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Boys in skirts win right to wear shorts

itim__office

June 24, 2017
131 upvotes
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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-40383290
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Title Boys in skirts win right to wear shorts
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itim__office

Upvotes 131
Comments 13
Date June 24, 2017 11:59 AM UTC
(9 years ago)
Subreddit Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/6j7sev/boys_in_skirts_win_right_to_wear_shorts/
Archive Link https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/boys-in-skirts-win-right-to-wear-shorts.919659
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Comments

[–]n_surf 15 points16 points17 points 9 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link

Good. Either everyone's knees are okay or nobody's knees are.

Glad to see the boys making such a great protest on their own.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points12 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

They aren't on their own. Most of them borrowed the skirts from their sisters and friends, so girls and women clearly support them.

[–]n_surf 6 points7 points8 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

I mean, getting the idea. It's great that everyone supports them! I just saw on TV that it was a kid who thought of the whole thing which is inspiring.

[–]Jack92783 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (7 children) | Copy Link

My initial thoughts on this were mixed. On the one hand, the policy was distinctly unfair. Especially given all the nonsense made by feminists with regard to "oppressive air conditioners being used to keep women uncomfortable given their preferences for warmer temperatures than men" or whatever it was a couple years back.

On the other hand... if the school had been following decades or centuries of tradition with their uniform, changing it because a bunch of snot-nosed little middle school shits took themselves too seriously and demanded that it be revised would be absurd.

However... the school hasn't been around for decades or centuries, and only became self-governing in 2013, so the "tradition" point falls flat on its face.

[–]EightyTimes 5 points6 points7 points 9 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link

Even so, tradition isn't a good reason to begin with to overheat your students on hot days.

Remember when those snot-nosed pieces of shit ended that tradition of slavery?

[–]Jack92783 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link

No, I don't, actually. I wasn't alive when principled adults abolished slavery, after lengthy debate over the issue.

Whether schools should even have uniforms is its own topic, that has been fought over time and time again over the course of the last hundred years or so. I do think it's wise to reexamine traditions on a regular basis and decide whether or not they're still relevant.

But ultimately, the question needs to be asked whether more damage will be caused by capitulating to these little bastards over something less relevant than it ever had been (air conditioning is common in schools, particularly new construction) than would have been caused by just saying "OK, since you seem to like it, we'll revise the dress code. You can officially wear skirts too".

[–]EightyTimes 1 point2 points3 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

I don't care for tradition and I don't care for holding the past up as something arbitrarily sacred. I'm all for small groups coming together and taking a stance for things important to them.

Being comfortable was more important to them than tradition, so they organized, devised a plan within school guidelines, executed it, and created change.

I guess you can join the school-board and strike down the bastards if it's a sore point for you.

[–]comehitherhitler 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

I wasn't alive when principled adults abolished slavery, after lengthy debate over the issue.

lengthy debate

Are you doing a bit? I can't tell.

[–]WikiTextBot 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

American Civil War

The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865. After a long standing controversy over slavery and state's rights, war broke out in April 1861, when Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina, shortly after Abraham Lincoln was elected. The nationalists of the Union proclaimed loyalty to the U.S. Constitution. They faced secessionists of the Confederate States of America advocating states’ rights to perpetual slavery and its expansion in the Americas.


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[–]Lethn 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Fuck tradition, it's one thing if you're following tradition on a voluntary basis, but to force it on kids is just wrong, I've always looked down on school uniforms as a completely unnecessary expense and really it's just all for the sake of appearance when it boils down to it, they want students to 'look' neat and professional.

[–]This_is_my_phone_tho 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Tradition isn't an excuse.

forcing young boys to wear pants in the summer for it's own sake is pretty.. all I can really say is dumb.

[–]SiggiZeBear -3 points-2 points-1 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

Wtf why?

[–]Preebus 2 points3 points4 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Shorts weren't allowed in their school but skirts were. To show the double standard they wore skirts and showed their legs anyways.

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