Take the public out of PDAs! Please!
Public Displays of Affection may include the word public in it; however, students agree that affection shouldn’t be as public as it is.
Couples can be seen in every nook and cranny of this school showing off their relationship intimately and physically. Do they ever consider how it makes others feel? Clearly, some bystanders feel second-hand embarrassment or uncomfortableness by it. Others just find it awkward and disgusting.
“ln relationships, you need to keep your personal stuff private, and you don’t need to be displaying it for everybody to see in public,” exclaims Sophomore Nevaeh Cobb. Following up, she adds, “holding hands or whatever is fine.” However, “if you make people feel uncomfortable by the things you do in public, you probably need to stop.” She explains she “absolutely” doesn’t do PDAs.
Fellow Sophomore Hayden Dinehart agrees, noting that there is definitely a line that should not be crossed. “I think it’s weird to be like, really really close. I mean, if they just hug and stuff, that’s cute. But, like don’t make out and sit there and lick each others faces!”Explaining further, she adds, “It can make people uncomfortable.” As with Cobb, Dinehart does not participate in PDAs: “No I do not!”
Possibly putting it best, Keegan Lopez simply stated, “Leave that at home; that’s not necessary!” The sophomore exclaimed that if he saw a PDA, he would tell the couple this: “Get a room or do that stuff at home! It’s not necessary at school.” He pointed out the obvious: “It just makes yourself look bad.”
Many students agree that affection should be left at home and can make their fellow classmates around them uncomfortable. Just because a person is in a relationship doesn’t mean that everyone needs to know–or wants to know.
