Life Judge: Students can wear 'I Heart Boobies' bracelets in school - Page 3

Deberg_1990 · 04-13-2011, 09:59 AM

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/heal...119711509.html

A federal judge has weighed in on a little rubber bracelet with a message about breast cancer awareness that stirred up a lot of controversy here in San Diego.

“I Heart Boobies” bracelets are sold across the nation and have been banned in many U.S schools, including Oceanside High School, Valley Middle School in Carlsbad and Mountain Empire High School in East County.

U.S. District Judge Mary McLaughlin sided with students Tuesday in a free-speech test case filed in Pennsylvania by the American Civil Liberties Union. She issued a temporary injunction that bars the Easton Area School District from enforcing its ban.

School officials argue the slogan suggests a sexual double meaning and leads to in-school distractions.

McLaughlin agreed with students and said the bracelets are being worn to promote breast cancer awareness.

The creator of the bracelets says it's about speaking to young people in their own language.

"The word "boobies" is just a word that young people use, it's a word that moms say to babies,"said Kimmy McAtee of Keep A Breast Foundation, the organization that makes the bracelets.

The bands retail for about $4. 100 percent of the funds raised go to breast cancer education, awareness and support programs.

A few weeks ago, a student at Mountain Empire High School wore a bracelet to school. School administrators say the bracelet led to a "big" disruption in class and that's why it was banned.

"If it's creating a disruption in class, obviously we have to do something about that,"said superintendent Steve Van Zant.

Campo resident Marcus Nicholson graduated from Mountain Empire High last year and says he wore the bracelet all year without any incidents.

"I wear it because my mom had cancer and she survived and I wear it for everybody who has cancer and for research and all that,"Nicholson said.

His mother has been cancer free for ten years and says if the word "boobies" encourages kids to care about breast cancer awareness, then there is no harm in it.

"I'm for them wearing those bracelets, I have no problem with it at all,"said Leticia Nicholson.

Source: Fed Judge OKs "Boobies" Bracelet in School | NBC San Diego

Pitt Gorilla · 04-13-2011, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Demonpenz

What if you wore one because you like Boobie Miles from Friday night lights?

Who is the other one(s)?

The_Doctor10 · 04-13-2011, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

Oh, not doubt. But i'm talking about when i was a teenager though. Different circumstances.

Yes and no. Are they just announcing that they like breasts, not really concerned with the breast cancer message? Absolutely.

But is this news to anyone? Teenagers like boobies? Why not forbid them from wearing bracelets that say 'I Heart Oxygen' or 'Yay water!'? Let's go one better, and not allow positive messages about anything. Or even the intimation that you might enjoy something. Take off that Green Lantern shirt, he's no better or worse than the Flash or Batman. Everyone was dress in monochromatic, neutral colors so as not to offend non-white people. No smiling either, that's a dead giveaway you like something.

So teenagers like boobies. They're gonna **** each other anyway, so why not just mandate that everyone who wears the boobie bracelet has to wear an 'I heart condoms' bracelet?

Answer: Because that would condone lying; nobody hearts ****ing condoms...

**chasedude** · 04-13-2011, 01:01 PM

More prudes controlling our schools.

Decades upon decades of "moral" turpitude telling us what we should do.

Everyone channel the Dee Snyder in themselves and tell the Tipper Gore's of the world to **** off!

**chasedude** · 04-13-2011, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Unleash_the_Phury

Yes and no. Are they just announcing that they like breasts, not really concerned with the breast cancer message? Absolutely.

But is this news to anyone? Teenagers like boobies? Why not forbid them from wearing bracelets that say 'I Heart Oxygen' or 'Yay water!'? Let's go one better, and not allow positive messages about anything. Or even the intimation that you might enjoy something. Take off that Green Lantern shirt, he's no better or worse than the Flash or Batman. Everyone was dress in monochromatic, neutral colors so as not to offend non-white people. No smiling either, that's a dead giveaway you like something.

So teenagers like boobies. They're gonna **** each other anyway, so why not just mandate that everyone who wears the boobie bracelet has to wear an 'I heart condoms' bracelet?

Answer: Because that would condone lying; nobody hearts ****ing condoms...

Let's send one to the Pope!

The_Doctor10 · 04-13-2011, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by chasedude

Let's send one to the Pope!

Hey, he did recently FINALLY agree that MAYBE condoms in Africa MIGHT help a little when it comes to slowing the spread of HIV/AIDS. He's learning... maybe soon he's say something mean about Hitler!

**chasedude** · 04-13-2011, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Unleash_the_Phury

Hey, he did recently FINALLY agree that MAYBE condoms in Africa MIGHT help a little when it comes to slowing the spread of HIV/AIDS. He's learning... maybe soon he's say something mean about Hitler!

Is that right? I didn't hear that. I'm not a catholic so I don't follow that dogma crap.

Anyway, good for him.

kcxiv · 04-13-2011, 01:21 PM

I remember when i was young and everyone was wearing the Big Johnson shirts, then they took the nerfbat to them.

Marcellus · 04-13-2011, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by NewChief

Not every time. Like I said, I don't have a problem with it, but it's not like they're wearing them in support of breast cancer. They're wearing them as a statement that they like boobs.

I get what your saying but a teenage boy wearing a bracelet that says I heart boobies to show they like boobies is about as redundant as it gets.

Do they have shirts that say grass is green and hats that say the sky is blue?

ToxSocks · 04-13-2011, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Unleash_the_Phury

Hey, he did recently FINALLY agree that MAYBE condoms in Africa MIGHT help a little when it comes to slowing the spread of HIV/AIDS. He's learning... maybe soon he's say something mean about Hitler!

ya know, I had always thought that the bible said no semen is suppose to go to waste. So doesn't that mean that all women should swallow?

I've been trying to convince my wife that she has to swallow in the name of God, but she doesn't buy it. i need further proof....

NewChief · 04-13-2011, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Marcellus

I get what your saying but a teenage boy wearing a bracelet that says I heart boobies to show they like boobies is about as redundant as it gets.

Do they have shirts that say grass is green and hats that say the sky is blue?

Yeah, I know it. Like someone else said, it's similar to the "big johnson" t-shirts that people used to wear. They're sort of a fad/trend for the kids right now, and it makes them feel subversive to wear them.

As I said, I don't really give a crap what they wear (I'm pretty hard to offend), but I think it's an interesting free speech case.

The_Doctor10 · 04-13-2011, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

ya know, I had always thought that the bible said no semen is suppose to go to waste. So doesn't that mean that all women should swallow?

I've been trying to convince my wife that she has to swallow in the name of God, but she doesn't buy it. i need further proof....

Nothing worse than a chick who doesn't swallow... Fortunately, by our third date, my girlfriend proved herself and declared it to be 'filling'. Probably gonna marry this chick lol

MoreLemonPledge · 04-13-2011, 01:30 PM

By that logic, I assume that a teenager would have no problem wearing one that says "I love testicles" to support his father's battle with testicular cancer, right?

The_Doctor10 · 04-13-2011, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MoreLemonPledge

By that logic, I assume that a teenager would have no problem wearing one that says "I love testicles" to support his father's battle with testicular cancer, right?

Please, this is North America. We only draw direct attention to sexy diseases.

For all the manly/quasi gay cancers, we have Livestrong. That says it all in one word. Just like a man. None of this vast verbage on a bracelet female bullshit.

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