Comments on: Apparently feminists don’t have to follow dress codes anymore, either

By: Barry

Barry — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:11:37 +0000

Marry me.

By: Christoph

Christoph — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:22:01 +0000

Censor.

By: Anatreptic

Anatreptic — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:05:40 +0000

Cleavage…

I was reading Ace of Spades yesterday, who had linked to Cassy Fiano and today I see that Dan Riehl has picked up on the “controversy”. The newest example of SEXISM!!! we must all be on the lookout for? Holding……

By: Darby Shaw

Darby Shaw — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:29:20 +0000

What if the this womyn’s boss was herself of the fairer sex? This would be a none issue and the 2 would probably go after work, knock a few back and discuss how lovely the blouse was.

By: physics geek

physics geek — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:55:27 +0000

A few years ago, my workplace started cracking down on the dress code. I don’t suppose it will surprise you to find that the biggest scofflaws, as it were, tended to be women. They’d wear stirrup pants, or denim skirts, or baggy shorts (pretending that they were skirts, not shorts), or sandals, or tennis shoes. In any event, when the reins got tightened, no women complained. In fact, several women told me that “well, they’ve been letting me slide for a long time”, and were not surprised at the turn of events.

Look, I admire-more than admire- the feminine form as much as any red-blooded male. In fact, I admit to looking appreciatively at most specimens of womenfolk, as I think that all shapes and sizes are gorgeous. But exposing your titties at work just isn’t appropriate. It would be no more appropriate if I had my 1970s flashback and wore a wide-lapeled shirt open down to my waist. So cover them up. You don’t have to wear turtlenecks, but try to find something that doesn’t reveal the chasm between your girls. I will guarantee you that the first guy to look would be brought up on charges for sexual harassment.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:43:20 +0000

Never worn women’s clothing, have you, Daniel?

I’ll never tell…

But, seriously – my wife has made several apparel acquisitions over the past few months, and they’re all cooler than the stuff I have. Of course, she looks way better in them than I would look! As far as the comfort and durability goes, though, I gladly defer to you…

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:48:54 +0000

I spent 5 years working at a CPA firm as an auditor and had a strict dress code. As in skirt suits with pantyhose everyday PLUS, get this, heels. Heels because a woman in flats just isn’t professional. She also encouraged blouses that buttoned up to your neck. The worst part of this? The writer and enforcer of the dress code was the one woman in the place.

She was a bitch who told you what hairstyles you should have. She told one of my co-workers (while I was with her) that she should dump her husband because he was only an HVAC repairman and was therefore below her. Don’t get me wrong, the male partners went along with it, even encouraged it. The best – she got fired the year after I left!

While it is bad enough to have a man set a sexist dress code, I think it is even worse to have a woman do that to other women.

By: J David

J David — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:43:28 +0000

I personally consider it disrespectful to ME for women co-workers to come to work(actual work)dressing “cheap”. I don’t think it’s “cute”, and I resent even the most indirect implication that someone is going to exercise that kind of power over male co-workers (me). Men who fall into the trap(and that is what it is)of letting women co-workers mess with their heads that way are most definitely cruisin’ for a “Feministing” in a world where women now have more legal rights than they(men) do. When I see a woman at work attempting to use that kind of power red flags go up, and warning bells go off in my consciousness.

By: Quel Dommage! « Because No One Asked

Quel Dommage! « Because No One Asked — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:01:54 +0000

[...] Face it. Sometimes there is such a thing as too much cleavage, girls. Just like there can be too much thong. Oh wait. Let me remind you. There is no acceptable amount of thong! If I have to see one more Mom bend over to kiss Tommy good-bye and “inadvertently” flash me her thong, I’ll gouge my eyes out. That goes double for the uber sexy grandmas on pick-up duty. [...]

By: HeatherRadish

HeatherRadish — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:00:01 +0000

Because if you’re pregnant, it means you get to completely ignore all the requirements of your office dress code.

Well heck, I’ve worked in offices where if you’re pregnant, you get to completely ignore office requirements like “don’t sit around making personal phone calls and picking out furniture and wallpaper borders all day,” so I understand why she thought she didn’t need to follow a dress code.

But the comments blaming the “victim’s” cleavage on Teh Evil Patriarchal Manufacturers/Retailers–insisting women have no choice in what they buy and wear–is stupid, sexist, and demeaning (and illuminating). I can’t wear most shirts with buttons because they gape inappropriately, so I don’t wear shirts or dresses with buttons, unless they’re meant to be worn open layered over another shirt. Maybe I should be throwing a tantrum about how it’s my right to dress like trash?

Women’s clothing is a lot better than men’s clothing
Never worn women’s clothing, have you, Daniel? Some years it’s OK, but lately it’s been a lot of sleazy fabrics and weird silhouettes unflattering to most women not built like teenage boys (except, as noted, the plus-size clothing designed to let it all hang out). Most of it is constructed very poorly, so even if you want to wear it more than one season, you can’t.