SHOULD HOODIES BE BANNED IN PUBLIC?

“Mum, why do I get blamed for wearing a hoodie to stores?”

(STOP BLAMING MY CLOTHING) 

A lot of teenagers today seem to love wearing hoodies, my son wears hoodies all the time, because it’s comfortable for him. .

Today’s post is not about clothing, just want to make a point!

I think it’s unfair for people to judge teenagers or to be discriminated against for wearing a piece of clothing 😊

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Every time I send my son to a corner shop to get something for me, he always comes back with a complaint. 

He complains to me about how the security man that works in the stores kept following around 😀. 

“Mum, the manager of the shopping centre, told me to take it off. It’s not like I’m going to steal anything” he said angrily. 

I could see that my son wasn’t happy about this. 

I had a word with him about it, I told him not to take it personally, because the officer was just doing his job. 

“You fit the profile, you’re a black teenage boy and you are wearing hoodie” I explained 

I told him next time he goes to the shop, he should just focus on what he went there to do and leave without letting that bother him and pull down his hoodies from his head. 😃

If you are raising young black boys in a foreign country, I’m sure you will agree with me that it can be tricky sometimes. 

But as parents we need to keep talking to our children about stuff like this. 

They need to know that life is not always fair. Even at that, But they should always strive to do the right thing and not let things get to them. 

 Even if they’re good boys –   It’s what it is!

 ( this is just a mum ranting, because I don’t think it’s fair on our boys) 

Can you relate? 

Do you have any thoughts on what parents can do to stop this harassment? 

Or

Do you think there should be laws about what people can wear in public?

‼️My Answer to this question is👇

No, hoodies shouldn’t be banned. They keep you warm so I don’t see the problem. Not everyone who wears them is a thug.  

You shouldn’t stop people wearing what they want. It’s not the actual hoodies that go round mugging people – it’s the kids wearing them, and they are the ones that need to be stopped. 

I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments