Gwinnydapooh
Retired Screen Name
Rob, no offense 'cuz I don't know you that well, but I think the above may be a rant.
I hope you didn't mean it. Fine parents because they let a boy have the same decoration on his hands that a girl can? No right to go against "acceptable" norms?
Who gets to define what "acceptable" norms are?
Let me share something with you. I shaved my head for years when it was unpopular. As soon as I began to grow the hair out, it became fashionable to wear flat tops and cue balls. Right now, my hair is at my shoulders. I have painted my fingernails black, blue, purple (my high school colors) and green. I wear an earring. I wore combat boots and black clothes when it wasn't "cool" to do so.
If my kid wants to do one of these things ( doubt it, they'll probably be uncool by then) I'll let him. His BEHAVIOR is what counts, not some objects like nose rings or nail polish. To be honest, I'm a little surprised that any advocate of the right to keep and bear arms would buy into the argument that an inanimate object (a t-shirt, a bottle of nail polish) can be responsible for crime. If that's true, let's just ban all those awful guns and get it over with. . . . .
I hope you didn't mean it. Fine parents because they let a boy have the same decoration on his hands that a girl can? No right to go against "acceptable" norms?
Who gets to define what "acceptable" norms are?
Let me share something with you. I shaved my head for years when it was unpopular. As soon as I began to grow the hair out, it became fashionable to wear flat tops and cue balls. Right now, my hair is at my shoulders. I have painted my fingernails black, blue, purple (my high school colors) and green. I wear an earring. I wore combat boots and black clothes when it wasn't "cool" to do so.
If my kid wants to do one of these things ( doubt it, they'll probably be uncool by then) I'll let him. His BEHAVIOR is what counts, not some objects like nose rings or nail polish. To be honest, I'm a little surprised that any advocate of the right to keep and bear arms would buy into the argument that an inanimate object (a t-shirt, a bottle of nail polish) can be responsible for crime. If that's true, let's just ban all those awful guns and get it over with. . . . .