[Peace-discuss] U of I ethics says employees cannot wearpoliticalbuttons

[Wendy Edwards]

True, but I was thinking more of obvious hot-button stuff, like gay
marriage, abortion, etc.  I mean, would you be impressed to see a
co-worker come to work wearing a shirt saying "marriage = 1 man + 1 woman"
or "It's not a choice, it's a child?"

Wendy

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Karen Medina <kmedina at illinois.edu> wrote:

> Wendy Edwards wrote: >   Yeah, I personally don't feel that it's
> appropriate
> >   to wear controversial buttons or T-shirts to work,
> >   but it still seems bizarre that the U is trying to
> >   regulate this.
>
> I think almost anything could be controversial. A wedding ring could be
> controversial to some. Clothing with a zipper or buttonholes could be. The
> color
> red or pink, or green or orange could all be controversial. "Controversial"
> is in the
> eye of the beholder.
>
> -karen medina
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