{"id":1333,"date":"2012-10-04T16:52:57","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T16:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/?p=1333"},"modified":"2012-10-04T16:52:57","modified_gmt":"2012-10-04T16:52:57","slug":"risque-t-shirts-fashion-statement-or-foolishness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/2012\/10\/04\/risque-t-shirts-fashion-statement-or-foolishness\/","title":{"rendered":"Risque\u2019 t-shirts: fashion statement or foolishness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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JSU student in 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Taylor Bembry<\/strong>
\nBlue & White Flash\/Staff Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most of us have seen the t-shirts that are sold at Spencers, Hot Topic, and other places with obscured and x-rated graphics and sayings on them. Some Jackson State University students wear these t-shirts as a fashion statement. Are these t-shirts a trend or a sign of ignorance and disrespect?<\/p>\n

The Jackson State University 2012-2013 Student Decorum Policy in the Student Handbook states that students are expected to dress in a manner representative of a higher education institution and an educated person. Because of this, students wearing t-shirts with\u00a0 x-rated expressions, vulgar\u00a0 pictures and\u00a0 other offensive images may be in violation of this policy and subject to sanctions.<\/p>\n

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JSU students in 1967<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After perusing several editions of the JSU Jacksonian Yearbook from the 1960s to the late 1970s, it was evident that most students dressed in attire that was both fashionable and tasteful while attending class.<\/p>\n

Their dress seems to reflect, as the Decorum Policy states, their educational status at an institution of higher learning.<\/p>\n

However, this ideal no longer seems to be in fashion for the 2012 student.\u00a0 Risqu\u00e9 t-shirts, clothing that leaves little to the imagination, sagging pants and more can be seen on students in class and around campus.<\/p>\n

Student\u2019s opinion of this behavior varies.<\/p>\n

Carlos Smith, SGA Associate Chief Justice and a junior psychology major from Jackson, Miss., said, \u201cI feel that at Jackson State University we came here to get an education and we are scholars. People are walking around with different profanities on their shirts. I do not feel that\u2019s a good representation of the students here,\u201d said Smith. Smith added that he feels these t-shirts are not a fashion statement in any way.<\/p>\n

Shaquilla Williams, a sophomore biology pre-nursing major from Flora, Miss., had mixed feelings about the issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like it\u2019s very disrespectful especially if it\u2019s towards women. If I see a guy with a shirt like that on I will judge him automatically just because he has on a shirt like that,\u201d said Williams.
\nWilliams feels that student representations in the past and present should be different.<\/p>\n

\u201cTimes have changed, so our clothing is very different now,\u201d added Williams. \u201cI think students wear risqu\u00e9 t-shirts for fashion but I don\u2019t think they know how bad they look with it on because it is somewhat disrespectful. However, some students just wear them for fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some students cannot wait to put on their favorite t-shirts for this year\u2019s homecoming social events, which will probably range from traditional JSU blue and white to everything in between; however, students just ask yourself \u201cDo I want this t-shirt to be a representation of me and JSU?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Taylor Bembry Blue & White Flash\/Staff Writer Most of us have seen the t-shirts that are sold at Spencers, Hot Topic, and other places with obscured and x-rated graphics and sayings on them. Some Jackson State University students wear these t-shirts as a fashion statement. Are these t-shirts a trend or a sign of ignorance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1333","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-variety"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1333\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}