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...effect is that what is a symbol of oppression to many Americans—the Islamic dress??has become a tool of individual expression. The government believes that people should subscribe to a basic level of modesty—and in their eyes, this basic level is defined by the Islamic dress??but as long as this basic level is met, an individual is free to express personal beliefs on issues ranging from modesty to politics...
...Gollogly is a campus figure of sorts, known to do laundry wearing ball gowns and attend Biology finals in stilettos. Her closet is filled with approximately 60 pairs of shoes and various eccentricities. Her favorite of the moment is a “Goth blue plaid strappy dress??with buckles.” She wears the bindi—a small sequin “third eye”—for religious purposes, and has since age 13. She describes the rest of her style, however, as “what I want, when I want?...
...tickets had long since sold out, and eager first-years were begging the driver to be let on board. Once allowed, these Dyke Ball first-timers piled into the bus, with one anxiously asking a friend if her “conservative brown dress?? would pass muster with the queer fashion police...
...girls agonize over every sandwich, their male counterparts are showing off their muscles and manhandling smaller boys to flaunt their strength. One of my students doesn’t understand that sports aren’t everything—that physical strength can only take you so far. And dress??brands, labels, fit, color—become a matter of worry or consuming pride, a friendship maker or breaker...