A Lazy Sense of Power

I know everyone and their dog has shared their opinion on the new Devils Lake dress code, but here's just one more review. For those who are unfamiliar on the topic, the devils lake board has imposed a new dress code banning yoga pants, leggings and tight jeans.  Students were shown clips of Pretty Women comparing their clothing to Julia Roberts, who played a prostitute in the film. Ok, when the heck is Julia Roberts wearing yogo's in Pretty Woman! I'm an avid fan, I would know!  The assistant principal explained that the new rules were created to prevent students and teachers from being distracted. First, if you have to worry about teachers being distracted by the clothing choices of students, you have some bigger problems to straighten out.  Although I don't think devils lake was consciously doing so, the new dress code is adding to the fire of "she was asking for it" in terms of sexual comments, harassment, and assault towards women.  Stating that these pieces of clothing are distracting to students, especially male students, implies that it is the woman's fault for causing such a distraction. Well what should we wear? A freaken potato sack! This is 2014 not Little House on the Prairie. Can we make rules for males to stop distracting women? "Yeah um can you be a little less attractive, I can't focus on my algebra." Not gonna happen. The assistant principal states that this is to help male students focus on class work. They need help focusing? They may be hormone filled teenage boys, but I'm pretty sure they have the power of focusing on what's important,and if they don't, well sucks for them.  High school is an awkward hormone filled hot mess, I'd stop trying to control a casual ass glance and focus on more important things like social media bullying that occurs during school hours. How I feel the situation should have been handled. Yes, some leggings can be transparent, but that doesn't mean all of them are. Instead of banning them all together, Devils Lake female faculty should speak to individual students who may be exposing to much. Let's just make a rule that says "if I can see your thong, you can't wear those leggings," but you know put that in more appropriate words. Rant over. Love life. Wear tight pants. Yolo.