Sadowski’s examination of Fordham and Ogbu’s understanding of “acting white” includes descriptions of black students’ “strategies to negotiate between racial group loyalty and academic achievement.” While Fordham and Ogbu often see this notion manifest in students “not trying”, “skipping school” and “maintaining a low profile”, I wonder if the requirement of dress shirts, slacks and ties forces students’ bodies to act white in conjunction with other school-driven forces. I am reminded of Foucault’s idea of “docile bodies” — those that are easily manipulated by the state. I wonder how certain uniforms, often those seen in charter schools, often restrict movement and access to the body thus forcing some notions of whiteness (stillness, dis-embodiment in the classroom, etc) upon students. I also wonder how these restrictive outfits may produce oppositional results as they are often uncomfortable — forcing student to squirm inside. This moment of discomfort within a paternalistically prescribed uniform is but one example of “the burden of acting white.”