by: Amanda Oder
The popular “I <3 BOOBIES” bracelets promoting breast cancer awareness are being banned from certain schools/school districts. So far, California, Colorado, Idaho, Florida are among some of the states that have banned these bracelets. The ban is not an intended attack against breast cancer awareness, rather a censorship of possibly “offensive” wording on the merchandise itself.
Officials are wary of an alternative motive for wearing the bracelets. “They are not yet a problem with the dress code here,” said Principal Anthony Capuano. However, the terminology used on the bracelets could be viewed as sexist by some, and others wear the message for the sake of pushing the boundaries of dress code rather than for raising breast cancer awareness.Juniors Mylia Firivin and Danielle Sutherland support free use of the message. “They should find new ways to support breast cancer, and this is one of them,” said Firivin. “This is not offensive to anyone; they are just trying to help people with cancer.”
Although she acknowledges that some students wear the bracelets solely for the wording, Sutherland felt banning the bracelets would be wrong and said, “It would be dumb if they punish the people who are wearing them for the right reason.”
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