Is a hat really that distracting?

I mean really. I am wearing a dark colored beanie. Will people really be distracted by that? I mean, i would be distracted by some crazy or tall hat, but like, a beanie or a snapback? i might comment on it, but seriously? i wouldn't sit and stare at it and dream or whatever adults think kids do to other kids hats.

I really don't think a normal person's hat would be at all distracting. If i wore a beanie, would it really distract from the lesson? Why would a thick headband be counted as a hat? What if that is part of my ensemble? Would the authority make me take off my headband?

Wouldn't the bad hair day i am covering with that hat be more distracting than the hat itself? Personally someone's bad hair day is pretty distracting, but there is no rule against that.

Why is one person "scarier" than another?

   I asked a few people this question, and put on the spot this is what they answered:

•  Because you see different sides of them
• Mindset
• Because one bites
• Because they look wierd
• Appearance
• Because of what they do
• Because of how tall they are
• Demeanor or self confidence (how you hold yourself)
• Because one might be a cannibal
• Because the word scary is relative
• You might know one of them
• Teeth
• If one has no sense of boundaries, morality or rules. They don't know how to control themselves.
• How they dress
• Because one has a higher chance of hurting you

   All of these answers are true. If you believe something, it becomes truth.

   Some questions, we think we have the answers to, and then when we are put on the spot and asked to answer, we can't just say it.

   Why do we get so tongue tied? Why, when we KNOW the answer can we not put it into words? I bet you want me to answer, but the truth is, i don't know the answer.

   All i know is we can try to say what we are thinking, because trying is half of the battle.

   Anyway, back to the question. In my opinion, one person may have the appearance of being scary through, piercings, hair color, hair style, and body shape. But wait? What if the person with a "normal" appearance looks scarier? What makes a person's smile friendly or scary? I am considered "scary" to some people. 

    When a person looks at another person, they see something that maybe the person next to them doesn't see. Whether you know them better, or feel more comfortable with one, everything is based on opinion, and impression.

   A first impression is important. We had best remember that.

How can rules make perfect sense to one person and no sense to another?

   Some people thing of rules as guidelines. Others think of rules as restrictions. Either way, rules can make no sense.

   An example from my life, is the dress code at UCAS vs UVU. UCAS has a rule about no unnatural hair colors. UVU has no such rule, but if you dye your hair an unnatural color at UCAS, you will be dress coded for it.

   This makes no sense to me. UCAS would not exist without UVU, and yet they have different rules. Why cant UCAS have the same rules as UVU? What if i only dip dyed my hair? would that still be a violation? Would they really force me to dye my hair a different color, just because it isn't a color they approve of?

   Hair is an extension of personality. I have noticed that the way someone does (or doesn't in some cases) their hair can say a lot about who they are as a person. I know you should never judge a book by its cover, but there will always be that first impression.

   I want to dip dye the ends of my hair pink, but my creative ability with my hair is stifled by fear of the UCAS rules. I love doing my hair, and making it a part of who i am, but i can't do that if there are rules against what i do to myself.

   Why is it okay to tell America's children that this is a free country, and then give them rules that only make sense to the person who created them? I want my right to do what i want with my hair back. I should be allowed to express myself in a wholesome way such as dying my hair a new color. If i'm not expressing myself through conventional or "okay" methods, then how do you think i am going to express myself? If i do not agree with something someone says or does, i question it. Something like a rule? If i don't agree, i might rebel.

   Lets not lead a rebellious war of words. Instead, we could simply change a rule that restricts the creativity of UCAS students.