Style Theory: Are School Uniforms Worth It?

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  @neovortex6421 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Honestly, the more this channel shows, the more I realize that this was possibly the best choice for a fourth channel. Im definitely excited for whats to come.

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  @Aeroczema · 3 years ago

  I went to an all-girls Catholic school with uniforms, and I can tell you it&apos;s not just the brands of the uniform elements that influenced social standing in the students, but the way you wore it - how much is your shirt tucked in, how much is your collar popped, how many shirt buttons are undone? In a sense that was a way for students to express themselves, but it was pretty limited and &quot;othered&quot; some of us who didn&apos;t like that style. <br><br>Essentially do you remember that Fairly Odd Parents episode where they all turned into grey blobs, but some of them still considered themselves &quot;greyer and blobbier&quot; than the rest? Yeah, that.

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  @Anuejay · 3 years ago

  I go to school with a uniform, and one of the most annoying things about uniforms was that girls were forced to wear skirts, even if it was really cold, the girls were freezing their legs off. Also I end up never buying 6 outfits— I just have 2 pairs of pants, 3 shirts and a separate pair for fridays. &nbsp;No one buys 6 outfits.

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  @Becca99Grump · 3 years ago

  My biggest issues i had with uniforms in school were; teachers/staff disagreeing on uniform policies and changing them too often, and the fact that you also needed a gym uniform for PE, and got graded on whether or not you wore the right gym clothes (which is better than doing PE in a regular school uniform i guess, but not by much)

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  @szunrise · 3 years ago

  As a working class Brit, I would also love to point out that my school didn’t have the stipulation clothing had to fit, so my mom bought me oversized shirts, jumpers and blazers to grow into and only my skirts tended to fit so I was still bullied for being ‘poor’

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  @jaievans5155 · 3 years ago

  When we had uniforms my school actually basically exploded because of it. So many students couldn&apos;t afford more than one uniform, so they&apos;d start to smell from not having facilities to wash them daily.<br>I knew one kid in particular and his family could only afford to go to the laundromat once every <b>month</b> so he was horribly bullied by other kids. I always got picked on for only having one pair of uniform reg shoes, while wealthy kids would have basically the same shoe but in all three allowsled colors and as many brands as possible. <br>It was ridiculous and my own personal grades went from a 3.9gpa to a 3.3gpa<br>The school got rid of it after just two years thankfully

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  @Cr0ut0n · 3 years ago

  I went to a K-12 school where uniforms were required, and everyone I talked to hated them or at least disliked them. Students absolutely found ways to differentiate class, such as designer shoes, bags, headbands, and jewelry. There was still appearance-based bullying, and many girls’ self-esteem suffered because the uniforms were ill-fitting. The uniforms had to be a particular brand, and we would be punished by teachers if we were wearing the incorrect brand, so it was also very expensive. There was a uniform resale shop at the school, but it was in a room off of the main hallway and being seen going into it could be a point for bullying. Personally, I also took a while to develop my sense of style after being out of school, because I never got to develop it while in school.

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  @moreaugriffins2494 · 2 years ago

  As a brit, working-class kids still got bullied with uniforms. Schools didn&apos;t require kids to have clothes that fitted, so some parents would by oversized clothes to last longer, or a younger child would wear their older sibling&apos;s old uniform. Other students would notice and bully them for being poor because of it. (in private schools ive even witnessed some kids being bullied for wearing uniform items from cheaper stores?? it was insane) Richer kids could also flaunt their wealth in other ways - their school bags, makeup, accessories, shoe/trainer brands, etc, and they&apos;d always make sure to let everyone know about it.. i guess when you&apos;re all wearing a uniform, it&apos;s the smallest things that begin to matter &nbsp;- but then again, it&apos;s Britain, and we have a major classism issue

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  @thedarkknight880 · 3 years ago

  I was never bothered about wearing a school uniform. In the UK most schools have a uniform, only changing when it gets to college level. That being said, when I did my first year of A level I was allowed to wear my own leather jacket instead of a blazer and I immediately felt more myself than I had in the other 5 years of regular high school

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  @eraelias · 3 years ago

  The cost of uniforms gets even worse when you take into account that lots of private schools call for both a summer and winter variant of their uniforms. On top of that the income gap between students becomes obvious the moment the uniforms begin to show wear and tear, the lower income students cant afford to replace their uniforms and all the other students will notice, speaking from experience. That&apos;s not even going into the pressure on low income parents to buy informs for more then one kid.

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  @denegwynn2869 · 3 years ago

  No one in my entire school career actually had 6 school uniforms. You had either 2 or 3. You can wear the same outfit for 3-4 days y’know. Imagine the amount of laundry you’d have to do if you put on a fresh uniform everyday?

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  @moonlightdreamer4957 · 3 years ago

  I shared this with my parents because we’ve been having this argument since I was in middle school. I wore uniforms from K-Sophomore year of HS. Always hated them and in my experience, yes all you said MatPat is the case. Just because you’re all wearing the same thing it doesn’t automatically promote acceptance. Kids will always find something else to pick on.

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