tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044576021219205068.post8916367919864231862..comments2024-03-28T00:30:15.013+13:00Comments on Claire Amos: Are my visible tattoos bad advertising for the school?Claire Amoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10579894985450127837noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044576021219205068.post-73342037070398227222013-02-07T20:47:28.145+13:002013-02-07T20:47:28.145+13:00This is a balance we all walk. How much to "b...This is a balance we all walk. How much to "be myself" and how much to ameliorate that 'self' to meet perceived expectations of others. There is no right answer as a community will have people with different views so you can't please all no matter what you do. Having said that if your self is very out of sync with many in the community then tension could develop. I would never apply for a school that worked in ways or held positions I strongly disagreed with as I know it would be destructive for all involved. But I could make accommodations to positions I hold less strongly if most other positions were in sync. Shaun Hawthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04360308510646595829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044576021219205068.post-65311056507022916932013-02-06T13:27:15.972+13:002013-02-06T13:27:15.972+13:00I agree Ms Amos. The sad thing about that very pub...I agree Ms Amos. The sad thing about that very public comment made about your physical presence, was her referral to Otara. Does having tattoo's insinuate bad things? And why does 'bad' automatically equate to Otara? There are bigger things at play here, that go beyond Education as a precursor to this thread: Prejudice and Racism. Yet no one is addressing her racist comment. Although devoid of any actual ownership, racism is still alive and well it seems, in the heart of Hobsonville, according to those very public comments.<br />Your offence to this public comment made about your tattoo's, is justified and I wholeheartedly defend your right to be so. Partially because you're my friend, but mainly because the comment questioned your ability to educate. Ridiculous! It makes me angry. According to that idiot then, i should not be in education. Because I am brown. I dress in shorts/tshirts/jandals. I have a Ta Moko (Māori tattoo). Therefore I am bad. Suppression of education based on visual bias is the start of the end for schools. Therefore, its a good thing most NZ schools lead the way for the rest of the developing world - where successful tattoo'd adults are born! Kiri Turketo xxKumarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592204650609917605noreply@blogger.com