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And "men who wear suits all day"? Sorry, but complaining about singling people out, then using this line in a desulatory way does quite a bit of weakening your stance (hint-the word is "hypocrite").
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By stating that the men who make the rules wear suits all day i was trying to emphasize the point that the people in charge clearly do not value showing individuality and creativity through dress. There's nothing wrong with conforming to the established system and dressing completly as expected, but it does tend to signify some underlying differences from people who feel the need to dress "gothic". I see how it seemed like i was trying to insult them but i really wasn't, i just tend to write with a cynical tone.
I do see your point about the spiked wristbands, and i agree to a certain point. If you want to wear a wristband covered with 4" harware store nails then it's obviously a problem, but wearing a leather wristband with dulled 1/4 inch spikes isn't nearly as much of an issue. If administrators generally objected to certain aspects of dress on the grounds that they could easily be weapons it'd be one thing, objecting because it's not good christian dress or because it's offensive to a few people is another.
Also i'm not trying to claim goth or pagan as religions, though you could make a convincing case for general paganism as a religion. They're not trying to persecute a specific religion, they're trying to ban things that aren't Christian. It's like saying that you don't have to be Christian at school, but you do have to dress, speak, and act like it. If people are being punished for displaying non-christian beliefs then others should be punished equally for displaying christian beliefs.
Well that's what i think, hope it doesn't start a flame war, but i'll be back in about 10 hours if it does.
