A High School In Utah Photoshopped Girls’ Yearbook Pictures To Show Less Skin

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Don't scream at me. I am entitled to my opinion. I have never screamed at you.

The tattoo is at the top of her booby. She is still a girl and needs a grown up to help her out in life because the grown knows how ignorant people can be.

Policing clothes? No. Respecting your appearance? Yes. Nothing is wrong to want a respectable appearance. She is a girl and she needs to know this. When she gets out into the real world it will be a lot crueler than photo.

You should hear how we talk about people we see here.

That's screaming? Wow. That doesn't even merit a stage whisper designation in my books.

The whole point of this was policing women's bodies, with the usual undercurrent that our bodies are somehow shameful and unclean, and should be covered up lest the menfolk think impure thoughts. This isn't about professionalism. It's about treating women and girls in such a way as to take agency away from them. There was nothing "shameful" about the way any of those girls were dressed. Nothing. This is not about the one girl shown in that picture with a visible tattoo. It's about visible shoulders and hints -- hints! -- that these girls have breasts.

You are entitled to your opinion, but in my opinion you are enabling this kind of patriarchal BS.

[Novembro 1,763]

STOP YELLING AT ME

[Operator 1,927]

[Janelle2002 3,865]

That's screaming? Wow. That doesn't even merit a stage whisper designation in my books.

The whole point of this was policing women's bodies, with the usual undercurrent that our bodies are somehow shameful and unclean, and should be covered up lest the menfolk think impure thoughts. This isn't about professionalism. It's about treating women and girls in such a way as to take agency away from them. There was nothing "shameful" about the way any of those girls were dressed. Nothing. This is not about the one girl shown in that picture with a visible tattoo. It's about visible shoulders and hints -- hints! -- that these girls have breasts.

You are entitled to your opinion, but in my opinion you are enabling this kind of patriarchal BS.

Ok. Semi-screaming. Better?

I understand what you are saying and I do agree with it, but, this little lady has to get out into the real world. She should be taught how to dress, or, she will end up being one of our office's interns and we talk about her all the time.

STOP YELLING AT ME

You are hurting my feelings. Stop it!

[Not a Tailor 1,370]

Don't scream at me. I am entitled to my opinion. I have never screamed at you.

The tattoo is at the top of her booby. She is still a girl and needs a grown up to help her out in life because the grown knows how ignorant people can be.

Policing clothes? No. Respecting your appearance? Yes. Nothing is wrong to want a respectable appearance. She is a girl and she needs to know this. When she gets out into the real world it will be a lot crueler than photo.

You should hear how we talk about people we see here.

I wasn't screaming at you. I don't know where you got that idea. Perhaps I should have made a separate post addressing the OP, but I did leave a gap and the second part of my post is was meant to address the article in the OP, not you.

That being said, it's not at the 'top of her booby' unless you count a woman's entire chest up to her collarbone as being booby. I have a tattoo in that exact spot and there is absolutely no breast tissue there. There's no cleavage there. It's skin, muscle and bone. If they counted that tattoo as being at the top of her booby, they would have raised the neckline further, to cover her booby. They did not. They simply erased the tattoo and allowed that skin to continue showing. My tattoo does not make me trashy or bad or anything else and has never stood in the way of me getting employment and I have never had a non-positive comment about it.

And why, I ask, is it that as a girl (see what I bolded in your comment), specifically, she needs to be taught how to dress a certain way?

Again, I have seen women walking, in summer, into offices (including law offices and the courthouse) with more skin showing than that. I see women come in for their lunch at work from the courthouse right by my work, highly respected lawyers, who show just as much skin as this girl.

This (the OP's article) is a clear example of policing how a woman should look. If it wasn't, then the girls would have been spoken to by a teacher who would negotiate with them before having their yearbook photos taken. They wouldn't have had their bodies photoshopped without their permission or knowledge.

[Novembro 1,763]

That being said, it's not at the 'top of her booby' unless you count a woman's entire chest up to her collarbone as being booby.

It's VJ. What do you think they constitute as a 'booby'?!

[Janelle2002 3,865]

I am not judging her for her tats. You are misunderstanding my point. And when the doctor above goes to work, he isn't dressed with his tattoos showing and his cut off.

Kids nowadays do not understand when the can express themselves and when to be classy. I have a HUGE one on my back and a superman tattoo on my left arm. I do not show either one of these and no one at work knows I have them. My mommy taught me better.

when I am at home, on the beach, going shopping, not a big difference. Would I do this for a staff photo for work? Heck no!

[spookyturtle 9,465]

If the girl's clothing didn't violate the schools dress code, the picture must stand as taken.

It's VJ. What do you think they constitute as a 'booby'?!

I'll post a few pics and we can vote on it.

[GandD 5,966]

Ha, I read that as "Only a mormon"

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Ha, I read that as "Only a mormon"

You didn't capitalize Mormon. Reported.

[GandD 5,966]

You didn't capitalize Mormon. Reported.

You know what's funny, I initially did, then went back and changed it to make it look more like the caption. That should be extra reported.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

I wasn't screaming at you. I don't know where you got that idea. Perhaps I should have made a separate post addressing the OP, but I did leave a gap and the second part of my post is was meant to address the article in the OP, not you.

That being said, it's not at the 'top of her booby' unless you count a woman's entire chest up to her collarbone as being booby. I have a tattoo in that exact spot and there is absolutely no breast tissue there. There's no cleavage there. It's skin, muscle and bone. If they counted that tattoo as being at the top of her booby, they would have raised the neckline further, to cover her booby. They did not. They simply erased the tattoo and allowed that skin to continue showing. My tattoo does not make me trashy or bad or anything else and has never stood in the way of me getting employment and I have never had a non-positive comment about it.

And why, I ask, is it that as a girl (see what I bolded in your comment), specifically, she needs to be taught how to dress a certain way?

Again, I have seen women walking, in summer, into offices (including law offices and the courthouse) with more skin showing than that. I see women come in for their lunch at work from the courthouse right by my work, highly respected lawyers, who show just as much skin as this girl.

This (the OP's article) is a clear example of policing how a woman should look. If it wasn't, then the girls would have been spoken to by a teacher who would negotiate with them before having their yearbook photos taken. They wouldn't have had their bodies photoshopped without their permission or knowledge.

Because of this very statement. In a professional field it should be kept just that, professional. The courts wouldn't like it if a male lawyer showed up in jersey shorts.

And don't worry about the scream thing. It was more like you were raising your voice at me.

Edited May 29, 2014 by Janelle2002

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Ok. Semi-screaming. Better?

I understand what you are saying and I do agree with it, but, this little lady has to get out into the real world. She should be taught how to dress, or, she will end up being one of our office's interns and we talk about her all the time.

In the real world, people get away with a lot more. A whole lot more. Dressing for your yearbook photo is not going for a job interview or a relative's funeral. It's an opportunity to show a little about yourself, and sometimes that includes showing a tattoo. Big deal. And the pictured girl is a child -- still in high school. She is learning, and this was perhaps one of those "teachable moments." But the right way for an adult to talk about appropriate dressing is to talk with a child who is still learning, not to unilaterally decide that it's unacceptable and change the image without her permission. It is her image. It is her body. She deserved to have the opportunity to learn but it was taken away from her, just as it was for the other girls shown, none of whom had more than shoulders showing.

There is professionalism, and there is policing and shaming. This is the latter.

[Novembro 1,763]

If the girl's clothing didn't violate the schools dress code, the picture must stand as taken.

If they were wearing uniforms, this ####### wouldn't be happening.

+1 for uniforms

+1 for year-round schooling

[Operator 1,927]

I am not judging her for her tats. You are misunderstanding my point. And when the doctor above goes to work, he isn't dressed with his tattoos showing and his cut off.

Kids nowadays do not understand when the can express themselves and when to be classy. I have a HUGE one on my back and a superman tattoo on my left arm. I do not show either one of these and no one at work knows I have them. My mommy taught me better.

when I am at home, on the beach, going shopping, not a big difference. Would I do this for a staff photo for work? Heck no!

Ok, you and I have a communication problem we need to work on.

I agree with what you are saying in the above post and for you and I it makes sense. I'm not sure how old you are but I'm 45 and heavily tattooed. Both my kids have tattoos and for the younger generation it's way more acceptable to show their ink. In my opinion editing this young lady's year book picture (that her family paid for, I'm sure) sends the message that it's not OK to be who she is. I think the social values of today are what they are and girls can have tattoos and show them when they want.

...and I like you more now that I know you have tattoos...