A school in my country has banned crop tops and short skirts

i dont know whats so offensive about crop tops but at the same time...i feel like maybe school is one of those places that should have a dress code?

i dont understand dress codes in general

like would wearing a bikini on a busy street be considered offensive? probably

in an office? definitely

does that mean its a societal rule made to control what people wear or is there a time and place for everything based on its purpose ? In which case, crop tops and short skirts dont sound very appropriate for school. It's like a work environment, isnt it?

On the same vein, are there similar rule for school boys too? Cause sure as hell grown men will get told off or atleast get nasty stares wearing revealing stuff on busy streets or work environments.

Are dress codes actually sexist at all?

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I didn't mention it, but the rules said that sagging pants are also not allowed.

then I'd assume its to create a group identity, kind of like a workplace, although some of it is definitely trying to enforce "modesty"

but again, is it a necessary evil?

because it does prepare you for work life as an adult later on where in most occupations, you WILL have to abide by unspoken dress codes

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You would hate private school. Fashion and looking appealing becomes a contest and a distraction when hormones are involved. The later school years are plagued in this regard. And yes, as a girl who spent most of her life in private schools with uniforms, I can confidently say they can even be done with dress codes. From this POV, I can see and even appreciate what they are trying to eliminate, but can also say it won't really work.

Now that I am older I appreciate the simplicity of my high school uniform

It did cut out alot of headaches

heck I even sorta have a uniform for work outfits, similar cut bottoms with similar type of blouses. I can mix and match them and have no headache.

All schools should have uniforms imo.

Nothing gets you bullied more quickly than not being able to afford the latest fashion trends.

With a uniform you still won't have the right backpack or phone or brand of school supplies etc. but you at least won't look too different from the better off students. My school years would have been a lot easier had we had uniforms.

If rules apply to both sexes I also don't see anything discriminatory about a dress code. Nobody is being singled out and it's school, not the beach.

I'm not allowed to wear crop tops to work either and that's perfectly fine. It's just common sense.

i wore a crop top and a short skort for work today lolz ( but my bellybutton wasn't out so it didn't look inappropriate ) like as long as girls don't have their butts out or their whole stomachs showing it should be fine?

To be fair, I think it is an appropriate decision. I believe schools should have a uniform code for students. It not only shows pride in your school but looks smarter than casual clothes. Personally, I don't think it's an acceptable form of attire for school students and could open a whole new can of worms on a moral level.

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I believe schools should have a uniform code for students. It not only shows pride in your school but looks smarter than casual clothes.

Depends really.

I believe you're also Australian, where most schools are uniform.

While I generally agree with uniforms (and I used to teach), I like them more for the issues they avoid with inappropriate dress and, to some degree, class divide.
But I also taught at some low socio economic and behavioural schools, and uniforms definitely didn't do much to show "pride" in school (however much pride you're supposed to have at a public school) and many kids still managed to make a uniform look bad. One thing some girls loved to do with "sports" polo uniforms is tie them off at the back with a hair tie to be tighter around the waist.

Aussie schools have free dress day once a semester and they used to be really annoying because of what some kids wore and had to be "enforced". Short skirts, tiny shorts, crop tops, offensive shirts, too much jewellery, dangerous accessories, drooping pants, unsafe footwear (Australian schools must have appropriate closed in shoes), "gang" colours (whish is weird as fuck seeing 13 year old Aussie boys think they are bloods and crips).

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Depends really.

I believe you're also Australian, where most schools are uniform.

While I generally agree with uniforms (and I used to teach), I like them more for the issues they avoid with inappropriate dress and, to some degree, class divide.
But I also taught at some low socio economic and behavioural schools, and uniforms definitely didn't do much to show "pride" in school (however much pride you're supposed to have at a public school) and many kids still managed to make a uniform look bad. One thing some girls loved to do with "sports" polo uniforms is tie them off at the back with a hair tie to be tighter around the waist.

Aussie schools have free dress day once a semester and they used to be really annoying because of what some kids wore and had to be "enforced". Short skirts, tiny shorts, crop tops, offensive shirts, too much jewellery, dangerous accessories, drooping pants, unsafe footwear (Australian schools must have appropriate closed in shoes), "gang" colours (whish is weird as fuck seeing 13 year old Aussie boys think they are bloods and crips).

Yes, I do live in Australia and when I was at school decades ago, school uniforms were compulsory and you could be put on detention for not wearing one. Dangly earrings, nail polish and lipstick were also banned. I think uniforms are a good idea, you need to show pride in the school you are attending and it also reflects your behaviour outside the school grounds, I don't think it is appropriate to wear "street clothes in overseas schools particularly "skimpy" clothes. It's not an appropriate setting and can have connotations of sexual harassment by teachers as well as sexual misconduct by staff/students. It sends the wrong message rocking up to school in a skimpy short skirt and crop top with everything on display if you get my drift so I think that particular school had the right idea.