Let me first start off by stating that I understand why we have dress codes and that they are in place so people don’t wear anything inappropriate, but what I don’t understand is why little girls are made to change because they are “distracting” the boys. If that is the case, then something needs to change.
I was recently reading an article where a 12-year-old girl was forced to change because she was wearing leggings and a shirt. In my opinion I do not think that little girls should not have to worry that their clothes are “distracting” boys. To be honest I don’t see why this was ever an issue to begin with. But what really bothers me is that people are sexualizing LITTLE GIRLS.
Someone please explain to me why.
Of every story I have read about this issue it is always the case with a little/young girl (6-13) wearing something that was deemed “inappropriate” by the school. What I don’t understand about this issue is that fact that when little girls get dressed they pick something that is cute, but it also goes through parental approval. Does the school system honestly think that a parent of a child will really send their kid to school in something that wasn’t appropriate?
If it is really that big of an issue, then something within the school or at home needs to change. Girls at that age do not dress to be sexual, they are dressing in a way that they like and they think is pretty; if the boys are distracted by it then maybe it’s the boys that need a pep assembly about dress or a talk at home.
On the flip side of this, you never hear of little boys being made to change when they wear little muscle shirts or things like that because its “ok” for boys to dress like that. But heaven forbid a little girl wears a dress with leggings or shorts underneath. It seems like everything stops just to point out what that little girl is wearing.
We need to stop having these double standards, especially at a young age. We NEED to stop sexualizing little girls.
