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<p>[QUOTE="green18, post: 1312471, member: 10103"]When I was a sophomore in college I had a sociology professor who, on the first day of class, gave us this assignment. We were to all do something that related to our appearance......but something totally noticeable and out of the ordinary (the wackier the better). We were to observe the reactions of people we encountered and interacted with, write up our findings and experiences, and submit them in a paper for a grade. One fellow I knew put an earring in his ear and attached a string with a pencil to it. I remember the odd looks he would get, and how he would appear in other classes with me, taking notes with that string attached pencil. Men wearing earrings now may not be odd but back in the early 70's it was quite out of the ordinary. I chose to wear a barrette in my hair. Mens hairstyles back then were quite a bit longer than they are today, and the barrette worked quite well at keeping the hair out of my eyes. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> But it didn't serve to keep me out of the public eye. I was toyed and taunted for wearing it. I was ridiculed and bashed. My astronomy professor, in front of a full lecture hall, stopped his lecture at one point, and commented about how nice and pretty my hair looked. I worked the "student sort" at UPS at the time and received many off color remarks from the workers there. In short, it taught me something, and that is you never take the full measure of a man (or women) based on outward appearances. For a brief moment in time I walked on the other side, that of the "odd fellow". People pre-judged me based on appearance. Something akin to what has happened in this thread.........[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="green18, post: 1312471, member: 10103"]When I was a sophomore in college I had a sociology professor who, on the first day of class, gave us this assignment. We were to all do something that related to our appearance......but something totally noticeable and out of the ordinary (the wackier the better). We were to observe the reactions of people we encountered and interacted with, write up our findings and experiences, and submit them in a paper for a grade. One fellow I knew put an earring in his ear and attached a string with a pencil to it. I remember the odd looks he would get, and how he would appear in other classes with me, taking notes with that string attached pencil. Men wearing earrings now may not be odd but back in the early 70's it was quite out of the ordinary. I chose to wear a barrette in my hair. Mens hairstyles back then were quite a bit longer than they are today, and the barrette worked quite well at keeping the hair out of my eyes. :) But it didn't serve to keep me out of the public eye. I was toyed and taunted for wearing it. I was ridiculed and bashed. My astronomy professor, in front of a full lecture hall, stopped his lecture at one point, and commented about how nice and pretty my hair looked. I worked the "student sort" at UPS at the time and received many off color remarks from the workers there. In short, it taught me something, and that is you never take the full measure of a man (or women) based on outward appearances. For a brief moment in time I walked on the other side, that of the "odd fellow". People pre-judged me based on appearance. Something akin to what has happened in this thread.........[/QUOTE]
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