I Heart Boobies - Comments

Whoa. Everybody in my school is wearing them now. Some (meaning the people who first started wearing them) wear it because they're thinking about cancer. Other, followers, are wearing the bracelets because, well, they're followers. I believe the bracelet is towards breast cancer, and should not be taken away because of some thought a teacher or principal had. I don't wear them because my mom would totally freak, asking me what the hell was I doing, why was I wearing an inappropriate bracelet, blah, blah (sorry, getting a little personal here), but I totally would. Cool article.

and the word "boobies" can hardly be construed as sexual...

The girls in my school wear the bracelets, but in support of those with Breast cancer, sadly. The popular girls are the ones to wear them, and are the ones who are majking sexual jokes about it. My school doesn't have a problem with the students wearing these "I heart boobies" bracelets, and neither do I, I'm just a little sad the girls are wearing them because it's a fad, and not because they actually care for the meaning behind it.

Really well done.

Very accurate and informative. =]

A few days ago, a kid in my class said he saw a woman with a bracelet on that said "I love ta-ta's" or something like that, and the teacher blew up and though he was trying to be funny in class. He was like,"NO,no- it is for the breast cancer awareness..." and my teacher thought he was lying and got him in detention.

I know a few kids who wear them inappropriately, which pisses me a bit. But hey, it's THEIR money they're paying for it, and their money is going to the charity.

I personally don't see the problem. Sure, some people are wearing them immaturely, and if they are, then they are just stating a fact. I'm sure people knew they loved boobies before they put on the wristband. Confiscation, detention, and suspension are excessive. In my opinion, it's like telling a kid that they can't wear an Obama t-shirt. They're expressing a devotion to the cause.


Also, I wouldn;t support just taking them away from male students. For all they know, some of the male students are not wearing them to be immature but actually support the cause. Also, I'm bisexual, and I love boobies, and if the boys get their wristbands taken away, well, they'd have to take away mine too, I guess.

Schools need to stop overreacting.

I was doing a teaching internship and I had one of these bracelets appear in the classroom. Teachers don't want to take them but they are causing a distraction. The bracelet wasn't even brought to our attention until a female student pointed it out. We didn't take it, but he was told to turn the bracelet inside out and not to wear it back to school. It's cool that you want to support a cause but when things like these bracelets or the silly bandz or the gel bracelets become a distraction, it becomes an issue.

i myself do not own a bracelet yet,but it hits a hard bone in my body since a few family members have had breast cancer,theres a reason for freedom of speech and these pricks are tsking that away becus its "innapropriete,total bull" i think i might buy one nd see what happens

I completely agree with you on this. Honestly, there are obviously going to be those few kids who wear it to be funny or because they think it's cool, but most people aren't and it seems rediculous that you want to funnel so much time and effort into confiscating and banning these bracelets when you definitely have better things to worry about. Really, aren't there more important issues facing your school district?

But there is also the fact that they're being confiscated for sexual association, so in that case, you shouldn't be allowed to do anything concerned breast cancer awareness within a school like, wearing shirts, ribbons, having fundraisers, etc., because it is still relating to a "sexual" topic.

If people are f*cking around with these bracelets and making lewd comments associated with them should have themm taken away. Other than that, why are you complaining? At least these teens understand the seriousness of the disease and want to take a stand for it.

but then there are students who wear the bracelets to be cheeky and don't care about the meaning behind them, the ones who are jumping on the bandwagon without any real consideration. the whole point of the slogan is to make a stir and for it to become faintly controversial, because look at the publicity the charity has now recieved since the banning and suing.

I fully agree with this article. In one of my classes my teacher is always on there two students ass' because they wear those bracelets, and makes them flip it so that it can't be seen.
I find it absolutely ridiculous. I really want every one in the class room to buy and wear one on the same day just to make a point.

I go to the school that's getting sued.

ugh, another stupid mistake that our education system has commited.

Wow I never heard that
I myself own a bracelet like that

it's sad how the educational system is so ignorant, hopefully this doesn't go on to long.

I remember last year, I saw a boy wearing a t-shirt that had the "I [Heart] Boobies" phrase printed on the front, and I was thinking, What a pervert! Why is he allowed to wear that? But I later figured out that this was to support breast cancer awareness.
In my opinion, it's a little bit over-the-top to call breasts "boobies" in the context of breast cancer; however, I know that the people at my school who wear the bracelets aren't doing it to be immature. I think they should be able to express their support for breast cancer awareness with the bracelets without getting in trouble for it. As for me, I prefer the pink t-shirts...

I have 3 of these bracelets on and my tutors at University love them (a couple of them have even taken note of the website to get their own) and my partner wears one.
I know people who have lost their fight against cancer, and I know people who have beat it so it's a cause close to my heart.
Yes, at 1st glance they can be seen as sexual BUT once you look closely you can see that they are not. Surely teachers can see this (I am also a trainee teacher)

I agree. This is happening in my school. Students are being forced to remove their bracelets if a stupid teacher catches them.

I work @ Zumiez where we sell the bracelets & I get kids in everyday saying how they can't wear them to school. I think it's absolutely ridiculous. I most certainly think the schools should be sued for not letting the kids support cancer

This is just stupid. The lawsuit, not the article (which is great!).
I lost someone extremely close to me to breat cancer six years ago and me & my family wear these braceletes all the time!

Great article, and such a good point. It's ridiculous to confiscate something that's in support of a cause. People always see teens as being apathetic and self-interested, and once we're proving the opposite, we're knocked down for it?
As if.
Schools are being idiotic if they're seeing these cancer awareness bracelets as offensive.