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I agree with it ann--- May 2015 #1
Imagine what happens? jberryhill May 2015 #4
You know what happens! Cal Carpenter May 2015 #20
Thread win treestar May 2015 #207
I thought competitive women swimmers wear one piece swim suits because... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #65
They wear whatever helps streamline their swimming glowing May 2015 #183
It's a saftey issue. PRB May 2015 #255
No it isn't, these kids are not going to be unsupervised, and again, why should the girls... Humanist_Activist May 2015 #263
The boys are coverd up. PRB May 2015 #266
No. Boys should be taught to be non-predatory toward girls. randome May 2015 #5
I apparently missed out on whatever it is for years jberryhill May 2015 #6
Must be one of those 'wink, wink, nudge, nudge' things. randome May 2015 #12
say no more treestar May 2015 #212
Why, it's SEX, of course. A HERETIC I AM May 2015 #19
Apparently, I went to the wrong 6th grade pool parties jberryhill May 2015 #24
You and me both. A HERETIC I AM May 2015 #26
Same here. Mid- to late-'70s. WorseBeforeBetter May 2015 #49
Me too. treestar May 2015 #214
Oh, right, halter tops! WorseBeforeBetter May 2015 #233
hip hugger pants treestar May 2015 #238
Bwahaha... I forgot about bodysuits and those damn snaps. WorseBeforeBetter May 2015 #251
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #270
boners for 10, Alex? elehhhhna May 2015 #30
They happen anyway jberryhill May 2015 #32
Shit, at that age, boners are random. n/t Humanist_Activist May 2015 #34
Yep jberryhill May 2015 #35
LOL, yeah... Humanist_Activist May 2015 #36
Why did you not get your share of what happens? treestar May 2015 #211
None of that happened at a pool party jberryhill May 2015 #237
"Sixth grade girls should be taught modesty..." Hell Hath No Fury May 2015 #14
Disgusting. Sheldon Cooper May 2015 #16
It is SHAMING etherealtruth May 2015 #17
It's not necessarily about the reaction of the opposite sex TexasMommaWithAHat May 2015 #139
You are talking about preteens, FFS! demmiblue May 2015 #140
Oh for the love of pete ... you are serious, aren't you? etherealtruth May 2015 #142
You're making assumptions gollygee May 2015 #143
Then why wouldn't the school just say no bikinis? n/t tammywammy May 2015 #149
I suppose then that you would agree that the girls could go topless just like the boys then, kelly1mm May 2015 #158
Oh, you poor soul etherealtruth May 2015 #159
Actually I am serious. Treating males and females differently in an educational setting kelly1mm May 2015 #160
I actually think it is a violation pertaining to equal rights etherealtruth May 2015 #162
THANK YOU for the link! I think that making tops (and type of top) optional for all, not kelly1mm May 2015 #164
I apologize for my initial response ... etherealtruth May 2015 #166
Tell me what YOU imagine wold happen. Iggo May 2015 #18
I don't believe I just fucking read that on DU.... truebrit71 May 2015 #22
And ann--- May 2015 #45
Why just young girls? n/t Humanist_Activist May 2015 #48
ann...ann...ann.... trumad May 2015 #51
I think you're right ann--- May 2015 #174
modesty is wrong when you try and preach it. trumad May 2015 #175
Modesty is never wrong ann--- May 2015 #192
She only gave her opinion. cwydro May 2015 #215
It's a pretty stupid opinion. GoneOffShore May 2015 #244
So what? cwydro May 2015 #245
Stupid opinions - which don't have the same weight as opinions informed by facts, GoneOffShore May 2015 #247
Oh ok. cwydro May 2015 #248
Ann is being remarkably dense. GoneOffShore May 2015 #249
Are you saying only a certain number of people should be able to reply on a topic? uppityperson May 2015 #252
It's not an 'innocent remark on the side of modesty' - it's SEXIST and deserves criticism Matariki May 2015 #199
My comment was not sexist ann--- May 2015 #200
LOL - "the whole problem with a lot of liberals today" Matariki May 2015 #201
"the whole problem with a lot of liberals today" is not wanting double standards? uppityperson May 2015 #210
oh dear. are we liberaling wrong again? LadyHawkAZ May 2015 #213
Grandma, is that you? LeftyMom May 2015 #53
Wearing extra clothes while swimming is not "proper." gollygee May 2015 #54
It didn't say they ann--- May 2015 #55
Yes, it says they have to wear a shirt over their swimsuit gollygee May 2015 #61
OMG - but it didn't say "while in the pool" ann--- May 2015 #62
Wearing a t-shirt at a pool goes beyond modesty gollygee May 2015 #64
Have you ann--- May 2015 #66
Why not just require them all to wear this instead? Humanist_Activist May 2015 #72
Boys ann--- May 2015 #87
So? n/t Humanist_Activist May 2015 #90
Overweight boys have larger breasts than many 6th grade girls. Why should he be allowed his uppityperson May 2015 #91
They don't? MineralMan May 2015 #127
Apparently, you have never seen moobs. Jamastiene May 2015 #135
Requiring girls to be fully covered isn't shaming but simply ensures all will be covered? uppityperson May 2015 #76
I have daughters gollygee May 2015 #82
And, if the school ann--- May 2015 #97
Whiny parents? gollygee May 2015 #98
The article did not say that ann--- May 2015 #101
No but if they had been gollygee May 2015 #104
That's all speculation ann--- May 2015 #106
And they can expect negative feedback if they make stupid rules gollygee May 2015 #108
OMG ann--- May 2015 #114
Oh good, are you leaving DU? n/t tammywammy May 2015 #117
... Jamastiene May 2015 #161
That's unnecessary. cwydro May 2015 #189
It's an interesting debate treestar May 2015 #219
This "whiny parent" had a son, not a daughter. She emailed the school, asked for ALL kids to uppityperson May 2015 #121
It's Indiana - I'm trying to image the swim suits sold to 11 year olds treestar May 2015 #220
I disagree with this rule, would've protested it when my child was in 6th grade. Am I "whiny" too? uppityperson May 2015 #99
Yo ann -- The mom who protested had a SON but she recognized sexist bullshit when she saw it. Arugula Latte May 2015 #118
Whoa ann--- May 2015 #169
Uh, I've been here since 2001. Maybe you're the one changing it for the worse. Arugula Latte May 2015 #178
It's very awkward to be around a 13 year old in a bikini TexasMommaWithAHat May 2015 #138
It isn't the job of kids to make grown men comfortable gollygee May 2015 #141
Maybe it behooves us all to act appropriately TexasMommaWithAHat May 2015 #146
A great number of people gollygee May 2015 #147
Thank you! Jamastiene May 2015 #163
6th grade girls dressing ann--- May 2015 #168
A swimsuit on a 12 year old isn't immodest tammywammy May 2015 #171
How many times do I have to say this ann--- May 2015 #173
Making them wear a shirt is shaming tammywammy May 2015 #176
Your last sentence says it all treestar May 2015 #223
Grown men should be uncomfortable considering a 12 or 13 yr old as sexy. uppityperson May 2015 #148
Exactly. Jamastiene May 2015 #165
Maybe the school ann--- May 2015 #170
What would the inevitable problems be? n/t gollygee May 2015 #185
Sooooo the young girl shouldn't wear a bathing suit at a swimming pool because the males can't underahedgerow May 2015 #206
I see your point to a degree treestar May 2015 #218
boys are allowed to go bare-chested because they have xy chromosome? wtf? uppityperson May 2015 #74
Who made you Pope of this dump? TransitJohn May 2015 #58
No one ann--- May 2015 #63
I think shaming girls is more disrespectful than a fucking word on a forum uppityperson May 2015 #75
AMEN!!!! etherealtruth May 2015 #78
Exactly Stargazer09 May 2015 #131
Absolutely right. nt laundry_queen May 2015 #153
Fucking is not a vulgar word. alphafemale May 2015 #126
Only to those who use it constantly ann--- May 2015 #203
You have that backwards. It is vulgar to those who don't use it because THEY consider it vulgar uppityperson May 2015 #208
Fucking A! alphafemale May 2015 #216
If it weren't, on some level, considered negative, it wouldn't be used as an insult ala "fuck you"! whathehell May 2015 #229
"I don't believe I just fucking read that". It is used as emphasis in the phrase objected to uppityperson May 2015 #230
No shit, sherlock, but it is ALSO used as a negative as in "Fuck You" whathehell May 2015 #231
Right you are, Watson. As is "shit". uppityperson May 2015 #232
Back shit at ya, bro whathehell May 2015 #235
Modesty and decency means NOT sexualizing young kids Cal Carpenter May 2015 #145
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #221
Hey there, did you read the article where the school said they were wrong after the mom uppityperson May 2015 #224
WTF? cyberswede May 2015 #23
You seem to be a misogynist, why are you on this board? Humanist_Activist May 2015 #33
Whoa ann--- May 2015 #43
Correction, I have a memory. And the internet has a memory that generally never forgets. n/t Humanist_Activist May 2015 #47
you are going after the poster rather than sticking to the point treestar May 2015 #225
Yet they continue to say only girls need to cover up, that boys breasts are different uppityperson May 2015 #228
This has nothing to do with sex, but rather misogyny. What they are arguing for... Humanist_Activist May 2015 #265
No you have a bullseye. trumad May 2015 #52
You should have been banned for that comment about drunk girls Arugula Latte May 2015 #84
I never ann--- May 2015 #86
You certainly did: Arugula Latte May 2015 #89
And where does it say ann--- May 2015 #103
You said drunk girls got raped because they didn't respect themselves gollygee May 2015 #105
No, I didn't ann--- May 2015 #107
Everybody can read it. gollygee May 2015 #109
Where did I say anything about ann--- May 2015 #112
Wearing a shirt over a swimming suit to a pool is not "morals" or "ethics."n/t gollygee May 2015 #116
Yes, it is ann--- May 2015 #167
Teaching 12 year old girls to be ashamed of their bodies is not moral or ethical uppityperson May 2015 #181
No because then gollygee May 2015 #184
It isn't a lack of reading comprehension Egnever May 2015 #260
+ infinity. n/t JTFrog May 2015 #198
No, you do not have a stalker. You posted something MineralMan May 2015 #130
You're not alone. whathehell May 2015 #227
Really? Yes, I can imagine what might happen. MineralMan May 2015 #38
Thanks for your input, Ms. Dugger. (nt) jeff47 May 2015 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author winter is coming May 2015 #41
You think it's inappropriate to wear a swimming suit to a pool? gollygee May 2015 #44
Boys have nipples. Why shouldn't a fair policy have required them to wear t-shirts, too? pnwmom May 2015 #60
Please tell me you are just messing with us. nt Logical May 2015 #67
She posted that girls aren't turned on by bare chested guys in a response... Humanist_Activist May 2015 #71
Yeah, tell that one to my wife awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #133
in answer to your question: yes, clearly they can etherealtruth May 2015 #137
WTF?!! Arugula Latte May 2015 #81
You deserve all the scorn you're getting from this post. nt abelenkpe May 2015 #85
Wow ann--- May 2015 #202
DU is rancid for heaping scorn on someone who thinks 12 year old girls need to take responsibility uppityperson May 2015 #209
End scene. GoneOffShore May 2015 #250
Remember all the people that got all freaked out because the Obama girls wore SLEEVELESS underahedgerow May 2015 #120
Good post. Well put. Matariki May 2015 #204
Crazy sister-in-law Ann, is that you? we can do it May 2015 #123
I think I figured out who this poster is... alphafemale May 2015 #124
It IS shaming Stargazer09 May 2015 #132
i was a competitive swimmer from 4-18. i wore a suit almost as much as clothes. damn good thing we seabeyond May 2015 #151
plus, being in a pool in a shirt is uncomfortable tammywammy May 2015 #156
Burkhas are well known for their utility as flotation devices Orrex May 2015 #188
Of course. Plenty of people agree with you LadyHawkAZ May 2015 #190
It's shaming. JTFrog May 2015 #197
Are you serious or not? PersonNumber503602 May 2015 #222
Never been to Europe, have you? GoneOffShore May 2015 #246
I missed this. PRB May 2015 #256
Modesty for girls only though, that's what makes it sexist. n/t Humanist_Activist May 2015 #264
If so, the boys should be required to do the same. roody May 2015 #258
LONGEST SUBTHREAD EVER! snooper2 May 2015 #267
I'm old. Why no Speedos ? virgogal May 2015 #2
Dunno -- especially since not all Speedos are either brief... rocktivity May 2015 #8
Thanks----it's a puzzlement. virgogal May 2015 #9
Kudos to Jennifer Smith! Way to go Mom! In_The_Wind May 2015 #3
Thank you and Good job Jennifer! Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #7
I almost exclusively wore Speedos when I was young... demmiblue May 2015 #11
So what about your brief.... Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #13
I was in swim team in the late 60s cwydro May 2015 #28
Any reply that alludes to "back in my day" is not up-to-date on the stripperfication of young WinkyDink May 2015 #10
We're talking swimsuits here jberryhill May 2015 #25
I just went swimsuit shopping for my 7th grader at a very trendy teen fashion store. Maedhros May 2015 #31
I have a young girl and a young teen gollygee May 2015 #46
I bought a pool heater today... ileus May 2015 #15
No nipples for you. A HERETIC I AM May 2015 #21
Bet the guys are gonna love that all boy pool party. nt B2G May 2015 #27
And horny boys are applauding her actions too bluestateguy May 2015 #29
Exactly ann--- May 2015 #42
And I'm sure horny girls applaud the fact that boys aren't required to wear t-shirts... Humanist_Activist May 2015 #50
Since when are ann--- May 2015 #68
Uhm, since humans have existed? Do you know anything about human sexuality? Humanist_Activist May 2015 #70
Are you serious? gollygee May 2015 #88
So, what you're saying is ann--- May 2015 #92
A boy going bare chested is directly parallel to a girl in a bikini gollygee May 2015 #95
It is not ann--- May 2015 #100
How is creating this shame-based environment gollygee May 2015 #102
trouble is they are letting the girls know they have treestar May 2015 #226
Girls "should respect their bodies enough" to take responsibility for your issues? uppityperson May 2015 #96
It should be the same fucking thing laundry_queen May 2015 #155
Since forever. Good lord, look at book covers, look at movies and tv shows. uppityperson May 2015 #94
OMG Funny!! Girls not turned on by bare-chested boys Matariki May 2015 #205
These are elementary school boys and girls. That's ridiculous riderinthestorm May 2015 #56
pretty sophomoric blue, but not surprised. nt seabeyond May 2015 #150
I'd like to see girls and boys in solidarity procon May 2015 #37
And ann--- May 2015 #69
Women have breasts. procon May 2015 #73
And this is an age gollygee May 2015 #93
I'm not shaming anyone ann--- May 2015 #110
Telling her that in order to be modest, she has to wear a shirt over her swimming suit gollygee May 2015 #111
Telling girls they are not dressed modestly is shaming them. uppityperson May 2015 #115
Think about it. procon May 2015 #136
I cannot understand how allowing the males to go topless while forcing the females to wear tops kelly1mm May 2015 #119
they are 10 and 11 yr old kids. how about NOT using the woman body to make a point of stupidity seabeyond May 2015 #152
6th grade and the admins are worried about what exactly? Rex May 2015 #39
Well, are there going to be any Duggar boys... Whiskeytide May 2015 #57
I'm very impressed that a mother of a son would think of this and take this stand. Good for her! nt pnwmom May 2015 #59
She's right... deathrind May 2015 #77
Interesting discussion. In theory, all the students should be able to choose to wear tops or not. kelly1mm May 2015 #79
That is a good question and I agree, they should be allowed to. uppityperson May 2015 #80
I agree 100% nt laundry_queen May 2015 #157
Hmmmmm, speedos? Really? abelenkpe May 2015 #83
so you know. i was competitive swimming too for a decade and half. for everyone to make a deal of it seabeyond May 2015 #154
Actually, that looks like a Title IX violation to me. Jamastiene May 2015 #113
Would forcing girls to wear tops of ANY kind while allowing boys to not wear tops also be in kelly1mm May 2015 #122
There is no reason the boys cannot be forced to wear shirts too. Jamastiene May 2015 #125
I agree that having boys wear tops would be settle the Title IX issue. But you did not answer kelly1mm May 2015 #128
According to the article, that is what this mom of a boy asked for. School refused, then made uppityperson May 2015 #129
Sure and then some would show up like this: kelly1mm May 2015 #134
God bless that Jamaica girl Blue_Tires May 2016 #271
Good for you! Thanks for standing up for women's rights. DawgHouse May 2015 #144
Post removed Post removed May 2015 #172
And the boys? How about them? Arugula Latte May 2015 #179
Do you wear a burqa when you go out? uppityperson May 2015 #182
what is your obsession with modesty? fizzgig May 2015 #217
You are a good citizen, comrade! tabasco May 2015 #236
I am really disappointed in the posts I am reading on here. It is clear most people on DU are from liberal_at_heart May 2015 #177
Part of the problem is the Big Three patriarchal monotheisms. Arugula Latte May 2015 #180
No need to be disappointed, most of what you are reading are troll posts. demmiblue May 2015 #186
Don't be disappointed ... the vast majority of posters believe the teacher was out of line etherealtruth May 2015 #187
Small correction: it was the administration not the teacher. demmiblue May 2015 #191
Yep ... i am sorry I wanted to respond quickly etherealtruth May 2015 #193
I hope I didn't sound like I was chastising you, I just wanted to point that out. demmiblue May 2015 #194
Not at all etherealtruth May 2015 #195
I don't know what is more shocking LostOne4Ever May 2015 #196
233 replies and I don't think anyone read far enough to see "No Speedos" Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2015 #234
Speedo is a brand name ... it is often worn by competitive swimmers etherealtruth May 2015 #239
Speedo is as much a brand name as Kleenex is Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2015 #241
Clearly you do not swim etherealtruth May 2015 #242
Google Image Search "speedo" Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2015 #243
Are you trying to be ironic? etherealtruth May 2015 #253
Did you read far enough in the article to see the school changed its policy after this mom protested uppityperson May 2015 #240
I was developing breasts in the 6th grade gwheezie May 2015 #254
All participants should wear a t shirt roody May 2015 #257
Our pool parties would have been scandalous to these people. polly7 May 2015 #259
I wish the Puritans' ships had all sunk halfway across the Atlantic. Arugula Latte May 2015 #261
I'm sure glad there were none at our parties. polly7 May 2015 #262
If I try really hard to be charitable Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #268
speedo rule reinventingcory Aug 2015 #269
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