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I think it's silly for this to be considered sexism. I'm sorry that your school shares the same dress code that most of the country does. With the exception of the sweat pants and hoodies there is nothing wrong with this. You have self proclaimed "feminists" crying that this is sexism and it's geared only towards females but you would not expect boys to wear shirts that expose cleavage or midriffs. You also would not expect a male to wear booty shorts... I know a boy who thought it would be cute to do a so called "social experiment" and wore leggings to school, you could imagine the sight, needless to say the boy was sent to change immediately. BOy have dress codes as well, no boxers hanging out, in my high school it was also no big baggy shirts and a shirt must be worn at all times.
The comments in the article i posted mention how it's ok for boys to walk around without shirts during gym... in my college the basketball players keep their shirts on all the time, they really only take them off when they're on their way to the locker room.
So i am not sure what type of high school these people went to but shirts stay on over here.
Also as far as the argument that "breasts are not sexual therefore, they should not distract learning" is ridiculous IMO as well. Sure, for a breastfeeding mom they aren't but I have to wonder if the people making these comments remember what they may have worn in high school and college (either to bring attention to, or take attention away from). then tell me they aren't sexual...
I think any individual wearing a pair of shorts or skirt so short that you can see their Cee U Next Tuesday, or any tight or provocative top ,shouldn't be allowed to do so. It isn't sexism: it's being appropriate and respectful not only to yourself, but to those around you. The same is true for boys who walk around in the wife-beaters or have their boxers hanging out or their pants hanging down.
When I was in school in the 80s and 90s, we had school uniforms in public school. And even amidst those uniforms, there were variations, but very few...We were required to go through measurements for those uniforms. We wore them, and if we were lucky, maybe one or two fridays out of the season, we were allowed to wear our own clothes.
In a society where the thought process has become this frightening dogma, "let me be me, let me do me, let me have my freedom...me...me...me", it's no wonder that the issues above are ubiquitous.
50 years ago having any Tatoos would have been frowned upon.
Now 30% of American have Tats to "express themselves".
Schools can't force strict dress codes if none of the manufacturers produce such clothing.
I don't think it is for schools tell students what kind of cloth to wear. But rather they should be told what areas should be covered.
now if a girl likes to wear pants, skirt or pjs to school I don't think it should matter.
One thing I find about school gym is how the promote over objectification of women.
Girls must wear revealing dress when playing tennis.
Girls must wear revealing clothing during cheer leading.
compare gymnastics vs boys.
In Japan girls have to wear "bloomers" that show off the legs, but in the US girls have the same kinds of gym shorts boys wear.
Some schools do have risque cheerleading outfits for girls, but others have more modest outfits. Maybe allowing a choice of outfits and/or allowing girls to wear the boys' outfits (and vice versa) may be a good idea. In particular, conservative Muslim students who want to cheerlead would be allowed to wear a boys' cheerleading outfit with a hijab securely fastened.
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Originally Posted by ericsami
dress code pertain to norms in the society.
50 years ago having any Tatoos would have been frowned upon.
Now 30% of American have Tats to "express themselves".
Schools can't force strict dress codes if none of the manufacturers produce such clothing.
I don't think it is for schools tell students what kind of cloth to wear. But rather they should be told what areas should be covered.
now if a girl likes to wear pants, skirt or pjs to school I don't think it should matter.
One thing I find about school gym is how the promote over objectification of women.
Girls must wear revealing dress when playing tennis.
Girls must wear revealing clothing during cheer leading.
compare gymnastics vs boys.
Many if not most dress codes are either rooted in sexist attitudes or enforced more strictly on girls than boys. Dress codes in and of themselves are not sexist, though.
Jeans day the first Friday of the month for students with perfect attendance on the B Honor Roll is a reward when you have a dress code.
Maybe 20 years ago you would be able to wear jeans any day to school. This uniform phenomenon is artificially controlling students and having it backed up with dubious anecdotal studies to get naive parents on board.
In Japan girls have to wear "bloomers" that show off the legs, but in the US girls have the same kinds of gym shorts boys wear.
Some schools do have risque cheerleading outfits for girls, but others have more modest outfits. Maybe allowing a choice of outfits and/or allowing girls to wear the boys' outfits (and vice versa) may be a good idea. In particular, conservative Muslim students who want to cheerlead would be allowed to wear a boys' cheerleading outfit with a hijab securely fastened.
We used to wear those "bloomers" for PE when I was in jr. high in the early 60s. We wore something different for HS, but I can't for the life of me remember what now.
My experience with cheerleaders here in Colorado is that the HS outfits are pretty modest, but the U of CO cheerleaders' are pretty skimpy.
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