FBGM

             The Weston vs. Wayland Powderpuff game is a tradition; guys coach girls on flag football and it instills a little bit of rivalry between girls in a male-dominated sport. With this, it has also been a more social tradition to wear shirts that promote Weston pride.

This year, the shirts seemed to stir up drama with the administrators ending up in this:

         On the back of our shirts were the letters “FBGM,” which could potentially mean anything. Due to the ambiguity of these letters, we figured it was appropriate for school and wearing to the game. To administrators, this slogan stood for “FootBall GaMe.”

         However, for us senior girls, we thought of it as “Fuck Bitches Get Money.” Yes, when taken literally this could be seen as demeaning to some sensitive folk. Yet we turned this negative connotation into something positive for Weston. It was a prideful term of our generation that we used to come together to defeat our rivals.

         The administration did not find this term funny nor empowering. They forced us to cover it up or turn our shirts on inside out. I did not agree with this. I refused to cover up my shirt because it does not blatantly promote anything. If “Fuck Bitches Get Money” was actually printed on the shirts, then yes, that would clearly be inappropriate for school. Since this was masked by the abbreviation, it was not right for them to force us to cover it up.

            This was especially aggravating for us because the class of 2010 did the EXACT same

“FBGM” on the back with no backlash from the school administration. The principal
repeatedly mentioned that the shirt was “misogynistic” and “demeaning” to females, however the FBGM truly could have stood for anything.

        It was a term meant to be empowering for Weston seniors, however being forced to not show it was not okay for the school to do and made a lasting tradition a not enjoyable experience.