The portion of the article that stood out to me the most was by a young woman named Mireya Briceno's. She described herself as being a quiet self conscious person; however, her prom dress was nothing like that and that is what she loved about it. It was a dark blue mermaid fitted dress with white polka dots, and contained and open back which was within the schools dress code. When she arrived to prom the teachers said nothing about her dress, but then students started making comments and telling teachers that her back being out made them feel uncomfortable. Which resulted in the teachers asking her to leave prom, but Mireya did not just go home and cry about it she turned to social media. After sharing her story many began to comment and defend her but there were still those few who had something negative to say.
Alaya Davis
These kind of stories make sad but are also very encouraging. The confidence that she gained from that dress despite her insecurities is very uplifting to hear. So many people are self conscious about themselves because they don't live up to societies standards. The fact that she even went home and posted her story on social media was such a brave thing to do and it's so encouraging for other people to hear that. It's disturbing to see how teenagers are always looking for ways to tear each other down and I love that she didn't let them.
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ReplyDeleteThis story highlights an ongoing problem in today's schooling society: Dress Code. I am not saying it's a bad thing, but oftentimes the way it is enforced makes life hard for students, especially female students. I personally have never been so distracted by a classmate's appearance that it was detrimental to my education. I do not understand how or why someone would be so distracted by a knee or a shoulder that it affects their learning capabilities. If someone is that easily distracted and deterred from class, I don't think the person labeled as a "distraction" should be to blame.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that Dress Code is a tad bit unfair. For instance the rule that a person's shorts must be as long as their arms is unjust. For there are many girls with short arms whose shorts can be perceived as a distraction, but no one can say anything about them because they are finger tip length. While someone wearing bermuda shorts can be forced to changed because their arms are longer.
DeleteIt's beautiful to hear how something so small, such as a dress can give someone so much confidence.However it saddens and angers me to hear how Mireya Briceno had to leave her prom for what some inconsiderate teenagers said. As Halla expressed it is very disturbing to see teenagers trying to tear each other down. Mireya is a very strong person, instead of going home and crying about it she did something about this matter by resorting to social media.
ReplyDeleteIts always sad to see all this hate and negativity in schools where you see these people every single day. Someone may have a passion and a strong love for something and it only takes one comment to change that. These rude statements that are so easy for people to say are hard for others to take, and have resulted in cases of depression and suicide in our generation. However in Mireya Briceno's case, it is amazing and encouraging to see someone stay strong despite all a the mean comments pointed her ways.
ReplyDeleteI feel that social media has had a dangerous yet positive effect. Many people put themselves in a lot of dangerous situations in order to take a picture. The real question people should be asking themselves is if it is worth it or not.
ReplyDeleteAs for the girl who was kicked out of her prom, I feel that she should not have been kicked out of her prom.I do not understand why people would feel "uncomfortable" because her back is shown. It doesn't make sense to me that her back being shown was a legitimate complaint that people made. Its could have been worse than her back being shown. I am glad that she decided to post her experience on social media because social media has the power to make a difference.
I feel that social media has had a dangerous yet positive effect. Many people put themselves in a lot of dangerous situations in order to take a picture. The real question people should be asking themselves is if it is worth it or not.
ReplyDeleteAs for the girl who was kicked out of her prom, I feel that she should not have been kicked out of her prom.I do not understand why people would feel "uncomfortable" because her back is shown. It doesn't make sense to me that her back being shown was a legitimate complaint that people made. Its could have been worse than her back being shown. I am glad that she decided to post her experience on social media because social media has the power to make a difference.
It's beautiful to hear how something so small, such as a dress can give someone so much confidence.However it saddens and angers me to hear how Mireya Briceno had to leave her prom for what some inconsiderate teenagers said. As Halla expressed it is very disturbing to see teenagers trying to tear each other down. Mireya is a very strong person, instead of going home and crying about it she did something about this matter by resorting to social media.
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