"Katy Perry Gets High Schoolers Suspended"

   We live in a world of freedom of expression and freedom of speech, where everyone has the right to express him or herself and realize their full potential by enjoying all the basic rights. I came across this article named, "Stupid Texas Schools:Van Twirlers suspended for doing routine to-I Kissed A Girl" editorial by Vince Leibowitz, which was published in our very own Capitol Annex.

 An incident that took place in van high school where three girls were suspended from two footballs game performances on the basis of changing the music to their performance. According to reports the Van ISD assistant superintendent Suzie McWilliams said the suspension involved a recent performance that was not consistent with the district’s student code of conduct. It might be an argument that the song that the girls chose was not fully "appropriate" but suspension on these terms seems totally uncalled for .By nature, its rebellious and such moves not only alienate certain students but also affect the student and authorities relation as a whole.
KDFW-TV reported the girls performed to Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl,” after school officials told them the song was too suggestive. Well for one argument the girls did not actually kiss but performed to the song. If such songs and videos have been passed by the government to be viewed on TV whose audience is young and old alike, I see no reason why the school should have a problem with the girls dancing in this track. These double standards at different levels is primarily the reason that the youth is getting more and more difficult to control for one government strategy stops them from doing something while the other promotes it. This has left not only the youth but also the general population confused but also asking questions and being rebellious.
For example 50 years ago such a song would be unthoughtful of on TV as well as on the field but today our double standards to life on tube and life off it is just making our population more and more eager to live the life we show on tube. These double standards need to be changed and be changed for good. I just think that it’s a song, “It’s just like any other song for me”.