Sociological Response To Dress Deviant

Laura Bates wrote a very controversial article on May 22, 2015. Her two page article, “How Dress Codes Shames Girls and Perpetuates Rape Culture,” set a tone that is hard to forget. Laura includes detailed examples that capture her readers attention and open one’s eyes to the harm that public school dress codes are doing, not only to the physical image of a girl, but to the self-esteem of many girls as well. There are many thoughts and emotions that follow this topic, because of the many girls that have been affected personally by dress codes, or rather, dress code violations. In this groundbreaking article, the question of whether or not a school dress code shames girls and perpetuates rape culture is answered.

Imagine a high school that is filled with reckless, hormone-crazed teenagers that have no restrictions on how they should dress. Their “Outfits of the Day” are more of a concern than what they learn in school. Their clothing choices becomes an interruption to their education. This is the mindset of teenagers of schools that do not have any dress code implementation.

Dress codes teach children that girls’ bodies are dangerous, powerful, and sexualized. However, boys are biologically programmed to objectify and harass them. That is perfectly okay in society’s eye. It is a 99oF day. A girl goes to school with no air conditioning. She wears a racerback style tank top and shorts that reaches her mid-thigh. She is pulled out of class by her teacher to change into something more suitable for school. She says she does not have any other clothes. She is forced to change into a boy’s t-shirt and shorts. Another girl wore shorts and was given an in-school suspension. Her crime was wearing shorts that did not reach her fingertips. She comes in the next day with jeans and is sent to the nurse’s office for heat

I decided to break the social norm on how to wear a dress shirt. Realistically, putting on a dress shirt should be simple. Buttons should be worn in the frontal position, dress shirt unwrinkled, and people should think you are a normal person. But I wanted to do it the opposite way, backwards and wrinkled. To collect the most realistic and unbiased data, I chose to break it at the Great Mall in Milpitas. Not only it was close to me, but it allows me to gather data in front of a variety of people. Comprised of different age groups and subcultures such as, African, Hispanics, Asian Americans and many other ethnicities, I believe a majority of people would find my action amusing, but walk away without making any comments. Before doing this

In American society the typical dress code is wearing blue skinny jeans with baggy, fuzzy sweaters when it’s cold and short shorts with a tank top when it’s hot. In contrast to the majority Muslim countries where they wear modest clothing like hijab(the modest attire that covers the womens hair and chest) and abaya(the long modest attire that covers th no matter what the weather is. When I turned nine years old, I chose to dress in a way that obeys Islam while living in this society where the dress code is very different. Asa a result of my decision I have encountered many complications. I had to learn to adapt to two cultures at once even though I didnt feel like I fit into either. This is a challenge that you, as a Muslim girl or woman, may need to overcome. Here’s some steps of ways to navigate your experience living within a culture where your fashion is not only different, but a matter of politics placed upon you.

Young men and women of all cultures across the United States have adopted this style of dress. The “Sagging” of one’s pants unbelted and oversized white T-shirts are generally what are worn. Individual who do not know the history of this sag has found themselves at the brunt of the fashion police.

I feel that the school dress code needs to be revised to a newer, less strict version. Some of the rules are unnecessary and foolish such as the rule about and covering vulgar or offensive tattoos. This is because you have to be 18 or older to get a tattoo in Kansas and most students’ graduate when they are 17 or 18. The last time the school dress code was revised was about four years ago and fashion was a lot different then. There are a few other rules that are unnecessary and one that I think should be put in place.

Society ultimately is the main source for the modern day “normal”. As humans, we tend to feel obligated to fit in with the crowd or society. There was a day where I decided to break the society’s outlook on the “normal”, which is the day I decided to walk around a public mall in my wrestling singlet. Normally people usually wear clothing that doesn’t reveal or even show as much as a singlet does, which is the reason I decided to violate this norm.

Some of our most powerful and lasting ideas about the world around us are learned at school. Hard work pays off, success comes from working together, and girls’ bodies are dangerous and harassment is inevitable. April of 2013, a six year old girl who attended Tussahaw Elementary School in McDonough, Georgia where administrators told her mother that her outfit "was inappropriate and a distraction to other students." Who exactly would be distracted by a kindergarteners’ skirt? According to hundreds of schools in the United States, it’s boys and male faculty. While being stopped by a teacher because my sleeveless shirt was only three fingers in width instead of four, I saw a boy walking towards us in a tank top and didn’t even gain a second glance from the same teacher. That was one of the many examples that support the fact that how dress code is sexist, shames and humiliates young girls, and promotes rape culture.

Dress codes regulate what can be worn in certain places, such as schools and facilities. These codes are controversial where ever they are enforced. People tend to think that the government does not have the power to tell them they cannot wear certain articles of clothing and the fact that some schools do it can throw people into a fit. Some people believe that dress codes stifle personal expression, that a dress code is the same thing as a uniform. Many people do not remember that individualism goes beyond clothes, and that a dress code will help kids to be more than the clothes they have or do not have. Dress codes allow students to set themselves apart from others by their actions not their appearance.

Several times I have been dress coded for things that skinnier girls or what I would consider non curvy girls wear everyday. For instance, I was dress coded every single time when I would wear a v-neck, because it would show too much cleavage. It wasn’t like I was trying to show that much skin, just with my body type things like that just happen. I can’t control how big my breast are! Yet somehow I was stuck having to cover up with some baggy old sweatshirt and left wondering why my bestfriend could wear the same v-neck, but yet for me it was considered “inappropriate” or “too distracting”.

The article by Mark Mathabane,“Appearances Are Destructive” reports how dress code can affect learning environment. Methabane reports that dress code should not be Dress codes should be taken seriously so others won’t pick on others . The article reports how students and people look at others and don’t pay attention at their learning environment. Three reasons why dress code should be taken seriously is that dress codes make everybody think twice about themselves or others, teachers have frustration teaching, and students think they gain respect and more status by dress code. Also, Methabane had two sisters from Africa come and were judged upon what they were wearing.To explain furthermore, dress code can make the environment more safer the way people think about everybody.

The school does not have the right to regulate any persons freedom. Dress codes can be harsh and can limit a child’s creativity. The law gives every person man or woman their rights and freedoms a school system should not be able to limit those freedoms. Also many school’s dress codes are harsher for girls than for boys and the excuse it that it impairs the boys’ learning. Many people are for dress codes but many are completely opposed to them.

A written or more so unwritten rule, with regards to how a human being presents themselves in aspects of clothing, also referred to as dress code. Dress code is a matter of whether or not it is an acceptable social norm, which leads to the different rules among genders. Are women getting targeted at and shunned upon for supposedly distracting men? Are women being disciplined in the work field or at school for showing shoulders? This social problem leads to women’s education being jeopardized when the people in charge of the so-called ‘rules’ think it is the men who are the suspect? Sexism, it is a form of discrimination upon women for wearing what makes them feel comfortable not acceptable to wear. Women cannot wear tank tops or shoulder showing

A bug bite was my greeting as I walked into a warm blast of air, promptly, I looked up only to see a ceiling that never seemed to end with the words Wal-Mart written all over it. Without delay, I darted for the frozen food section in hopes of finding my favorite food, Sushi. While searching through the aisles I couldn’t help but realize something very peculiar, everyone I laid eyes on was either dressed in an appropriate or inappropriate manner. After realizing that many people in the store dressed inappropriately for public spaces, I began to question my own dress code. This pattern has gained recognition not only by me, but also by the media. According to an article in the CNN Living, dressing up in public has become something of the past,