| disappr. |
trashiness (This term one student of mine wore a loose fitting top sharply cut away at the sides
that revealed most of the side of her bare breasts. Another wore small lacy short pants that provided
no coverage of the lower part of her buttocks. Her shorts looked more like lingerie than outerwear.
The students in many so-called Third World nations are proud to wear their school uniforms; in Canada, however, students seem to want to "celebrate" trashiness and mediocrity. [Online comment to a newspaper story]
ART Vancouver) |
