The men fighting for the right to wear skirts "We're fighting against prejudice and cliches. Women fought for trousers; we're doing the same with the skirt."

Svri · 2014-05-29T14:12:51+00:00

Boss and I just had a conversation about summer work wear. I asked to wear shorts / short sleeve t's rather than slacks and dress shirt and was told no.

Asked to wear a kilt, got told, knock yourself out!

casinodr0ne · 2014-05-29T11:12:19+00:00

And it's not just skirts but tops as well. How many different styles of professional shirts are women allowed to wear vs. men, who most places require a tie also which means it must be a collard button down shirt. Or short sleeve/sleeveless shirts, why are men not allowed in most cases allowed to wear them?

And capris' I have worked many places that let women wear shorter pants in the summer but not men.

k33perofgates · 2014-05-29T20:35:38+00:00

This actually makes me so happy though. Clothing should NOT be gendered. I'm glad men are fighting for that!

Mykeru · 2014-05-29T13:03:51+00:00

I stopped wearing kilts in the early nineties because women kept groping me on the street.

Davidisontherun · 2014-05-29T07:57:04+00:00

I think this fight may never pick up steam because, frankly, most men don't want to wear skirts - and not just because it is ingrained, I think they legitimately just don't find the idea comfortable or appealing.

Then again, I kind of like the thought of it...

Also, how much of a "fight" is it really? Is it currently disallowed at school, or in the workplace? The kilt is, already, pretty accepted in areas with more diversity.

unbannable9412 · 2014-05-29T10:38:55+00:00

One thing that's always stuck out to me. How men and women dress.

Men are still wearing the same blue jeans, and plain black and blue suits they were decades ago.

Women's fashion on the other hand has evolved, changed, and grown for more than half a century.

But but teh patriarchy!

2014-05-29T20:53:39+00:00

i will pass thanks

Arxces · 2014-05-30T04:34:36+00:00

As a Malaysian who lived in the UK I had no problem wearing my sarong there. The students I lived and studied with were pretty cool with it. I've had one flatmate make a joke about my 'Malaysian battle skirt' but it was all in good fun. Honestly I got more questions about how I fasten it without a belt, different designs and whether I feel cold.

SnickerSnak · 2014-05-29T17:10:49+00:00

Potential false flag post. Please check /u/DerpyGrooves posting history before replying. (S)he posts in many "feminist" subs including AgainstMensRights and seems to be trying to flood MensRights with cross-dressing articles for some reason.

2014-05-29T19:09:11+00:00

Come to Scotland.

EJSpurrell · 2014-05-30T10:31:19+00:00

I had to think about how I'd react seeing a man in a skirt. Truth be told, I'd probably raise an eyebrow about it, but I'm almost certain that's cause I was raised to believe that men shouldn't wear skirts.

But that's simply social conditioning. Once I had time to process what I was seeing, I'd probably be fine with men wearing skirts. I likely wouldn't wear them myself, but I'd openly shake the hand of any man walking around in a skirt for challenging the gender role.

In short, I'm cool with it. All the power to them.

Also, on a hot summer day, it'd probably be pretty refreshing. :P

Ucanthandledatruth · 2014-05-29T09:58:43+00:00

Your got to be fucking kidding me.

Title	The men fighting for the right to wear skirts "We're fighting against prejudice and cliches. Women fought for trousers; we're doing the same with the skirt."
Author	DerpyGrooves
Upvotes	172
Comments	84
Date	May 29, 2014 6:49 AM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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