http://time.com/36997/when-enforcing-school-dress-codes-turns-into-slut-shaming/
I read this article and was telling Mrs. Quinet about it, so I decided to post it. The article is really informative about why leggings should or shouldn't be allowed in school and whose "fault" it is. Read it and post what you think about it!
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I agree that there is a seemingly "sexist" undertone of girls getting reprimanded while nobody tells guys to "look the other way." On the other hand, that's the PARENTS responsibility to bring their male children up to act respectfully and not degradingly (and vice versa with girls). This argument is so difficult because on one hand these girls are vouching for more casual pants rather than short skirts or shorts (which in my opinion is sluttier), yet it's really not that hard to put on jeans and change into leggings or yoga pants once you get home. Leggings can attract more unnecessary attention to certain areas, and it's not right to make someone feel uncomfortable regardless of whether they were purposely "looking" or not. In my personal opinion, why do 5th graders need to be wearing casual stuff like this? For high schoolers I think leggings or yoga pants are alright, but not for middle school.
Well as we all no I'm very anti-pants. (By the way this is Megan posting from Kincys account ) a I think there is a thin line with what should be acceptable and what shouldn't. I don't think leggings are bad, just how someone wears them. But they are definitely comfortable. Honestly, when I wear them it's mainly because I'm too lazy to put on pants.
While I do believe that it is necessary for schools to have a dress code, their reasoning does seem inherently sexist. It creates a culture that blames men's inappropriate behavior on women. What a woman is wearing never justifies sexual assault. I know this opinion will not make me the most popular, I think that school uniforms are a great idea. They eliminate a lot of the problems like this and remove the pressure to impress others with fancy outfits.
I think people should be able to wear what they want to wear. Period. If it attracts certain unwanted attention, then it's up to them whether or not to do something about it. However, it's a school setting, which changes things.
Like Amy said, I think the schools reasoning is the real problem here.
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