Jelly Bracelets
A Florida elementary school principal has banned jelly bracelets from his school because he's heard that some kids refer to them as 'sex bracelets'. Brandenburg said some students, even third-graders, had been making inappropriate sexual references about the bracelets, likely just copying older children. "It's better to eliminate the problem before it gets going," he said.
What problem would that be? Wearing the bracelets is not a 'problem' - its the sexual references that the principal objects to. So instead of putting rules in place to establish an appropriate code of conduct for elementary school kids - he simply turns the bracelet into a taboo item.
The fad involves students breaking the bracelets off one another, then being entitled to specific acts based on the color of the bracelet, some sexually explicit, though the sex acts are unlikely to be carried out.
What problem would that be? Wearing the bracelets is not a 'problem' - its the sexual references that the principal objects to. So instead of putting rules in place to establish an appropriate code of conduct for elementary school kids - he simply turns the bracelet into a taboo item.
The fad involves students breaking the bracelets off one another, then being entitled to specific acts based on the color of the bracelet, some sexually explicit, though the sex acts are unlikely to be carried out.
# | October 21, 2003