Subject: Females a Distraction in School?
Posted by: 13LuckyLady
Date: Oct 02 15
There is an on-going issue within schools. Female students are being declared a distraction and their attire is a subject of criticism.
Based upon what is available in stores for teens, unless you opt for making your own clothes, options are few.
Shorts and spaghetti straps...since when did school become about attire and not learning? Too many excuses already exist. What about droopy drawers?
Should we have to cover from head to toe in our own home countries? I won't do it (spontaneous human combustion) as I am a free person.
What is a girl to do?
(people, your opinions are important...please help make the thread a productive one rather than a destructive one)
Posted by: 13LuckyLady
Date: Oct 02 15
There is an on-going issue within schools. Female students are being declared a distraction and their attire is a subject of criticism.
Based upon what is available in stores for teens, unless you opt for making your own clothes, options are few.
Shorts and spaghetti straps...since when did school become about attire and not learning? Too many excuses already exist. What about droopy drawers?
Should we have to cover from head to toe in our own home countries? I won't do it (spontaneous human combustion) as I am a free person.
What is a girl to do?
(people, your opinions are important...please help make the thread a productive one rather than a destructive one)
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13LuckyLady 
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So who did this inseam measuring and what right did they have to touch students to do so? It is one of the forbidden zones! In our school, teachers and administrators were not allowed to touch us unless we needed or requested help (or were being escorted to the 'office'). Our clothes were measured by where they reached. No skirts or dresses above the knee. No pants and we were to be clean and covered at all times....yeah, right...then explain our gym clothes. The guys I have no idea. Reply #21. Oct 10 15, 12:21 PM |
pawesome
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I never had my inseam measured, but from what I heard, one of the office secretaries would either hold the ruler out and hover above the "forbidden zone" or ask the student to measure. I'm not sure if there was any touching, but an invasive and embarrassing procedure, nonetheless. A simple above the knee rule would have been a lot better and easier to enforce. Reply #22. Oct 10 15, 6:48 PM |
lesley153
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In a glowing moment of courage, I asked why short-sleeved tops were OK, but not sleeveless ones. The answer was, not to hide arms, but to hide unshaven armpits! Reply #23. Oct 10 15, 7:48 PM |
Blackdresss
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This reminds me of one of my favorite Joni Mitchell songs, "Come In From The Cold" : "Back in 1957 We had to dance a foot apart. And they hawk-eyed us from the sidelines Holding their rulers without a heart. And so with just a touch of our fingers Oh, we could make our circuitry explode. All we ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold" Reply #24. Oct 16 15, 5:34 AM |
| 13LuckyLady
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I just read this....."asked female students to sit against the wall, touch their toes, and lift their arms to determine whether their outfits were appropriate". The asking was done by administrators while at the prom. Violators are called out of class, told to change or "find a more appropriate" outfit. Some are given shirts with words such as 'dress code violator'. These shirts are brightly colored. Why is that not a distraction? One female student mentioned that if the boys were distracted, it was their issue and not the female students issue. Reply #25. Oct 20 15, 1:17 PM |
HairyBear
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Sometimes the problem is the administrators and not the students. They get carried away with enforcement and forget just what the rules are for. To give you the male version, my brother in high school was constantly being sent home for not shaving his mustache often enough. And the teacher who kept sending him home had a mustache! My brother finally transferred to the school where my father taught to finish up, where they weren't so concerned about fuzzy upper lips. Reply #26. Nov 17 15, 5:42 AM |
| 13LuckyLady
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There were males in my classes who, frankly, seemed able to grow a beard while in class. A couple of them told me they had to shave multiple times a day. I don't know if they were ever called to the 'office'. I most sincerely hope NOT! Reply #27. Nov 17 15, 8:26 AM |
| 13LuckyLady
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HB, your dad taught school? Awesome! Jealousy...pure jealousy...your bro had an amazing 'stash growing and the authority folk were in awe. That's how I see it and I'm sticking to it! ;) Reply #28. Nov 17 15, 8:30 AM |
| 13LuckyLady
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I did have a distraction in school. The affair two of the teachers were having. The phrase "get a room" had not yet been thought of. Reply #29. Nov 17 15, 8:32 AM |
Xanadont
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Here in Australia the majority of students wear their school uniform, and so 'revealing' attire is not an issue. But this doesn't make the girls any less distracting to most males. You can't hide hormones behind hemlines. Reply #30. Nov 26 15, 9:44 PM |
| 13LuckyLady
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Students at Buchanan High School in Clovis, CA decided to switch clothing. Some of the girls wore what the guys wear while some of the guys wore what the girls wore. The point they were trying to make is they are in school for an education and not a fashion show. The Miami Herald did a great story. Reply #31. Feb 02 16, 6:49 AM |
Creedy
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Why blame the girls, for crying down the kitchen sink! We could of course keep them under lock and key all the time, cover them from head to toe so that not even their eyes show, deprive them of education altogether, pick their marriage partners for them and make sure they're married as young as eight, belt them whenever they dare to disagree or sneeze too provocatively, and stone them to death at the slightest provocation. OR we could look at a society where little girls are subtly brainwashed by society into being cutesy and adorable, to dress prettily, to use their wiles to get what they want, where they're awarded for being silly and giggly, where they're trained to think that unless they have a boyfriend or get married and have children, they have somehow failed in life - and work to alter all that instead. When that's all done, then perhaps we can work on training males to stop blaming females if said males are distracted by them. Acknowledge that their hormones are to blame instead and that this is all part of life. Girls, just for the record, are equally distracted by boys. Why aren't the boys being blamed for that? Geez. Reply #32. Jun 06 16, 6:14 PM |
Mommakat
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Bravo Creedy, I couldn't have put it better myself. Reply #33. Jun 06 16, 6:43 PM |
| lesley153
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Creedy, absolutely nailed it again. Something relating to cutesiness hurt my brain probably forty years ago - the media were raving about a French TV presenter. Apparently the secret of her wonderfulness was that, although she was ancient - nearly 40! - she behaved like an 18-year-old. I wondered then what was good about a grow-up behaving like a teenager, and my brain has been hurting ever since. "You can't hide hormones behind hemlines." Wish I'd thought of that! :) Reply #34. Jun 09 16, 11:28 AM |
| 13LuckyLady
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It never ends.... A young lady placed first in an Ohio masonry competition. However, she learned, via Facebook, she would not be in the next level of the competition. In spite of so many at the competition making note of her skills, a decision was made by the judges that the third place winner was now the first place winner and the young lady is now third. The reasoning behind the change......the scores were input incorrectly.. Here's the article... http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/06/19/teen-girl-bumped-from-national-masonry-competition.html Reply #35. Jun 19 16, 7:35 AM |
mpkitty
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I do not believe in anyone in a public school being forced to wear a uniform. I believe in freedom of choice and freedom to express your personality(within good taste). Yes, I believe in good taste, but not forcing young people to become robots in their clothing. Polo shirts and trousers? How horrible! I would not now, nor ever, be caught dead in such attire, nor would my children. However, if a parent wants this for their children, they may enroll them in a religious school. Where have all the flowers gone? Reply #36. Jun 19 16, 8:47 AM |
nasty_liar
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There are plenty of other ways to express ones personality than clothing. The expression 'wouldn't be caught dead wearing...' refers to how my peers felt about my casual clothing and so I was always so thankful that we had a uniform at my high school. So, yeah, freedom of expression isn't always as valuable as you think when you're a teenager. Reply #37. Jun 19 16, 3:52 PM |
| lesley153
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Another vote for school uniform. For me, it removed an element of competition, allowed us to get dressed for school with a minimum of thought, and left us free to concentrate on school. I don't think for one moment that any of us had any trouble expressing our personality! Reply #38. Jun 19 16, 5:11 PM |
jabb5076
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Two of my grandchildren are in a school system where they wear uniforms ( yes, the dreaded polo shirt and khaki pants or skirt.) It costs my daughter far less money to outfit them for school, removes morning arguments over what to wear, and eliminates the who-has-the-most-expensive-designer-clothing competition that permeates so many American schools. Children have so many opportunities to express their individuality outside school that I see wearing a uniform as far more positive than negative. Reply #39. Jun 19 16, 5:36 PM |
jolana
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We don´t wear uniforms in our schools, but we often speak about it in English classes. 5 in 10 students would like to wear a uniform. The reason? I won´t have to think about what to put on today, say they. Mostly boys. :) Reply #40. Jun 19 16, 7:55 PM |
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