Gothamist: Bald Boy Punished at British School for Wearing Yankees Hat

rustyred

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:19:45 -0500

Poor kid. I lost my hair to alopecia when I was 7 and until it had fully grown back in when I was 9, I went from having friends and being generally happy to being lonely and made fun of daily. I was a pretty little girl who went to being chastised by adults for appearing to be a boy wearing earrings or a dress, and kids my age and older called me a faggot. My principal pulled me out of line at lunch and made fun of my earrings (hearts, for chrissakes) to the delight and glee of my classmates until my teacher had to yell at him. It's not the kid's fault, and they should back the hell off of him.

Kingpin

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:38:39 -0500

10 - I agree that the main problem was completely ignored. Since parents are paying serious quid for their children to attend that school, you would like to think that the students would be educated on how to treat others with medical conditions. Also, the parents should discipline their children as well. 1) No matter how pricey the education, there will always be bullies. 2) No matter how poor or well off people are, there are some who will never do a damn towards properly raising their children.

JMH

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:21:53 -0500

"And he really should wear either a West Ham or Millwall cap like the rest of the skinheads." Win.

Future Taliban

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:03:16 -0500

Well if they made a baseball cap that read "Go Lymies" we wouldn't have this problem would we?

jackdonaghy

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:02:59 -0500

#10 - I agree that the main problem was completely ignored. Since parents are paying serious quid for their children to attend that school, you would like to think that the students would be educated on how to treat others with medical conditions. Also, the parents should discipline their children as well. On a lighter note, here in NY, kids are getting picked on for wearing Yankee hats too - because the team has been an epic embarrassment.

mrguy

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:20:13 -0500

if he thinks he knows what bullying is now, he should try taking a piss during "god bless america".

RevWaldo

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:14:30 -0500

He should get a Burberry baseball cap to get the chavs on his side.

soopaman

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:49:22 -0500

is there a hair club for boys?

Kojak

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:35:57 -0500

"a beanie hat as a compromise" Oh yeah. The bullies will sure leave him alone after he sports one of those. For sure!

robingee

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:24:50 -0500

How about punishing the bullies?!?

jaycjay

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:19:37 -0500

Only in Ameri... oh, wait. Never mind.

Gringcorp

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:14:17 -0500

Poor kid. That said, there really ought to be some kind of restriction on Limeys buying Yankees hats, because it really is a problem. It's not like people in Asia wearing UK football shirts because they love the team, most people wearing yankees merch in the UK do not have the faintest idea what they're advertising. I just returned from that fair country and had enormous fun barking "how's that playoff run going, losers" into their funny, pink, strangely-aligned faces as they sat there gormlessly on the tube.

bsalamon

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:13:14 -0500

Hank Steinbrenner should get him a real Yankees hat.

NYCSniper

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:12:56 -0500

He's a PROBLEM CHILD. Aye, aye, Angus.

Spiritof76

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:03:50 -0500

Somebody get the poor kid a boonie hat or a nice Tilley. No itch and much more sun (and fluorescent light) protection than a baseball cap. School administrators seem stupid the world over.

ganghiscon

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:01:40 -0500

That isn't a Yankees cap. It looks like one of those generic NY caps tourists buy from vendors in Times Square.

Rocknrope

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:01:13 -0500

He's 13, he should start hitting the gym and start taking martial arts. I knew a guy with Alopecia who's nickname was Kilowatt. He was a real badass.

sidenote

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:59:40 -0500

This is what happens when you pay education professionals like DMV employees. Stupid people end up in charge.

Teddie Boy Eddie

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:58:21 -0500

That doesn't look like a Yankees cap. And he really should wear either a West Ham or Millwall cap like the rest of the skinheads.