Uniformity

I've been volunteering at the local grade school's library. I am struck by how early children start conforming to clothing styles and even the overweight little girls have their bellies exposed. Part of the problem is that clothing options are restricted right at the store where hip- huggers and short shirts are the only things for sale, and in a case of which came first, the chicken or the egg, the stores may just be filling a demand.

No one wants to be embarrassed by being "out of fashion". I can't remember where I heard the statement, "Everyone wants to be normal, no one wants to be average." Woe to the child that doesn't conform, he will be ridiculed and bullied. When they grow to adults, they are more likely to shun the unconventional dresser or thinker.