Is Illinois Catholic School's Prom Dress Code Body Shaming?

[Heddi]

Is Illinois Catholic School's Prom Dress Code Body Shaming?
Prom 2017 guide book has 15 pages of rules for girls but two pages (including photos) for boys.

http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/illinois-catholic-schools-prom-dress-code-accused-body-shaming

ROCKFORD, IL — An Illinois Catholic high school's lengthy prom dress code has drawn accusations of body shaming due to its restrictions for girls.

Boylan Catholic High School drew fire after issuing a 21-page prom 2017 dress code focusing on modesty and mainly aimed at girls, stating, "Some girls may wear the same dress, but due to body types, one dress may be acceptable while the other is not."


"Girls do not have a choice in how their bodies were made so more voluptuous bodies are going to have more cleavage and curves," Robyn Goodman told the newspaper, adding that it sends a damaging message to teenage girls. " ... Telling one girl she has to restrict her body by only wearing certain fashions and telling another her body is fine for any fashion is sending a message about what is the 'right' body to have and what is the 'wrong' body."

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The guidelines, posted to the Catholic school's website, have just one rule for boys, plus a one-page photo spread: "Young men are expected to wear formal evening attire that would include a tuxedo, suit with a tie, or sport coat and slacks with a tie."

Fifteen additional pages are dedicated to nine separate rules (plus photos) for girls' attire. The rules prohibit female students from showing cleavage or their navel, and require that skirts reach mid-thigh. Slits higher than the knee are banned, and two-piece dresses are allowed if the space between the top and bottom measures less than two inches. Cutouts in the cleavage area are banned, and cutouts on other parts of the dress must be covered by mesh.

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Girls who are unsure if their dress is acceptable are instructed to show a photo of themselves in the dress to faculty members for approval.

The school said those who do not abide by the dress code will not be admitted to the dance or given a refund for their tickets.

[jehop61]

1. Been going in 60 years

Back in the 50s, we had to bring our dresses in for insoection. Boys had to bring in shirts and ties, one friend was rejected because his shirt was Pink!

[procon]

2. The Catholic church has spent 2000 years perfecting their spiel blaming women

for being the devil's own succubus, evil incarnate, scheming temptresses and seductive tormentors of innocent men. Making girls feel bad simply for looking like females is just grooming them for what they can expect to face throughout their lives under the auspices of a patriarchal, authoritarian religion.

[guillaumeb]

3. Nice try I suppose, but

do private schools have the right to enforce a dress code?

Do private schools have the right to enforce a behavior code?