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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWomen are not allowed to wear sleeveless attire in Paul Ryans House of Representatives
Is this 2017, or have we transported a century back in time?
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Women attempting to enter the speakers lobby outside the House chamber have recently been denied entrance based on their shoulder-baring sleeveless shirts and dresses.
According to CBS News, multiple female journalists have reported that theyve been turned away from the speakers lobby because of their bare shoulders a policy not shared by either the Senate or the White House.
The dress code was enforced in May, when, according to the report, Independent Journal Reviews Haley Byrd was kicked out of the lobby due to violating the rule.
When I was kicked out that day, I was just trying to pass through the area to reach another hallway, but I was told I was violating the rules. They offered to find a sweater for me to put on, so it wasnt some tyrannical end of free press, but I opted to just go around instead. But recently theyve been cracking down on the code, like with open-toed shoes, she told CBS News. I suspect the rules are being emphasized now that its summertime and excruciatingly hot outside and everyone is dressing for the weather.
The CBS report details the experiences of another young reporter who was told she couldnt enter the lobby because of her dress. She improvised by tearing pages from her notebook to create sleeves but was still turned away.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/women-are-no-longer-allowed-to-wear-sleeveless-attire-in-paul-ryans-house-of-reps/
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Women are not allowed to wear sleeveless attire in Paul Ryans House of Representatives (Original Post)
BainsBane
Jul 2017
OP
Isn't this the same place that dogs out Fox News anchors for their sleeveless dresses?
jmowreader
Jul 2017
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JI7
(89,250 posts)1. Maybe he can't control himself
DFW
(54,399 posts)2. This rule is just temporary until the end of the summer recess
After that, any woman caught in Ryan's office not wearing a full burqa or at least a full chador will be stoned to death on the premises of his office in accordance with strict wahabist law. The will of Allah is supreme, and no one interprets it better than Paul Ryan.
BainsBane
(53,034 posts)3. after all the fuss about Sharia law
Ryan displays the Christian right's similarities to it.
DFW
(54,399 posts)4. Just like their purported "anti-kommanism."
No one more resembles Stalin than today's Republican Party. Take this quote attributed to Stalin: "Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything."
Now take Rep. Peter King, (R-NY) on the (Bush Jr) White House lawn on election day, 2004:
"We'll take care of the counting."
In the immortal words of a very old (he'll be 95 in December) friend of mine: 'Nuff said!!
jmowreader
(50,559 posts)5. Isn't this the same place that dogs out Fox News anchors for their sleeveless dresses?