You probably saw the title of this article and thought, "What the hell?"

Don't worry. That's what I thought too when I received a detention because I was wearing leggings. And you and I have the right to be confused. What in the world is so revealing about leggings? They cover your legs completely, and they're very comfortable. And then I asked a few questions and I found out why I couldn't wear them.

I can't wear them because they are too tight.

I can't wear them if I choose to wear shirts that (God forbid) don't go all the way down to my knees and actually leave my butt "exposed" — even though it's completely covered by the leggings.

I don't understand how they can think that my legs covered in black are "distracting" or "overly sexual". I know I don't usually write about stuff like this, but this is something I'm so passionate about because it's not like I'm wearing underwear to school. This applies to wearing shorts, tank tops, and crop tops, too.

Why is everyone so surprised to see that a girl has a belly button? Why are they all so surprised to see that a girl has shoulders? Why are they all so surprised to see that she has legs? Lots of people express themselves through what they wear. People told me not to make a big deal about it but it is a big deal. Instead of teaching me to be ashamed of my body, teach the people I'm supposedly distracting to respect a woman's body.