Stop American Sexism
Stop American Sexism By Killing the Idea of Dress Codes Is this what the world has come to, discriminating others for their clothes. A group of high school girls from South Orange, New Jersey, had launched a worldwide campaign called “#IAmMoreThanADistraction”. This single tag has become a trend all over the internet with the help of social media. Millions responded, with their own experience, which led to South Orange school taking the role of a dress code out of their handbook(Zhou, Li 12). Schools shouldn’t be able to have a dress code that does not allow students their right to individuality. School’s teaching students to be themselves and express who they are, yet punishes them for what they wear. An article
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They only target the females, and others, such as gay’s. An article from The Atlantic had stated how there are transgenders and gays who are punished for expressing who they really are. On top of it all, male faculty says that what females wear is too distracting for a male to gain an education. Is that then stating that a male's education is more important than a woman's? Schools should teach young men to respect women and just because women wear certain clothing does not mean they are looking for attention. There are males who are also a distraction towards women, but males do not get punished because they are males, but the moment a woman shows skin it's the end of the world. Why would anyone want to support this? Dress codes were set up so men could tell women and others what they can and cannot wear(Zhou, Li,). When a woman gets punished for her clothing, people are making her self confidence lower. That girl then feels ashamed and self conscious all because some faculty member told a female their outfit is not allowed(Key, Scott.). Now, dress codes are meant to prevent bullying, but they still cause a great deal of it. Also, schools have dress codes in an attempt to prevent sexual harassment. Schools want to protect their students' lives and help them gain an education. A simple, small dress code is acceptable, but there is no point in trying to punish students
They only target the females, and others, such as gay’s. An article from The Atlantic had stated how there are transgenders and gays who are punished for expressing who they really are. On top of it all, male faculty says that what females wear is too distracting for a male to gain an education. Is that then stating that a male's education is more important than a woman's? Schools should teach young men to respect women and just because women wear certain clothing does not mean they are looking for attention. There are males who are also a distraction towards women, but males do not get punished because they are males, but the moment a woman shows skin it's the end of the world. Why would anyone want to support this? Dress codes were set up so men could tell women and others what they can and cannot wear(Zhou, Li,). When a woman gets punished for her clothing, people are making her self confidence lower. That girl then feels ashamed and self conscious all because some faculty member told a female their outfit is not allowed(Key, Scott.). Now, dress codes are meant to prevent bullying, but they still cause a great deal of it. Also, schools have dress codes in an attempt to prevent sexual harassment. Schools want to protect their students' lives and help them gain an education. A simple, small dress code is acceptable, but there is no point in trying to punish students