I said I was exaggerating; don't go off the deep end here; this type of
discussion causes immense reactions.  And who said only people under
thirty wear chains?  Give me a break, grow up.  All museum workers try to
instill professionalism into what they do, good grooming isn't anything
less than showing respect for yourself and others.  If I am correct, your
best punk rockers were certainly baby boomers and an inspiration to
generation X'ers.

At this point, we are discussing a dress code, not individualism and
freedom of speech.  Be very aware of the difference.  You can wear
whatever you want, be as smart as you like, and it won't matter to a
potential employer, if you do not fit within that employer's guidelines,
then you are not going to be hired; again, "guidelines," someone who
serves beer at a rock/punk festival is going to look very different from
someone serving at a state dinner at the White House.  And it could still
be the same person!

O


Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator
Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard
Yorba Linda, CA  92886
(714) 993-5075 ext. 224; fax (714) 528-0544; e-mail:  [log in to unmask]

On Fri, 28 May 1999 11:15:26 EST Manda Vranic
<[log in to unmask]> writes:
>     Olivia wrote:
>     "people coming to the museum certainly want to see a well
>groomed,
>     bright eyed person, not someone with chains hanging from their
>ears."
>
>     Why are you assuming your staff members and volunteeers cannot be
>     well-groomed and bright-eyed AND have chains hanging from their
>ears?
>     If you're trying to convince everyone under thirty that they have
>     nothing to contribute to or learn from museums, I can't think of
>a
>     better way than by telling them that their personal esthetic
>choices
>     are too threatening to "real" members of the museum-supporting
>     community.
>
>     We're always talking on this list about the need to reach out to
>new
>     audiences, be culturally sensititve, and encourage a view of
>museums
>     as dymanic and interesting places. Well, how about extending some
>     cultural sensitivity towards twenty-year-olds with pierced
>eyebrows or
>     green streaks in their hair? They have just as much to offer as
>you
>     radical baby boomers with your hair reaching so threateningly
>past
>     your shirt collars did thirty years ago.
>
>     Manda
>
>     Manda Vranic
>     Exhibit and Outreach Technician
>     City of Toronto Archives
>     [log in to unmask]
>
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