Blog 3 - Monday, October 19, 2020
Last week, BOYS were seen wearing SKIRTS to school!
This movement was in response to the school system SHAMING girls for showing too much skin and being a distraction.
What do you think of a dress code?
Should students be permitted to wear whatever they feel comfortable in?
Explain
I think that the school dress code for girls is completely and utterly absurd. I don’t think that my kneecaps are distracting for boys. I think that instead of teaching girls how to dress, society should be teaching boys how to control themselves. Even showing my shoulders shouldn't be distracting to a boy, like come on it’s not that hard to keep it in your pants for 6 hours. I even remember me and my friend were going for a walk and we walked past two middle aged men inside a truck and they were looking at us, we were wearing more “revealing” clothes which is disgusting and disturbing considering that we are only 13 years old. I really think the society should be teaching boys how to control themselves at a young age instead of teaching young girls how to dress and showing young girls beauty standards (in disney movies with the princesses for example)
ReplyDeleteI agree with you 100% we should be able to wear whatever we want and yes, boys should be taught how to control themselves at a young age because it's not fair to us.
DeleteSatya, I think thhat this is one of the best blogs that I've read this year, it was so well written, great job.
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DeleteI agree that people should learn to be more appropriate in a situation like that, but I still think that people should be able to express themselves through clothing in a less inappropriate way.
DeleteIn my opinion, I think students should be able to dress how they want to because it's a way to express yourself and too make sure that you're comfortable. I think that shaming girls for showing their knee caps, shoulders, thighs, etc is absolutely terrible! Like in the picture above yes people have to stop telling her how to dress, and start telling him self control. Girls showing any skin should not be a distraction to boys and men. Women are not objects, we're in 2020 stuff like sexualising should be non-existent.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree that shaming girls for showing skin is terrible!
Deletetotally! if we're comfortable and confident with what we want to wear, go ahead!! it's not their choice to tell us what to wear.
DeletePersonally I think that a dress code that strict isn't necessary. Because like what other said its a way to express yourself with the clothes we wear and in real life we don't all dress the same and since school should be preparing us for the real world they should be using a (most) of the real world rules. Another things like in real life is the fact that its a distraction, and in "the outside world" girls and boys can dress that way freely. You can't be naked though "of course". Boys should be taught in school to not be distracted because that's just what its like. And shaming people for doing so just WHY?
ReplyDeleteYES. I wouldn't want to be dressed the same as everyone because then you just can't show others your personality! Good details :)
DeleteI agree that a strict dress code isn't necessary. Although I would like to add that some jobs do have a type of dress code, example: if you work as an accountant you have to dress professionally in a suit and tie.
Delete"And shaming people for doing so just WHY?" (Francis Pollock, October 19, 2020 at 6:12 PM)
I agree with this statement so much! Shaming people for this is wrong!
Personally, I don’t think it is a good idea, because that’s how we express ourselves. It should be our choice, because they’re basically telling us what not to wear, when it’s all OUR own clothes, they didn’t buy. It’s not their money, and I think, whatever we are comfortable wearing, it shouldn’t be a big deal anyways. If that is something that we would want to wear, wear it. But what I don’t get is how people think that showing our skin is distracting…..but it’s not like they don’t do the same. Boys and men should learn respect and self-control towards girls and women, especially at this age.
ReplyDelete100% agree we should be allowed to express ourselves in the clothes we wear and buy. Ive seen times where my friends comes to school with a shirt they loved and bought and was so exited to show off at school but then they got dress coded and was asked to put on her sweater. Great blog!
DeleteMy opinion on the matter is that a strict dress code isn't necessary. Maybe a very loose dress code should exist so people don't show up to school naked or something, but otherwise, I don't really see anything wrong with people wearing whatever they want. I feel students should be able to show up in whatever they're comfortable in as long they have pride in their appearance. I feel that boys should be taught to not be distracted by what someone wears. Shaming people for this is absolutely disgusting.
ReplyDeleteI really agree with the "can't go to school naked part" and also the comfortable part too. Nice blog Ateeb!
DeleteI agree with your blog we should have a very loose dress code for certain reasons.
DeleteI so agree they shouldnt be shaming girls for wearing something they are proud to wear.
DeleteExactly! As long as you arent naked, I think you can wear what you want.
DeleteI think the dress code is way to strict. We should be allowed to show our shoulders and wear ripped jeans or even shorts. Some say that we cant wear ripped jeans because they don't look proper. Proper for who its not like a parent is going to come to the school see someone wearing ripped jeans and say wow they are so unprofessional. They say they are too distracting for guys. Shoulders and knee caps a'rent even attractive. Instead of teaching girls how to dress so they can please others or so no one will look at them they should teach guys act. We shouldn't have to change. Why are guys allowed to wear it we cant.
ReplyDeleteI agree, dress codes are way too strict!
DeleteI agree 100%. We should not be told to cover up because others can't respect us.
DeleteI comepletly agree with your points Michela, dress codes are pretty dumb. Great blog.
DeleteI think the dress code completly defines Ethics in general. Ethics is all about teaching others the right way to treat your peers and the right way to act around people. Telling women to change their clothing or else a detention is completly against ethics because by doing that your teaching guys that if a girl for example wears her bra strap a little outwards because the shirt is a tank top that is teaching guys instead of teaching them the ethics of the situation it is teaching them to show some intrest. In my personal opinion ive seen my friend get dress coded for a shirt that didnt show any park of her stomach and it wasent a tank top either but ive also seen times where guys wear their shirts off in gym class because its hot. The diffrence between my friend and a guy without his shirt off in gym class is that my friend got a detention for showing no skin while the guy had nothing said to him. That is a problem because if people think this is ok then thats a issue because telling girls to cover up because they dont want guys to be distracted, shouldnt guys learn to not be distracted by themselves or maybe get it taught to them?
ReplyDeleteI don’t really like dress codes, but sometimes they are useful. Some people think that it’s “proper” to have dress codes. But, there are times where both girls and boys can wear inappropriate clothing that cannot be tolerated. However, students should be able to express themselves by doing this in for example, their clothing, makeup,etc. Also, they should be comfortable in what they are wearing because it is their body. I have seen people being followed around by creepy people when they are usually wearing more revealing clothes (which is not their fault). I have actually helped someone that was being followed and I was really scared and I wasn’t the one being followed.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, the dress code is completely unfair and it should 100% be improved. Over the years, people have always told girls to cover up because they’re showing too much skin, or that they’re being inappropriate. In my opinion, this is completely wrong, guys don’t have a very strict dress code at all, infact, they’re dress code isn’t bad at all. However, when it comes to girls, the dress code is so incredibly strict and you could get dress coded for showing the tiniest bit of skin. Also, instead of telling girls to “cover up”, they should be teaching guys how to respect women, and how to not get distracted. In my opinion, everybody should be allowed to wear what they’re comfortable in because at the end of the day, if we’re forced to go to school for 6 and ½ hours, we should be allowed to wear what we want and what we’re comfortable in.
ReplyDeleteI agree so much with you Emily. The dress code is super unfair and it needs improvements. The guys and the girls dress code are so different from each other, we should all just wear things that we're comfortable.
DeleteI agree so much! It's really not fair to girls. I don't think my kneecaps are attractive, so why should boys. They should have self control.
DeleteI think this dress code is not good and should be changed. They can't change the what people wear. Honestly, I don't even think it matters that much. Bring able to choose what you want to wear allows you to express yourself and show who you are. Plus, what if the person is religious and have to wear a certain type of clothing. What if the school bans that. What if the school gives you clothing that you don't like or not really comfortable wearing.
ReplyDeleteYou made some really good points and yes being able to express yourself is a huge part of growing up and everyone should have the opportunity to do so.
DeleteIn my opinion I believe that St.Thomas should not apply a dress code which either gender you are. Sure if you are showing up to school almost naked no matter what gender you are that's a red flag, but if it's like the example that Mr.Katz gave if your skirt is to short then you have to change just because boys are distracted, which to me that's a stupid reason it's not the girls fault that boys are getting distracted and it also applies the other way around. It's never the person who is wearing something comfortable that isn't inappropriate fault, it's the person who is distracted on them.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that dress codes have to exist is a huge problem. The whole girls not being able to show their shoulders because it's "too revealing" is really stupid. If it's distracting the boys than isnt that more male situation than a female one? I get the hateful symbols rule, and I absolutely agree that people should not wear hateful clothing, but why are we treating girls revealing their bodies a bit the same as wearing a shirt with a hateful symbol on it? One isnt nearly as bad as the other.
ReplyDeleteI agree that its not fair that we are treating girls clothing choices them same a shirt with hateful text or symbol the same
DeleteI just started at St-Thomas high school. I switch from a very strict school called Royal West Academy where everyone had to where uniform. You would get in trouble if the top button of your shirt wasn't buttoned! So compared to my previous experiences, the St-Thomas dress code isn't to bad. I do think that girls shouldn't have to make sure they distracting to boys. I think boys control themselves just fine.
ReplyDeleteI have been going to St.Thomas for about three or four month's now and I came from a school that had a strict dress code but it wasn't as strict as yours. Any way's I also agree that "girls shouldn't have to make sure they distracting to boys".
DeleteI think that dress code is important but people have taken it way too far. Dress code now is not fair. I think if someone wears a piece of clothing that offends someone else like a comment that is racist, sexist, etc then that should not be allowed. I believe that people should wear what they feel beautiful in and if a girl decides to wear a crop top to school because she feels beautiful in it then that is not something that should be punished. I also think that the no ripped jeans and no showing shoulder rules are ridiculous, there is nothing inappropriate about a shoulder or a knee.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely. Everyone should be able to wear clothes that they feel beautiful in. Great blog!
DeleteI think dress code is very important to talk about. Yes, I do think that girls specifically are targeted in dress code, so for that I'm against it. We shouldn't be told what to wear just because it could be distracting. Instead of making rules of what we can and can't wear, we could teach what is inappropriate and appropriate for schools. Although, some people will take it to the extremes. I don't think a tank top, short shorts or mini skirts are meant for a professional environment like school and work. I wouldn't say that I'm happy with dress code, but there are some things in it that make sense.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you! There are some things that aren't appropriate to wear to school but I do feel like we should have a bit more freedom with the dress code
DeleteDress code. Oh how complicated this word is. The schools system going CRAZY on girls, wearing a skirt over their knees by 3 inches/6 cm is a violation of dress code. What kind of crap is that? Ripped jeans by the knee can be a distractions to people. That's just straight up lying and the fact that shoulders are a violation of dress code because it's a distraction and girls are sent to the office just by showing their bra strap is ridiculous. People should start normalizing that boys should learn how to respect and learn how to self control. Schools should definitely be permitted to let students wear whatever we want with some BASIC dress codes rules like don't be naked and a MIMI TINY SKIRTS shouldn't be allowed in a school environment.
ReplyDeleteYeah, people should be able to wear what they want unless they want to come in with like underwear or near being naked
DeleteI feel like the dress code kind of restrains the emotions of people who want to show their emotions off or show how they feel through dressing up certain ways. If you want to wear a skirt to school I say go for it because there is litterally no point in restraining people's clothing choices because people can't keep their eyes off of you or some stupid reason like that.
ReplyDeleteDress code is so incredibly unfair. Girls are taught to dress a certain way because boys can’t control themselves. Some people don’t really know how to express themselves verbally, so clothing is their option. The fact that this is taken away from them at school, the place they spend most of their time besides home, is stupid. Schools expect girls to hide themselves because boys can’t restrain themselves. Society doesn't help either. They only show you the ‘most beautiful women’ with the ‘perfect bodies’ and that’s discouraging to some people. And girls are exposed to that at a young age, so they try to be that way. Half the time all those people have surgery or something done to them. Instead of girls trying to be this way, they should teach boys at a young age to control themselves.
ReplyDeleteI think that the dress code doesn't really matter, because people will still wear whatever they want to wear, but i think that those rules matter. People should be able to wear whatever they feel comfortable in, but i feel it should be appropriate. People say that girls should be able to wear things that show skin and that it's not fair, because boys can wear whatever they want, but the dress code applies to them too, it's just that they don’t usually wear things that would be against dress code. Girls don’t need to wear crop tops and short shorts they just choose to because that's what every other girl wears, if the new trend was to wear long dresses to the ground then people would all wear that. I just feel that the dress code rules are necessary, for everyone's comfort, not just the people wearing the clothes.
ReplyDeleteI totally disagree with dress code.I think students know what they're comfortable in and along as they feel good and confident in what they're wearing than that's all that matters.Having the ability to make you're own decisions and to express yourself in you're own way is a huge part of growth.I think its ridiculous that other people get distracted by what someone else is wearing and if that's the case than that should be their issue to figure out.
ReplyDeleteWhile I do think that a dress code can be good in certain settings, like at a workplace, and that there should be some things that aren't allowed.( I.E. showing up to school barely wearing anything) I think that the dress code is too severe on girls and really loose on guys. I really don't understand what schools have about shoulders and knees, but all I know is that it is definitely not normal. I have had a lot of conversations about this topic with my friends and none of us can understand why shoulders.
ReplyDeleteDress codes are created for students/people to be told what and what not they can wear. I think dress codes are there for a reason but some school dress codes go too far as to say boys can’t wear what girls wear. I think anyone should be able to wear whatever clothing they wish as long as it is appropriate for the situation or event. For instance you can’t go to school naked or be showing any inappropriate body parts in public unless told or suggested. Schools say that girls are not able to show their shoulders or back because they are a distraction to others. I personally think that this is very unjust and should be righted. If others think that girls shoulders, back, etc… is a distraction they should find a way to fix that without taking away people's freedom of choice.
ReplyDeleteStudents dress as a way of expressing themselves through their style. The dress code restrict students from doing that, which can be quite annoying. Rip jeans should not be considered distracting, all that is showing is a kneecap which in my opinion isn’t something distracting. Same thing for spaghetti straps, a shoulder is not distracting. We are in 2020, we should be able to dress the way we feel like it and not have to worry about our outfits being distracting for boys. Women are not objects, and guys should be able to control themselves, regardless of what a women wears. Same thing goes for guys, if a boy decide to wear a skirt, paint his nails, etc, he should not be shamed or made fun of because of it. Times have changed, we have moved forward therefore there is no reason for this kind of behaviour.
ReplyDeleteI think that the dress code is observed and they tell girls how to dress so that boys don't get distracted. It's not their fault they can control themselves. I believe that there should not be a school dress code just a line not to cross so where what u think is school appropriate and not observed but u should be able to dress as u wish without getting called out for it.
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ReplyDeleteI don't think there should be a dress code. People should be able to wear what they like and to be able to express themselves. Girls are constantly dress coded because if what they are wearing is distracting other people like guys. Guys should be taught to respect a girls and to not get distracted over silly little things.
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