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39. And Marjorie Trailor Trash would have to cover up to come for a visit.

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Florida House dress code: No skirts more than an inch above the knee. Is this 2023? - Miami Herald [View all] GGoss Jan 2023 OP

Did they turn the clock back to 1962 junior highschool? Emile Jan 2023 #1

In my high school the principal made the girls kneel on the floor to check skirt length. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #2

The VP At Our Junior High School Went Around GGoss Jan 2023 #3

My senior year in high school we could wear pants suits. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #4

The VP's were the ENFORCERS. The rule MAKERS....were a crazy mix, including school board members in maddiemom Jan 2023 #52

Our HS "no jeans for females" rule lasted about a week Maeve Jan 2023 #64

Bwah! 😄 electric_blue68 Jan 2023 #89

Those of us who went to school in snow country when girls could not wear pants remember-- hlthe2b Jan 2023 #6

The Florida dress code is giving older women flashbacks. :( Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #55

Right in some schools the Vice Principal was the ENFORCER. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #57

Early in my freshman HS year, I organized a large group of girls ... Higherarky Jan 2023 #66

I know a teacher who's female faculty did the same thing. lindysalsagal Jan 2023 #69

That's cool! electric_blue68 Jan 2023 #90

If enough...or the "right people" refuse, rules fall Maeve Jan 2023 #95

Wow, so many great stories. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #102

In Kindergarten (1968 ish) mercuryblues Jan 2023 #97

LOL One day before pre-school my daughter refused to get dressed. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #103

You were ahead of your time! Higherarky Feb 2023 #104

Excellent point. Now everyone wears wears their underwear out in public. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #108

we must be about the same age,,, KarenS Jan 2023 #7

im the same age as you! I wore my little sisters mini skirt to school and no one said a thing samnsara Jan 2023 #17

If you wore your tiny little sister's skirt it must have been up to your wazoo. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #60

I forgot about culottes. The horror. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #29

Rolling up the waistband! Does THAT MOMFUDSKI Jan 2023 #42

The patriarchy slammed us right from the get-go. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #44

True story... hamsterjill Jan 2023 #59

Wow, I would have paid cash money to see that! Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #63

Alright, l luv it, big brother did a whoop as* on him. appalachiablue Jan 2023 #83

My high school had that rule, as well. Then it forbade granny dresses. I kindly niyad Jan 2023 #74

We couldn't wear granny dresses either. I wonder why? Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #77

But they were distracting in the opposite way. I told the principal that made no niyad Jan 2023 #82

Exactly it was all our fault because the boys couldn't keep their eyes to themselves. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #84

My parents had even less of a clue about me than the school did. I am pretty niyad Jan 2023 #85

OMG. I just took on the nuns. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #86

Definitely a compliment! niyad Jan 2023 #94

You were a smart cookie from the beginning. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #101

You are not alone, Friend. Higherarky Feb 2023 #105

My theory is that I got sent to the wrong planet. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #107

Alright, for you! electric_blue68 Jan 2023 #92

Trips and falls on the stairs; torn hems were the reasons (or excuses) for no long dresses. maddiemom Feb 2023 #111

Women wore long dresses for hundreds of years and didn't die going down stairs. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #112

Baaaahahahahaaaaaaaaaa! Good for you! electric_blue68 Jan 2023 #91

Well, when you haven't got any real agenda you have to spend time doing something. Biophilic Jan 2023 #5

Absolutely. +100 Duppers Jan 2023 #8

Nothing wrong with a dress code for professional attire Takket Jan 2023 #9

see, I disagree Skittles Jan 2023 #12

their workmates might feel pressured to work out! certainot Jan 2023 #16

Different fashion & etiquette rules; women's formal wear includes sleeveless. NullTuples Jan 2023 #58

I thnk it look like a cocktail dress Skittles Jan 2023 #71

Step back though and examine how "professional" is defined for men and women NullTuples Jan 2023 #78

I asked guys I work with if they would go sleeveless if they could Skittles Jan 2023 #79

Sigh. You are missing the point completely. NullTuples Jan 2023 #98

no, I really am not Skittles Feb 2023 #99

Then why do you keep replying if you are "DONE HERE"? NullTuples Feb 2023 #100

im ok with the dress codes for work if people know what when and why! But when they are samnsara Jan 2023 #19

Remember the right wing horror over Michelle Obama's bare arms? maddiemom Feb 2023 #113

That must mean the current Governor of Arkansas wouldn't be permitted to speak there BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #10

unfortunate kids. and a grandfather like that too certainot Jan 2023 #15

After seeing that maybe I am wrong about having a dress code doc03 Jan 2023 #24

I immediately thought of her, too! ShazzieB Jan 2023 #32

I just remember a pic someone posted on DU recently BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #37

It looks completely inappropriate for a public campaign event. tanyev Jan 2023 #50

And Marjorie Trailor Trash would have to cover up to come for a visit. calimary Jan 2023 #39

And her district is just one state over from FL BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #41

Think what they'd do with sinema! bedazzled Jan 2023 #70

Maybe she's just solidly in touch with her inner 12-year-old. calimary Jan 2023 #87

The GOP would need one whole chapter in their dress code just for Sinema. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #109

Every time I see Sinema, I think Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2023 #116

Did she forget to wear the leggings that generally go with a top like that? niyad Jan 2023 #75

Bum, a dress code is just a drop in the bucket, she needs an entire fashion makeover. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #110

Might get the RW men all excited Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2023 #11

They just start kissing - they don't even wait for a Tic Tac. Buns_of_Fire Jan 2023 #20

WTF...This reminds me of high school in the 1960s. Girls got sent home if their skirts were too high, ashredux Jan 2023 #13

sounds like australian school system a few decades back. we had to wear uniforms and certainot Jan 2023 #14

They tried to do this when I ewnt to high school way back when Norbert Jan 2023 #18

Man, Florida used to be fun Aviation Pro Jan 2023 #21

I think that was our high school dress code for girls in the 60s. Boys hair had to be at least two doc03 Jan 2023 #22

High school, Austin tx, 1968. Paladin Jan 2023 #23

Catholic School, same time frame, in Pa. No sideburns either. twodogsbarking Jan 2023 #25

I was in public school. Ties weren't an issue. Paladin Jan 2023 #31

DeSantis Florida equals Gilead. Funtatlaguy Jan 2023 #26

But this is OK right? progressoid Jan 2023 #27

you could have warned us!! Now I need a drink! niyad Jan 2023 #76

JFC Ferrets are Cool Jan 2023 #28

I bet Matt Gaetz objects to this. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2023 #30

WTF is Khaki allowable for men? Cosmocat Jan 2023 #33

Fox News is also banned, right??? tanyev Jan 2023 #34

Great pic. Freethinker65 Jan 2023 #47

The only thing missing from that picture is the stripper pole. Ray Bruns Jan 2023 #48

American Taliban SledDriver Jan 2023 #35

This ☝️☝️ ugh! electric_blue68 Jan 2023 #93

The Dems could still play around with colors to see which ones are "inappropriate". TheRickles Jan 2023 #36

Are the boys grades failing? Emile Jan 2023 #38

Been there, done that. ananda Jan 2023 #40

I suppose they should feel fortunate Bettie Jan 2023 #43

I thought the GOP upheld the right to bare arms dsc Jan 2023 #45

LOL !!! GGoss Jan 2023 #46

Gunna make them put their hands down by their sides? jcgoldie Jan 2023 #49

This is how Lexi Thompson handled this bullshit when the LPGA tried the code. twodogsbarking Jan 2023 #51

I am a fan of Lexi, and loved when she did this obamanut2012 Jan 2023 #53

Would like the same in Florida House. twodogsbarking Jan 2023 #54

I got sent home (in 1986) because my hair touched my collar in the back prodigitalson Jan 2023 #56

Has the MAGA party merged with the Taliban? Initech Jan 2023 #61

Is this mandatory? Can it be enforced? Hortensis Jan 2023 #62

I notice there's no prohibition on bare butts. Moon 'em and send 'em to their therapists. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2023 #65

. Higherarky Feb 2023 #106

This is what the men's dress code should be. Old Crank Jan 2023 #67

American Bandstand 1967 - Short vs. long skirts? - jalan48 Jan 2023 #68

Well, if Kirsten Sinema does ever go over to the dark side, she'd best... 3catwoman3 Jan 2023 #72

No Deadhead Tie-Dyes either. SYFROYH Jan 2023 #73

Keep turning back the clock and STREAKING will be popular again. Emile Jan 2023 #80

How long before burkas are requires for all women in public? And maybe they'll get rid of allowing Lonestarblue Jan 2023 #81

A dress code does not make crooks behave. Let's have less crooks in statehouses, wearing anything. Pobeka Jan 2023 #88

Rulers?! Kneeling on the floor?! 😮 Still, bringing back memories electric_blue68 Jan 2023 #96

Wonder what % of republican women voted FOR this 'control women' issue? keithbvadu2 Feb 2023 #114

and Missouri keithbvadu2 Feb 2023 #115