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Was that letter everyone linked to about a sweet Wonder Woman lunchbox getting banned at a child's school real? Or are we all just sheeple who believe everything we read on the internet?
Yep, people are sheep. The first time I saw this on a friend’s feed I’m like, “whats the name of the school?” no one knew. Then I asked where it came from. Reddit. Figured it was fake. It’s actually scary that so many are willing to rant and rave on cheap that isn’t real. Do research.
The internet at its’ worst is the modern day equivalent of a mob with torches.
Too bad so many of its’ users don’t follow Stan Lee’s old rule: with great power comes great responsibility.
Not like you sheep here at Comics Beat haven’t spread your share of bullshit stories over the years.
But Heidi, the SNOPES piece doesn’t disprove it at all – it just reiterates the same arguments that some guy was tweeting at me earlier this week. Teachers do send notes home to parents using first names – I have received many such notes. The reason the parents and school’s name isn’t show is because it is covered up by a napkin. And the lunch box isn’t some “old 70s lunch box” – it’s readily available on for sale on Zulily right now http://www.zulily.com/p/yellow-wonder-woman-square-lunchbox-68141-6835408.html
Schools do have zero tolerance rules for stupid stuff like girls wear their clothes that should neck bones or yoga pants on girls because they “distract” boys.
http://www.today.com/style/high-school-adds-dress-code-restrictions-yoga-pants-leggings-amid-t41136
The idea that they would ban superheroes because of a no violence policy sounds reasonable to me actually given the other stuff. The sad part for me is that Wonder Woman who used to be a symbol for love.
The reason people buy into this so easily is because of zero-tolerance culture at schools making it easy to believe. I went to school in the 90s; I remember a glorious time where not only were you permitted to dye your hair blue (in most public schools anyway) but they wouldn’t kick you out for it. Then Columbine happened and suddenly everyone’s expected to wear grey overalls and shave their heads, not speak, and stare straight ahead at all times. Because solving the causes of school violence like bullying, poor mental health care, and abuse at home is too hard.
It is a Vandor Gifts lunch box discontined 2013, so no, it isn’t old. I have the batman and superman tin lunch boxes in my store only a few feet away so the argument that they don’t make this or any metal lunch boxes is incorrect.
@dethtoll As a high school teacher who had a student with blue hair this past year who did not suffer any repercussions , I’d suggest you stop falling for the same kind of false stories as this Wonder Woman lunchbox one.
Just imagine if you fact checked more stories that “everywhere from The Mary Sue to EW to People to ACTUAL REAL NEWSPAPERS” post instead of just parroting them as usual how many more inaccuracies reported as fact you’ll discover.
@ DragonVine
they still sell them in some discount stores where i live.
I called bullshit on this one, too! And it was all over my feeds.