| The Tinkers' Black Armbands | |
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Origin |
John F. Tinker, Mary Beth Tinker, Hope Tinker, Paul Tinker, and Christopher Eckhardt |
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Type |
Black armbands |
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Effects |
User's cause will receive national attention instantly |
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Downsides |
User will face scorn from authority figures |
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Activation |
Wearing |
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Collected by |
Steve Jinks and Claudia Donovan |
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Section |
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Date of Collection |
June 25th, 2015 |
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Origin[]
The Tinker siblings decided to wear black armbands to school to protest U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. They were suspended, but then the Iowa Civil Liberties Union convinced them to sue. After appealing the court ruling all the way to the supreme court, it was ruled that the Tinkers did have the constitutional right to symbolic speech through clothing.
Usage[]
When worn, the user's cause will gain national attention, while also bringing scorn from opposing authority figures.
Collection[]
Claudia and Steve collected these five armbands the day before U.S. Supreme court ruled that same-sex marriage is to be recognized in all states. Whether or not the protesters wearing the armbands knew of the effects is unknown, but neither of them have complained about the outcome.