It’s fucking backward to force little girls into skirts.
And kids into uniforms
They have their pros and cons. I wore a uniform to a public school (Australia) and it definitely meant that I had one less thing to worry about every day: being judged by what I wore. As an adolescent that meant a lot, and getting the freedom to wear whatever as an adult has meant that:
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I got to learn what’s appropriate before I got that freedom and
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I had the maturity to not care what others thought about how I dressed.
I went to a British school and it may have helped against being judged for what you wore but instead people just judge you on everything else like your haircut or the way you speak or the way you act etc. If people want to judge you they will snd what you’re wearing won’t stop that. Not to add people from poorer backgrounds will have broken/ripped/dirty uniform so it does not help at all.
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I went to a school uniform school (uk). It had its pros and cons but having 5 polo shirts, 2 sweaters, 3 pairs of black trousers (pants), a pair of shoes and a backpack wasn’t the craziest ask for a decade of schooling.
Kilts for everyone
Clearly, the ability to be outside in appropriate clothing for activities isn’t being mandated. This is where a temperate climate enables ridiculous practices to persist.
All I can think about when I see this image is how in Ontario, the responsible provincial ministry requires all schools and ‘day nurseries’ (read day and after school care) to put the kids out in the yards twice a day unless the weather conditions are severe (Less than -20 or more than +30 Celsius.).
Parents are responsible to send their kids with suitable clothing for the cold. One rarely sees little girls in skirts in schools unless they are wearing tunic dresses over leggings.
In an earlier era, pre 1970s, when skirts were mandatory for girls, that meant switching to pants or snow pants from the skirts 3 times a day to go outside in winter (two breaks and leaving end of day).
Either this article is poorly researched, the study is scuffed, or both. It isn’t the uniform but the type of which that the school enforces. There are plenty of schools with gender neutral uniform policies, heck the one I went to in Aus had 3 options, one of which is sports specific for all genders.
The last paragraph
Sarah Hannafin, the head of policy at the school leaders’ union NAHT, said: “Physical activity, PE and sport are an important part of the school day and curriculum for pupils. Schools do much to help ensure all pupils are healthy and physically active and break down barriers to participation, including among girls – and this includes considering the uniform choices available for children.”
Oh god. Getting rid of school uniforms really will be the end.
The end of…?
Basic standards and not having abject consumerism everywhere.
People wear they bloody pajamas to go to the store now.
What’s wrong with wearing pajamas to the store? I don’t go buying groceries to impress anyone lol
Lack of self respect and thought for others. No one wants to see you in your pajamas.
Oh my god, pajamas! How obscene. Won’t someone think of the children who are forced to see a human fully covered in baggy cloth?!
Other than being cut a little more loosely and generally being softer and more comfy, what’s the difference between regular clothing and pajamas? Why does wearing something you find comfortable mean you lack self respect? Seems the opposite to me. Being comfortable means you respect yourself more.
We need school uniform for adults too obviously.
Ooo, kinky! But not until you buy me dinner first.
Lmao this is definitely not the view where I’m from. I see people in their pajamas in public constantly. I’ll have conversations with strangers about pajamas. People in my area don’t really give a fuck what others think and want to be comfortable while they go through the hell that is life. I don’t have the time or energy to make sure I look great before going to the store. Idk anyone who does tbh.
What if you get tired while shopping and need a quick nap? Sleeping in a full set of vestments is so uncomfortable
But but… They need them uniforms! They definitely need to be taught that their identity doesn’t matter from a young age. How else would we get a society that obeys authority?
Clothes are inherently classful. Kids should not have to worry about class and what others think of what they wear and whatnot. Therefore, it’s totally a good idea to rip away this freedom! In fact, I have an even better idea! Let’s make all citizens of the country wear “citizen uniforms”! That way, there would be no class. No one would have to worry about what they would have to wear to work today if that choice didn’t exist in the first place! Such a bright idea, no?
It is totally not draconian to tell others what to wear on their body (unless they wear clothing that can cause legitimate harm). Right? RIGHT?
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