are  dress codes unfair?
819659
not really coz u wanna look ur best & shownin ur boxers isn't lookin ur best
758283
Yes, they have every right to condemn such a law. What a person wants to wear is up to a person's personal choices, as long as it levels to decency. That country is violating rights to religious freedom. No one has any right to interfere into other people's faith's.
398925
I don't know. I was wondering about that one day. It could be taken offensively by the wrong person one day.  I am not big but I am also not the toothpick my avatar is. They should make all sizes.\n\n\nOr maybe they are trying to make us all equals, no discrimination on size.\n\nInteresting question though, good one to think about.
649090
I'm not into designer tags, but I have no problem with modest dress and I think it's good to look nice. Though when I think of the millions of starving people out there, and compare it to the millions of dollars spent on fashion, (and other materialistic pursuits), I can't help but think there is something intrinsically evil at work here.
345593
did you try doing a search on a country first like japan and traditional clothing and do each country one by one? or look up in wikipedia or do a yahoo search on tradional clothing you do know about like kilts in scotland or the robes a juge wears or uniforms , convict clothes,women covering face or everything except eyes,\nnonverbally our clothes can communicate our social status or authority, our religious beliefs or belonging to a group,professional attire communicates innocence,respectability,good,orange uniform or jailhouse jumpsuits communicate angerous guilty bad and a females attire is often misinterpreted to communicate her sexual experience or promiscuity level,
838248
Man, I cannot argue with you on that. I never understood why women would do such childish things and then they have the nerve to cry "sexual harrassment". I think alot of the sexual harrassements suits could be eliminated if WOMEN would show more self-respect by dressing professional (suit, long skirt, jacket, etc..) & quit flirting with other men. Also, the companies need to specify to these women before hiring them about the dress code and if they are caught dressing inappropiately either need to be suspended or sent home to change.
1174648
I work in education. I see children dressed in the latest fashion , designer clothes and expensive jewlrey. i see other children in clothes that are old and tattered. The parents of the poorly dressed kids can't afford expensive clothes and their children usually stay on the sidelines,feel inferior and are made fun of by the other children. This happens in all age groups. If there was a uniform all would be equal and this would be one less stress kids wouldn't have to deal with. The uniform could be as simple as an inexpensive pair of jeans and a tee shirt.
781158
depending on whether you mean dress code or uniformity.\ni'm complete against uniformity simply because clothing is another form of individuality and taking that away just makes us robots and that's ridiculous.\non the other hand, dress code is very very important.\nit keeps trashy girls from using their clothing to get attention in a way that shouldn't be given. simply because you can dress that way doesn't mean you should. aside from all other things school is still for learning not a fashion show. it's fine to look nice but the dress code keeps it from going overboard.\nEXCEPTION: flip-flops being banned is totally ridiculous. while safety is important so is comfort. if they are that concerned about safety the should take out the stairs. \nhope this helps. <3
115527
Well each and every student will be appropriately dressed if you had an uniform policy...\n\nFor example,\nNo Belly shirts, male or female.\nNo low-rider pants male or female.\nNo Inappropriate T-shirts with Sayings on them male or female.\nNo Underwear showing with the lowrider pants male and female.\nNo open toed shoes.\nNo skirts shorter than 2 inches, above the knee.\nNo bra straps showing.\nNo tank tops, male or female.\n\n\nAll I can think of right now...\n\nBut I do agree public schools should institute some sort of uniform policy, the kids dressing is out of control.\n\nThere is plenty of time after school to express ones self as an individual through dress or whatever, School is for learning!!!
971786
Topic 1 - I used to work at a Private High School that required uniforms.  \n\nPro - 1) Uniforms make everyone equal (or appear equal).  You don't have the problem of the "rich" kids looking rich and well you know.\n2) Fosters a feeling of belonging.  Look at any sports team.  They all have uniforms.  Why?  Because it shows everyone else that they are part of this team.  So for schools, it can (depending on the uniform) identify you as "belonging" to this school.\n3) Uniforms reduce the amount of time teenagers spend "worrying" about what to wear, so they can spend more time concentrating on their school work (Hey, these are not my reasons - these are the ones the school gave.  Personally, I always had difficulty maintaining a straight face with that one).\n4) Uniforms reduce the overall cost of clothing that parents have to spend.  Uniforms only need to be replaced if they are outgrown or damaged.  Unlike regular cloths which go in an out of fashion constantly, and therefore must be purchased on a regular basis so that the student can "be in style".\n\nCon:\n1) Uniforms provide an "institutional" like atmosphere that forces teenagers to conform to one standard.  It starts the job of making them into "followers" and conformers.\n2) Uniforms constitute a militaristic idea, and works to destroy individuality, and free-thinking.\n3) Uniforms do not destroy peer hierarchy based on clothing.  Instead it forces everyone into the same clothing - the style of which accentuates some body types and looks terrible on others.  The individual cannot chose clothing that looks best on him/her.  This can significantly reduce the self esteem of that person.\n4) Uniforms do not reduce the overall cost of clothing for the parent, because the student is going to want "real" cloths to wear as soon as they get home from school.  So the cost to the parent actually increases because they must buy both sets of cloths.\n5) Uniforms do not make everyone equal.  Uniforms or not, the rich kids will always be able to "accessorize" in order to distinguish their financial status from the others.\n\nTopic 2\nNot exactly sure what they mean by "foster new damage" - what kind of damage?  But here is my take on it\nPro (means you are arguing that Electronic Devices do Foster New Damage)\n1) When you use something like a computer or calculator, you don't learn the real thing (i.e. you don't need to know math in order to get a correct answer with a calculator, you don't need to know how to spell because the computer corrects it).\n2) Computers get faster and faster, but humans can only work so fast.  This is causing work environments that have unrealistic assumptions about how much productivity can be accomplished in a specific amount of time.  Worker dissatisfaction and burn-out is at an all time high.\n3) Over use of electronic devices creates adults with less social skills.  When kids do all of their communicating via texting, paging, or email they don't learn the "art" of conversation with a real person.  This also causes them problems later in working environments that require "team work" because they never learned how to relate to other people - especially those who can be difficult.\n4) Over use of electronic devices has created a whole new set of medical problems.  RMI - repetitive motion injuries such as Carpal Tunnel did not exist until the advent of the computer.  Also more issues such as lower back problems due to sitting at a computer all day in a bad chair, or vitamin D deficiency caused by spending all hours indoors in artificial environments and not getting to see the sun.  A new one is being called "irritable desk syndrome" - look it up, I'm not kidding\n5) Electronic devices have become a "leash" which we cannot get away from work, or home.  It used to be that once you left work, you stopped wor
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I've never known for there to be a dress code for college\nprofessors. If there is no teacher at my former university\ngot the memo. Wear what you want as long as you can still\nfeel professional in it. If any of the older teachers give\nyou any lip, throw them a blindfold.
387576
I think that the dress code is a little out of control. However, I do understand why it was implemented. I mean these dudes make millions of dollars a year, and they show up to a game in a white t-shirt and some jeans.... I think that the sanctions included in the dress code are a bit too strict. I don't feel like the players should have to dress up in a suit and tie. A casual but professional look would have been just fine.
416057
yes and no... I guess it gives equality to all the kids, no ones teased for not having the latest trainers or jeans and eliminates alot of problems. theres also the stereotype seperation of the groups formed by the way people dress 'the goths' 'the grungers' 'the chavs' etc. \n\nOn the other hand I like to wear my own clothes, it makes oyu who you are and uniforms could be interpreted as society trying to make us all the same, boring, not independant...\n\nthere ya go :P
243627
Rule of thumb...always dress up. In other words, dress better than the dress code of the business for which you are applying.
412474
Dress codes should be required for public schools, because clothing is often a distraction to the education process.\n\nThere is enough pressures for young adults to get a proper education, so what they wear to school would eliminate the pressures of clothing.  A "uniform" should be required to attend classes.  \n\nThis would eliminate:\n\nUnapproved "sexy" jeans, or tops.  \nThe need to spend a lot of money on clothes to impress friends\nThe influence of "gang" colors in the schools\nEven the playing field, all students are equal status.\n\nThe most important thing going to school does is gives the students the tools to become young adults, and prepare them for higher education and eventually the business world.\n\nLook at the private schools, the students there outperform public school children because they stress education, and do not have the distractions of improper dress.\n\nMy co-worker is working three jobs to get his daughter in private school.  The tuition for her in 5th grade is $21,000 a year.\n\nThey are looking at paying over $100,000 for their daughter through grade twelve.  I could finish up with my B.A. degree and pursue my Master's degree and it not equal what they will be paying for a high school education for their daughter.\n\nSo, having a dress code is a tool that can be used for a successful education and we need to use it.
994098
Although it denies some forms of "freedom", Ive seen how it works in other countries and it works just fine...No one has to worry about what to wear, and also it makes the rich and the poor equal, since people cannot wear brands to show off.\nVery good point, I agree.
955518
I really don't care if people crossdress or not--it it's their thing, then I don't see that I should criticize.  That being said, there are societal norms.  I don't believe those societal norms are always fair, or right, but still they exist and it is expected that people conform to them.  However, crossdressing is pretty harmless, and I think it's a pity that more people aren't tolerant of it.