When the dreaded words ‘dress code’ is mentioned at school, it causes most women to roll their eyes. People might say ‘it’s to help them dress for success.’, but what does that honestly mean though? Does showing off my shoulders and collarbones not make me successful in how I learn at school? Is the dress code meant to get boys from being distracted? Are you saying they can’t control themselves? You go to school to learn, not be worried you’ll be pulled out of class because your shirt doesn’t cover your backside when you wear leggings. “This is what dress codes actually do ” is a video that gives first-hand accounts from students who have gone through dress code violations at their own schools. I believe that the dress code can cause women to feel ashamed. It’s embarrassing and demeaning to go through. I believe we need to be more lenient on how we tell others to dress. If you think it will distract boys then maybe you should have a meeting with the boys on how they should act instead of telling girls to cover up. We are not here for your ‘boys will be boys’ crap.
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After reading this post I can tell how strongly you feel about the dress code. I agree with you 100% when you say that “it’s embarrassing and demeaning to go through.” Dress code is silly, they say it is put in place to protect girls but I feel like it is made to protect boys so they don’t get in trouble for being immature. I am on your side about this topic. Very good post Codedbelles.
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I 100% agree with this! “Boys will be boys” doesn’t stop their behavior, it only encourages them by handing them an excuse. Having people look women up & down only to tell them that we’re not dressing “right” is incredibly demeaning.
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The dress code that is in the use at your high school sounds like it is most likely the same as any other high school and the rest of the country most likely follows the same regulations. It prepares you for a job because you cannot wear whatever you want at work
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I agree with your dress code post. I think the dress code is very annoying. If it is about “boys being boys” and how they don’t want them to get distracted, then why would you make a girl leave the classroom and let the teachers continue to teach without them in the room. I know of a few teachers that just ignore the dress code because they think the student should stay in class instead of possibly losing the content they are teaching that day.
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I feel the same way! When I get a dress code, I feel like I’m just a target of some sort!
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I agree to an extent. The dress code is obviously targeted toward women and that is extremely unfair and just promotes separation in our society. However, I understand the dress code to when girls wear things completely inappropriate that you wouldn’t typically wear in a workplace. The dress code is very harsh and should be narrowed down because like you said, are guys really going to get distracted over shoulders?
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I completely agree with you about this. Boys get the excuse that “they are just boys.” Why should girls be getting punished for their actions? I understand some things are inappropriate to wear to school, but what girls have been getting in trouble for is not the stereotypical “inappropriate.” As a girl, I am scared to come to school in leggings because I am scared to get in trouble or get stared at by the uncontrolled boys. It is more disappointing to see schools allow gross actions or comments from boys than to see a girl wearing leggings without getting “dress coded.”
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I agree with your partake on the topic of dress codes completely! However I do understand that we need some sort of dress code to keep the school environment appropriate, but when I see someone get dress coded for having a hole in their jeans above their knee, it makes me angry. Schools should just give out uniforms if they’re so worried about a dress code.
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I completely agree with this. Getting dress coded in some ways is more distracting than the dress code itself. I do believe that if they want to say its because of the boys then they should have a meeting with them.
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I agree with your argument 100%. The dress code is targeted solely towards girls. I see guys walking around with cutoff shirts that show their stomach and everything but nothing is said to them. But if a girl shows her shoulders it’s “inappropriate”. I get the preparing for the workplace thing, but shoulders aren’t deemed inappropriate. I agree with you, it just isn’t fair.
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Well said. I agree with your points and I have been there. I hate the phrase “Boys will be boys”. Boys will be held accountable for their actions.
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I agree with this blog! In my opinion, nobody gets “distracted” over what a girl wears until the teacher calls them out in the middle of the hallway, or in class. All it does it make the girl feel embarrassed and angry at the teacher that called them out. It might even make them wear that again, or something else more “revealing”. I honestly hate the phrase “boys will be boys” because it is basically saying that boys can do anything they want to girls because “boys will be boys” and get away with it.
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I enjoy how personal you make your blog post. I enjoy that you can support your claim with personal experience. You use terms like “it’s embarrassing and demeaning to go through.” This statement makes your post less of an annoying complaint, but a true cause that may need to be changed.
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