It makes me think of the "House" episode where Dr. House taunts the job applicant because he's a twentysomething with a tattoo of Asian writing.
And as others have said, intolerance and singling out in high school is nothing new; it's been going on for probably the whole history of high schools. Only the thing for which the kid is singled out has changed. I can feel for this kid in that I didn't always fit the cookie-cutter image myself, but on the other hand this doesn't seem much like news to me.
One of my stepsons is a big Slipknot fan and dresses accordingly. He got mad at me once when I pointed out some teenaged mall-crawlers and said I could pick out the Slipknot fans by how they were dressed. I said it was just another kind of uniform. Same stepson also liked to get his feathers ruffled if anyone made fun of how he dressed. I kindly advised him that he was setting himself up as a target by choosing to dress that way and he needed to grow a thicker skin and a sense of humor about it.
I'd love to see a "Preacher" movie made, and at the same time, I fear it. I think they'd tone it down a LOT, for one thing. And Tulip would be turned into a simpering babe. But I would like to see Cassidy onscreen.
Tim, I found myself transfixed by the photos and their stories, too.
Supposedly the story of Arseface was inspired by the true story of James Vance. He and his best friend listened to the Judas Priest album "Stained Class" for hours and then attempted to kill themselves. His friend succeeded; Vance managed to obliterate the lower half of his face. The families sued Judas Priest (and lost). Vance died from a drug overdose years later.
Hey, I was born in January 1970, too! And I have many fond memories of "The Electric Company" and "Sesame Street." This is just about as cool as it gets: Morgan Freeman in pink bell-bottoms, singing about reading.
And as others have said, intolerance and singling out in high school is nothing new; it's been going on for probably the whole history of high schools. Only the thing for which the kid is singled out has changed. I can feel for this kid in that I didn't always fit the cookie-cutter image myself, but on the other hand this doesn't seem much like news to me.
One of my stepsons is a big Slipknot fan and dresses accordingly. He got mad at me once when I pointed out some teenaged mall-crawlers and said I could pick out the Slipknot fans by how they were dressed. I said it was just another kind of uniform. Same stepson also liked to get his feathers ruffled if anyone made fun of how he dressed. I kindly advised him that he was setting himself up as a target by choosing to dress that way and he needed to grow a thicker skin and a sense of humor about it.
Supposedly the story of Arseface was inspired by the true story of James Vance. He and his best friend listened to the Judas Priest album "Stained Class" for hours and then attempted to kill themselves. His friend succeeded; Vance managed to obliterate the lower half of his face. The families sued Judas Priest (and lost). Vance died from a drug overdose years later.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arseface
EXACTLY. I can't think of any other field of academic study where getting the answer "almost" right is accepted.