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In reply to the discussion: School's Modesty Club urges girls to show restraint, less skin [View all]Cleita
(75,480 posts)1. Uniforms are the answer. I know it's something that Americans really resist
but there are practical reasons. One of them is if all children dress the same, the parents and teachers decide what they will wear by consensus. No one has better clothes, more fashionable clothes or trampier clothes than the others. Also you only need three changes to get through a year. Fashionable clothes, trampy clothes, sloppy clothes or dirty clothes can be worn when not in school and no one will have their nose out of joint about it other than the parent of each individual child.
I went to Catholic school and quite honestly never had to make a decision on what to wear that day. I went into shock my first semester of college having to put together an outfit every day. Uniforms are very practical.
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Heh, I almost have to agree. Would lead to less students being picked on. Wouldn't have
Proles
Dec 2012
#15
Answer to what question? Isn't the real problem that our culture tells women that their value is
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#35
If it's voluntary, it's okay, so long as the school permits an FHA club for girls, too.
Bucky
Dec 2012
#9
Thinly veiled slut shaming aimed solely at girls (Modesty Week doesn't apply to boys obviously)
riderinthestorm
Dec 2012
#12
no they just wear shorts that droop so they can show off that area right above the pubic area
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2012
#45
All hail the Junior Anti-Sex League! Or the late Kim Jong Il's Pleasure Brigade.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#13
Orrin Hatch's niece and nephew? Modesty, no cussing? The Mormons must be recruiting.
LeftyMom
Dec 2012
#21
It's not about empowerment, about repression, and as someonone noted-where's the modesty for boys?
joeybee12
Dec 2012
#22
Religious Fundamentalists don't see boys as the "Temptress", but as the "Tempted".
Ikonoklast
Dec 2012
#42
I think I heard that in the 60s already. We were very aware of being used in these ways already
jwirr
Dec 2012
#54
It's groups like this that create the stereotype that 'short skirts/short tops = slut'
LynneSin
Dec 2012
#55