The dress code problem has become a widely argued topic across schools, communities, and especially girls. A large majority of girls believe that their school's dress code is inappropriately ruled and hardly ever enforced on boys. In an article titled "The Sexism of School Dress Codes" by Li Zhou, many middle school girls were interviewed to share their opinion on this topic. “I’ve never seen a boy called out for his attire even though they also break the rules,” says Maggie Sunseri, a student from a Kentucky middle school. It's true, boys walk around in muscle tank tops with half their sides hanging out or their pants sagging down low and not get in trouble, but why? If the rules for dress code apply to all genders, how come only females are the ones getting busted for it? Most schools blame their rules for dress code on the "boys will be boys" thing. When you tell girls that they can't wear the clothes they want because a boy might not be able to control himself creates some confusion. So is it a girls fault if she gets assaulted? If she does get assaulted will she be the one getting in trouble? Is that what our schools are telling us? By using the "boys will be boys" excuse boys are learning at an early age that they will get away with this type of stuff. Not to mention that phrase is an example of rape culture. Rape culture is "a setting in which rape is pervasive and normalized due to societal attitudes about gender and sexuality." Dress codes should be gender neutral, period. Schools need to cut it out with the "boys will be boys" stuff, it makes them look like they think sexual assault is
The dress code problem has become a widely argued topic across schools, communities, and especially girls. A large majority of girls believe that their school's dress code is inappropriately ruled and hardly ever enforced on boys. In an article titled "The Sexism of School Dress Codes" by Li Zhou, many middle school girls were interviewed to share their opinion on this topic. “I’ve never seen a boy called out for his attire even though they also break the rules,” says Maggie Sunseri, a student from a Kentucky middle school. It's true, boys walk around in muscle tank tops with half their sides hanging out or their pants sagging down low and not get in trouble, but why? If the rules for dress code apply to all genders, how come only females are the ones getting busted for it? Most schools blame their rules for dress code on the "boys will be boys" thing. When you tell girls that they can't wear the clothes they want because a boy might not be able to control himself creates some confusion. So is it a girls fault if she gets assaulted? If she does get assaulted will she be the one getting in trouble? Is that what our schools are telling us? By using the "boys will be boys" excuse boys are learning at an early age that they will get away with this type of stuff. Not to mention that phrase is an example of rape culture. Rape culture is "a setting in which rape is pervasive and normalized due to societal attitudes about gender and sexuality." Dress codes should be gender neutral, period. Schools need to cut it out with the "boys will be boys" stuff, it makes them look like they think sexual assault is