to the prom does not harm anyone. Just because he doesn't want to follow the herd and the way they all dress does not mean his choice is wrong. How is this different from a girl wanting to wear a tux to the prom? I guarantee that this has happened at proms all over the country for years and years. This is nothing more than a double standard, plain and simple. Everyone needs to get over their preconceived notions of what is normal and realize that there are people that think and act differently. Different is not bad...differences are what make the world interesting and worth experiencing!
latcho888
May 14, 2008 | 11:24 PM

THUMBS DOWN to FOX, to that girl, and to her friend. A guy wants to be a cross-dresser at a prom. This is not NEWS. btw, her friend by wearing a dress to a prom will not make himself "gay", but this will make him into a "cross-dresser" or "transexual".
jovanone read my blog view my photos
May 14, 2008 | 11:26 PM

The problem here is everyone is so afraid to say NO because they’re afraid of hurting someone’s feelings. The superintendent made the wrong decision. What’s wrong with saying proper attire for MEN is either a tuxedo or a suit not a dress, period. This has nothing to do with whether you’re GAY or not, it’s about wearing proper attire, and proper attire for MEN is either a tux or a suit period.

Get with the program young MAN and put on a tux!!!
C_Fox read my blog view my photos
May 14, 2008 | 11:28 PM

Wasn't there a man recently in the news who was photo'd wearing a skirt in his backyard? His excuse was that pants irritated his delicate skin (was he always that sensitive?) and wearing a skirt alleviated the problem.

I sincerely question his reason, when most men would go to a dermatologist before ever wearing a skirt! My guess is that he just likes wearing a skirt...they do, afterall, give one more 'freedom' and air exposure than pants.

Men have tried in the past to be accepted wearing skirts in the U.S., but it never worked. Why wearing pants by a woman is accepted is no real mystery; pants are better suited to certain activities unlike skirts or dresses and women during the World Wars were active in the war efforts...it just seemed "appropriate" to dress for the occasion...which meant pants. Soon, it took off into the fashion industry and women still wear pants without being questioned.
JuneInMA read my blog view my photos
May 14, 2008 | 11:46 PM

Frankly, I don't see who it's hurting. Who cares. As long as he's not walking in there exposing his privates or carrying a gun, I don't think it should matter what on earth he's wearing.

Interestingly enough, there was a woman in my office today wearing pants, flat shoes, mens shirt and mens tie (not the cute thin ones women sometimes wear, this was mens attire). Should we have asked her to leave and change? She was doing her work, minding her business with all the important body parts covered. I couldn't have cared less if she was wearing a potato sack.

It's not hurting anyone.
jovanone read my blog view my photos
May 14, 2008 | 11:46 PM

C_Fox,

What are you talking about? “Men have tried in the past to be accepted wearing skirts in the U.S., but it never worked”. When did this transformation happen? I guessed I must have missed it because I’ve never ever heard of that ever happening. Maybe you should try and stay with the topic at hand.
C_Fox read my blog view my photos
May 14, 2008 | 11:51 PM

hghghg, girls can wear tuxes to a prom? I'd like to see some evidence of that.

There was a short period in the past where the fashion industry decided to set a new trend in women's clothing by designing a "tuxedo-look" outfits for women to wear to gala occasions.
They were seen at the Oscars and elsewhere, but never really got off the ground. 'Straight' men just didn't like it...and apparently, most women didn't either. I think it must have had something to do with 'women's lib'. LOL
C_Fox read my blog view my photos
May 15, 2008 | 12:06 AM

jovanone, I distinctly remember seeing a news clip years ago on TV where the topic of men being allowed to wear skirts was the issue. Someone in the fashion industry held a fashion show in NY (?)...catwalk and all...with males wearing skirts. As we can see, it didn't catch on.

I did not say it was a national trend for men to wear skirts at any given time in the U.S. I simply said they "tried". You have mis-read me. And, I have stayed within the topic as much as the next person. Aren't we talking about dresscodes? What are you talking about?
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