History of Feminism

Novara

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9. If you look back at all of these types of cases....

Tue May 5, 2015, 07:08 AM

May 2015

....it's always the same thing. Dress codes in schools for girls are all about the poor boys and men (and sometimes women) who can't handle looking at a girl's body and the problem lies with their feelings rather than what the girls are wearing. And the way these things are enforced always seems to have a high amount of shaming involved.

Our society teaches young girls that they are responsible for how others react to them, and they should be ashamed if they "tempt" others. Fuck that shit. We need to be teaching boys not to leer at girls, that girls and women are not objects for their perusal.

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See the Long-Sleeved Gown That Got a Plus-Size Teen Booted From Prom [View all] eridani May 2015 OP

Authoritarians who get off on flexing their puny bit of power over kids. merrily May 2015 #1

I see nothing wrong with that dress Skittles May 2015 #2

She could be a successful plus sized model if she were interested n/t eridani May 2015 #3

she is very pretty Skittles May 2015 #4

I don't see a thing wrong with the dress at all yeoman6987 May 2015 #10

What a shame. I think she looked lovely. Arkansas Granny May 2015 #5

Shaming young women because adults can't - or won't - be adult Novara May 2015 #6

Wish I could rec this post, Novara. brer cat May 2015 #7

If you look back at all of these types of cases.... Novara May 2015 #9

Scratching my head. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #8

Oh that poor kid!! newfie11 May 2015 #11

right now mercuryblues May 2015 #12

The school officials are idiots. They should face discipline.. mountain grammy May 2015 #13