It’s no secret that our society is governed by rules that start from an early age, and we don’t really question them. And it starts from a basic level. Think of the school dress codes that tell girls and boys how to dress. Recently a group of teenagers at a Sacramento art school even staged a protest to challenge the “sexist” dress code that you can read about in our previous article.
Now, the TikToker Chan, @chan42911, has posted an illuminating video where she shared her thoughts on how dress codes are inherently misogynistic and why they teach young girls “that their bodies are property and inherently sexual.”
Her video that amassed 3.3M views and went viral was made in response to another TikToker who asked people to share things that are “incredibly misogynistic but everyone ignores and pretends like it’s normal.”
Chan’s explanation will likely stir some thoughts, so let us know what your take is on dress codes and school uniforms in the comments below!
Image credits: chan42911
More and more people believe it’s time to finally end sexist dress codes in school. The topic has come to the spotlight in the past years as a variety of incidents have shown how flawed the system is.
A year ago, a public high school in Texas made it into headlines for suspending a 17-year-old gay male student for wearing fingernail polish. But the polish would have been perfectly acceptable if the student were female.
According to the school’s student handbook, the dress code prohibits males from wearing makeup or nail polish, noting that the penalty for violating the dress code is an in-school suspension “until the problem is corrected, or until a parent or designee brings an acceptable change of clothing to the school.”
Similarly, a transgender Texas teen said she’s been banned from school until she adheres to male dress code. That would mean losing her earrings and cutting her hair, reported Metro Weekly.
But such rules not only put pressure on trans kids: many argue that the very idea of gendered dress code, telling girls to wear short skirts and boys to dress in pants, is inherently sexist. You can’t help but wonder what educational value in schools such demands give to children, and whether there’s one at all.
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