POLL: BOYS IN SKIRTS?

[GregC]

Is the school indoors and air conditioned? Sure it's hot outside but a uniform is a uniform.

Based on the school's statement, there doesn't appear to be any A/C.

 

[knumbskull]

Based on the school's statement, there doesn't appear to be any A/C.

yep, some places still don't have AC here... as it's pretty cold most of the time.

so the one week of the year where we get nice hot weather and should be happy (i.e. now) – and everyone's complaining about how hot it is and how they can't sleep!

 

[socialleper]

Are you sure they aren't just Scottish?

School uniforms kinda suck, but if you are going to one of those fancy schools, you have to deal with that. The article said "As the temperature soared past 30C earlier this week," which is 86f. No sympathy from me. It has been over 100 for a week straight now and I'm not allowed to wear shorts to work. Life is uncomfortable, deal with it.
I don't know if the fact that their protest includes skirts bothers me. Forcing girls to wear those little skirts is a little questionable in its own right.

 

[two fingers]

When I used to work in an office environment, I often though how different dress codes were for women compared to men. They could wear skirts, showing their legs, sleeveless tops, showing their arms, a scooped style collar, that showed some chest, and, at least at my various jobs, opened toed and open heeled shoes.

I'm not talking mini skirts, or super cleavage tops, or flip flops, but still, much more of their body could be exposed.

As a man, if I wore anything that showed my legs (shorts), a sleeveless shirt, or a shirt with a V neck with no under shirt under it, or a pair of sandals, I would be sent home for being dressed inappropriately.

Definitely a double standard.

I'm OK with it.

 

[Selta]

No, it's a skirt, a kilt was one piece of fabric three or four meters long that was wrapped around your body and over a shoulder and held in place with a pin. Modern kilts are skirts with a different name so men won't feel feminized. Which actually makes no sense at all sense pants didn't get introduced to the western world until the Romans tangled with the cavalrymen of eastern Europe and adopted their clothing (pants) for equestrian activities.

You're apparently not very familiar with the Prince Charlie. If you want to call it a skirt, that's fine, but you're wrong.... it is a kilt.

 

[GKon]

I'm OK with it.

I'm sure most people are ok with it, but it still sets a double standard (I'm not, at all, trying to sound snarky).

 

[ThudThudThud]

You're apparently not very familiar with the Prince Charlie. If you want to call it a skirt, that's fine, but you're wrong.... it is a kilt.

'Tez, that.

I've worn my kilt on stage a few times. I'll tell you, 9 yards of wool isn't the best idea under the lights.

 

[skwee]

If we could get rid of the idea that skirts are only for girls, we could all be a lot more comfortable in the summer.

 

[Gaolee]

The blue baseball cap doesn't go with the skirt. He needs a plaid cap. Where did they get those skirts anyway? Did their parents go out and but them for using for just one day's use?
They do all have the proper black shoes though.

Spoken like a purist. I raise a carrot to your rigorous and righteous logic.

 

[GKon]

'Tez, that.

I've worn my kilt on stage a few times. I'll tell you, 9 yards of wool isn't the best idea under the lights.

I made my first kilt and used cotton for that very reason.

Pro: light weight
Con: doesn't hold pleats, and, being so thin, your man parts poke through quite noticeably. You have to wear a sporan, or some other such item.

 

[Gaolee]

You have to wear a sporan...

A what?

Um, never mind. I don't want to know.

 

[ThudThudThud]

I made my first kilt and used cotton for that very reason.

Pro: light weight
Con: doesn't hold pleats, and, being so thin, your man parts poke through quite noticeably. You have to wear a sporan, or some other such item.

Can't wear a sporran while playing. I guess my 'tank' (kilt term....) hid things well enough.

 

[Jeff Scott]

'Tez, that.

I've worn my kilt on stage a few times. I'll tell you, 9 yards of wool isn't the best idea under the lights.

Is this where the term "the whole nine yards" comes from?

 

[Kevan Campbell]

Sounds like something I would have done back when I was in school and had to wear a uniform...although we were allowed to wear shorts.

 

[ThudThudThud]

Is this where the term "the whole nine yards" comes from?

No, but it's a good story.

 

[Biggbass]

skirt...kilt...what the difference? it's a cool breeze where it counts!

i'd love to have a kilt.

 

[BurnOut]

Duncan MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod
There Can Be Only One!

 

[jasmangan]

it had it's own manpurse:

Pretty sure the proper name is "murse"

 

[Aberdumbie]

Just... just .... oh never mind. I'm going to cut my lawn.....

 

[bluesblaster]

yup