Me either but Bing does
They look a lot like long undies to me, albeit colorful long undies
Posted on 03/20/2014 11:52:18 AM PDT by MNDude
Let’s talk about leggings, shall we? They’re a controversial topic all across America.
Now the debate’s landed in Evanston, Illinois, at Haven Middle School.
I think I’ve heard most arguments about leggings: They’re too distracting to the boys. Inappropriate. Unbecoming. They create a lustful atmosphere infecting society and are, in some countries, considered illegal.
And while I particularly love this Utah mom’s approach to lighten the mood, I doubt this writer smiled as she wrote about the controversy.
Earlier this week, I learned that Haven Middle School students are planning a protest against a ban on leggings. A Haven parent forwarded this email, sent to Haven Middle School principal Kathy Roberson on Tuesday, March 11th:
Personally, I think this ban is ridiculous. It’s obnoxious. It’s insulting. It’s lazy and it’s offensive.
I have a middle school daughter. She and her friends wear leggings. And yoga pants. And clothes that don’t always please me. Am I a bad mother for letting my daughter out of the house wearing a shirt that doesn’t cover her bottom? Possibly. Does it confound me when young men walk around wearing pants around their knees or when a therapist wears a purple streak in her hair or when a teacher wears a diamond stud in her nose? It does, but only because those aren’t my styles and it’s my issue, not theirs.
What kind of confusing message are we sending to girls – especially young girls who see public figures (including the First Lady) wearing leggings and yoga pants and whose parents are usually the ones purchasing the clothes and whose male counterparts aren’t told how to dress their bodies but only what not to wear on them? Give me a break.
(Excerpt) Read more at evanston.patch.com ...
Sometimes I think having school uniforms isn’t such a bad idea.
It’s not just a style issue.
Leggings? Yoga Pants? Distracting?
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...
When I was a youngster in school, we had Hot Pants and Mini Skirts. Now THAT was distracting.
But in a totally cool way.
(getting lost in thought back to 1972....)
I went to a school one year that required uniforms. I really liked mine. Sure made things easy on Mom for shopping!
Author Mom seems to be oblivious to the difference between girls and boys and butts and ears with piercings. But so has the culture in general.
I have a middle school daughter also and have no idea what the term “leggings” means. But, whatever, we only let her dress in modest clothing.
When my oldest son was in 9th grade, for some reason I had to go to his High School, I can’t remember why. I clearly DO remember what the young “ladies” at his school were wearing. Or better, NOT wearing. I thought “Stay away from my boy, you harlots!” And I do not consider myself a prude by any means.
I don’t know how you expect male high school teachers to keep their hands off when they have to look at that every day. Sorry, but that’s just how it is. Too many girls dress like street corner whores.
Every sane school has some kind of dress code or standards for students. At least since parents stopped having the common sense to know what their daughters should not wear.
Standardized school clothing is a good idea. It also saves money for the parents ... :-) ...
Leggings are not appropriate school attire for grades K-12. Probably not for college, either, but certainly not for younger girls. I wonder how the mothers would feel if ALL the kids, boys included, wore skin-tight stretch pants that show every bulge.
Women’s Volleyball. ‘nuff said.
Me either but Bing does
They look a lot like long undies to me, albeit colorful long undies
I remember girls wearing those, too. Hot pants with a bit of cheek showing was not at all uncommon and no one complained.
When lots of girls are wearing them, it is no longer distracting after a while.
When I was a youngster in school, moms were still sending daughters to school in very proper button-down sweaters over a blouse or sweater top. Skirts were to the knees or nearly so.
We used to ditch the bottom blouse layer, button up and turn backwards the sweater. We'd hike up the skirts as much as we could without getting sent to the principals office, and if we were sent the lengths were "appropriate" by the time we got there.
Those were the days... <^..^>
Where’s the evidence?
Leggings? If they are worn as pants, then yes that is as stupid as walking in with just your underwear.
Yoga pants are made for doing Yoga. Have some respect for yourself, girls!
Nothing works except banning girls themselves if you’re trying to avoid distracting a teenage boy. And that’s not going to help that much anyway, given TV, the Internet, and video games.
I go to the gym just to get distracted by those!
There were 3 girls in my high school class (class of 65) who were, well they were about as pretty as a girl gets.
They dressed conservatively just like everyone else. They were still distracting. Extremely so.
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