Page on the right was done on the way to work this morning, the page on the left was done on the way home Friday last after work. Ole Boy was wearing a camo baseball cap but after settling himself and checking himself out in the reflection of the window, no less then 8 times he took the hat off, luckily i wasn’t vary far along so it didnt make for a huge visual distraction as can be the case when your subject decides to move mod drawing.
On the subject o school uniforms, im all for them except when that uniform is also the uniform of choice for Strippers, and whores. What is pious and humble about mini skirts and knee high socks, leaving a large swath of teen-age thigh screaming for attention. There is nothing wrong with a mini skirt, but in my opinion its not school appropriate attire. I am not of the opinion that men are so weak minded they cant or shouldn’t be expected handle a lil flesh saying hi; however flesh leaping out may not be the most effective first impression. Dave Chappelle has a bit in ‘killing them softly’ ( a stand up show), about the dangers of having your identity confused. He used as an example the scenario of him, dressed in a policeman uniform being mistaken for a cop. The bottom line he declares, “if you dont want to be mistaken for a whore, dont wear a whores uniform”. That being said, what was the decision process like amongst the administration of a catholic school on deciding that the mini skirt was appropriate gear to love the lord and get a good well rounded education in. Were there factions? Did the ‘below the knee’ crew square off with the younger hipper, image conscious ‘8 inches and Knee highs’ posse? I mean really whats wrong the skirt to the calf? Does that radically effect the level of lesson retention? Im not advocating the Berka, but now that its been mentioned…
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