Why Shoulders Should Be Covered At All Time

The rule “Shoulders must be covered at all times.” Should be removed, why it should be changed is because it is kind of sexist.

The existing rule is that no shoulders can be shown on school grounds. Yet some people are getting away with the rule, but only really the males.So why can boys get away with showing shoulders yet girls can not. Many things in a female’s wardrobe shows shoulders. Expectically in the summer with the heat they would not like to have many layers on. From name brands to things at the thrift store there's always things in a female clothing that would show some type of shoulder or their body in this time of their life as a teenager. Another problem with the rule is it is very sexist! Showing that boys can do things that girls can not. The last problem I see with this is that it shows that boys just …show more content…
Some people might say that it will encourage harassment or even rape. Yet how they are wrong about this is even women who don’t dress provocatively still get harassed and even raped and they can’t be blamed it was ‘their fault’ since they dressed very provocative. Yet they were fully dressed and maybe even well covered, yet it still happened. Another reason is that they might start to be seen as just a sexual object to the men. Yet to counter that, that is not their purpose for the attire. They just want to express their bodies. If they are comfortable and want to show off their body no matter size, shape, color or style. They should be able to feel confident about their bodies. My last reason is for body shaming. With this rule girls might get shamed for their bodies and the way they look. Yet why should she be shamed for being confident? Some girls are so ashamed of their bodies, and they are showing absolutely no skin! So why should you shame the one that have that confidence. Of give the non confident ones gave a chance to build that self