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KittyWampus

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84. I support dress codes, as long as treat both sexes fairly. Were her shorts very short?

Tue Jun 3, 2014, 05:14 PM

Jun 2014

I'd have to see photo of them.

Wearing shorts that go several inches past your crotch isn't exactly "covering up" to a level of prudery.

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Girl Accuses School Of ‘Shaming Girls For Their Bodies' After Being Sent Home For Wearing Shorts [View all] G_j Jun 2014 OP

Well, I can understand this, Tansy_Gold Jun 2014 #1

'I don’t have to understand the rules, I just have to comply by them.' elleng Jun 2014 #2

This pisses me off to no end laundry_queen Jun 2014 #3

the boys at your daughter's school can go shirtless? dsc Jun 2014 #7

Boys at your daughters school can go shirtless? lunamagica Jun 2014 #8

Shirtless? Do you mean like in gym and/or swimming classes? Orrex Jun 2014 #11

No, not in the classroom, lol. laundry_queen Jun 2014 #12

Got it. LOL. Orrex Jun 2014 #13

And I have heard tales from guys who felt themselves.... alphafemale Jun 2014 #17

yeah nobody should HAVE to take a shirt off laundry_queen Jun 2014 #20

The guys have plenty of rules as well. alphafemale Jun 2014 #26

Well laundry_queen Jun 2014 #31

That was me. progressoid Jun 2014 #44

Gym has institutionalized bullying in the school culture for generations. alphafemale Jun 2014 #54

A decent number of high school boys would prefer NOT to go shirtless. hughee99 Jun 2014 #18

Yeah but the difference being rules against it laundry_queen Jun 2014 #19

I don't think you quite understood the point I was making. hughee99 Jun 2014 #23

yeah, I don't agree with that laundry_queen Jun 2014 #28

gotta love double standards... iamthebandfanman Jun 2014 #22

ha, I graduated in the early 90's laundry_queen Jun 2014 #29

Here we have people comparing not wearing a shirt at all boston bean Jun 2014 #33

"teach boys that girls are not sexual objects.” louis-t Jun 2014 #4

I would tend to agree. Doctor_J Jun 2014 #5

Right answer, completely wrong justification. Nine Jun 2014 #6

Boys (and men, for that matter) can control their actions... thesquanderer Jun 2014 #9

That wasn't really the point. louis-t Jun 2014 #77

Does any one remember what hormones due to teenage boys? the same as for girls. so? and ya... seabeyond Jun 2014 #45

sad how so many people think only boys have hormonal urges Skittles Jun 2014 #51

It's an honorable goal IronLionZion Jun 2014 #66

we girls could not wear slacks demigoddess Jun 2014 #10

Are you from Texas? rickyhall Jun 2014 #16

I lived in TX until I was 12, and ironically Nevernose Jun 2014 #39

If the boys showed up in spandex, the girls wouldnt be distracted? davidn3600 Jun 2014 #14

some people just arent happy unless they have something to rage over leftyohiolib Jun 2014 #30

why would that be distracting ? JI7 Jun 2014 #36

it becomes a norm. i grew up around swimmers, in speedos all my youth. seabeyond Jun 2014 #46

I hated speedos so much IronLionZion Jun 2014 #63

those jumping up and down, clapping their hands, yelling boobies, boobies, are the ones that cant seabeyond Jun 2014 #67

I can handle it, but choose not to partake IronLionZion Jun 2014 #68

that is the thing. in our oddest of way... we have compartmentalized our nudity in one slot only. seabeyond Jun 2014 #69

Careful with the camera IronLionZion Jun 2014 #78

ya. i am just not afraid. lol. something was up there, i am sure. i do not see we are to that seabeyond Jun 2014 #79

A boy got sent home for wearing bike shorts IronLionZion Jun 2014 #62

now, this is the other fun i have today. my boys. are so comfortable with their body. seabeyond Jun 2014 #70

My brain just died. WilliamPitt Jun 2014 #83

I'm okay with realistic SheilaT Jun 2014 #15

Reasonable dress codes are NOT an affront to anyone's rights. alphafemale Jun 2014 #21

What kind of shorts? Details matter. Throd Jun 2014 #24

I am assuming the outfit she was wearing is the one in the article Ash_F Jun 2014 #25

Those shorts are hardly skimpy "booty shorts." Lizzie Poppet Jun 2014 #35

Another inch on those shorts would have made zero difference riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #41

Yeah,I'm not seeing the problem and sufrommich Jun 2014 #42

those shorts came close to the fingertip test anyway... i tried it our on myself. seabeyond Jun 2014 #47

those are decent shorts steve2470 Jun 2014 #53

DU showing its age in this thread. /nt Ash_F Jun 2014 #27

Really? Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #58

That's adorable. /nt Ash_F Jun 2014 #73

That's what I thought. Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #80

South Florida Public Schools HockeyMom Jun 2014 #32

??? Kids are allowed to wear shorts to school ??? MadrasT Jun 2014 #34

i cant get son to wear jeans when it is single digit. ya, they wear shorts, lol. nt seabeyond Jun 2014 #48

Kids' school dress codes are more liberal than job dress codes. My last job was at a Louisiana1976 Jun 2014 #37

My only problem with dress codes is how they sometimes word them. gollygee Jun 2014 #38

Sounds like those administrators have way too much free time Nevernose Jun 2014 #40

and certainly a terrible way to deal with a dress code G_j Jun 2014 #43

Well... Blue_Adept Jun 2014 #55

Good point Nevernose Jun 2014 #57

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2014 #65

"Fingertip length" is a common and reasonable (IMO) dress code. Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #49

These left over traditions from our puritanical past need to die. LostOne4Ever Jun 2014 #50

This is in Canada, not the US... Violet_Crumble Jun 2014 #52

I bet the school admins don't like Sports Illustrated either (nt) The Straight Story Jun 2014 #56

what? da doors didnt work for you? seabeyond Jun 2014 #59

Gawd, we are LIVING this shit right now in my household. davsand Jun 2014 #60

+ 1000000!!!!! Bravo! Im also the mom of a 17 yr old daughter in the exact same situation riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #64

see. this is too cool listening to you two. two boys. uh hu. hm. nt seabeyond Jun 2014 #72

Oh--we've even discussed the idea of writing the GED over the summer and starting college this fall. davsand Jun 2014 #74

Our daughters must be kindred souls. Mine just finished both her jr and sr years in one year riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #76

I love seeing this next generation in action! davsand Jun 2014 #81

"The schizophrenia represented here leaves me shaking my head." this. this. lol. seabeyond Jun 2014 #71

Very,very well said. nt sufrommich Jun 2014 #75

+1 gollygee Jun 2014 #82

"Vice principles" are the worst kind of principles IronLionZion Jun 2014 #61

I support dress codes, as long as treat both sexes fairly. Were her shorts very short? KittyWampus Jun 2014 #84